More Tuesday Hawaii Bowl News

The news, it never stops!

The AP has an article taking a look at both teams' desire for respect.

NDNation.com, another Notre Dame blog, previews the game. Some bullet points:

Here are a few questions that will help determine the outcome:

- Will Sam Young and others be able to handle the pass rush of David Veikune?
- Will the Irish gain 150 yards rushing, which is the average yield for Hawaii’s defense?
- Can Notre Dame pressure Alexander and force a lot of third down incompletions?
- Will the Irish win the battle of field position through good special teams play?
- Which struggling kicker will come through for his team?
- Which team can avoid devastating turnovers?
- Will Notre Dame play a full game with the intensity it has lacked against other less talented teams?

The New York Times' Quad Blog has a game preview.

One of only a handful of F.B.S. teams to play 13 regular-season games in 2008, the Warriors may have showed more in their penultimate contest (a 29-24 loss to Big East champion Cincinnati) than they did in any of their seven victories. Hawaii took the Bearcats down to the wire, actually leading late in the fourth quarter before a late safety altered the momentum of the game. So while this 7-6 campaign (5-3 in the WAC) may pale in comparison to Hawaii’s magical 12-1 season of a year ago, there is reason to believe the Warriors are beginning to hit their stride at the right time.

Olin Buchanan of Rivals.com takes a look at the matchups on offense, defense, special teams, coaching, etc.