The commit of Preston Taumua, writes Sam McKewon, reopens the Hawaiian line pipeline while giving the Huskers their most surprising win over the 2024 recruiting cycle
Previously: Hawaii Offense I hope you enjoyed reading about the Hawaii Offense yesterday because that piece, as rough as it was, is significantly better than what you are about to read. During my The Enemy, Ranked series, I ranked Hawaii's DL, LB, and Secondary as the worst on the schedule and now you are going to see why. The Rainbow Warriors are 0-2, and their defense has been the culprit. They are near the bottom of Bill Connelly's rankings and at 506.5 yards per game allowed, Hawaii's defense is already on track for ghastly counting metrics. This one is going to get ugly. The Film: Still using the Vandy tape for reasons stated in the previous piece, namely the Commodores being a closer analogue to Michigan from a talent standpoint than Western Kentucky and the accessibility of the tape. The consequence of this decision is I had to watch a game in which Hawaii gave up 600 yards to Vanderbilt. Personnel: Click here or on the graphic to make big. PDF. I
Previously: Hawaii Offense I hope you enjoyed reading about the Hawaii Offense yesterday because that piece, as rough as it was, is significantly better than what you are about to read. During my The Enemy, Ranked series, I ranked Hawaii's DL, LB, and Secondary as the worst on the schedule and now you are going to see why. The Rainbow Warriors are 0-2, and their defense has been the culprit. They are near the bottom of Bill Connelly's rankings and at 506.5 yards per game allowed, Hawaii's defense is already on track for ghastly counting metrics. This one is going to get ugly. The Film: Still using the Vandy tape for reasons stated in the previous piece, namely the Commodores being a closer analogue to Michigan from a talent standpoint than Western Kentucky and the accessibility of the tape. The consequence of this decision is I had to watch a game in which Hawaii gave up 600 yards to Vanderbilt. Personnel: Click here or on the graphic to make big. PDF. I