This game had the feeling like Hawai'i could have used the momentum to drive their offense in full force. But I believe poor play calling and poor EXECUTION was the factor in this game.
The Rainbow Warriors had a momentum swing by intercepting the ball for a touchdown by Gener. And then a couple of drives later the offense went into their hurry up offense and stormed to the Hawai'i red zone and scored with their tight end.
It was surprising to see Sean Schroeder come in the fourth quarter by Coach Chow. I'm sure Taylor Graham didn't like that. Maybe this will give him a spark and think I can do this. The continued struggles by the offense is still not only Graham's fault. The line was better than last week but still needs improvement. My two biggest concerns are the running game which is still non existent and the receivers. Both the backs and the receivers are very young and inexperienced but we need playmakers to step up now otherwise this system that Chow is trying to implement will not work just like last year.
The basic for this offense is to establish the run.
(Running game non existent)
Then that will open up the deep ball.
(They don't have a strong line to give the QB enough time and
the receivers cannot make the catch)
I'll say this the receivers have speed they are quick but they need more reps in catching.
I hope now that they will have a bye next week and then go on the road to face a more equal opponent in Nevada that they will get the offense going and score and of course to have the defense keep it up. They are the only reason the past two games weren't blowouts and I believe they are on track to score just as much as their offense scores. Sad.
Let's watch the film. Heal up. Get more reps in practice. And be ready for Reno in two weeks. Go Bows!
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Congrats Dave!!!
I don't like to say or write that something is going to happen and then have the proverbial local term "bachi" come in the conversation but UH Wahine Volleyball coach Dave Shoji will break the NCAA coaching win record tonight against Santa Clara.
It is fitting that the current record holder retired UCLA coach Andy Banachowski will be in attendance tonight to celebrate with his long time friend Dave. Shoji will go for his 1107 win which is impressive but equally as impressive is that his record has a winning percentage of 85%. And that is against the likes of Penn State, USC, UCLA, Stanford, and now Texas and the list goes on and on after a 39 year coaching career at UH.
What I hope won't happen is his girls are trying so hard to give Coach Shoji the record and then relax a bit when they have to face 10th ranked UCLA the next night. The ultimate goal every year for the Rainbow Wahine is to make the Final Four and possibly win the title, but they will need to position themselves in the beginning of the season to give them quality wins against top ranked opponents to secure hosting in the first couple of rounds of the NCAA tournament. Last year they had to travel to Seattle to play a trapped game against Washington. I'm sure (whomever the Wahine would have played) at home they would have breezed through the first two rounds and have a chance at regionals and possibly make the Final Four.
I think (putting all "bachi" aside) the Wahine will once again not host the first round of the NCAA tournament but with this experienced team will get over that hump and have a great postseason run into the Final Four. This is the part I don't want to get further ahead on because I believe this year's team has the talent and experience to give Coach Shoji a reason of possibly retiring after this season. I'll just leave it at that.
LET'S GO BOWS! Courtesty: espn.com
It is fitting that the current record holder retired UCLA coach Andy Banachowski will be in attendance tonight to celebrate with his long time friend Dave. Shoji will go for his 1107 win which is impressive but equally as impressive is that his record has a winning percentage of 85%. And that is against the likes of Penn State, USC, UCLA, Stanford, and now Texas and the list goes on and on after a 39 year coaching career at UH.
What I hope won't happen is his girls are trying so hard to give Coach Shoji the record and then relax a bit when they have to face 10th ranked UCLA the next night. The ultimate goal every year for the Rainbow Wahine is to make the Final Four and possibly win the title, but they will need to position themselves in the beginning of the season to give them quality wins against top ranked opponents to secure hosting in the first couple of rounds of the NCAA tournament. Last year they had to travel to Seattle to play a trapped game against Washington. I'm sure (whomever the Wahine would have played) at home they would have breezed through the first two rounds and have a chance at regionals and possibly make the Final Four.
I think (putting all "bachi" aside) the Wahine will once again not host the first round of the NCAA tournament but with this experienced team will get over that hump and have a great postseason run into the Final Four. This is the part I don't want to get further ahead on because I believe this year's team has the talent and experience to give Coach Shoji a reason of possibly retiring after this season. I'll just leave it at that.
Iosefa, Tulimasealii make travel roster a good sign
Hearing running back Joey Iosefa and D tackle Kennedy Tulimasealii will make the trip to Corvallis in the 64-man travel roster for UH. This is a good sign both for their progress of being healthy and that they are vital parts to the offense and defense.
What the team was lacking in the USC game was experience and depth and I think both those two players will fill those voids in the Oregon State game. Now the report states they will make the trip however having them play in the game is still unknown. I'm sure the coaches want them to get their feet wet and put them in for a couple of plays to see if they are healthy enough to play more.
We shall see how the offense will bounce back from a dismal game against USC. The Rainbow Warrior defense will try to continue to limit those big plays like they did last week. If the offense gets rollin' from the get go then we should see a competitive game here but if they sputter like last week we may not see the same result. It could be a blowout.
Tomorrow's game day. Let's shock the world like Eastern Washington did!
What the team was lacking in the USC game was experience and depth and I think both those two players will fill those voids in the Oregon State game. Now the report states they will make the trip however having them play in the game is still unknown. I'm sure the coaches want them to get their feet wet and put them in for a couple of plays to see if they are healthy enough to play more.
We shall see how the offense will bounce back from a dismal game against USC. The Rainbow Warrior defense will try to continue to limit those big plays like they did last week. If the offense gets rollin' from the get go then we should see a competitive game here but if they sputter like last week we may not see the same result. It could be a blowout.
Tomorrow's game day. Let's shock the world like Eastern Washington did!
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