Chad Mock Profile / Miami / Effin Ess

Here's a profile of former UH receiver Chad Mock, who will be starting for the BC Lions of the CFL this weekend. An excerpt:

Once tagged as the best pass-catching corps in the CFL, the Lions will now start two rookies in a five-receiver grouping with Mock, a grass-green 24-year-old with just a couple of seasons of experience at the University of Hawaii, joining Cory Rodgers. Small wonder both Josh Boden and Bret Anderson had extra work this week.

An engaging Hawaiian who came back home after two seasons playing at a small Catholic junior college program in Kansas City, Mock overcame long odds and a four-week stay on the developmental roster to get his chance this week.

"I had a little doubt about things at training camp," said Mock, signed out of a Lions' tryout camp in Los Angeles this spring. "But I know how to run routes."

He'll be indoctrinated as a slotback in five-receiver packages Saturday.

Awesome that he's getting a chance.

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This Miami Herald article has a few brief mentions as to how Samson and Reagan fared in rookie camp.

Coaches also saw center Samson Satele do nothing that would lead them to change their plan to make him the starter at the beginning of camp. ''I think he's ready to take on that role,'' offensive line coach Hudson Houck said of the rookie.

Coaches also saw fullback Reagan Mauia show surprising instincts running the football, which almost made up for his obvious need to upgrade his blocking technique.

Is absolute destruction not a good enough technique? Anyway, glad to hear they're both doing well. No mention of Tala today. We'll see where he and the others are after the veterans report on Friday.

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Here's one Oregonian blogger's opinion as to why Oregon State didn't take a cool million to play UH this season.

OSU does indeed have a bye on Oct. 20, and could have added a game at Hawaii as a 13th game. ... but did we mention that Hawaii is the WAC favorite this season? ... that QB Colt Brennan is back? That the odds of any team - even a Pac-10 team - beating the home boys on the islands in consecutive years are off the charts? ... no, the schedule is difficult enough in 2007.

Which is why these kinds of things are usually planned years in advance. Here's Ferd's hope for the future.

Given the allure of the Islands — not to mention the Hawai'i exemption — the Warriors can do things other members of the WAC can only dream about. They have the means and opportunity to carve out a pretty good schedule year in and year out.

Well, in years in which they don't get caught napping at the rolodex.

That's a thought you hope hit home with its schedule-maker for future reference.

What a lesson to learn this far along in one's athletic directing career. It's amazing.