Saga / E-Rob / Medeiros / Samson

I've updated my Saga of the '07 Schedule post. New stuff starts from 03-12-07 on the timeline. Let me know if I missed anything. Here's a great wrap-up of the whole sordid affair by Stephen Tsai.

The UH players — and coaches — are too polite, too trained against acting entitled, to voice their disappointment.
But someone — some people? — failed them.
The fans also should feel cheated. Season-ticket buyers were told the 13th game — eighth home game — would be a freebie, a reward for their loyalty. Uh, thanks?
It won't be any better in the coming weeks, when UH announces its pay-per-view schedule. With ESPN/ESPN2 taking four prime UH games, the only marquee PPV game is against Fresno State.
UH also will suffer financially...

Sigh.

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Dave Reardon profiles incoming safety Erik Robinson.

"He could be a huge, huge key for us," said defensive line coach Jeff Reinebold, who recruited the Dallas product after Robinson managed 115 tackles at Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas, last year.

Robinson is already in Hawaii, working hard to learn defensive coordinator Greg McMackin's schemes from teammates in informal workouts at the Manoa campus.

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"He was the best defensive player on our team," Navarro coach Ray Woodard said. "Because he could cover so much ground and he was so good at coming up to the line from deep, I was able to do a lot of different things with our defense. Also a great character guy. We're really going to miss him."

This year's defense gonna be a monster. Other teams not gonna know what hit em! Anyway, great profile on Robinson.

Dave Reardon also has an article of odds and ends, including Coach Duff poised to become a GA, Jacob Patek bulking up, June Jones not commenting on his contract and a short profile on incoming slotback Jon Medieros.

"Ryan (Grice-Mullins), Davone (Bess), Aaron Bain, Mike Washington. They're all great slotbacks. I'm going to have to pay my dues first," Medeiros said. "They're great athletes. Hopefully I can work my way up. I'm going to keep working hard and do what I gotta do."

Offense gonna be a monster too!

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And finally, Samson Satele talks about his sudden ascension to first team center for the Miami Dolphins.

Satele, who went to the University of Hawaii, admitted that his rise has happened "kind of fast."

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Cameron said he did talk to both rookies before the start of camp and told them not to get down if they suddenly find themselves getting demoted.

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Satele said he could also accept a demotion, but hopes not to.

"It's going to be kind of hard if they put me back on second string," Satele said. "But I'm just trying to stay in that first string."

Right on.