Comments on: Full circle

By: tommui

tommui — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 09:25:16 +0000

I wonder if Ben Jay is going to consider 2 for 1 games – like bring in the Washington football team AND the Huskies Women’s volleyball team or some combination thereof.

By: Kekoa

Kekoa — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:52:40 +0000

3-prong ~

DPK and I were kidding of course, but If Curveball read your post, he would have joined you. He enjoyed being on or near the ocean and he would’ve been there for the same reasons you expressed.

By: Warrior Dave

Warrior Dave — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:09:52 +0000

Tom Mui,

Think that’s a great idea. Was this a topic that came up the other night with the BJ meet and greet?

By: tommui

tommui — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:04:35 +0000

I wonder if Ben Jay is going to consider 2 for 1 games – like bring in the Washington football team AND the Hskies Women’s volleyball team or some combination thereof.

By: Warrior Dave

Warrior Dave — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 06:36:01 +0000

FUHA,

I enjoyed reading your analysis. I agree that conditioning is the key. Our O-Line and some in the D-Line just wore down.

Looks it was a great hire to bring in the new strength and conditioning Coach so far. We’ll find out against USC.

By: gmahoney

gmahoney — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 06:28:08 +0000

We better beat SJSU, I have a bet on the game. I do NOT want to walk around town with a SJSU tshirt.

By: Dino

Dino — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:50:22 +0000

i wonder how good @ Nevada and San Jose St will be this year with new coaching staffs. i wonder what Hawaii’s chances will be be in those games. winning these kinda games will help us turn the corner.

By: 3-Prong

3-Prong — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:33:56 +0000

Kekoa, DPK: Never had the pleasure of meeting curveball, but he gave me a gift today. His passing made me live for the moment, and take time to appreciate the beauty of Hawaii and to cherish time spent with loved ones. Mahalo cutveball……..

By: FUHA

FUHA — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:28:13 +0000

Expectations are low this year and the first 5 games are brutal. Fans need to be patient ad stay resilient as it likely will be rough until the UNLV game. Then UH has a good chance to reel off some wins.

Everything is lining up for UH to return to contender status in 2014…. BUT UH gets 3 Pac-12 teams on its non-conference schedule in 2014. UW and Oregon St come to Aloha Stadium. UH does get Colorado (who stinks), but in Boulder. Northern Iowa is the 4th non-conference foe.

By: FUHA

FUHA — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:19:00 +0000

#45. That’s correct… Chow has been going after bigger players his first 2 recruiting classes. It’s all part of the transition from a finess offense to a physical offense. Just look at the size of this years recruits… Much taller WRs and DBs coming in, and the linemen all have very large frames and not too many soft bodies. Like most prep linemen, they will need to redshirt to bulk up to get to their optimum playing wight, but the large frame guys can add weight without sacrificing too much quickness.

UH will take a step in the right direction this year, but Chow is still probably one more year away from getting UH back to a bowl game. You can’t address all the holes UH had in its roster talent in two recruiting classes. At least not with UH’s budget and stature.

O-line and D-line depth is still an issue. UH has a very tough first 5 games, and its possible to be 0-5. I think UH goes 1-4 to start. More important than wins is surviving without too many key line injuries. The 2nd half of the schedule is pretty soft an UH should finish strong, but that only happens if they still have healthy guys in the trenches after game 5.