Comments on: Hawaii football: Opportunities arise with Stovall gone

By: Brian McInnis

Brian McInnis — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:42:02 +0000

In reply to Bowldawg. Thanks for pointing that out. Updated post to reflect that.

By: Lowtone123

Lowtone123 — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:57:20 +0000

It is next man up time and if Victor is the next man then he has to step up and he plays the rest of the season. He keeps his redshirt season for another time, just in case.

By: A-House

A-House — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:58:39 +0000

in defense of Stovall — I saw him raise both arms to the side, not upwards, in preparation to field the punt — like airing out his arm pits

also saw him explaining to the coach, on the sideline, that his motion was NOT upwards ( both hands raised )

By: amela

amela — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:38:41 +0000

I’m hoping for a comeback and no crash and burn. Hope they bring out the man in them and show some resilience. Lincoln is too good to keep for next year. If he can contribute and help the team win then he should play. On a different subject, people are crying about Hensley unsportsman penalty but it was nothing major he was just protecting his teammate and gave a little shove. I watched the Nevada game and saw the RB Taoa give a major shove pushing the USU player a few steps back and no penalty so the refs should be more consistent.

By: Bowldawg

Bowldawg — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:54:47 +0000

Funkhouser redshirted last year. No need to save him this year. Let’s see what he can do.

By: iceebear

iceebear — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:02:53 +0000

The team can talk it up all they want, but despite being an apparent head case, Stovall was a talent above and beyond some of the remaining players. Then over the last few years, Uh has lost some big-time players due to disciplinary problems, so unfortunately, nothing new. I am afraid with all the turmoil lately, that it might result in a crash and burn at NM.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:24:10 +0000

I think today’s article in regards to Tsai, with Stovall out, I would imagine if Rolo is becoming a bit concerned with burning Phillips’ and Victor’s Redshirts, I think putting Kumoku Noa back in would be a splendid idea, just to allow Phillips and Victor to continue playing with the program while not burning their redshirt years. We’ve seen “Moku” do some impressive things in 2017. The only concern would be how much rust he has left in him because he didn’t play in 2016 and 2018, and hasn’t appeared in any of the 2019 games so far. He hasn’t played in 20 straight games (Due to the upcomings from Ward and Byrd) and you wonder if he still has any fight left in him. Of course, you can argue with Funkhouser being a good candidate in the mix, considering that he sat out all of last year and has played in 4 games, so I’m sure having him lose his redshirt wouldn’t hurt much cause. Even Mardner can be a good wideout in a big way. His one TD haul against Boise State for 50 yards should give Rolo some consideration to allow him some playing time. I wouldn’t be surprised if Rolo decides to allow Funkhouser and Mardner to give more opportunities while allowing Victor to keep his redshirt. But likewise, they gotta find a way to ride the ship if they’re going to go back-to-back bowl games. I’m just hoping they make a much better improvement with the win/loss column because Rolo right now is 22-25, and if they’re going to make a BIG improvement after their abysmal 3-9 2017 season, this better be the season to do it.

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