I agree with you 100 percent. At the same time, fighting some of the seriously tough schools that have been well-known to making it to the NCAA more times than not is kind of hard to attract nowadays. I mean, in a giant nutshell, having to face 1 or 2 ranked opponents is not a bad idea just to get some quality experience for the players to understand and see what it’s like to face a tough opponent. But likewise, most schools that’s listed on there probably just feel like Hawaii’s not worth their time. That’s not true. We CAN be competitive against a ranked opponent. Under Ganot’s tenure, we saw that against No. 3 Oklahoma, though lost 84-81, but that right there shows that we can be tough against an opponent like that. That being said, having lost to North Carolina and Miami by double-figures on the other hand, though…that’s a different story. It’s just…we’re not the same adage as we once were, and yet you wonder if we’re just being outclassed by teams better than us and teams weaker than us. It’s like a cloak-and-dagger type of situation with this program. Ultimately, I think what this team is trying to go for is balance, but it’s not easy, considering that there are probably BWC teams that will probably be facing much tougher teams than the ones Hawaii faces. It’s just a matter of how we handle the pressure and see how this team can do to prepare for conference play with the games we have.

Wow, just landed Ali to complete the roster and now we need a new coach. … aiyah yah yah.