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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by befundis:
I don't think we want anything more from Hawaii. </font>
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Sure we do. I want to see Big Al take King Nakiwakifikiwuku(or whatever their mascot calls himself) and scrub the turf with him.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by befundis:
I don't think we want anything more from Hawaii. </font>
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When not playing on the Island since 1990 Hawaii is 17 wins, 42 losses, and 1 tie. Under June Jones, off the Island, Hawaii is 10 wins, 11 losses. I don't think last season's game or team is a good representation of whether we want any more of Hawaii. Take them off the Island and they lose all the home advantages they enjoy. Take that mad man for a mascot and put him in chains and leg irons and Hawaii has no advantages at all.
 
I'm with Bayou. Hawaii isnt really any big thing to seek out for a game of any kind unless you just waant an excuse to visit the Islands. They use shady,unfair intimdating type thuggery to try and steal games every year on the Island. We wasnt the first ones to complain...I think they started a fight with Cincinnati or Houston too ! We owe BYU a home game so lets go to Provo,UT if we are going the Midwest route. If your wanting a mid level team like Hawaii from the west I think Oregon State,New Mexico,or Utah would be great choices . RTR

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If we do open with them, that's one early season game I hope is at 2:30 P.M.

I want those island boys to know the feeling of Alabama heat and humidity in the dead of late August/Early September. It would be fun to see them drop like flies, just like South Florida(of all teams) did last year.

It should have been like that when UCLA came here in 2001. The rain and night time start put a damper on that advantage for us.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DiamondDust:
If we do open with them, that's one early season game I hope is at 2:30 P.M.

I want those island boys to know the feeling of Alabama heat and humidity in the dead of late August/Early September. It would be fun to see them drop like flies, just like South Florida(of all teams) did last year.

It should have been like that when UCLA came here in 2001. The rain and night time start put a damper on that advantage for us.</font>
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I lived in Hawaii for 3 1/2 years and it gets just as hot there as it does in Alabama! Well, unless you are on the winward side of the Island which the University of Hawaii at Monoa is not. (leeward Side)
 
TideSiblacer: I'm not sure when lived in Hawaii, but it doesn't even compare to the Alabama heat. The average high temp in Hawaii is about 82 degrees year round and it rains almost every day at least a little bit and there is 1/2 the humidity. Alabama's average temp in late August early September is about 90 with 90% humidity and it a sauna compared with Hawaii.

I'm not saying their guys can't cut it, but rather discounting the comparison of heat and humidity between the two cities. I don't believe it will bother them too much, but you never know. The real advantage we should have is the Jet Lag they'll incur going into the time zones...losing that much time is hard on the body and even young guys in shape get hit with it. Of course, June Jones knows that and will have them ready if they do come.

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Hawaii would be at a terrific disadvantage playing in T-Town. The heat and humidity would be a factor, plus their O-line couldn't hold with no fear of being penalized.

I visited Hawaii 3 times while in the Navy, the weather was nothing like Alabama in Aug./Sept.
 
The humidity in Hawaii is very comparable to the good ol south! I now live in Beaufort SC and it is hotter and more humid than Hawaii and I would say even hotter than South Alabama. What I am arguing is the heat will have very little effect on the way UH would play in T-town. If we rewind about three years ago it had very little to zero effect to UCLA! By the time the opener in 2006 gets here Bama should be close to full strength and I think that UH would be very little competition for the Crimson Tide! Regardless of the heat!
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Alanbama27:
TideSiblacer: I'm not sure when lived in Hawaii, but it doesn't even compare to the Alabama heat. The average high temp in Hawaii is about 82 degrees year round and it rains almost every day at least a little bit and there is 1/2 the humidity. Alabama's average temp in late August early September is about 90 with 90% humidity and it a sauna compared with Hawaii.

I'm not saying their guys can't cut it, but rather discounting the comparison of heat and humidity between the two cities. I don't believe it will bother them too much, but you never know. The real advantage we should have is the Jet Lag they'll incur going into the time zones...losing that much time is hard on the body and even young guys in shape get hit with it. Of course, June Jones knows that and will have them ready if they do come.

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Oh yeah, I forgot you. You are correct, it never gets cold. While my wife attended UH she would come home in December thru January and be laughing because the temp would fall to around 70 and those people would break out their coats! SEVENTY DEGREES!!! In the summer though it gets very hot, and yes we would have showers every day. The typically lasted for 10 to 15 minutes. BUT, when they were over you want to talk about humidity, it was hotter the H-E-L-L!!! You couldn't hardly breathe! I ran a half marathon one time that ended in Aloha Stadium and the heat was almost unbearable, because there was NO WIND!!! Just good ol fashion heat and humidity. I will admit it does get hotter in Alabama, but NOT MUCH!!! Not enough to matter IMHO!
 
Siblacer,

As a point of information, 2006 is the year that we should be hurting the most with regard to the sanctions. I know this is unrelated to this thread, but anytime I see that type of comment I like to point out the facts so that we might not be guilty of rushing things.

The scholarship reductions mean there are classes that are short on players. This Fall, it will the true freshmen, the redshirt freshmen and the 3rd year sophomore classes that are short on players. In 2006, the classes that will be short will be the 3rd year sophomores, the 4th year juniors and the 5th year seniors.

Hopefully, in 2006, we will be benefiting from 3 really strong classes that Shula has brought in, but those guys will be true freshmen, redshirt freshmen, and 3rd year sophomores. If those guys are the starters in 2006, we may be talented, but we will be very young and inexperienced, which is definitely a factor that impacts the win-loss column for many teams every season.

Not being disagreeable. Just like to let the facts speak for themselves.

-Sully

P.S. I am not suggesting that we will have results in 2006 that are worse than or similar to the 2003 season. There are obvious "other" factors which point toward the team getting better each year for the next few years. Again, I am just pointing out the facts about the NCAA sanctions.
 
"Take that mad man for a mascot and put him in chains and leg irons and Hawaii has no advantages at all."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by BamaSully:
Siblacer,

As a point of information, 2006 is the year that we should be hurting the most with regard to the sanctions. I know this is unrelated to this thread, but anytime I see that type of comment I like to point out the facts so that we might not be guilty of rushing things.

The scholarship reductions mean there are classes that are short on players. This Fall, it will the true freshmen, the redshirt freshmen and the 3rd year sophomore classes that are short on players. In 2006, the classes that will be short will be the 3rd year sophomores, the 4th year juniors and the 5th year seniors.

Hopefully, in 2006, we will be benefiting from 3 really strong classes that Shula has brought in, but those guys will be true freshmen, redshirt freshmen, and 3rd year sophomores. If those guys are the starters in 2006, we may be talented, but we will be very young and inexperienced, which is definitely a factor that impacts the win-loss column for many teams every season.

Not being disagreeable. Just like to let the facts speak for themselves.

-Sully

P.S. I am not suggesting that we will have results in 2006 that are worse than or similar to the 2003 season. There are obvious "other" factors which point toward the team getting better each year for the next few years. Again, I am just pointing out the facts about the NCAA sanctions.</font>
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Sorry I agree... I do think the stability and Shula's recruiting will start to help out a great deal though.
 
WE are going to give then 1 million dollar to play a game in BDS??!!
Where the hello does that money come from?
I think we could get Jacksonville State to play us for about $200,000. And then we could reduce the ticket prices for the 2007 games.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kfo9494:
I think we could get Jacksonville State to play us for about $200,000. And then we could reduce the ticket prices for the 2007 games.</font>
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But what network would broadcast a JSU-Bama matchup?

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As I said on the other post, I think you get a free extra game if you play Hawaii. NCAA rule to help them schedule.

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