http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/ Roaming the Wide World of Clemson Sports Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21354 Bowman Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:25:14 +0000 http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21354 My only point with Hawaii is that they aren't a non conference team you schedule expecting to get your W and go home (Mac, Subbelt, most of their WAC brethern). At the same time they don't garner enough media attention/respect to help the cause if you do win, and it's a huge mark against you if you lose, unlike playing an Alabama, WVU, Texas A&M, etc as an early out of conference game to spice things up. My only point with Hawaii is that they aren’t a non conference team you schedule expecting to get your W and go home (Mac, Subbelt, most of their WAC brethern). At the same time they don’t garner enough media attention/respect to help the cause if you do win, and it’s a huge mark against you if you lose, unlike playing an Alabama, WVU, Texas A&M, etc as an early out of conference game to spice things up.

]]> http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21353 Walker Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:37:30 +0000 http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21353 Hawaii would get taken to the clearners b LSU, VT, Ohio State, BC, UGA and yes even Clemson any day of the week on any playing field. In this PC world we are starting to live in I am not about to say they should play in the national championship game, an at large BCS bowl bid is fine (Drunken is right on). The bottom line here is they have to live with the fact they are 1,500 miles away in the middle of the Pacific, every player made the willing decision to play football there and most importantly the schedule is one of the worst in the country. Hawaii would get taken to the clearners b LSU, VT, Ohio State, BC, UGA and yes even Clemson any day of the week on any playing field. In this PC world we are starting to live in I am not about to say they should play in the national championship game, an at large BCS bowl bid is fine (Drunken is right on). The bottom line here is they have to live with the fact they are 1,500 miles away in the middle of the Pacific, every player made the willing decision to play football there and most importantly the schedule is one of the worst in the country.

]]> http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21348 Drunken Master Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:55:51 +0000 http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21348 I think Hawaii deserves a shot at one of the non national championship BCS games, given that they are all simply glamor exhibitions anyway. That comeback against Washington last night was pretty good. I think Hawaii deserves a shot at one of the non national championship BCS games, given that they are all simply glamor exhibitions anyway. That comeback against Washington last night was pretty good.

]]> http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21346 Bowman Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:35:18 +0000 http://sportinggnomes.com/year-of-attrition/#comment-21346 Great season, no doubt. On the Hawaii debate, everyone comments on their schedule, what a lot of people don't realize is how hard it is for them to get anyone to come play or even schedule them. It's an expensive trip to the islands, the big boys don't get credit for beating them, and on any given Saturday Hawaii will beat you right now. With their schedule alone, Hawaii was going to travel over 35K miles jsut for their games this year. I would be surprised if any of the original ACC (not BC or Miami) traveled more than 5K. With Brennan being done, they will have a drop off but this program is much like a Texas Tech and will continue to be a thorn for anyone who plays them. They did have two I-AA schools, one was picked up in like June though. That changes next year but they will be down. I would like to see them play their 08 season with the 07 team. Great season, no doubt. On the Hawaii debate, everyone comments on their schedule, what a lot of people don’t realize is how hard it is for them to get anyone to come play or even schedule them. It’s an expensive trip to the islands, the big boys don’t get credit for beating them, and on any given Saturday Hawaii will beat you right now. With their schedule alone, Hawaii was going to travel over 35K miles jsut for their games this year. I would be surprised if any of the original ACC (not BC or Miami) traveled more than 5K. With Brennan being done, they will have a drop off but this program is much like a Texas Tech and will continue to be a thorn for anyone who plays them. They did have two I-AA schools, one was picked up in like June though.
That changes next year but they will be down. I would like to see them play their 08 season with the 07 team.

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