Lead-Up to UNLV

UNLV QB Rocky Hinds has an injured knee and may not play against UH. Luckily, his knee injury is not serious, so there still may be a chance we'll see him.

The Warriors have had difficulty plotting schemes to slow Hinds, who is 6 feet 5, 220 pounds and can run 100 meters in 10.4 seconds. The Rebels use a variation of Florida's four-wide, spread-option offense, which was successful two years ago at Utah. Freshman Malcolm Lane, who is 6 feet 4, has portrayed Hinds during UH's defensive drills.

I think he'd be a great test for the UH defense, especially since we're playing Boise the week after. But if anything, shootouts are always fun!

From the same article, Stephen Tsai also has an injury report. Nate Ilaoa, who is recovering from a concussion, and Michael Lafaele, recovering from a heel injury, both practiced yesterday. But Leonard Peters (broken rib cartilage) and Solomon Elimimian (sprained knee) were held out. Peters says he should be practicing today.

In the meantime, Brad Kalilimoku is practicing in place of Elimimian at inside linebacker. Brad's played everywhere. As Dave Reardon writes:

Now he's the defense's utility man, a job he looks at with mixed emotions since he could end up at any one of five positions for any given practice or game. He practiced at outside linebacker one day last week.

"You never know. I've got to always study a different position and stuff. When you study a different position you have to have a different mind-set. Now I'm a linebacker, now I'm a safety," he said. "I want a home. But I'll go wherever the team needs me.

I called it! Starting corner against Boise!

And finally, Pete Fiutak of College Football News is excited about the upcoming October 21st NMSU-UH matchup.

Go to the bathroom; miss three touchdowns.
It might not be for the purists, but for sheer eye-candy and unbridled fun, you have to mark October 21st on your calendar for the Hawaii – New Mexico State game. The Aggie passing game has finally taken flight thanks to new QB Chase Holbrook, who leads the nation’s number one air attack averaging 427 yards per game. Hawaii only played one game, but Colt Brennan threw for 350 yards against Alabama.

The "purists" can go eat some balls for all I care. They're crotchety old fools who wish players still wore leather helmets and John Wayne was their daddy. I know change is hard! But don't let the evolution of football, or the world for that matter, "pass" you by! Ohohohoho!!!