"We were a little tired, but so what," vonAppen snapped. "We'll be glad to give anybody a quarter who wants to call somebody who cares.
"We've just got to get a little bit farther down the road. These are the kind of dog days you've got to push through. They were sore and tired, and we had some positions really depleted."
Chief among them was defensive end. VonAppen said there are only two healthy ones in camp. Because of that fact, today's and tomorrow's first fall-camp scrimmages could be short in duration.
VonAppen wasn't sure if the scrimmages would be in the morning or afternoon. He wasn't even sure how they would be scripted.
"I'm sure we'll do some Saturday morning and maybe some (today), just to get our feet wet," vonAppen said. "A lot will depend on how our coaches feel and what our depth situation is.
"If we only have two defensive ends who've made it through practice, it's not like we can scrimmage very long. It's a shame, but it's the nature of the 105-man roster you have in fall camp."
VonAppen said there are about 90 players competing every day in practice.
Senior linebacker Punahou Aina, who was an academic casualty this summer, could be added to the roster any day. So far, only top offensive tackle Hauoli Wong has quit the team since two-a-days began at Barbers Point last Sunday.
VonAppen said he thought about eight players couldn't practice yesterday, but by the end of the workout, that number had grown to 12.
The most recent casualties were running back Calvin Mims, who strained his neck in the morning workout and had to wear a brace; former Kahuku High standout Branch Nautu, who hyperextended his elbow, and top offensive tackle Michael Petersen, who injured the shoulder on which he had surgery last spring.
"I'm not sure how bad Petersen's is, but most of the injuries we have now are of the two-to-three-day variety," vonAppen said. "You're going to have these kind of things during fall camp."
Top free safety Eddie Klaneski hurt his ankle in the morning practice, and didn't go in the afternoon. True freshman receiver Jerimi Bourland is still battling a bad back.
The two most serous injuries are to Brian Chapman and Mark Jenkins. Chapman and Jenkins went down with knee injuries earlier this week.
Chapman could be back as early as next week. Jenkins, who blew out his knee at Las Vegas last year, is listed as day-to-day. He said yesterday his knee remains sore.
He and Carlos Shaw are the top contenders for the starting position, but Charles has yet to earn a scholarship from UH.
"He's certainly working his way toward earning a scholarship from us," vonAppen said. "We'll just have to wait and see what develops the next few days."
Charles, whose twin brother Echo missed fall camp with a knee injury, said he hopes to be on scholarship soon. He also said the reason for the unusual first names for him and his brother was because his mom was a hippie.
VonAppen already awarded six scholarships over the summer for players who had to walk on for former head coach Bob Wagner.
Included in that group are Lonn Kalama and Paul Purdy, who are battling for the starting fullback spot.
The other four are defensive linemen Ben Bright and Kekoa Kilcoyne, linebacker Greg Roach and safety Gary Graham. Bright and Roach are projected starters.