It doesnt have to be a BYU and some Great QB of the past....the record will be broken by Timmy Chang, and no one will ever break it again...CASE CLOSED!...and for the Great QB from BYU who currently holds the record, the day he won the Heisman Trophy as the best player in the nation, he got his ass spanked and humiliated on TV that same night, by guess who?...So you see, what one sees as great, may not be great at all...and Ty's failer as a Pro proves this....But still, people like yourself consider him to be a great QB....What made him good was that he was in a great Offensive program, led by a Great Offensive mind(Norm Chow)...Who is a local boy from guess where?...
Furthermore, about Timmy being benched...Are you telling me that you have never seen a star player, even a professional one, being benched before for poor performance on the field/court by their coach...If you havent, then you need to get educated on this as it happens a lot of times to even the Best athletes....In Timmy's case, it was done mainly to allow him to gather himself and hopefully work himself out of his funk mentally on the sidelines...he had lost his focus, for whatever reason, which is something that happens to athletes many times...But you would have to be or have been an athlete to know this, which obviously from your lack of knowing this your not....Coach Jones is a former QB himself and have been around some of the best QB's in the NFL, so he knew what he was doing with Timmy....and guess what?...Timmy came back and responded big time in the next game in the Hawaii Bowl, remember...So you see, sometimes things that appear bad really isnt and sometimes things that look good really is...But again, everyone has their own opinions and that is why one should get educated first before sharing it...
Bottom line, is that it doesnt matter what anyone thinks about Timmy Chang...because after this season is done, he will be the NCAA Passing Yardage leader of All Time and no one will be able to take that away from him or the fans of the Warriors, no matter how hard they try...This record will be connected to the Hawaii Warriors football program and will never ever be broken by anyone....And Timmy, will be the most prolific passer ever in NCAA history and that is enough for him to be considered great...whether you agree or not.
Now as for your defense of Rice...Its funny how you never show both sides of the game as it may occur...Your statement regarding Rice and how they will win because they are returning a ton of experience on Defense and in the secondary, 7 starter return....Well, are you aware that Hawaii returns 12 starters on an Offense that was rated in the top 5 Nationally last year, and that the strength of this team besides QB Chang is in the WRs where they are loaded....In fact, this WR Corp of Hawaii was ranked by many as one of the Top 10 WR Corp in the nation this year...This Offense and its personal has already faced and defeated this Rice defense the past two years(once on the road and once at home), yet you feel that this same squad just because they return 7 players can do it this year...Hmmm, interesting.
For Rice's Offense that return 8....Well besides the two returning RBs, QB Henderson is effective running the option, but he isnt a reliable QB if Rice is behind and will need to now pass...Last year he passed for only 485 yards and at a 45.7% completion rate..not good if coming from behind...Now as for them returning 2 WRs, well these guys are almost non-existant in this Offense as Rice is a run, run, run all day all night Offense...Still, if they are used..then did you know that the strength of the Warrior Defense is in the Secondary as well...Although they lost in their last game, the Warrior Defense was able to get several interceptions from this FAU team who QB threw less than 10 ints all season last year...So I say that the Rice's WRs or their passing game is not really a big concern as their running game is in this one...
Rice had a solid running game last season behind that OL...but this year they lose 1 of their best RBs in Beck and two from the OL...Now Hawaii was hit hard with the lost on the Defensive front, but this personal on the DL did play in last years game vs Rice and have seen this offense...Plus, with the bye week...and the personal to effectively run Rice's Offense by scout team members...Hawaii has had a lot of practice to prepare for the option attack that Rice will run....But, for Rice to duplicate effectively Hawaii's Offensive passing game is another story...I dont think they will be able to simulate this and this could be a disadvantage when the real thing comes on game time....It is very important for the preparation of a team during the week to be able to see what type of Offense the other team will be running and then practice against it....I think Hawaii has a big advantage doing this here over Rice....
In fact speaking of some stats...Hawaii has gone 4-1 SU vs teams over the past 3 years that run similar type of Offenses like that of Rice...That one lost was back in 2001...
As far as the stats go for Rice at home...it is rather impressive, but one must know what happened , who they played, the situation affecting both teams, the lines posted on each of the games, etc...in order to determine if those stats match up perfectly to predict that these stats from the past will be a gurantee to continue in this game with this Hawaii team....So for me, stats like these are rarely used, especially as Rice never had a good team and could of been an underdog by a lot of points...Well, the line in this one, if you werent aware is -1...This is a lot different then being an underdog by DDs or even a full TD...So these type of stats, if used, by me to cap games, are only used in secondary capping role and never a primary one.
Last weeks lost for Hawaii was something that shouldnt have occurred, but like anything else these type of games where a team with a little over confident attitude, because of their lesser opponents they will face, can get caught lacking focus, intensity, and taking a team like FAU lightly....This is what I feel Hawaii was caught doing amongst other things, and it bit them in their ass...Hey, we seen this happen last season as the MAC teams shocked a lot of teams...Something like this happens...still, not to take away anything from this FAU team who btw is a very good one...as they did finish last season ranked #3 in D-1AA and they do have a solid Coach in Schellenberger(sp) who has already won a National Championship on the Div-1 level, not to mention that this team is from Florida and filled with some good athletes, and who beat the Sun Belt Top team and favorite to win the Conf again this year in North Texas...So FAU is not a slouch, just like how those MAC teams of last season werent...
Hawaii got a good wake up call and this is a good thing for them and that it happened in the beginning of the season...One game or one loss is not enough for someone to determine whether a team is good or not...I remember last season several teams getting upset by lesser foes, but turned things around and still went bowling and ended ranked in the Top 25....So it is not smart to base or make judgement about a team based on one game...Only ignorant people do that...and it is not a good way to cap games as well...Also, past stats arent nearly enough to determine who is going to win or lose in the future.
This Hawaii line is -1 right now...and I am leaning with Hawaii for more reason then what I stated above...I am still waiting on some reports on the defensive side as we had some players banged up going into the FAU game...I will let you all know later what I find out and then if I make this a play or not....Stay tuned for more info later...
