Sam the Man

After the whole team had to do extra drills after practice because a few players broke curfew the previous night, Samson Satele got angry. And Samson Satele ain't nothin to *#@$ with!

After five minutes, the 6-foot-3, 311-pound Satele began screaming to nobody in particular.

At the end of the punishment, Satele summoned his teammates to midfield, then delivered a scathing R-rated lecture.

"Some guys weren't paying attention," Satele said. "Some guys were not listening. ... Some guys weren't disciplined in what they were doing, so the coaches made us run. We ran it. Everybody ran it as a team. Hopefully, it won't happen again. I've already said my piece. That's it."

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While teammates have regarded Satele as a vocal leader, yesterday's outburst was a rare public display.

Asked if he was comfortable in his leadership role, Satele said, "I'll take it. If nobody else wants it, I'll step up. I don't want to go through that (bleep) again. That (bleep) was hard."

I hope those curfew-breaking blankity blanks don't bleep up again. And if they do, Samson going pound you.

Dave Reardon's Star-Bulletin article has more regarding incoming strong safety Jacob Patek as he transitions from JUCO to D1.

"He's what we thought he'd be. Runs well, hits. He's impressive," Miano said. "He's somebody we'll continue to watch, and possibly he'll play against Alabama."

Also, incoming freshman receiver/kicker Kenji Holloway has arrived in camp, while incoming offensive lineman Jared Lene has switched to outside linebacker, which makes sense since he only weighs 222 pounds.

Stephen Tsai's Advertiser article notes that Marques Kaonohi is frickin strong.

Kaonohi, a fifth-year senior from Kailua High School, recently bench pressed 225 pounds a team-record 42 times.

Kaonohi, who is 6 feet 1 and 261 pounds, said his fellow offensive linemen have excelled in different areas.

"Dane (Uperesa) had his squat, Tala (Esera) had his power clean," Kaonohi said. "I wanted to get something of my own."

Kaonohi said he loads up on protein and iron every day. "I try to lift as much as I can," said Kaonohi, who can bench press a maximum 460 pounds.

If Marques ever gets the hankerin to do some bench presses, but is nowhere near a weight room, he could bench press Jared Lene 42 times.