Just passing along.
Keyser Soze said:
Have never understood why Hawaii can not do better in recruiting
Wapiti said:Keyser Soze said:
Have never understood why Hawaii can not do better in recruiting
Guys like Dick Tomey and June Jones were successful there. However, there are only 1.4 million people in the state, it's a G5 school. If you have talent like Tua or Marcus Mariota you leave for the Mainland. Not great facilities at UH.
A fraternity bro of mine lived there for about 5 years - easy to get island fever.
There is not a lot of money for football. The joke was (maybe still is) that ESPN was Hawaii's main recruiter. A game on TV meant mainland kids who liked Hawaii's style would send in their highlight video. Base salary for Rolovich was $400K with incentives. This last season he pulled in around $200K extra. The attendance is poor even with this last successful run. Folks blame poor attendance on the disastrous Norm Chow era for driving the program into the ground but other complaints are high ticket prices, crappy stadium, bla-bla-bla.Stefano DiMera said:
Doubt the financial commitment (i.e.recruiting budget) is large there.
Budget issues.Keyser Soze said:
And a visit could get a commit
They have a marketing problem
wrongGolden Helmet said:
Phil Bennett is there on staff.
"Phil Bennett is there on staff." Your words, not mine.Golden Helmet said:
Not an official staff position....
But I know he was out there before the Rona hit.