Comments on: What now?

By: Stephen Tsai

Stephen Tsai — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 17:11:18 +0000

When I was teaching a journalism class, one of the assignments was to create facts for a crime story. The students could only describe what they would like to be found at a crime scene. For instance, it was Jack’s hardware store. There was a bloody screwdriver next to a 23-year-old man named John Smith. Etc. All of the details were written on a white board. Then the students had to write a story based only on the information on the board.
So, naturally, students would talk about John Smith’s jealous girlfriend or bad business partner. Then I’d have to correct them and say that information wasn’t on the board. You can only use what’s on the board.
And that was the whole point of yesterday’s exercise.
Given the available players and the upcoming opponent, what adjustments would you suggest.
Many contributed worthwhile suggestions.
The usual suspects went off board. For instance, dumping the coaching staff is not a consideration because, what, you’re not going to have any coaches this week? Recruiting bigger linemen isn’t an option because, well, they can’t play this week, anyway.
The point of yesterday’s exercise was just like the class assignment: This is the situation, these are the available resources, what would you do?
The same thing goes with recruiting. It’s easy to identify good players. It’s another to identify good players who meet academic requirements, have solid background checks and don’t have over-bearing parents. Plus, it takes a sort of charm to recruit a player. You can’t be an angry recruiter.
But maybe that’s an exercise for another day.

By: forsurftoo

forsurftoo — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:17:55 +0000

The most constructive suggestion I can think of: …………………………….!

By: Moocher

Moocher — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:15:31 +0000

they just to relax and play football. dont think about winning, and it’ll come.

like ST said, we all adults…so i will say something adult. please do not read further as this post is about an adult topic.

to me, this is like you know when you about to have sex and you thinking about giving mama the podagee sausage but end up only giving her the vienna sausage??? Sometimes it’s because you thinking too much instead of enjoying.

I think chow might be over-coaching. Relax coach. If no can relax take a viagra and enjoy the podagee sausage…it’ll make you feel 18 again and when you 18 you enjoy almost anything. I think the boys need to air things out, have fun, and play.

think of when you hold sand in your hand. if you make a fist and squeeze it tight, the sand falls out. but if you relax your fist, the sand stays. so relax coach, let the boys play in a care free way. the team and the fans will stay and wins will come…

open the playbook, call plays designed for 7 yards plus and just go for it. win or lose, the fans like it this way it seems. and in a roundabout way, if the fans enjoy there will be more support for the program. I think if you can’t provide wins and they are hard to come by, then perhaps provide entertainment value. but relax coach 🙂

By: oneseason

oneseason — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:59:15 +0000

Season 2, after five games:
Hawaii vs. USC: 13-30 loss; 2012 10-49 loss
Hawaii vs. Oregon St: 14-33 loss; 2012 NA
Hawaii vs. Nevada: 9-31 loss; 2012 24-69 loss
Hawaii vs. Fresno State: 37-42 loss; 2012 10-45 loss
Hawaii vs. San Jose State: 27-37 loss; 2012 NA
Hawaii vs. UNLV: TBD (56-42 over NM; 3 and 2 so far); 2012 48-10 win
Hawaii vs. Col St: TBD (59-42 over UTEP; 2 and 3 so far); 2012 27-42 loss
Hawaii vs. Utah St: TBD (31-14 loss to BYU; 3 and 3 so far); 2012 NA
Hawaii vs. Navy: TBD (28-10 over AF; 3 and 1 so far); 2012 NA
Hawaii vs. SDSU: TBD (51-44 over NV; 2 and 3 so far); 2012 14-52 loss
Hawaii vs. Wyoming: TBD (42-21 loss to Texas St; 3 and 2 so far); 2012 NA
Hawaii vs. Army: TBD (48-27 loss to Bost. Coll; 2 and 4 so far); 2012 NA

By: wasabi

wasabi — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:53:10 +0000

Chow now #3 on coaches hotseat…. spin it any way you want, time for change.

By: PolyMom

PolyMom — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:43:01 +0000

We move forward.

Go Warriors!

By: al

al — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:23:10 +0000

every great ceo, gm, and hc surrounds himself with great assistants.
its too late to hire any new asst coach at this point.

when you look in the booth upstairs it is quite a revelation of sorts. several grad assts, a wounded qb, primarily a lot of youth, inexperience, etc.

i’d say one, our oc needs to be back in the booth. that would be chow. unlike jj who could “see” the field from ground zero, perhaps chow needs to go upstairs where he excelled.

two, then there is a need to give the keys to take control of the sideline management if chow realizes he needs to go upstairs. then the only person capable is his player developement guy whom chow virtually removed from the staff, keith uperesa should be given the authority, title, and pay as chow’s first associate hc. he is the only staffer who has been a hc and perhaps the only one that the other assts will respect. he would excel and thrive in this endeavor.

three, employ the wildcat inside the ten. give the defense one added threat to worry about. put in a guy who can fake a dive and scurry to the outside with yet the run/pass option threat or perhaps pitch to the trailing rb in a triple option fashion.. enter former qb and an obvious playmaker whose time is finally due, bubba poeu-luna.

…nuff said!

By: Maddog50

Maddog50 — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:25:27 +0000

Decide who your best 5 OL are and stick with them….changes every week screen more…not just outside….game more on D….learned a long time ago play pass D and you just get burned. Outside of the parameters but in the first half, down 20-14 at mid field….you do not go for it on 4th and short….that decision decided outcome. I realize fans like it and the TV guys agreed…..just plain dumb….it is a game of field position.

By: tom-warriornation

tom-warriornation — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:50:11 +0000

Why do we keep blitzing on 3rd down and long; and NOT watch for the screen play–we keep getting burned on this play each game! Is it because our offense doesn’t have a screen play–seems like not.

By: tom-warriornation

tom-warriornation — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:29:09 +0000

I volunteer to be our OC; and will do it for free; lol.