Glaken said:
Good Post Jake,
I never thought about the quick scoring factor with Chang. I am tempted to take the points against USC and pray real hard all game. I forget where I read it but there was a small article about USC giving up most of its points in the second half last couple years.
Good to see you today,
Glaken
Here's some stuff I wrote a few weeks ago when I was doing my WAC preview over at OPU:
3. Hawaii
I hate having them this high, but the rest of the WAC is either very bad or very inexperienced. Hawaii did fairly well in league play last year and I actually think the loss of Timmy Chang will benefit this team. He was one of those guys that put up impressive numbers but in doing so he made the defense play alot which lead to injuries down the stretch.
They will still throw alot but I'd look for them to mix in more of the running game this season as they have an inexperienced QB and a strong offensive line.
The defense is somewhat experienced and much better than last year's numbers tend to suggest. 7 starters return and with a more balanced offense these guys will actually do fairly well this season.
The Rainbow Warriors also have the luxury of playing Fresno and Boise at home and those games will possibly dictate whether Fresno or Boise wins the WAC this season. I expect Hawaii to compete in both and have about a 40% chance of winning one of those games.