Comments on: Day-after ramblings

By: Christina Buteux

Christina Buteux — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:36:07 +0000

Great job! I would like to commend you for your good work on this entry. I hope you continue coming up with useful posts like this one.

By: charles

charles — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:02:03 +0000

This BCS thing is all about greed, plain and simple.

By: kaneohekid

kaneohekid — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:52:59 +0000

Local talent alone will never make Hawaii a great team. Local players, coaches and especially the fans HAVE to realize this. If they can’t do this and put thier bias aside, get used to seasons like this forever until then!!

By: warriorfan4ever

warriorfan4ever — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:31:28 +0000

In response to James: “… the first stringers must be on their A-game otherwise a backup is sent in. QB Bryant Moniz was not connecting from the beginning of the game. Why wasn’t Shane Austin sent in to replace him? Did Shane ever get a chance to play? Sometimes the QB gets back his bearing after watching from the sidelines. Perhaps the defensive line was too overpowering that it wouldn’t have made any difference who was in the QB position. We’ll never know. Maybe we can learn from this for next season.”

Correct, we will never know, but I would bet my right arm that Austin would have had a better outcome. It makes no sense to not make a change when we were clearly not getting the results needed.

By: I love pecan pie

I love pecan pie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:04:47 +0000

Interesting comments Tsaikos. Keep it up.
But anyone notice that UH football teams usually
look terrible on televised games?
Is it a curse?
Like a Sports Illustrated Cover curse?
Maybe we should demand not to be televised?
Less money but more wins?
Also, maybe we could put that psychological (tsaikological)
curse of too early senior honor show on the opposing team.
You know, like next year, honor all the seniors on USC;s team
before the game and drag out all their emotions before the game
by some kind of ridiculous thing like making them do the hula
with a bunch of beautiful girls…

Just thinking…

By: James

James — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:59:24 +0000

The Warriors were beaten by a better team. It would have taken a Herculean effort for the Warriors to win this one. However, as a Warrior fan and one who looks for lessons to learn from this game, I go through the posts and glean for insights. The one that struck me was #176 and the following insights:

… the first stringers must be on their A-game otherwise a backup is sent in.

QB Bryant Moniz was not connecting from the beginning of the game. Why wasn’t Shane Austin sent in to replace him? Did Shane ever get a chance to play? Sometimes the QB gets back his bearing after watching from the sidelines. Perhaps the defensive line was too overpowering that it wouldn’t have made any difference who was in the QB position. We’ll never know. Maybe we can learn from this for next season.

…. mess up an assignment and the player will be taking a seat.

Did CB Ornellas ever get into the game? He was a very capable replacement for Jeramy Bryant when Bryant was recovering from his injury.

… It also sets the way that the best players are going to see the field by merit and not entitlement.

This is something to think about. Produce …. show results … or else … go take a seat on the bench.

Another thing, the coaches shouldn’t keep the same old guys in the game when they are tiring and underperfoming. The team should substitute freely and it should be bringing in fresh faces to utilize the team depth the way Wisconsin and other winning programs do.

These are insights the coaches should ponder for next season if they want the team to improve its performance.

By: Mad Dog

Mad Dog — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:56:45 +0000

I agree with LOL’s #178.

Warrior fans don’t demand the head coach’s head if he does not consistently deliver the championship. We are satisfied with a winning season and a bowl game. Most importantly, we want a competitive team that plays with intensity against “big name” schools. That brings respect to the team, to the players, and to the people of Hawaii.

By: Kekoa (iPhone)

Kekoa (iPhone) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:47:25 +0000

Slugger ~ Not going to Na Koa lunch today. I’m afraid theIr buffet will include left over Badger Burgers…too TUFF!!

By: Kekoa (iPhone)

Kekoa (iPhone) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:43:17 +0000

Points well made LOL in your assesment of the team and the season.

Too bad money is the factor that drives the change train. Any ideas on how to raise the money to attract the high caliber coaches? Hmmm…yeah, easier said then done.

By: Garret

Garret — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:55:28 +0000

In order to hire the types of coordinators that LOL is asking for, UH will need to significantly increase the assistant coaching salary pool. Unless UH’s assistant coaching salary pool increases to close to what BSU’s assistants make (not even considering the lower cost of living there), it is hard for UH to pick up top assistant coaches from other teams. Right now the low assistant coaching salaries are not high enough to grab star assistants from other staffs…instead, UH is the target for raids when they have a star assistant (Cav, Mack after 1999).

Demanding that Mack shuffle his coaching staff and add some star assistants *without* getting the salary pool increased is asking the near impossible. But is there money to put out for the assistants…and will loyalty prevent outsiders from taking over a coordinator spot or two and demoting current coaches?