Interview with Rich

Stephen Tsai interviews coach Rich Miano. Here's an excerpt:

On coordinating the walk-on program:

"When June first got the job, he recognized that I was a walk-on. He thought I'd have some sympathy or empathy for walk-ons. We've had a history, second to none in college football, of developing walk-ons. What coach Jones believes is, once you're on this team, you're treated the same. Somebody else might get a (scholarship) check, and you don't, but that doesn't matter. If you walk on at the University of Hawai'i, you have a chance to make an impact."

Also, Stephen has the scoops on a couple of potential transfers to the Warriors. Neil Brown, a defensive lineman from Auburn, and Romunn "Ro" Grigsby, a wideout from Kansas State will decide if they'll transfer to Hawaii in the next few weeks. In any case, they both would have to sit out a year.

And this is a few weeks old, but CollegeFootballNews.com has a 2006 Hawaii Warriors preview up. Fox Sports has the same preview up. Here's an excerpt:

What you need to know ... Be afraid. Be very, very afraid. Hawaii averaged 476 yards and 31 points per game with a new quarterback and two freshmen receivers leading the way. Now quarterback Colt Brennan is on the verge of superstardom while top targets Davone Bess and Ryan Grice-Mullen will each be among the nation's most productive receivers. The runners are huge with 248-pound Nate Ilaoa getting a fifth year of eligibility to be the main back for the few times the attack wants to power the ball. The line welcomes back three starters led by all-stars Samson Satele and Tala Esera.

Sounds good! Except it's Ryan Grice-Mullins now. I think. The hawaiiathletics.com site has him listed as Ryan Grice-Mullin. Tsai wrote an article back in March saying that though Ryan's real last name is Grice-Mullins, it was incorrectly listed as Grice-Mullen on his birth certificate, so he was officially gonna change it back this summer. Did someone make another mistake? In any case, here's a quote from that March article by Davone Bess that still cracks me up.

Told of Grice-Mullen's (or Grice-Mullins') situation, slotback Davone Bess said, "That doesn't matter to us. We call him 'Mogamoga.' That's cockroach in Samoan. Look at him. He looks like a cockroach."