Comments on: Even after loss, Big Mac’s bagel on picks still impressive

By: H-Man

H-Man — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:21:44 +0000

Yes, Cole’s run without an interception is great. But the stats that stood out in the Army game were Time-of-Possession (TOP) and net rushing yards – Army TOP 41 min Hawaii 19 min (rounded up) / Hawaii net rushing yards 41. These two stats are inter-related. Hawaii had to pass way more than it wanted because it failed in establishing an effective running game, thus allowing Army’s defense to focus on defending the pass and keeping Hawaii out of the end zone. Yeah Cole passed for 321 yard without an INT, but Army won the game on the ground by simply keeping the ball away from Hawaii. If the coaches cannot figure a way to improve this, then Hawaii will really struggle to win games in the Mountain West, no matter how many passing yards Cole puts up. Teams like San Diego State will win with great defense and a really good running game.

By: Akamai Okole

Akamai Okole — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:07:46 +0000

Watch the game tape…oh, wait.

NVM

By: Hynwarrior

Hynwarrior — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:21:38 +0000

Nelekona. They gave him first shot and he ran away with it. Cordeiro didn’t even get a chance yet. What Cole doesn’t have that Cordeiro has is pocket presence. He stays in the pocket too long and doesn’t feel the pressure and then gets sacked.

By: Idunnonuttin

Idunnonuttin — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 03:56:51 +0000

That should be Alabama.

Correction: team

By: Idunnonuttin

Idunnonuttin — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 03:55:39 +0000

Tua is a good player. Cole is surrounded by junker players. Alanama has more better players.

Different team.

By: lunch buddy

lunch buddy — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:45:31 +0000

Great article Dave… Would love to see more of you in the paper!
As for Cole, to think he is only a sophomore. One thing people will come to understand how Cole is the type of kid who wants to learn and get better and he is a hard worker. He has grown so much from when he came on campus. He has become a true QB and a student of the game!
keep in mind, he never was in this type of offense before. Also, we are stacked at QB.

By: Nelekona

Nelekona — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:41:42 +0000

Chicken Grease….of course I want to see the local boy succeed. Cole clearly beat him out. Additionally, Cordeiro is no Tua! Not even close.

By: iGrokSpock

iGrokSpock — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:42:58 +0000

Cole has plenty of games to continue to learn, gain knowledge about the nuances of the run and shoot, and expand his game. Experience matters and he has been phenomenal thus far.

I am not a robot, and I hope that I make more sense than some of the posters on this, and other threads.

By: Aiea 7

Aiea 7 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:24:31 +0000

believe #2 is right, we were out-coached. when army started to drop 8 in the secondary, the play calling should have been adjusted to run the ball more. what happened to holley, he hardly played and macdonald hardly ran the ball. 5 offensive linemen should be able to open holes against 3 defensive linemen. we did this on one series but later abandoned this strategy. nor sure why. we were only back by two touchdowns and there were ample time to catch up running the ball. the play calling needs improvement, they appear to do things mechanically, conditions of the game and how the defense is playing should dictate the offensive play calling.

By: AllG

AllG — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:54:25 +0000

Take it easy Chicken MacDonald has Quaterbacked the R n S as good or better then any QB in UH history to this point, you can’t put the blame on him. Could the offense had played better of course. The Defense also could have gotten us more possessions they were on the field way too long and needed to get more stops. They thing that really screwed up our offense is the were able to get to the QB only rushing 3 and dropping 8 which shouldn’t happen we you have 6 blockers including the RB. I believe that’s the out coaching #2 talking about.