Gener’s demeanor will be missed

Aloha kakahiaka

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Condolences to the Chow family—

Good Morning Hawaii.

Cowherd went off this morning on poor officiating in Pac-12 this year. I think Hawaii will second that motion. He said better officials go to SEC where money is better and cost of living lower.

Aloha Kakahiaka Tsaikos and Tsaikettes.

Deepest condolences go out to the Chow ‘Ohana.

Safe and speedy R&R to our injured.

Aloha Tom in Costa Rica!

‘Gmorning Gigi!!

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Speedy recovery to Gener!

Good Morning Gangeez! 😉

Prayers for the Chow ‘ohana. BlessingS on them during these challenging times.

More prayer’s and blessings for the wounded Warriors. Speedy recovery to all. When that very small minority of posters here think they should single out a player for criticism, please remember the sacrifices our Warriors make to represent our team and our state. Along with training year round and the demands of being a student athlete, many players also sacrifice their bodies, because that’s the nature of the game. Some are blessed with quick healing and a return to the field, others face the end of their playing careers and will feel the effects of their injuries for the rest of their lives. Mahalo to our Warriors for all of their sacrifices, on and off the field.

Now Warriors, lets kick some Cowboy butt!

GO WARRIORS!!!
GO WARRIORS!!!
GO WARRIORS!!!

Suck for the Duck campaign on by Titans fans, hoping to get Mariota as the No. 1 pick.

Any word on iosefa? When will he be back ?

Who knows, UH might throw in the spread option as Michael Carter was secretly recruited to help Wools perform better. They got some speed guys for the option but not suited for UH’s “I dont know what they are running 3 yds and a cloud of sand” O. Only problem is that the O line might get confused. Or maybe the second string guys were tutored secretly and would come in when Wools is called in. I mean Garret Gabriel ran that O very well and he couldn’t run!! Remember BYU! What the Heck! When you are losing shake it up!! At least make it entertaining.

Wyoming has a long travel. They don’t play much D. A bend but don’t break style which plays into Hawaii running attack on offense. Wyoming strength offensively is running the ball. Hawaii is stout vs the run. Harding should give Hawaii the edge in field possession.

Hawaii 27
Rice 16

Heart felt Aloha to Coach and family.

The Wyoming coach was highly successful at the FCS level winning three successive national championships and a record of beating FBS and BCS teams. He has an approach to the game much like Chow. He is part old school and new school. His offense is power running up the gut with some twists in blocking and motioning the fullback– he runs out of 2 back with QB under center. But he passes out of four wide no TE, Shotgun QB and uses the running back as a 5th receiver on some plays.

His defense is a throwback Tampa 2 with a 4 man front and some twists.

But at bottom he is all about physical football with cowboy and farm kids who drive pickups and love to hit– he says it.

Back to football. If Graham starts give him more weapons to throw to. I’d like to see Harding and Pedroza on the field together more. I’d keep Harding in the slot with King or Ewaliko as his backups. Play Pedroza at TE. Use him like how the Saints use Jimmy Graham – 40% TE aligned, 60% slotted. Kemp wide left. Barker or Ewaliko on the right.

In the power formation – 2 wides, TE ,Hback , RB. I’d still p[lay Pedroza as the H back and hot receiver.

Pedroza at TE??? Huh?????

#30. Pedroza 6;2″, 220 lbs.

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Agree with the prediction, no road wins but was hopeful for a win against Nevada or Utah St. But with those guys hitting strides, don’t think it happens. So question is… Is 4-5 wins enough for Chow to keep his job??? Is this season considered a trending up team or continued below average performance… GO BOWS!!!

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Enough to satisfy the fans? No of course not. The majority of fans are already displeased with him as it is, so unless the team went on a winning streak I think their opinions will remain the same. The key question is if it’s enough to satisfy the athletic director. Although if the fans, especially season ticket holders, were upset enough they could do the same thing they which caused Mack to get ousted. If that happened, the Ben Jay really would have no choice but to make a change.

I agree with you Andrew. But it also depends on the Board of Regents and possibly the president of UH. The acting Chancellor is probably a lame duck. Also, does UH have enough clout and money to buy out the remainder of Coach Chow’s salary for the remainder of his contract/agreement?

37. It’s not so much the wins for me. It’s more of seeing the same crap over and over and hearing the same stuff every week.
We still aren’t recruiting well at offensive skill positions. No qb recruiting going on. Our offense is still vanilla. Don’t see in game adjustments… I can handle losses when we come out life we did vs Udub… but that’s not the case.. I actually left the udub game more excited then northern iowa..

Would smart football substitute a big offensive linemen for a TE for blocking purposes in the red zone or when the team has a crucial 3rd and 1 situation? Plus if need be the sixth offensive linemen replacing the TE can be a tackle eligible for pass plays. If I remember correctly in last Thursday’s game the Houston coach (or was it the other team) did exactly that in the red zone.

I of course hope it does not come to that

Trying to be optimistic that we can pull off 1 road win.

#41 Jeezy33 – agree I was more optimistic after UW than after NIU.

#48 Andrew – agree, UH has gotta beat Wyoming and build some positive vibes or it’s going to be a long hard season.

If UH wins five, Chow is alive.
If UH wins four, Chow is no more.

Hoping for seven wins and a bowl game, but still think 5 or 6 is possible.

41. j33……I agree. I left the UDub game feeling optimistic and NI game with the “omg, here we go again feeling.” This omg feeling (at least for the offence) has continued since. I do recognize that we have some offensive weapons in the wings (red shirts, mission returnees and injury returnees) but we will need a good recruiting class this year to supplement those in the pipeline. If coach is fired it usually messes up recruiting. Then again it is hard to recruit when you have a perennial loser. So getting on track and winning some games becomes quite critical for the rest of this year.

#49: I agree with Nutmegger, I think 5 wins is the “Miranda line” if Chow is to continue as HC. I don’t think 4 wins will save him and 5 will only save him if the wins are decisive and there is continual improvement. UH will have to cut its losses literally or totally lose it’s fan base. I also think BJ needs to be replaced at the same time and move Dick Tomey as “interim” AD till the dust settles. After 35+ years as a season ticket owner, I will need to seriously consider not renewing if the fortunes of the UH football team continues to spiral. Almost heartwrenching to see UH decline so much after the 2007 Sugar Bowl season. I tend to believe like some, that the Chow years are even worse than the Von Appen tenure, as there are few wins and no tangible improvements. The QB situation is quite depressing considering we supposedly have the “QB guru” as head coach…

Enough depressing thoughts…Go Warriors!!!

where this team went*

” I think the difference though is the expectations that the fans have, thus the higher level of anger towards the performance of the team. ”

I think at this point, the fans expect “competent.”

#50. You know my name. I stand by my opinion. We’ll never know how it works out until you try it. I only bring this up because the coaches have shown a willingness to move players around. BDs to receivers and running back. Why not move the slot closer to the line to see how it works. I’m talking about 40% of the time. 60% of the time it’ll give the O a 4 wide look. The D will have to decide how many DBs and LBs to us in their base. They show 4 DBs UH should slot the TE. They show 5 DBs the line the TE where they always line him. I think this could work as long as they don’t try to pass every time they show 4 wide or run every time they have an H back and TE.

59. Question to you is.. why do you even need him on the line to begin with??? 220 is very debatable and even then, he’s not blocking anyone off the line… ask Pedroza if he wants to block 240 lbs or 270 pound DEs. I’m sure Hekking would be thrilled.

Best way to get this offense going is Pedroza and Harding lined up in slot. Kemp and Ewaliko outside.. not great option either but probably the best… get ewaliko in motion, use him in screens, have him run simple hitch routes with occasional hitch and go..

Jeezy. That’s the intention. Get your best 3 receivers on the field at the same time. I’ve been advocating using 4 wides for a while. So far Chow has chosen to use a TE and H back on, I guessing, 95% of the snaps this year. If he’s adamant on having either a TE or Hback on every snap why not give Pedroza a look. If the O runs 80 plays a game I can see Pedroza in on about 60-65 of them. That’s probably in the range of snaps he’s getting know.

winning on the road…me thinks …is or should not be that difficult really…maybe more mental then ne thing else..oklahoma won 47 straight.. with a good coach n good athletics…miami won super bowl n 17 straight…both played away games…

so if have a good coach n good athletics ..should win away as well as home..the top teams college n pro win away…great basketball teams win away.. n so does baseball..but no one seems to point that out…maybe is part of the ‘tsaiko’ mentality on paper only…n great athletics all step up n win ‘away’ at the olympics…me guess ‘away’ is a state of mind maybe coaches n athletics put on themselves…just my 2 piso worth..

cocobean: how exactly is chow using those tight ends in the context of his offense? and can pedroza fulfill those assignments? unless you’re saying that pedroza just goes in there as a pass catching tight end who won’t block. but even then, jeezy’s question is a valid one: why even have him on the line to begin with?

beans: there were MUCH worse losses (during the June Jones years and before) than to an absolutely loaded (and pissed off) 5th ranked georgia bulldogs football team that should’ve probably been playing in the national championship game that year.

67. If Coco is hitting that Pedroza is a solid blocker, I prefer him and ewaliko on same side. That way we can run Wr screens with either Pedroza or Ewaliko lead blocking on dbs. We should really be studying Arizona offense.. they run a lot of triple option with option to pass.. It’s pretty creative with simple reads…

Woolsey is inaccurate and holds the ball too long. (3 n outs, sacks). Graham has poor field vision and holds the ball too long (interceptions, sacks). Take your pick. Unless one of them goes thru a metamorphosis like Rolo and Schroeder did, this season is going to be painfull.

#66
Without the tight ends blocking as they have been, QB would have been on his
okole even more. We don’t have a quick short pass game going and our running backs aren’t blocking as well as they should. It would be a disaster.
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It was the worst loss because we didn’t adjust. We just keep getting hammered play after play. IN MY OPINION…….bad coaching on such a big stage!

73. I need something new at this point. I’m not saying Graham is better, but he deserves a shot like Sean last year… sometimes, all it takes from a qb is to spark confidence from other players on offense to get things rolling

72.

Thanks. No not at all. I could have done more but I didn’t want to be over the top annoying and flood the screen. I wanted the parking pass, and I had friends that wanted to go to the game, so the parking pass helps.

IW had his turn, not let’s see what TG does. Are any of our QB’s able to hit a completion rate > 50%?

Hi Pomai,

Wyoming 14, UH 9

Thanks.

@53

I like your suggestion about Tomey as new AD. Tomey is well suited for that post.

Tomey as AD sounds good, given his history and record of success as a UH coach. I liked the Tomey years, actually.

Jeezy. That’s what I’ve been saying since the UDub game. Given examples of teams running out of 4 wide formations and passing out of the I. Try something new/different. I don;t know how many times I’ve posted tweak the offense before you change the QB.

4-P. I have no idea how good or bad a blocker he is. If it were me I’d have Pedroza move every snap. Lineup as a TE and move to slot. Lineup in the slot move to TE. Mixup the runs and the pass. Don’t always pass when he’s slotted or run when he’s tight to the line.

Jeezy, beans , 4-P. Again. Just tossing out an idea. Much like how people suggested Ewaliko play option QB, wideout or slot. Or we run triple option.

Anybody want to hear my suggestion on how we should use the power I or the old Redskins double H back formation when they had Riggins?

80. He would have the same view as Russell Wilson does over the Seahawk’s Oline.

Putting a tight end to block on the line next to the tackle basically means he will have a big man opposite him and he will not be a receiver. He also cannot go in motion like a slotback or a hybrid back– false start if he moves on the line. It also means an extra player to rush the QB (either the man now opposite the TE or another freed up by not having to cover a fourth receiver). Without the TE, we have 5 linemen, and a running back to pass protect– like many teams do. The 5 can block 3 or 4 pass rushers, and the 6th can pick up the blitz, but it hard for team to rush more than 4 with 1 blitzing and still cover the gaps and contain, and also provide coverage of 4 receivers– needing at least one safety for cover 1 with the rest of the DB’s in single coverage.

x and o’s on clipboard not for tic tac toe.. ..you have to learn that one first…he he he

st. andy. nevah have money to pay tuition went go public all the way. i say i good at carrying clipboard. i nevah say i kno how fo use one. i no know how play tic tac toe. too confusin fo me.

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Even when not on the line, Chow’s TE is on the shoulder of the tackle and he has someone on him, so he has to block and cannot go out. If he were in the slot more, we could have fewer in the box, get a mismatch covering him or better yet put in a guy like Ewaliko or Pedroza and cause even more problems for the defense. I know Chow’s thinking on the TE– he wants both the running back and the TE blocking for Woolsey– that is old school for the QB rolling to that side and should help Woolsey run or run a counter with the TE cutting off pursuit– but we never do those things and the TE does not work as a receiver. If you watch teams throwing to the TE, they flow away from the strong side, then throw back to the TE on bubble screen.

I believe Evans caught something like 37 passes last year. There were some dropped passes in the Colorado game but I believe that you cannot ignore the potential of that position. Especially on the drag. Get that TE involved.

UH radio commercial encourages fans to come and see a “balanced offense”. Maybe the cheer leaders will get the Mauka and Makai sides cheering “Balanced” and “Offense” back and forth. Let’s Balance Bows!

Wyoming looks like they have a faster running game. So they get the nod in that area. Passing, I’ll give it to Hawai’i. Defense, equal for both teams. special teams, I’ll go with Wyoming. 45 Wyoming 10 Hawai’i

Aloha Stadium and Hawai’i fans on Saturday. Will Norm Chow and his team be able to come away with win #2 of the season? What do you think is wrong with the team, besides financial issues? Same old playing and not enough running. 50,000 seats is a lot to fill up. Most fans are fair weather fans. If the weather is good and the climate for playing football is there, then they’ll buy a ticket. $25/ticket is a good price for upper North End Zone which is Mountain side of O’ahu. The other is Waikiki side of O’ahu. This still is a good price to get. That leaves not much room for food and other items. If you had 2 in your party or 3, $75 dollars off hand. Plus $40 dollars for food for the whole night for 3, this totals to $75 + $40 = $115 plus $6 parking and total gives you ($121) dollars for the whole night on 3 people to be exact, including food.

Do you want to spend this money on somewhere else, or is watching a football game exceptional for you? It’s loud and noisy, but the atmosphere is great for a night out of football and just hanging out with some few. Is this OK for you? If you’re running low every week on pay, then this might not be the right idea for you. Otherwise, this is what we’re looking at for the Wyoming game. With this in mind, are you still planning to attend?

Good morning, Tsai-kos!

Hope everyone has a nice Aloha Friday!

Good Aloha Friday Greetings!

Auwe about losing Gener for a month—get well soon!

Pomai:
US 45 – DEM 23

Keep on keeping on RB Warriors. Let’s get a Win! 😀

76. Golden Richards got hurt in 1972 playing Grambling in the 7th game of the season. He had already caught 23 passes for 414 yards and 5 touchdowns before injuring his knee. Grambling kicked off and Hawaii had two players left and right at the goal line. The ball went to the right player and half the Grambling team went after the ball, the player running it up the right sideline. Richards was left and was trotting to the left sideline, the UH home sideline, and the other half of the Grambling team, for apparently no reason, attacked Richards breaking his leg, about fifty yards away from the ball. Trot. Trotting. Grambling won that game 46 – 7. Richards was drafted into the NFL the following year, 1973. This was not embarrassing for UH. That was a dirty play! Embarrassing for Grambling maybe. Where is the film!