Game day: New Mexico

1st?

Nice surprise for RJ, but somebody’s going to have to get RJ’s mom a Hawaii Warrior’s t-shirt.

Let’s go Bows!

Let’s go Warriors! Bring home the Win!!

GO BOWS!

UH–NMU = Blog Name
0–27 = Alawai
13–24 = A View From Afar
14-28= DaMenehune
14-35 = H-Man
16-17 = Willie
17-14= 3-Prong
24-21= Rodney
28-20= Oneseason
27-13=ML Warrior
28-21=Tarheel warrior
31-14= Ipu Man
35-24= St. Anthony Trojan
42-21=DaveLetterMan
45-38=Cappie the dog
56-14=Akamai Okole

As long as the offense finds something that’s more effective. But if it’s not working please don’t keep trying over and over expecting different results. i hope to see them trying to get wittek in a rhythm with short,quick passes especially since he is a little banged up and New Mexico likes to blitZ.

#6 K-1……I had the same reaction to coach Chow’s comments…..we’ve been trying to run the ball for 3 1/2 years and haven’t been able to do it…..I don’t know if I will survive watching the game if that’s the way we go…..I hope coach Chow is just trying to deceive NM……or maybe he is just being charitable and making sure NM can have a nice homecoming…..what with ours being so lousy last week.

Memphis QB…First Round Pick!

Be careful of what you wish for

NM by 10.

Thanks FJ… is north of me… just wind now.. not much rain yet 6:00 am…me in commonwealth…high ground…maybe Angeles… Cagayan…Baguio catch hell..

UH 35-17 NMU

What happen to Riley ?…Max should get another week rest…
Me thinks is good move by coach…not think they are prepared to much 4 Ikaika..,

Hope he does great…today…

I hope this game doesn’t suck

Great job Woolsey.

Figures, just tune in and witness a 100 yd Lobo kick return.

On side kick…no run-back….maybe he he he

Run D is getting shredded.

At least the offense is moving the chains lol

Yea… mark…at least not like b-4 time…our d-fence is getting sum rest at least…

Stupid.

I’m assuming he means Luke Shawley

Woolsey playing really well.

One thing I’ve learned about living down south. They are true and loyal to their roots. That means if you from Alabama. There’s only two teams that matter. Alamaba vs Auburn. Good kid with good country roots. Probably like most kids, parents don’t have the time or money to travel to see their kids play. Nice awesome to see her come an support her son and UH. But she letting yall know. Bama for life. Lol.
The rivalry is true and meet anyone from there. They will let you know what’s up. Met two ladies BFF their who life. But when is comes to Bama vs Auburn. They are on seperate grounds. Too funny. Good Luck and bring home a W.

Tsai,
What’s up with Shawley?

NM 7:36 to score
US 3:30 to score…

Anyone have a link for the game?

4 out of 5 drives lead to points. I love it 😉

Great first half for the offense…!

That play by Kennedy near the goal line gotta be on the highlight reel.

This is the Hawaii Rainbow Warrior offensive production I was looking for. Let’s Continue to Go Bows! 🙂

I hope Harris getting hurt and Woolsey throwing that pick on that same drive is not a turning point.

Now we need a good drive to rest our d.

Wassup with the feed on ESPN1420? and why does Bobby always cut John off when he is talking?

Sure look like last years offense right now.

RUN…RUN…PASS…PUNT… HOPE NOT BACK TO SAME OLD SAME OLD

tHEY ARE PLAYING WITH HEART NOW N CAN TASTE THE WIN…JUST TO BE SURE THEYB DO THEIR ASSIGNED BLOCKS…

If norm chow finds a way to lose this game, he should call a public press conference and commit seppuku on the spot.

Here we go again…

🙁

WTF?

if we lose this game, it’s not because sanchez missed, it’s because the coaching staff called plays in the red zone and tried not to lose, instead of calling plays to win.

:(:(:(

we’ve imploded.

no poise.

no clock management.

coaches, i blame this one squarely on you guys.

this was disgraceful.

and the kids deserve better than this.

Did we leave the field with 3 Time Outs? How in the world does that happen?

Aye…

I was probably one of the biggest supporters of Chow over the years thinking they would finally have their year this season, but at this point it’s time to move on. considering how long it takes the university to hire a new coach; they might as well name one of the coordinators as interim and start thinking of candidates for a new coach.

Chow is done after that pathetic showing. Can’t stand Robert Kekaula it felt like he was jinxing every drive.

Play not to lose? He plays to lose!

Don’t know how many times the past few years it was said at the end of the game that they lost it because they played not to lose rather than playing to win. I thought that was coach Mack’s downfall at times during his time as well.

Like you guys weren’t expecting that? Come on. Sad.

On third down, why didn’t we set up the 22-yard field goal with a better angle? We done it before ….

“Well, Michigan had the game won, too…”

yeah, but michigan is actually a GOOD football team with an amazing coach. UH is… well.. it could’ve been worse. the bus could’ve crashed before they got to the stadium. so, overall, a win for the warriors!

Hope the power went out in the Philipines before the end of the game…

Chow is a goner. No doubt..

#99 … not too bad? You’re kidding I hope. Giving up the win at the end is worse than getting blown out!

It’s not on Sanchez.

iF HE PLAYS TO LOSE… WHY NOT JUST SET UP AT THE CENTER OF THE FIELD.. N GIVE HIS KICKER A BETTER SHOT ?

@79. Agree.

Kev-1 – agreed, definitely not on him.

Ipu – Land of Disenchantment?

Not on Sanchez but he had one job… I wanna see a coach come in and utilize our talent.

Proud to be a Na Koa Anuenue fan!!!

Rigo has been MVP to this point…need to keep your head up young man…

Wooo! We didn’t get shut out on the road!

At least there was a big fat juicy rainbow over Manoa…
real pretty. Come home, Bows, Warriors, rest up…
cheer up… Eat some Malasadas, shave ice, fried noodles.
And look up…

The Missed chip-shot field goal is not the reason the Warriors lost. Rigo made two previous field goals of 49 abd 47-yards. This was a typical Norm Chow loss. Went conservative too soon.

Have to give credit where it is long over due…Ikaika played a great game..did all he was told to do…he should start rest of the season…

For me…is a great win 4 the team…rotten loss for the Coach…
For those of us watching…we know what was coming down second half….we just did not want to admit…I am fairly sure the Lobo staff knew also…n yet sum running plays were very successful…but long term…team got ‘sold out’ by predictability again…hope they have a safe flight home… n heal… they should get 2 days rest…

BETTER WATCH ST. LOUIS N PUNAHOU… THAT ONE IS NO ‘CONSERVATIVE’
PLAY…

bombs away… from start to finish…

Well this should be it for Norm Chow. He needs to go.

How many times have we lost to opponents backup quarterback?

Chow deserves the dubious credit of inventing the prevent offense.

First half stats for Woolsey were good as I recall. Did poor play calling make his job harder? My guess is yes.

Trunks420,

For one, he could have been more creative in attempting to score a TD on the last place before the blocked FG. Another, the 2nd half we came out flat again because of the same old Chow offense. Ball control, run the clock out, play not to win. It hasn’t been working for 3.5 years but by god who cares right?

Try a jet sweep or use Ewaliko in a wildcat play in that 2nd to the last series. There are plays where we can secure the ball and not throw it, yet give us a chance to get one up on the defense and find the endzone.

FG are nice. TD are nicer.

I agree. Rigo needs to forget about that freak miss. It happens. This game wasn’t going to be loss or won by him alone. He has been doing well this season.

Our losses over the years, including tonight, is far deeper. It is systemic. We need an overhaul. Hopefully Matlin is working on an emergency plan as we speak.

You can’t hang the blame on any single player, but if UH makes that field goal after wisely burning the clock … end of game, and all the pundits’ claims of conservative play-calling, playing not to lose, etc. would be just white noise.
Like everyone else, just my two cents.
moocher: FYI, the field goal would have put UH up 30-21, that’s 9 points, so NM couldn’t force OT with one possession.

Eek typos 🙂

Hmmmmm we would not buy a manapua from him…. he he he

Uga!

Uga wat?

Uga-lee!

Even if we complain, its good to know we will always show up each week and hope for the best 🙂

I mean imagine a losing program along with no fans posting?

st. anthony trojan how about malasada then with iceshave truck !! lol

Calling the bootleg pass on third down deep in the red zone was unconscionable. Maybe on second down that would have been a good, aggressive play call. But on third down, late in the 4th quarter and with a 6-point lead, even a Pop Warner coach knows that you run the ball to the center of the field and give your kicker the easiest possible chip shot to put the game out of reach. Calling a play that could result in the ball being placed on the hash mark and giving your kicker a tough angle to convert is the last thing you want to do. And so of course that’s exactly what UH did. Assuming Chow didn’t call that play, he should have overruled it; that’s his job as head coach. What a terrible disservice to the players who gave their all and deserved a win.

One game this season, i think the coach was blamed for just having the player fall down in the middle of the field to set up a field goal.

#165,166. There can be interesting discussions about any given play call and often there is merit to the different points of view. For me it is when one steps back and considers 3 1/2 years of play and play calling that things become clear. And what I see is bad……..very bad.

Perhaps the biggest positive we have in our favor is that Dave Matlin used to run the Hawaii Bowl. I would love to have been a fly on the wall and heard his comments as the home team sank to new lows year after year and his bowl game was less and less viable. So I imagine Dave is even more fed up than we all are. If such a thing is possible.

Rainbow Wahine take set 1 … 25-17

#167 the play calling is horrible….2 examples

Running on 2nd and long to set up 3rd and long,
Running the same RB 4 times in a row until he loses yards.

This happens in every game.

Rainbow Wahine win set 2 … 25-23
#171 … Thank you.

Clyde,
Can’t blame one player, but can blame the coach. If he was playing for the win or thinking ahead run the ball to the center of the field and eliminate the angle especially on the road. A 10 point lead with little time on the clock and the outcome would have been different.

On another note I was tired of listening to Robert calling the games now I’m sick of him might just watch road games on mute. He says some stupid stuff and makes so many mistakes. Bring in Kanoa for football!

Anteaters take set 3 … Let’s go bows!

Just hope no one says…that was not the play that was called… n Ikaika was supposed to run to center of field..etc..to get a good spot for kicker… cuz if that was the excuse…then could have taken a delay of game penalty…so he have a better angle… not so or call TIME OUT… N DISCUSS N CALM DOWN…

Listening to HS FB from Aloha and wondering who gets to set their schedule first widda Stadium Authority. UH? ILH? OIA?

Rainbow Wahine win set 4 … 26 – 24 … And match.

Stephen: Ha. Ha. On my only road trip to Albuquerque, I remember having my post-game meal from the hotel vending machine … ham & cheese.

Hind sight is 20-20.

Good try boys. Heads up. LET’S GO BOWS!

….and what an exciting (and a little too dicey) game at the Stanley tonight. Congrats Wahine!

I was pleased with the offense in the first half. I thought Woolsey really stepped up.

It’s funny. I watched the game with a guy who was getting very anxious during that ill-fated fourth-quarter drive. Come on pass already! Go deep! Why are they only running? Me? I was loving it … you have a lead, you’re keeping the ball away from the other team, you’re eating up precious clock. If you score TD or FG, you put a triple-option team in dire straits (well, fool me when UNM put Apodaca in at QB).
But, I thought that was sound football. They ran 14 plays, and took 6:13 off the clock. Funny, though, even had they kicked the FG and won 30-21, I’m sure some critics would still have complained. I’m thinking they are so beat down and frustrated, anything other than a coaching change would not suffice. I guess I can’t blame them.

Yes it is easy to play armchair quarterback and second guess coaches. And for most of us June Jones’ proclamation that we “don’t know what we don’t know” is, I think, very accurate. But although there is probably not a lot of D1 coach level sophistication on this board (though there seems to be some pretty tuned in people) I think there is common sense. And common sense (along with grade school arithmetic) says we are a chronically losing team. From the start of the Chow era I have wondered why we lack the instinct to finish off our opponents when we have the opportunity. Instead we go into the (now famously named) “prevent offense.” This is not one play or one series in a game but a pattern that has been persistent over years now. It is boring football. I could put up with boring football if it was winning football. But boring, losing football is hard to endure. When I look at all the empty seats at Aloha Stadium I conclude many have long ago found better things to do than watch boring, losing football. I respect the coaches and believe they make determined efforts. But their efforts have not paid off with wins. I felt coach Chow deserved to coach this year because it seemed we were finally primed to turn the corner. But instead we just keep turning round and round in the same tiresome way. I hope this period of misery wakes up the people at UH to either make a commitment to winning (money will be needed) as other mid majors have done (eg Boise State and Utah State) or just admit they will settle for mediocrity and support chronically cobbling together a poor team. Coach Chow’s salary is actually a bargain (as absurd as that is at $500,000/year) But we have all noticed that sometimes the stuff we pick up cheap in the sale bin is there for a reason. It’s just not good stuff and no one else wants to buy it.

Arcum.. I think JJ’s quote about the worst armchair QBs is ” the funny part is they don’t know that they don’t now.” He said I with a chuckle.

Hey, at least the tough part of the schedule is over.

That was a heck of a team we played today.

We didn’t have anyone on the scout team that could give us the look that the back up QB brought. That guy will play on Sundays.

We’re not gonna quit. That’s not what we do. We’re gonna put this one behind us and get back to work. That’s all we know how to do.

When you play a good football team like that, you can’t make silly mistakes.

We’ll get it right. We can still go 8 and 5. It’s still early. We’ll get back to work and we’ll fix it.

Did I get um all??? Sorry. I’m just having a hard time not being so jaded.

Kev-1,

You missed one.

“My headset isn’t working, I can’t hear the callers question regarding why I have have failed to recruit and groom a QB with more than 2 years of eligibility.”

If someone wanted to condense our past 3.5 seasons into a 3-4 minute video, the last 3-4 minutes of that game was a spooky accurate example.

From questionable play-calling, poor execution, lack of clock management, piss poor discipline and zero urgency, it was all there for us to see.

AUWE.

meanwhile …. offensive genius Rolo LOST to sad sack Wyoming,

2 weeks ago, Rolo LOST to that high school coach.

now, I no feel too bad, because someone else that we know, sucks.

next weeks game – I wonder who going ……. lose. mebbe should have contest to predict which team going lose, and by how many points.