Posted on: Thursday, November 4, 2004
Warriors call on family ties
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The University of Hawai'i is going to great lengths for its celebration of quarterback Tim Chang's impending takeover of the NCAA career passing record — to Texas.
WHAT: Louisiana Tech at Hawai'i WHEN: 6:05 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Aloha Stadium TV: Live on Oceanic Cable Pay-Per-View (Digital 255 or 256). Delayed at 10 p.m. on K5. RADIO: KKEA (1420 AM) GATES: Stadium parking opens at 2:30 p.m. Stadium gates open at 3 p.m. Chang needs 14 yards to break the 13-year-old mark set by Detmer.
Detmer, a backup quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons, has an open week on the schedule and is on his ranch near Freer, Texas, a town of 3,213 midway between Corpus Christi and Laredo. UH officials said Detmer agreed to make the video if UH could get someone there to shoot the segment.
Detmer said he'd "do whatever I can, whether it is a personal message, phone call or a letter, to congratulate Timmy on his success and setting the record."
The Western Athletic Conference has approved an official timeout to honor Chang after he breaks the record. Sports information director Lois Manin said Chang will be given the game ball and take it to the Warriors' sideline, where he will be acknowledged.
If UH is able to tape a message from Detmer, it will be played during the first subsequent timeout.
UH said it considered giving away commemorative items to mark the record-setting occasion, but dropped the idea at Chang's request.
"He didn't want that, which is fine," said John McNamara, UH associate athletic director for external affairs. "That's his prerogative. We wouldn't want to do anything the student-athlete is uncomfortable with."
The athletic department has tracked down Ty Detmer on his ranch in south Texas and is attempting to set up a congratulatory video to be played on the Aloha Stadium JumboTron when Chang breaks Detmer's record of 15,031 yards in Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech.
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