Comments on: Ton of Fun: Kahuku’s 2,497-Pound Stampede

By: 88

88 — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 01:49:48 +0000

Come help be part of the solution.

By: Realistic

Realistic — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 23:12:40 +0000

You are very welcome HOMEGROWN! Hopefully someone who lives out there will spend more time helping the kids instead of blogging about football!

By: Homegrown

Homegrown — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 18:59:20 +0000

@realistic back at it again. Thank you for your “concern” and time and energy devoted to researching Kauhuku test scores. Have an awesome Aloha Friday!

By: Realistic

Realistic — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:30:46 +0000

@94RR why do I need to? I am talking about Kahuku’s low academic performance. You are like the little kid who breaks a rule in kindergarten and gets busted. Then when the teacher talks to you after getting caught, you say, “Well Little Johnny was running in the hall too!”

Um, that doesn’t make what you did any more or less wrong. It is wrong all by itself.

So I don’t know what looking at other athletes have to do with these poor scores. How about have some accountability and say, “Yes are scores aren’t where we want it to be but we are making positive gains and are looking for different techniques to enhance students learning to get a more positive outcome.”

Do you teach your children to make excuses and to hide when they aren’t hitting the mark? When they come home with subpar grades do you tell the teacher to look at the other kids? When your kids make mistakes like they all do, do you tell them it’s okay since the other students did the same?

No wonder the grades are bad. All I see is excuses, look at others, or aggressive retorts. How about, “yes you are correct and we will try harder to empower our children with the skills to change these low scores.”

But then again this mentality is at the root of why the scores are bad.

By: Realistic

Realistic — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:24:23 +0000

@94RR I am passing judgement after I saw the atrocious scores. Maybe the focus should be more on the classroom.

@GoBigRed, ave you seen the scores? You guys are no where near the state median. And what is the GPA they are asked to carry? A 2.3 or something like that? Kids should be able to get a 2.3 (or close to it) without even studying. That isn’t even a C+ GPA. Way to set the bar high GoBigRed@

By: 88

88 — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:47:15 +0000

They were terrible. However its hard to play the same team multiple times in one season. Coaches and players know each others tendencies so they know what to game plan for. I believe Punahou got caught going to the well one to may times. The 3rd game should be very interesting.

By: Same Ol Same Ol

Same Ol Same Ol — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:28:15 +0000

@LeeBoy – How was St Louis’ defense when they first play Punahou? Just curious

By: Lee Boy

Lee Boy — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:45:59 +0000

@GoBigRed- it’s obvious that you know your football bro I give you props, but Waianae and Kapolei were not running the bears 46 defense. Kapolei have way to many players on the line that was a mistake. Once Kahuku broke through they had no one to tackle the running back. I haven’t seen no one run the 4-4 yet. You are right Mililani doesn’t have the personnel to do so but either St. Louis and Punahou do have the athletes. It’s the kind of defense Kahuku was running against Waianae but the Raida were using Latu as a rushing end. Iosefa and Matutia have the same skill sets as Latu. They can cover or put presure on the QB. Since Kahuku is coming straight at you you need to clogged the middle, it’s like having two barriers 4 Big OL and 4LB 3 yards behind. I also said that if the Defense is overmatch they can’t stop the run, no matter what defense you run

By: 94RR

94RR — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 06:28:37 +0000

@picksix you are correct , school make no difference , I just wanted to make a point that these schools are after our athletes not because of GPA but because of their athletic skills. It’s up to the athlete to make the best of the situation. Take this article for example. If you have a stable of running backs and an offensive line like this, why not use them all. In the end the best TEAM will prevail. Maybe someone will figure out how to stop this offensive set but until then looks like the coaches plan to SMASH. The games still have to be played and someone has to lose. Cheers to Kapolei for putting up 10, because that’s 10 more than anyone else. Here at Kahuku we take it one game at a time and Govs are our next test,and I can’t wait. Go Big Red!!

By: GoBigRed

GoBigRed — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 05:52:16 +0000

@Realistic – check your facts. Kahuku’s student-athletes have to carry a self-inflicted (by the school’s administration) higher GPA than the rest of the OIA. DOH!

As for this article – what I really love about this new offense is the no huddle aspect… Everybody else does no huddle spread read option that the Oregon Ducks pretty much introduced to the nation. But this no huddle just pounds on the defense, wearing them down.

@Lee Boy – you say to run “old school defense” like the old Bears 46 defense, but the problem is having the personnel to run that…all game…without getting tired. Waianae and Kapolei both ran that “old school defense”… and right up until they played Kahuku those defenses looked great! But just because Kahuku ran all over those same defenses = all of a sudden their defenses were crap?? What kind of logic is that?? Does Punahou OR St Louis have that personnel? (I know Mililani doesn’t). C’mon… THINK before you post stuff li’dat…cuz all it sounds like is wishful thinking…