How significant is your first game with Florida?

Hey, warriors, I was just curious as to what you guys think about the season opener with the Gator, I mean no disrespect but, with what happen with the Bulldogs in the bowl game. Do you see you guys having a good chance to win this one. Either way win or lose, how do you think it will affect your season?

SMOTS,

3% is a bit of a stretch, especially since the Gators haven't forgotten the careless words of June Jones just 3 short months ago.....  I expect a 70-12 blowout.....and probably some fights between plays.....  but, UH's program will certainly recover...... Florida is probably as good now as the USC teams UH played a few years back......  so they have certainly experienced that sour taste of destruction.....   I agree that this game - despite how ridiculous the score may be - will help them in their future road games.....

So...  how significant is this game ??...   I think it will mark the low point of UH's next few seasons....  but it is better to get this game out of the way now....and not half-way through the season....  there will be some high points down the road in conference play.... as there always is.....  think of this game as UH playing the Globetrotters in basketball....  set your expectations very low.... and just marvel at the talent of the opponent....

38-17??  No way.  Not even if UH plays out of their mind.  Your 66-0 score sounds more on the mark.  The only reason UH will score 17 points is becasue Florida will put in their third stringers midway through the third quarter.

UH has no starting quarterback, has a different (we'll call it "modified") offensive system, five new coaches, lost all four starting receivers to the NFL draft, they have more or less the same o-line that georgia manhandled (which is an understatement) and so on.

It's definetly a rebuilding year.  To make it to the Hawaii bowl would be a very good result.

How important is this florida game?  not very.  t'll be one of those good "character building" experiences.This game would've been alot more important, and more interesting to watch, last year, or the year before.

Man Biz, did I ever mention that you've got the hottest babes on your avatars?! Wow!...now let me say it backwards... Wow!

As big a Warrior fan as I've become....playing in the swamp will be no picnic....too many mesquitos... and too many question marks before playing a premier team this early in the season spells trouble for the very reasons Snake and Sapho alluded to. The best we can hope for is that the Warriors play their guts out (whatever the score), learn from the experience and remain healthy because the offense will be a Work in Progress early on in the season and who knows about our defense.

In a game like this, somewhere there's got to be a pony....no doubt Florida will expose  weaknesses on both sides of the ball but in the process, this should improve the Warrior team as they shore up those soft spots... barring serious injuries obviously.

Of course, there's always that "Appalachian State" possibility that the Warriors will prevail

The game is not really significant for Hawaii and kind of significant for Florida.

It's significant for Florida in that they get to open with a Division 1 team from a good non-bcs conference that went to a BCS bowl last year and has a reputation as a team that can score points.  This also lets Florida get a win, making up for an embarassing loss to Michigan in last year's bowl game.

The significant thing for Hawaii is that it will probably be Hawaii's toughest ever road game.  Florida is at about the same level that USC was at a few years ago when Hawaii played there and the jet lag will be worse.  This is basically a great opportunity for Hawaii to play a monster SEC team on the road and hopefully will make future road trips a little easier. 

Other than that, Hawaii is breaking in a new quarterback, four new receivers, and a somewhat different offense.  Florida will probably be favored by 28-31 and I would expect to see a final in the 52-17 range

From a guy who's going to the game, lets just hope no one gets killed....me included.

Anyway I have heard that Graunke will not even start and that Rauch will be the starter, if thats the case it'll at least be fun to watch the "new offense" go against the best team in the country.  I won't even try to predict the score I just know I am going just to support my school.

I look forward to seeing just how good Florida is because the SEC is loaded this year but I have told my buddies I think Florida with the addition of Moody from SC is going to make them hard beat by anyone.

Let's just hope Hawaii shows up and plays hard, but smart and doesn't get stupid by talking smack or getting into any fights.  Oh by the way did I mention the team will be sweating from their eyeballs?? Anyway good luck to the warriors ansd I can't wait to see the new and improved uniforms from under armor......aloha!

Game what game?  I vote for doggy and biz as the best looking avatars on this board.

I say we have those two mud wrestle in G-strings as the premier event. 

Seriously how many people are looking forward to the best team of the SEC playing a offensively demaciated Warrior team?   Not that the Hawai'i defense is even in the same league either, that would be WAC vs SEC for all you neophytes.  

Doggymaster you might as well ask why did the chicken cross the road??    Or University avenue??  

This reminds me of that Dennis Hopper ad for the NFL in 94' when he asked about the slug on the razor blade.   Not a pretty sight no matter which way you slice it.............  er slime it.   

It would be a tremedous wi