Elimimian, Idaho Reviews, Hawaii Bowl, Etc.

Solomon Elimimian is the WAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Elimimian, a senior from Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw HS), had a season-high 13 tackles (10 solo), including 2.5 for a loss of six yards, in a 42-17 win over Idaho. Elimimian also tipped a pass that was intercepted by a teammate which led to a Hawai'i touchdown in the third quarter.

Dave Reardon reviews five key plays from Hawaii's 49-17 victory over Idaho in this week's Warrior Replay.

Reardon's blog has a discussion going on over whether UH missed the boat on Kama Bailey.

In his article about Nathan Mageo's commitment, Stephen Tsai has an injury update.

Although cornerback Ryan Mouton suffered a high-ankle sprain in the first quarter against Idaho Saturday, there is a possibility he will be available for this week's game against Washington State.

Strong safety Erik "E-Rob" Robinson aggravated a hamstring injury and was on crutches at the end of Saturday's game. But McMackin said he is hopeful Robinson will play against Washington State.

Drake Zintgraff of Ka Leo has a review of the game.

Jason Kaneshiro reviews the game and looks ahead to the Hawaii Bowl.

David Matlin, executive director of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, expected last weekend's games to provide some clarity to the bowl's situation.

But "it got about as clear as mud," Matlin said.

While Hawaii moved to within one win of securing a spot in the Christmas Eve game, the Hawaii Bowl's Pac-10 affiliation could leave organizers looking to other conferences to fill a berth.

The Hawaii Bowl is contracted to take the sixth-place team from the Pac-10, but the league could end up short of bowl-eligible teams. Stanford's loss to California knocked the Cardinal out of consideration. Arizona State and UCLA (both 4-6) remain in contention, but need to win out.

Ferd Lewis writes how a PAC-10 team is increasingly unlikely to play in the Hawaii Bowl and takes a look at other teams that could play.

In the event the Hawai'i Bowl is forced to take a dip in the at-large pool, a Mid-American Conference team looms as a possibility. The MAC already has five bowl-eligible teams — Ball State (11-0), Western Michigan (9-2), Central Michigan (8-3), Buffalo (7-4) and Northern Illinois (6-5) — for three slots and could add Akron (5-6) or Bowling Green (5-6) if they close with victories.

And Ferd writes how can you not be angry with the BS from the BCS?

Now, Utah (12-0) is sixth in this week's BCS standings, Boise State (11-0) ninth and Ball State (11-0) of the MAC 15th. All of them are ahead of the highest ranked Big East team, No. 16 Cincinnati (9-2) and the top-ranked ACC team, No. 20 Florida State (8-3). You can add the Pac-10 champion, should No. 17 Oregon State (8-3) win out.

Yet the ACC, Big East and Pac-10 titlists would be assured BCS berths — and paydays — while only Utah of the outside crowd would be permitted to join the party.

Better would be to have a genuine playoff. Or, failing that, standings, rather than pedigree, to decide all the BCS berths.

@#$&%*!!!