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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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Reputation:97
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Since:Sep 22, 2007
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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?
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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Reputation:98
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Since:Sep 26, 2006
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At least we wont have the "we are undefeated and getting snubbed by the BCS" talk all year. Florida should take care of that in 30 minutes.
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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With so many changes in the UH team this year, it won't be a very good measuring stick to see where the program is. A new head coach, QB, and WRs could make for a tough season for any school, but to open against a great Florida team just doesn't seem beneficial to UH. The Warriors will gain some national exposure and hopefully put forth a good effort, but their team should be measured against their WAC competition this season, not against teams in the Top 5.
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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Reputation:96
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Since:Nov 14, 2007
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On paper we probably have a less than 3% chance at winning the game, but I think it should help us for the rest of the season. After playing in a hostile environment like the swamp, road trips to Oregon State, Boise, and Fresno will seem tame in comparison. Hopefully it should get our players ready for those road games later on in the season.
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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I am a Warrior faithful since the 70's. Even through the 0-12 Von Appen years. Of course I would love for UH to win, but there's a slim to none chance of that happening. That said, I hope the Warriors at least learned from the Sugar Bowl and are able to put up a decent showing, and not lose too badly. But I'd still be proud of the boys!
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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Since:Sep 9, 2007
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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....
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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Since:Nov 24, 2006
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I expect a better showing from Hawaii in Florida than what we saw in New Orleans.
As to the game's significance (to the rest of the season):
How badly will the O-Line get schooled?
Will receivers hold on to the ball in the face of getting the stuffing kicked out of them after every catch?
Can the O-Backs get enough run(block) support to have a at least a half-way effective play-action and draw or will the Warriors get stuck in the proverbial mud of the Swamp?
If all these questions have negative answers; I would not be surprised by a 66-0 thumping; which will lead to good things assuming players/coaches learn from it.
BUT, if the Warriors manage to show some fight and some measure of speed (relatively speaking) then Florida might have to explain how they let those low-life guys from Hawaii score more than Georgia allowed (I could see a Florida winning margin as slight as 38-17). This scenario could actually backfire should the Warriors develop some headstrong attitude from such a result.
Side note...I KNOW there'll be a Georgia-Florida comparison urped up by one side or the other (meaning Georgia or Florida fans); a few of my Georgia acquaintances are looking forward to Hawaii playing a better game against Florida...
Here's hopin' Buckeyes !! is WRONG...we could all do without the on-field fights.
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How significant is your first game with Florida?
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Since:Oct 3, 2007
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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.
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Reputation:94
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Okay, three points
#1 Sappho and my 60+ point margins would seem to assume that:
- - A. Florida's coming year's team will be better than last year's Georgia's team
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- - B. Hawaii's coming year's team will be worse than last year's.
While (B) will most likely be true; I cannot see Florida being better than Georgia last year nor this coming year. So, I really thinking that as likely as a 60+ point spread tis point #2.
#2 My 38-17 scenario assumed that ALL things FALL Hawaii's way; and I was thinking in terms of a Vegas line . . . somehow I do not see Vegas giving anything near 60+ points; I'd probably bet that one!
#3. Given the suggestion that Florida MIGHT sub down to the third level; I agree, and here's a twisted scenario...
...at half-time, the score is 35-6 (5 TDs for the Gators, two FGs for Hawaii) and Florida has had the second string in for the last 7 minutes of the second quarter...FIRST game of the season against a weaker opponent...good time to see how deep the Gators really are.
Second half, somehow, here we go again, Florida opens with another drive and ooops, there's a FG instead of a TD...but still, it's time for those THIRD stringers we mentioned.
And then what happens; those pesky Polynesians manage to finally get a solid drive together and score a TD and a two-point conversion...no, not MORE troubles for Florida; by the way, the football gods took a nasty swipe at Florida very early in the game; Tebow broke his ankle in the first quarter...and now those meddlin' mischief makers are really gonna throw a rotten quarter at the Gators!
Next day's headlines: Wow, imagine that, Florida wins their opener 38-17 against a BCS bowl team from last year; good game Gators. Here's hopin' that ankle really isn't badly broken.
So, yes there is a way; sure as heck ain't likely. Don't expect to see it.
But, no way???
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