Henry To'oto'o's announcement

[Buddr]

Let's show this young man and the rest of the young men in this recruiting class some Tennessee hospitality on football Saturdays.

 

[LeBleu]

He said his last name......Mystery solved. lol @1:45

 

[Caspian]

That gray sure looks good

That's because it's a darker gray than what they're previously used on the uniforms. If they're going to keep the gray, they need to darken it. Makes the orange pop and the numbers easier to read.

 

[Hacksaw]

He said his last name......Mystery solved. lol @1:45

If you can say "toe" and you can say "oh", then you can pronounce his name. Just say TOE-OH.

TOE-OH.

Now say it twice, one right after the other. TOE-OH-TOE-OH.

It's as easy as that.

 

[feathersax]

If you can say "toe" and you can say "oh", then you can pronounce his name. Just say TOE-OH.

TOE-OH.

Now say it twice, one right after the other. TOE-OH-TOE-OH.

It's as easy as that.

Paging Mister Kesling.

 

[Jack Burton]

I've got to the point where I pretty much despise those big announcement ceremonies.

Normally I would agree but this one is worth viewing. Henry T is genuinely excited for his teammate when he commits to Notre Dame, and you see that same excitement in reverse when Henry puts on the Power T.

 

[Big Orange Rock]

Welcome to the thread.

It's a big deal for theses kids. My daughter did it a few years back and they brought the whole student body in. It's never forgotten for the athlete. Lots of hours of sweat and dedication gets honored by peers and mentors. Anyone is welcome to tune out or stay home if they choose.

Agreed my son had a ceremony this year for his baseball commitment. I would not trade that time for anything in the world. All those years of coaching him and his friends , untold miles traveling and thousands upon thousands of dollars later it all comes to fruition. Very special moment. Let them have their moment. They earned it.

 

[RollerVol]

looks like he's gonna have to come up with a bunch of tickets for the family...nice close-knit support group there...

GO VOLS...RECRUIT LIKE HECK!

 

[Chilmonty]

Sounded like he said his name like "Toa Toa" Did I hear it right???

 

[Orange to the Bay]

I am always impressed by our player's poise and maturity when public speaking. I'm thinking there are some pretty proud parents when their sons make that great decision. In the link below, De La Salle football stars Henry To'oto'o and Isaiah Foskey share their big announcements. I can't wait to see Henry on the field!

Yeah, I agree. Both were very well-spoken and seem like well-raised head-on-straight young men.

 

[Orange to the Bay]

Sounded like he said his name like "Toa Toa" Did I hear it right???

I think so. I heard To'o toa or toa toa. I was initially thinking with apostrophe placement that it was To oto o.

 

[k-town_king]

If you can say "toe" and you can say "oh", then you can pronounce his name. Just say TOE-OH.

TOE-OH.

Now say it twice, one right after the other. TOE-OH-TOE-OH.

It's as easy as that.

Toe-Uh Toe-Uh is how he pronounces it. Not Toe-oh.

 

[The Crimson Cried]

ha, bet he just says "Toto" and calls it a day.

Kessling: "Tutu, Too too oo, Tow oh, ah hell, "Rain in Africa" on the tackle for a two yard loss!!"

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

Paging Mister Kesling.

...your "Hooked On Phonics" shipment has arrived.

 

[Hacksaw]

Toe-Uh Toe-Uh is how he pronounces it. Not Toe-oh.

You may be right. It's not unheard of for the pronunciation of ethnic family names to evolve over time. They get so used to hearing it mispronounced that they just go with whatever is easiest for people to say. Henry would probably not correct anyone, especially since TOE-UH-TOE-UH is pretty close.

I lived in Hawaii for many years and came to be very familiar with the pronunciation of Polynesian names. If you want to hear Henry's name pronounced correctly, watch the video below beginning at 4:42.

 

[OrangeMagic]

even nicer after hearing same crowds reaction to the ND hat the UT hat got an appreciably louder response

We're so victory starved, we have to take any win we can.

 

[EconVol92]

This young man appears to be an awesome addition to the program and one of the players who will turn things around and provide some great leadership for the program. Proud to have him and his family join the University of Tennessee family.

 

[casetopia]

Kessling: "Tutu, Too too oo, Tow oh, ah hell, "Rain in Africa" on the tackle for a two yard loss!!"

there's no place like home... there's no place like home

 

[overseasorange2]

I can just see the TV sports announcer trying to say "Tua Tagovailoa gets tackled by To oto o".