In contrast Naeole is handicapped because of the format of how Chow elects to practice. Last season Tsai described on his blog of how practices were broken down into five minute segments (i.e, an hour and fourty minute practice would be broken down into 20 minute segments). So I had to see. Sure enough the players were, like playing choo-choo, moving from station every five minutes the horn would sound.. There was a lot of standing around,blarring music, disruption, and not deep instruction sessions within the position coaches because everything was so hurried,abbreviated .For example one minute there would be 7 on 7’s, then 11 on 11’s, then kicking game, punting, back to indivdual drills, back to 7 on 7’s etc. I’m thinking “huh.” The way Chow ran his practices, to me, it seems like the players were developing marching, disciplinary and attention skills.

Hopefully things have changed this season, as I haven’t been to a practice.

But I think if Naeole had his troops for a greater ammount of time (no abbreviations, no disruptions, no having to play choo-choo, no blaring music) he can accomplish more deeper instruction with his players. That’s what it should boil down to, giving his players every opportunity to succeed, learn, develop. Not have the special teams coach hog practice time (he does, and this detracts from Naeole having instruction time with his players or too many other team drills taking away valuable time that he needs with his players.)

Vent? Yes. Compare the past? Yes. Shame? Yes. I just want to see these linemen have every opportunity to succeed. I can see that DA, ET and JW (runs real exceptionally well, great stamina, endurance) can be very special types of players if the culture is right, or better.

Just hope there aren’t too many freshmen mistakes. They are bound to happen, but having UW and OSU up first will help this group work out the kinks vs good talent.

If this group can keep the QB on his feet, then UH should be winning games this year even if the D isn’t all there yet.