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>>JIM: GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WELCOME TO POPS, POETRY CORNER.
ANOTHER EDITION. THERE IS AN EXISTENTIAL
PHENOMENON EXPERIENCED BY MORE THAN A FEW.
IT'S A FEELING THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
IT'S CALLED FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, DEJAVOUS.
THE RAINBOW FOOTBALL TEAM IS AGAIN NOT SUCCESSFUL IN THE
ARENA IN WHICH THEY DELVE. WITH ONLY ONE WIN AND 0-3
AGAINST TEAMS FROM THE WANTED PAC-12.
YES, WE'VE SEEN THIS ALL BEFORE.
LIGAMENTS BEING TORN, QUARTERBACKS AT TIMES SEEMING
FORLORN. AND ALL THE STARTERS ARE
GETTING SORE. KEEPING THE FAITH WHILE
WAITING FOR AN ATHLETIC SAVIOR FOR RAINBOW FANS IS TO
FIND AS JUST PLAIN GOOD BEHAVIOR.
FANS AWAIT FINAL TI WHERE WINNING IS A GLORIOUS
REALITY. UNTIL THEN, THE ONLY THING WE
CAN DO IS KEEP THE FAITH. STAY TUNED NOW FOR LEAHEY AND
LEAHEY. >> YOU NEVER THEY WHO'S GOING
TO SIT AT THE KITCHEN TABLE AN LEAHEY AND LEAHEY.
GENERATIONALLY CHALLENGED DISCUSSION ON PORT SPORTS AND
OTHER LIVING THINGS. LEAHEY AND LEAHEY.
>>KANOA: WHAT'S UP EVERYBODY? WE WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION
OF LEAHEY AND LEAHEY RIGHT HERE ON PBS HAWAI'I.
POP JIM, SON KANOA SITTING AT THE LEAHEY KITCHEN FAMILY
TABLE. JOB WELL DONE.
EXCITED ABOUT THE GUESTS COMING BY FROM THE WE GET 'EM
HAWAI'I CAMPAIGN. FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO TRY
TO HELP UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I ATHLETICS.
WE'LL HAVE DON MURPHY SUPER FAN MURPHY'S BAR AND GRILL AND
KURT OSAKI SUPER FAN AS WELL SWINGING BY.
TWO GUESTS COMING BY THE SHOW. >>JIM: YES, THEY ARE
DEDICATED TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
YOU LOOK AT THEM AND YOU GO, WHAT? YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO
DO THIS? AND THEY'LL TELL US WHY.
>>KANOA: YEAH. WE GET 'EM.
LOVE THE NAME. LET'S GET INTO THE HOT TOPIC
BEFORE THEY SWING BY. LET'S START WITH THE HOTTEST
OF ALL TOPICS THE SUBJECT OF YOUR POEM AND THAT IS THE
RAINBOW WARRIOR FOOTBALL TEAM.
HUNG TOUGH IN BOULDER AGAINST COLORADO LOSING 21-12.
ULTIMATELY, FALLING TO 1-3 ON THE YEAR.
THEY HAVE A BYE THIS WEEK AND TRAVEL TO RICE SATURDAY
OCTOBER 4TH. AGAIN, THIS SEEMED AS THOUGH
THIS WAS AN OFFENSE THAT HAD ITS FAIR SHARE AT LEAST OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN THIS GAME.
COULDN'T SCORE A TOUCHDOWN. THEY END UP JUST GETTING FOUR
FIELD GOALS. THAT'S AFTER THE DEFENSE
SHUTS COLORADO OUT IN THE SECOND HALF.
SECOND TIME IN THREE GAMES VERSUS PAC-12 OPPONENTS THAT
THE DEFENSE HAS PITCHED A SECOND HALF SHUTOUT.
AND YET HAWAI'I COULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE.
SO POPS, HOW FRUSTRATING HAVE THESE FIRST FOUR GAMES BEEN?
>>JIM: WELL, IT IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE AS THE
POEM SUGGESTED, LET'S GO BACK.
>>KANOA: READ IT AGAIN? >>JIM: SUGGESTED, HERE WE GO
AGAIN. WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
SAME THING AS LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR, THEY WERE CLOSE.
LAST YEAR, THEY CHALLENGED IN THE SECOND HALF.
GET INJURED. ALL THE INJURIES AND JUST
KEEPS GOING ON AND ON AND ON. AND WE'RE BEING SUBJECTED TO
THE SAME KIND OF SUBSTANCE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.
THAT IS NOT GOOD. IT'S JUST SOMETHING NEEDS TO
HAPPEN. SOMEBODY HAS TO, YOU KNOW, WE
SAY IN SPORTS SOMEBODY HAS TO STEP UP.
>>KANOA: IN THIS CASE, THAT IS TRUE.
>>JIM: YES. SO RICE IS COMING UP.
THEY HAVE THE WEEK OFF. THEY CAN HEAL.
THEY CAN MEND. WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO IS
REDEFINE THEMSELVES. THEY'VE GOT A RICE TEAM THAT'S
WINLESS THUS FAR. GOING INTO THIS WEEKEND AT
LEAST. SO I THINK THAT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY WITH THE WAY THIS DEFENSE IS PLAYING, RIGHT A
LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT TYPE OF OFFENSE, BUT AN
OPPORTUNITY PERHAPS FOR THIS TEAM TO GET THAT LONG AWAITED
ROAD WIN. THEY'RE NOW 0 FOR LAST 14 AWAY
FROM HOME. THAT SAID, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT, AGAIN, YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE LITTLE MORAL VICTORIES
AND AFTER A WHILE, 5-23 UNDER CHOW,, MORAL VICTORIES START
TO GET REPETITIVE. THEY START TO GET A LITTLE
TIRESOME. YOU WANT TO SEE THAT TRANSLATE
INTO ACTUAL VICTORIES. BUT AGAIN, THE DEFENSE PLAYED
VERY WELL. SPECIAL TEAMS CONTINUES TO BE
ONE OF THE CONSTANTS FOR THIS TEAM.
THIS IS A DEFENSE THAT AT BOULDER, IN ALTITUDE, AT
ELEVATION, THIS IS A UNIT THAT COULD POSSIBLY WEAR DOWN AS
THIS GAME GOES ON. IT WAS COLORADO WEARING DOWN.
HAWAI'I'S DEFENSE GOT BETTER AND BETTER AS THE GAME WENT
ON. THAT PART OF IT, WHAT KEVIN
HAS DONE WITH THE DEFENSE, THEY GOT BURNED FOR A COUPLE
OF BIG PLAYS. DEE MAGGITT ON THE DEFENSIVE
END OF LONG TOUCHDOWN PASS, THEY PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON
THEM. BLITZED THE SAFETY IN THAT
THIS SYSTEM THEY PLAYED WELL ENOUGH TO WIN.
THIS IS ON THE SHOULDERS OF THAT OFFENSIVE UNIT TO START
MAKING STRIDES. THAT'S THE FRUSTRATING PART.
THIS IS NORM CHOW COACHED TEAM.
COMES IN WITH ALL OF THE OFFENSIVE PEDIGREE AND RESUME
AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET IT DONE.
JEREMY HIGGINS OUT WITH A FRACTURED SEASON.
COULD BE A CAREER ENDER. IKAIKA WOOLSEY HAS QUITE
ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS THAT GUY YET ON GAME DAY.
WE'RE LEFT KIND OF PONDERING WHAT NEXT? ESPECIALLY THE
QUARTERBACK. >>JIM: IN REALLY INFLUENCED
ME AND IMPRESSED ME ABOUT RICE THE LAST TIME THAT I VISITED
RICE STADIUM, ONE OF THE SUPERBOWLS WAS PLAYED IN RICE
STADIUM. WHAT I WAS IMPRESSED MOST OF
ALL ABOUT RICE IS IN THEIR BAND, THEY IS A GUY PLAYING
THE CELLO ON WHEELS. I HAD NEVER SEEN THAT.
I REMEMBER THAT. >>KANOA: NOT YOUR TYPICAL.
>>JIM: NOT TYPICAL REMEMBRANCE OF RICE STADIUM,
BUT THAT GUY, LOOK WHERE HE IS TODAY.
THAT MAYBE THEY HAVE ANOTHER GUY DOING THAT.
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. AGAIN, YOU GO BACK TO THE U.H.
FOOTBALL TEAM AND YOU SIT THERE THINKING, OKAY, THEY'RE
JUST NOT THAT FAR AWAY. I MEAN, FOR ALL INTENTS AND
PURPOSES -- >>JIM: COME ON!
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE HERD HEARD THIS? THEY LOSE BY ONE
POINT TO WASHINGTON. LOSE BY 9 AT COLORADO.
HAD A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THAT GAME.
THEY COULD CONCEIVABLY, I DON'T COUNT OREGON STATE
BECAUSE THEY WERE DOWN BIG. MADE THE COME BACK LATE FOURTH
QUARTER. OREGON STATE DOMINATED.
THOSE TWO GAMES, THOSE WERE DEFINITELY POTENTIAL WINS FOR
HAWAI'I. SO WE COULD BE SITTING TALKING
FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES ABOUT A 3-1 TEAM WITH THAT
SCHEDULE. >>JIM: WAIT.
WHAT ABOUT REALITY? YOU SAY, WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT
THIS. THIS HAPPENED, WE COULD BE
UNDEFEATED HERE. COULD BE UNDEFEATED HERE.
BUT, MY SON, MY SON, WE ARE NOT!
YOU CANNOT TALK, YOU'VE GOT TO TALK REALITY HERE.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF RECORD.
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT WELL. THE DEFENSE IS PLAYING WELL.
EVEN THE BUFFALO AFTER THE GAME IN AN INTERVIEW SAID,
HAWAI'I PLAYED TOUGH. >>KANOA: RALFHYI IS TOUGH.
THEY'RE SO CLOSE. IT'S NOT AS THOUGH THEY'RE
GETTING BLOWN OUT OR EMBARRASSED.
THERE ARE SOME EMBARRASSINGS ASPECTS TO THE PERFORMANCE.
IT'S NOT AS THOUGH HAWAI'I DOESN'T BELONG ON THE FIELD.
THAT ADDS TO THE FRUSTRATION. ALMOST EASIER TO DIGEST IF
THEY WERE LOSING BY 30 OR 40 OVER THE THE WEEK.
HOW DO THEY LEARN TO WIN BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH
THEY DO WHATEVER POSSIBLY CAN BE DONE NOT TO.
>>JIM: WELL, YEAH. THE STRUCTURE OF THAT LAST
SENTENCE WASN'T EXACTLY. NOW I UNDERSTAND.
HERE IT IS. DO YOU THINK WE BEAT RICE? DO
YOU THINK HAWAI'I BEATS RICE. >> RICE IS 0-3.
RICE IS NOT DONE WELL. >>KANOA: YEP.
I PICKED HAWAI'I TO WIN AT COLORADO.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY EARLY, BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED, I
HAD HAWAI'I WINNING FOUR OR FIVE GAMES EVEN AND HAD THEM
WINNING AT COLORADO. I DIDN'T PAN OUT.
BUT I'LL SAY THEY'LL WIN AT RICE.
>>JIM: LONG ROAD TRIP. >>KANOA: RAINBOW WAHINE
VOLLEYBALL TEAM SHORT LIVED STINT OUTSIDE OF TOP 25.
KNOCKED OUT OF TOP 25. LOST 3 CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS
AGAINST THE NUMBER 25 RANKED TEAM.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TEAM EACH WEEK.
THEY'RE BACK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS HERE THIS WEEK.
HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THAT FOR SHOJIS AND HIS CREW AND HOW
BIG OF A DIFFERENCE WITH NIKI TAYLOR INTO THE ROTATION?
>>JIM: I THINK SHE'S REALLY FANTASTIC.
SHE'S GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD AND WILL BE A TEAM LEADER
HERE. MY CONCERN IS THEY HAVE NOT
PLAYED ON THE ROAD. ALL OF THEIR VICTORIES HAVE
COME AT HOME. IN THE BIG WEST, THEY HAVE TO
PROVE THEMSELVES FIRSTLY WITH A ROAD TRIP.
AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES THERE.
SO INCONSISTENCIES. THEY ARE A TOP 25 TEAM.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT. BUT ON THE ROAD, STARTING
CONFERENCE PLAY, THAT'S A CHALLENGE.
>>KANOA: YEAH, I THINK SO. THIS IS A BIG WEST CONFERENCE
THAT IS BY AND LARGE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR CHANCES AGAINST
HAWAI'I THIS YEAR. BUT I THINK SOME OF THAT IS A
MARAGE. ONLY NOW WITH THE HAWAI'I
TEAM, WE'RE SEEING NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS FULLY
STOCKED, FULLY LOADED RAINBOW WAHINE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WITH
NIKI TAYLOR OUT THERE. I THINK WHAT THAT WILL LEAD TO
IS TAYLOR HIGGINS AT SETTER WILL LIKELY BE A BETTER SETTER
BECAUSE SHE'LL HAVE NO OPTIONS, MORE WEAPONS, WE'LL
BE ABLE TO SEE HER DECISION-MAKING MATURE AND
EVOLVE AS THE SEASON GOES ON THIS. IS A HAWAII TEAM.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT TEAM IN A FEW WEEKS
AS THEY GET INTO THE MIDDLE GAMES OF CONFERENCE PLAY THAN
WHAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TEAM THAN WHAT WE
SAW TO OPEN THE YEAR. >>JIM: WHO'S THE NUMBER ONE
PLAYER IN THE MIDDLE? MAGILL.
SHE MUST BE VERY, VERY GOOD. SHE MUST BE THE LYNCH PIN ON
WHICH EVERYTHING ELSE REVOLVED.
>>KANOA: SHE REALLY HAS BEEN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE UCLA
MATCH, PUT UP PHENOMENAL NUMBERS.
>>JIM: ANY NICKNAMES FOR THE PLAYERS?
>>KANOA: WELL, SHE GOES BY LIV.
HOW ABOUT LIVITATION? >>JIM: NO.
IF YOU LOOK AT MAGILL, AFTER EVERY POINT, AFTER EVERY KIND
OF ACTION THAT GOES ON IN THE COURT, SHE'S LOOKING THROUGH
THE NET LIKE NO ONE ELSE. LIKE NO ONE ELSE.
SHE'S LOOKING AND SHE'S LOOKING LIKE SHE'S IN FRONT OF
A TOY STORE. LOOKING IN THE WINDOW AT THE
TOYS. SNORE WHAT'S THE NICKNAME?
>>JIM: TOY STORE. I THINK LOOK AT THE WAY SHE
LOOKS. BECAUSE UNLIKE EVERY OTHER
PLAYER ON THE COURT, SHE'S LOOKING THROUGH THE NET.
>>JIM: YES. LOOKING THROUGH THE NET IN A
CERTAIN WAY. >>KANOA: ALL RIGHT.
>>JIM: LIKE SHE'S GOING, THAT'S AN ELECTRIC TRAIN, I
HOPE THAT GET THAT FOR CHRISTMAS.
>>KANOA: I MAY NOT OFFER THAT ONE UP.
LET'S KEEP TALKING. >>JIM: CALL IT TS FOR SHORT.
>>KANOA: KEEP TALKING. MOVING ON TO ANOTHER TOPIC.
BACK TO THE GRID IRON, MARCUS MARIOSA, FELLOW ST. LOUIS
ALUM AND KILLING IT AT QUARTERBACK THIS YEAR FOR
OREGON. ESPECIALLY WITH DEFENSE NOW
ZEROING IN ON TRYING TO LIMIT THAT OREGON DUCK RUSHING
ATTACK. RUSHING PART OF THAT ZONE READ
OPTION ATTACK. HE'S BECOME MUCH MORE OF A
TRADITIONAL SORT OF POCKET PASSER, STILL ABLE TO EVADE
PRESSURE, STILL ABLE TO RUN AT TIMES, BUT AS MORE OF A PURE
PASSER, THROWN 13 TOUCHDOWNS, 0 INTERCEPTIONS.
USA TODAY SURVEY OF HEISMAN TROPHY VOTERS, 27 OF THEM.
HE CAME OUT AS THE NUMBER ONE VOTE GETTER IN THE HEISMAN
CAMPAIGN IN FRONT OF TODD GURLY OF GEORGIA AND TEXAS OF
TEXAS A&M. WITH A HUGE MARGIN.
IS THIS MARCUS' HEISMAN TROPHY THIS YEAR.
>>JIM: I AM A HEISMAN VOTER. YES.
HE IS. IT'S A LONG SEASON.
>>KANOA: DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH YOUR VOTER?
>>JIM: I GOT IT DOWN ALREADY. >>KANOA: CRUSADER NATION.
>>JIM: THAT'S IT. BUT THE THING IS THE SEASON IS
SO LONG AND IN THE PAC-12, YOU HAVE STANFORD.
YOU HAVE CHALLENGING TEAMS FOR OREGON TO BEAT.
SO. >>KANOA: THEY HAVE AT UCLA.
>>JIM: HE'S THE FAVORITE BUT NOT QUITE YET.
YOU DON'T RUBBER STAMP IN THERE YET.
HE IS THE FAVORITE. I HOPE HE WINS.
>>KANOA: IT'S A LONG SEASON. WE ALL KNOW THAT.
IT'S HIS TO LOSE AT THIS POINT.
THAT'S A LOT OF GROUND TO MAKE UP.
BAD LOSS, ONE DEBACLE OF A PERFORMANCE, THAT GETS YOU
OUT OF THE RUNNING. >>JIM: HE WAS SACKED SEVEN
TIMES AGAINST WASHINGTON STATE.
REMARKABLE PLAYER? PERFORMING IN THE CLUTCH.
WE'RE SEEING A DIFFERENT MARCUS.
JAMIE SON IS OUT OF THE PICTURE.
SUSPENDED. HEISMAN RUN.
CAME IN 9TH IN THE POLL. >>JIM: GO TO THE PSYCHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT. >>KANOA: I THINK WHAT YOU WILL
SEE POTENTIALLY, YOU'LL HAVE CERTAIN BIASES COMING TO
PLAY. YOU HAVE THE SCC VOTING WITH
KENNY HILL PLAYING THE WAY HE IS.
ALABAMA. >>JIM: MOST OF THE HEISMAN
VOTERS ARE IN THE EAST. >>KANOA: ALL RIGHT.
STAYING ON THE CRUSADER FRONT, HOW ABOUT QUARTERBACK
VAILOA FOR ST. LOUIS FOR THIS SEASON? PUT UP UNGODLY
NUMBERS. HAS ESSENTIALLY TAKEN OVER
THAT PRIMARY ROLE AS QUARTERBACK SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE
HEIGHT FOR ST. LOUIS REQUEST. QUARTERBACK? THE HEIGHT FOR
HIM HAS BEEN BLANK. >>JIM: HAS BEEN APPROPRIATE.
I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR HIM.
BECAUSE HE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT.
AND UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I MUST GET ON HIM NOW.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I MUST GO AND SAY, DO YOU NEED YOUR LAWN
MOWED? DO YOU NEED, CAN WE FILL UP GAS IN THE TANK OF YOUR
PARENTS' CAR? THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE THEMSELVES KNOWN TO HIM.
SAYING TO HIM, IF YOU MATRICULATE TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF HAWAI'I AND BECOME THE QUARTERBACK THAT WE KNOW YOU
CAN BECOME, THERE COULD BE A HEISMAN TROPHY HERE.
HERE. RIGHT HERE IN HAWAI'I.
NOT IN OREGON. BUT HERE IN HAWAII.
OVER 2000 TOTAL YARDS FOR THIS GUY ALREADY.
21 TOUCHDOWNS TO 2 INTERCEPTIONS.
IT IS CRAZY WHAT THIS GUY IS DOING.
I THINK WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE THIS A MORE TALKED ABOUT
ISSUE, WHY THE HYPE IS SO BIG ALREADY, NOT ONLY BECAUSE
HE'S A SOPHOMORE DOING CRAZY THINGS.
FROM ST. LOUIS. THE FACT THAT MARCUS IS DOING
WHAT HE'S DOING. ALL SORT OF MATRICULATES NOW
TO DOWN WHO'S THE NEXT BIG THING.
WHO'S THE NEXT GUY THAT'S GOING TO BE PRIMARY POSITION
ON THE RADAR FOR COLLEGE RECRUIT AND IT'S GOING TO BE
THIS GUY. YOU BETTER BELIEVE THAT
OREGON ALL THAT LAWN MOWING OR WHATEVER YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT LIKE NCAA VIOLATION.
>>JIM: WE'RE MILES AWAY FROM THE NCAA.
>>KANOA: ALL OF THAT STUFF, I GUARANTEE THE OREGON DUCK
GRASS IS ALREADY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THIS
GUY INTO THAT SYSTEM BECAUSE HE IS PROTOTYPICAL FROM THAT,
VERY MUCH LIKE MARCUS IN TERMS OF HIS DUAL ATHLETIC ABILITY.
I DON'T THINK HE'S QUITE THE PURE RUNNER THAT MARCUS IS BUT
HE IS BY FAR AT THIS STAGE, AS A SOPHOMORE, ABOUT ARE YOU
KIDDING ME? BY FAR A MORE DEVELOPED AND ESTABLISHED
THROWER THAN MARCUS. THAT'S JUST SCARY STUFF.
>>JIM: GOT TO BEAT PUNAHOU. >>KANOA: COME ON IN.
(DOG BARKING) >>JIM: GENTLEMEN, HELLO.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. >>GUEST: WE BROUGHT GIFTS.
YOU NEVER TO A HOME WITHOUT GIFTS.
MURPHY'S BAR AND GRILL. >>KANOA: ARE THERE GLASSES OF
GUINNESS IN THERE? THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
THERE YOU GO. >>JIM: GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD STUFF. >>KANOA: TERRIFIC.
IT'S IT'S WE GET 'EM HAWAI'I CAMPAIGN.
WE GOT THE SIGN BACK HERE. I THINK I CAN HOLD UP THIS
SHIRT RIGHT HERE. WE GET 'EM.
WHERE DID THIS START OFF? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS, IS
SOMETHING THAT WENT THROUGH THE BRAINSTORM, WENT THROUGH
THE TRUST PROCESS A LITTLE BIT, SO WHO IS THE BRAINS AND
WHO IS THE BEAUTY OF THIS OPERATION?
>>GUEST: I'M THE FACE GUY. >>KANOA: HOW DID THIS COME
ABOUT? >>GUEST: YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT
DON OR MY CAMPAIGN. THIS IS OUR CAMPAIGN.
THIS IS HAWAI'I. WE GOT INSPIRED BY A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I MEAN, DON AND I ARE JUST
SOLDIERS HERE IN THIS WHOLE MOVEMENT AND PART OF IT, WE
GOT INSPIRED BY RAYMOND NOH GOING ON THE RADIO AND SAYING
IF WE ALL DO IT A LITTLE BIT, WE CAN DO A LOT.
FANS CAME ON AND SAID WE WANT TO GET INVOLVED.
WE SAT DOWN WITH A FEW GUINNESS AND SAID LET'S DO IT
TOGETHER. IT NOT APART.
COME TOGETHER. I GET INSPIRED BY GUYS LIKE
DON THE WORLD CAN BE CRUMBLING AROUND AND HE CAN SAY, LET'S
DO A BLOCK PARTY. WHATEVER HE SAYS, I'M IN.
IT'S ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT INSPIRED US.
THIS IS THE WHAT THE WHOLE ESSENCE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN IS
ABOUT, ABOUT THE STATE COMING TOGETHER
>>KANOA: WE INTROD IT TOP OF THE SHOW.
DON MURPHY OF MURPHY'S BAR AND GRILL.
SUPER FANS OF UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I SPORTS AND KURT
OSAKI. THE NEED HAS BEEN FUNDING.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE, FUNDING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I,
BIG HEADLINES COMING WHEN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BEN JAY
TALKED ABOUT FALLING IN THE RED, ONCE AGAIN THIS PAST
FISCAL YEAR AND TRYING TO BREAK EVEN BECAUSE THAT'S
BEEN ANNUAL PROBLEM FOR THAT DEPARTMENT.
IT'S GOING TO VERY MUCH RELY ON THE COMMUNITY THAT SORT OF
WHAT BEN JAY HAS SAID. IS THAT MORE OR LESS THE
MESSAGE THAT YOU GUYS TOOK TO HEART?
>> I THINK SO. EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE
STATE, WHATEVER THEY CAN GIVE, WE HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GIVE.
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BE A PART OF IT I THINK.
>>JIM: YOU ARE DOING THIS AGAIN.
I MEAN, ARE YOU DOING THIS. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU
STEPPED UP,LITERALLY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT? LITERALLY FOR THE FOOTBALL
TEAM. LITERALLY GOING TO THE CITY &
COUNTY AND GETTING MERCHANTS. THE BLOCK PARTY AND STUFF LIKE
THAT. AND YET, THE RETURN THAT YOU
GET HAS BEEN, IT'S BEEN VERY VAGUE.
LIKE NOTHING. LIKE NOTHING.
I MEAN, NOT EVEN FREE TICKETS. NOT EVEN THAT.
AND YET YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN. I MEAN, MR. MURPHY, I REALIZE
YOU'RE IRISH AND I REALIZE THAT THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS
THAT YOU REALLY TRULY BELIEVE IN.
BOTH THIS IS ONE OF THEM, ISN'T IT?
>>GUEST: YEAH. IT IS.
I GET A GREAT RETURN. I THINK THE RETURN THAT I GET
IS SEEING MY FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY GET INVOLVED.
I MEAN, WHEN WE STARTED THIS CAMPAIGN, I GOT PEOPLE SENT IN
CHECKS IN FOR $33. ONE GUY SENT A CHECK FOR THREE
DOLLARS. JUST PEOPLE DOING WHAT THEY
CAN. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME, THAT
IF WE CAN BE A PART OF THAT. WHEN IT COMES TO, JIM, AGAIN,
MURPHY AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT WHY ARE WE DOING THIS.
WE LOVE THE UNIVERSITY. WE KNOW HOW MUCH THE
UNIVERSITY GIVES BACK TO ALL OF US.
AND WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY DO LOVE IT
TOO. IF IF YOUR FAMILY WAS NEEDED
HELP, YOU WOULD STEP UP, RIGHT?
>>KANOA: ABSOLUTELY. >>GUEST: WE FEEL LIKE THE
UNIVERSITY IS OUR FAMILY. FAMILIES GO THROUGH TOUGH
TIMES. WE'VE GOT TO STEP UP AT TIMES
>>KANOA: I THINK THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIO HERE, AND
BEN JAY SORT OF BRUSHED ON THIS.
IT WAS A FOCUS OF A LOT OF THE ARTICLES WRITTEN WHEN YOU
WENT BEFORE THE BOARD OF REGENTS.
FOCUSED ON THE OUTSIDE POSSIBILITY THAT THE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I FINANCIALLY AND THAT ATHLETIC
DEPARTMENT WOULD NO LONGER ONE DAY BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN
FOOTBALL AS A VIABLE PROGRAM. THAT BLEEDS INTO ALL OF THESE
OTHER PROGRAMS BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY MONEY
MAKING PROGRAMS. SO IS THAT SORT OF THE
NIGHTMARE SCENARIO THAT YOU GUYS AND THIS WE GET 'EM
CAMPAIGN IS TRYING TO WARD OFF? HOW REALISTIC IS THAT,
HOW SCARY IS THAT FROM YOUR STAND POINT?
>>GUEST: IT'S SCARY. I'M A ALUMNI OF UNIVERSITY.
CAMPING OUT. ATHLETICS WAS A PART OF MY
LIFE. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR I WOULD
HAVE GONE IN COLLEGE AND THE EXPERIENCE I GOT.
NOW I'M IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, I SEE HOW IT
AFFECTS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. WE REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.
HOW MUCH IT REALLY AFFECTS. SO WHEN YOU ASK US IF WE'RE
SCARED, I'M SCARED THAT WE ASK OURSELVES EVERY DAY, WE TALK
EVERY MORNING AT 7:00 AND SAY WHAT IF THERE WAS NO U.H.
ATHLETICS HERE? THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
AT THAT THERE MAY NOT BE U.H. ATHLETICS.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT ENOUGH.
BUT WHAT IF? I ASK THAT MYSELF EVERY MORNING AND IT
SCARES ME. >>JIM: YOU DESIGNED THAT LOGO
RIGHT HERE. >>GUEST: WE'RE CHANGING IT TO
AN M THOUGH. >>JIM: PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.
>>GUEST: THE THING IS THAT THIS IDEA COMES FROM
GOODNESS. IT COMES FROM PEOPLE WHO SEE
THE VALUE OF UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I.
HAVE WITNESSED THE EFFORT IN GAME AFTER GAME THAT THEY PLAY
OVER THE YEARS. THE SUCCESSES AND THE
FAILURES, BUT YOU'RE STILL THERE, STILL CHEERING SAYING
THIS IS OUR TIME. THAT'S WHAT'S SO GOOD ABOUT
IT. YOU HAVE A GOOD BASE.
>>GUEST: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE -- I MEAN, IT MAKES A BIG
DIFFERENCE, THE NUMBER PARTICIPANTS, PEOPLE SIGNING
UP AND NUMBERS WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT.
WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE. THIS IS A PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN.
TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED AND GET OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A GROUP EFFORT AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT
FACTORS >>KANOA: WHAT HAS THE
RESPONSE BEEN? THIS IS NOT THE GRANDEST OF TIMES FOR THE
FOOTBALL PROGRAM FROM A WIN-LOSS STANDPOINT.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE RESPONSE TO THE TEAM?
>>GUEST: IT'S BEEN GOOD. AS WE GET MORE EXPOSURE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ON THE SHOW.
>>KANOA: MORE PEOPLE WATCHING.
>>GUEST: HI MOM. >>JIM: WE'LL TALK TO PEOPLE.
HEY, I SAW THIS SHOW LAST NIGHT.
FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN IT. >>GUEST: THE THING IS THAT IT
IS A GRASSROOTS THING. VERY IMPORTANT THING TO DO
BECAUSE OF GRASSROOTS. AS I SAID BEFORE, THERE'S A
REAL GOODNESS TO IT. >>GUEST: A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK
US HOW TO GET INVOLVED. SOME PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, I
CAN ONLY GIVE TEN DOLLARS. IF YOU CAN GIVE A DOLLAR, COME
OUT TO THE GAME. WATCH THE GAMES.
THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF HELP
WITH BUSINESSES ARE GETTING INVOLVED.
MURPHY, JJDOLAN, WINDWARD AUTO ARE GIVING A LOT BACK.
SEE THEM ON WEBSITE. THEY'RE FINDING WAYS WITHIN
THEMSELVES. GETTING PEOPLE FROM KAUAI
CALLING US. KONA BREWERY FOR EVERY PINT OF
THEIR PRODUCT THAT WE SELL IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS, THEY'RE
GOING TO GIVE A DOLLAR. MURPHY IS GOING TO MATCH THAT.
>>GUEST: WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO --
>>KANOA: WE GET 'EM DVD. >>GUEST: ASKING PEOPLE TO
GIVE. LIKE WE SAID, WE'RE INSPIRED
BY A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. WE'RE JUST THE SOLDIERS OUT
THERE TRYING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
>>KANOA: YOU'VE SEEN AND BEEN IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES
AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO YOU'VE SEEN HOW SPORTS IS
TREATED IN THOSE DIFFERENT TUNES.
YOU HAVE WORKED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ATHLETIC AND SPORTS
PROGRAMS AND FRANCHISES IN YOUR BUSINESS.
WHAT MAKES THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I, IN YOUR OPINION,
SPECIAL? >>GUEST: IT'S THE ONLY THING
WE HAVE SPORTS WISE HERE. THE MAIN THING. AND I THINK
IT'S THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE OF HAWAI'I I'VE LIVED ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY, ARE THE MOST GIVING PEOPLE THAT I'VE EVER
SEEN. I SEE THINGS HAPPEN HERE AND
I SEE PEOPLE COME IN FROM CALIFORNIA TO WATCH.
THEY CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT GOES ON IN THE AUCTION.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR EVERYTHING.
>>GUEST: NO DOUBT. IT IS THE PEOPLE.
APART FROM EVERYONE ELSE. THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL
AND MAKES THIS CAMPAIGN SPECIAL, THE PEOPLE
>>KANOA: WEGET'EMHAWAI'I.COM.
THANK YOU FOR COMING BY. >>GUEST: THANK YOU GUYS
>>KANOA: WE GET 'EM. WE HAD 'EM.
SEE YOU GUYS NEXT TIME ON LEAHEY AND LEAHEY
>>GUEST: THANK YOU.