Hawaii’s football program has experienced some good times and bad times. Hawaii dominated the Mountain West during the June Jones Era. Countless memories, hard-fought games, the run-and-shoot offensive scheme, and a feeling of pride were on display in the past.
About Last Week I said, “where’d he go?” And Hollywood says, “where’d whoooo gooooooo.” [Fuller] The Road Ahead Maryland (3-0, 0-0 B1G) Last week: Beat SMU, 34-27 Recap: We said we would discuss Maryland when they beat a real team. And SMU is a real team. Not a great team. Probably not a good team. But a real team. So here we go: I still have no idea what to make of Maryland. They outplayed SMU statistically to the point where SP+ had this game more like a 3-touchdown blowout than a 7-point nailbiter. They allowed 369 passing yards, but on 54 attempts (6.8 YPA) and picked off Tanner Mordecai twice. More importantly, they held SMU to a very respectable 4.2 yards per carry (sack-adjusted) with a long rush of 13 yards, and held them to a total of 5.4 yards per play overall. They DID allow a 52 yard touchdown to a guy named R.J. Maryland, which, buddy how did you not see THAT coming, but still. A respectable outing. Offensively, Roman Hemby has taken over the lead in the backfi