Summertime, Samson, Statement

Stephen Tsai has photos of Leon Wright-Jackson and Spencer Smith, who are participating in the summer conditioning program. Tsai also writes that incoming JC recruits Brent Rausch, Greg Alexander, Mike Tinoco and Craig Bell have arrived at UH.

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Omar Kelly of the Sun-Sentinel's Miami Dolphins blog has a roster comparison of last year's offense to this year's. He mentions Davone Bess as being in the mix at receiver, and has this about Samson Satele:

Analysis: The biggest jump that's usually made in the NFL is the one made when a player is entering his second season as a starter. Satele could be on the verge of a breakout season, but he won't have Hadnot there to hold his hand on the line calls, which should make 2008 a challenge. Overall, this is another upgrade because its impossible not to envision Satele getting better.

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And UH posted a statement from Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, who addresses the release of the The List, and the work involved in compiling it. Thanks to fuzzylogic for finding it. Here's the opening paragraph:

I directed that the UH Mânoa travel list and expenses for the 2008 Allstate Sugar Bowl be released on Friday (May 23), consistent with our intention to be as open and transparent as possible. We have not yet received the Sugar Bowl proceeds from the WAC, nor have we paid all the vendors, so these revenues and expenditures are still draft until that happens.