I get what you’re saying, but what’s the point of that? We used to be such competitors in the old days, especially when you look at the Dave Shojis, the Les Murakamis, the June Joneses, and now in part of the era, Bob Coolen. In the old days, we used to be really that good, especially when Shoji left behind such a legacy, which did have us get an NCAA Championship. June Jones had left a legacy of the run-and-shoot for the football program and got us a football conference title. Les Murakami took the UH baseball team to 9 NCAA appearances. But, now our days have been numbered. I was looking up on the UNLV football on Google, saying that on an article, that they should get rid of the football program, because, like Hawaii and San Jose State, they just can’t seem to win a Mountain West Conference title, which is understandable, because of the way Fresno State, Boise State, and San Diego State are in the way to get there. Those three are power forces in the MWC and it makes it hard to win a title if they can’t be stopped. But going back to baseball, we used to be that good in the WAC days, but now as BWC members? We’re not living up to the same expectancy. What we need is a big push to fix this.

UH-M is recognized internationally as a great research university. Didn’t gain that reputation—nor get funding for it—through sports.

Those who attend/have attended UH have met tons of people from around the world. That’s not coincidence. That’s because those foreign students want to BE here.