I am often accused of being a Bohl apologist on here and probably rightfully so, but last night (in my mind) was one of the biggest wins in Bohl’s tenure as head coach.
No matter what kind of team Hawaii has, going there and winning is a major win. So many factors make it a tough place to play…the travel, the sleepy crowd, the time change, etc. It’s easy to get up for the Border War, Boise State, and all the “Big” games. No matter what you tell the players about not overlooking teams like Hawaii, these are college kids and it’s tough to get them “up” for games like last night.
This time, throw in all the injuries we had during the game and this thing could have gone sideways in a hurry. Despite all the adversity, Bohl and company found a way to pull out a huge W. Our depth and grit showed out last night and that is a credit to the staff.
One more thing. If we are going to give Bohl hell for not winning more with Josh Allen, Andrew Wingard, Logan Wilson, Marcus Epps, and all the rest of the NFL talent of that time, we have to give equal credit to him winning this season with probably zero (or very little) NFL talent. We have already passed the Vegas number of 5 total wins on the season. It has to work both ways right?
I know, I know…it’s Year 9 and I should expect more than this…if I am happy with 6 wins, I shouldn’t even support the program…the MW sucks right now…blah, blah, blah!
Onto the Border War! Lets kick their ass AGAIN and sell out War Memorial for when Boise comes to town!!
GO POKES!!!
No matter what kind of team Hawaii has, going there and winning is a major win. So many factors make it a tough place to play…the travel, the sleepy crowd, the time change, etc. It’s easy to get up for the Border War, Boise State, and all the “Big” games. No matter what you tell the players about not overlooking teams like Hawaii, these are college kids and it’s tough to get them “up” for games like last night.
This time, throw in all the injuries we had during the game and this thing could have gone sideways in a hurry. Despite all the adversity, Bohl and company found a way to pull out a huge W. Our depth and grit showed out last night and that is a credit to the staff.
One more thing. If we are going to give Bohl hell for not winning more with Josh Allen, Andrew Wingard, Logan Wilson, Marcus Epps, and all the rest of the NFL talent of that time, we have to give equal credit to him winning this season with probably zero (or very little) NFL talent. We have already passed the Vegas number of 5 total wins on the season. It has to work both ways right?
I know, I know…it’s Year 9 and I should expect more than this…if I am happy with 6 wins, I shouldn’t even support the program…the MW sucks right now…blah, blah, blah!
Onto the Border War! Lets kick their ass AGAIN and sell out War Memorial for when Boise comes to town!!
GO POKES!!!
