DPC, welcome! Good first post. Who would you consider your deep threat WR?
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I can't stop thinking about how HUGE the Hawai'i game is.
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A lot of CU folks are looking forward to their trip to Hawaii. It should be a great game.
I'm surprised that you've come away with the impression that CU fans view this as an easy win. I've noticed a lot of tentative CU fans on this one. We haven't been a good road team in quite a while, we feature a new coaching staff and Hawaii is a notably better team at home.
Look forward to hearing more of your input on your team.
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@dpc - what section in Aloha is reserved for visitors?
With all due respect, UH isn't an easy game. But relative to the rest of CU's remaining schedule, it's below USC, Oregon, Ohio State, Stanford, Utah, and Arizona State. It's in the same grouping as California, Arizona, UCLA and Washington. The only games that are "easier" than Hawaii are Washington State and CSU. There you have it. Hawaii might very well be the 3rd easiest game on CU's schedule.
This is more of a testiment to the difficulty of having the toughest schedule in the world, not a knock on Hawaii.
If CU beats Hawaii, the team could finish bowl eligible. If CU gets punched in the mouth in Aloha-land, CU might be in for a 3-win season.
With all due respect, UH isn't an easy game. But relative to the rest of CU's remaining schedule, it's below USC, Oregon, Ohio State, Stanford, Utah, and Arizona State. It's in the same grouping as California, Arizona, UCLA and Washington. The only games that are "easier" than Hawaii are Washington State and CSU. There you have it. Hawaii might very well be the 3rd easiest game on CU's schedule.
This is more of a testiment to the difficulty of having the toughest schedule in the world, not a knock on Hawaii.
If CU beats Hawaii, the team could finish bowl eligible. If CU gets punched in the mouth in Aloha-land, CU might be in for a 3-win season.
I don't view this as an easy win by any stretch. I know Embree is putting a lot of emphasis on this game, though. I think he really wants this one very badly.
As is the case in most football games, this should come down to line play. Whoever controls the line of scrimage will have a decided advantage. I think CU *should* be in better shape along both sides of the LOS, but we won't know for sure until they play the game.
As is the case in most football games, this should come down to line play. Whoever controls the line of scrimage will have a decided advantage. I think CU *should* be in better shape along both sides of the LOS, but we won't know for sure until they play the game.
Welcome...I'll say this, UH is always tough at home, it's not an easy game, I don't care who you are.
CVilleBuff
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30-9 at home over the past 5 seasons (including 3 bowl games). Certainly a lot of wins over the Sisters of the Poor, but does include wins over Purdue ('06), Arizona State ('06 Hawaii Bowl), Boise State ('07), Washington ('07), and Washington State ('08). We all know they kept it close with USC last year, ultimately losing 49-36.
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Well, our deep threat is Royce Pollard at wide out. He's one of the fastest on the team. However, the new guys at slot are quick enough to get open deep and they have shown so in practice. The knock on Stutzman and Ostrowski is that they're either too short or too skinny and I don't think either can win a foot race to the endzone once they catch the ball. I can see them getting knocked off routes easily.
The main guy to look out for is Darius Bright. At 6'3" 230, he's going to be a physical force at the other wideout. He actually won the job last year and would have played if Rodney Bradley wasn't able to fully recover from a broken leg he suffered in 2009. Bright chose to redshirt with hopes of having 2 full seasons to play.
In the run N shoot, everyone is a deep threat. It just depends on the coverage a defense gives. If CU can get a pass rush without blitzing and places everyone else in zone coverage keeping everything underneath, then the Buffs will stop UH. If CU has to blitz, then they will be picked apart. Most of the time the offense is going to get the yards. Let them. Yards don't win games. Points do.
Points are going to be hard to come by this year, as the defense is being hyped as the best in the WAC. Both the DL and LB units are rated #1 in the conference, while the secondary is rated 7th due to no returning starters. What I find funny is that UH only used 2 lb's last year and 5 DBs for much of the season. Due to an injury to Spencer Smith in the Army game, Richard Torres moved to strong safety and John Hardy-Tuliau moved to the quarter position of a LB/DB hybrid. Both started for the rest of the season. Also returning is CB Tank Hopkins, a 2009 starter who redshirted 2010 due to a groin injury. The warriors also gain Mike Edwards a JUCO transfer who played 8 games in his freshman season at Tennessee, and Brandon Leslie a Free Safety who played for GA Tech before going to JUCO. Both seem ready to compete at the 2 open positions. During offseason workouts Edwards already looks like our best corner.
If UH goes 2-0 in their first two games, they have a really good shot at going undefeated this year. There is no Boise on the schedule, and the rest of the conference is breaking in new qb's. In fact only BYU is going to have a full-time returning starter at QB of all the teams on our schedule.
The main guy to look out for is Darius Bright. At 6'3" 230, he's going to be a physical force at the other wideout. He actually won the job last year and would have played if Rodney Bradley wasn't able to fully recover from a broken leg he suffered in 2009. Bright chose to redshirt with hopes of having 2 full seasons to play.
In the run N shoot, everyone is a deep threat. It just depends on the coverage a defense gives. If CU can get a pass rush without blitzing and places everyone else in zone coverage keeping everything underneath, then the Buffs will stop UH. If CU has to blitz, then they will be picked apart. Most of the time the offense is going to get the yards. Let them. Yards don't win games. Points do.
Points are going to be hard to come by this year, as the defense is being hyped as the best in the WAC. Both the DL and LB units are rated #1 in the conference, while the secondary is rated 7th due to no returning starters. What I find funny is that UH only used 2 lb's last year and 5 DBs for much of the season. Due to an injury to Spencer Smith in the Army game, Richard Torres moved to strong safety and John Hardy-Tuliau moved to the quarter position of a LB/DB hybrid. Both started for the rest of the season. Also returning is CB Tank Hopkins, a 2009 starter who redshirted 2010 due to a groin injury. The warriors also gain Mike Edwards a JUCO transfer who played 8 games in his freshman season at Tennessee, and Brandon Leslie a Free Safety who played for GA Tech before going to JUCO. Both seem ready to compete at the 2 open positions. During offseason workouts Edwards already looks like our best corner.
If UH goes 2-0 in their first two games, they have a really good shot at going undefeated this year. There is no Boise on the schedule, and the rest of the conference is breaking in new qb's. In fact only BYU is going to have a full-time returning starter at QB of all the teams on our schedule.
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Great breakdown. This plus jet lag. I hope it's a tough, great game.
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