Comments on: OIA and ILH officially announce agreement

By: ILH

ILH — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 01:11:01 +0000

Alpha- great points, fairness would probably become an issue, im pretty sure of it. Plus, with the match ups were looking at this year, my opinion is that the stadium would prove to be a more appropriate venue to adequately accommodate the #s.

Btw, are you the OG Alpha? Your writing style has changed somewhat. Just an observation.

By: Alpha

Alpha — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 22:43:19 +0000

@ilh, to answer your last question concerning home field advantage. IMO the team that actually has a home field to host a football game should have the advatage. Instead of meeting up at the stadium where both schools lose out on revenue. Maybe St. Louis can take a lesson from the oia here and use Roosevelt as a home field, saves time and brings money to their program.
As for the soft generation comment, i believe so, due to the fact that high schoolers dont want to ruin their college hopes due to injury, but rightfully so. Also, the amount of technology involved, softer field to play on to reduce injury, every hit is microscoped to ensure a safe hit etc. This generation of players are so pamperd they dont play unless they are 100% healthy. But there is always a few throwback players, their dna is football, born to play this game, technology cant keep up with them, defy the laws of todays game. But thats a few, The majority of these kids are built to play the game, not born to do it.

By: ILH

ILH — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:20:43 +0000

Alpha- that is quite a harsh generalization of our players today. I think that the type of play, schemes, today call for a different type of player than the old student body right and left and what not. I wouldnt go as far as to judge them as being soft but different to meet the changing game. I will tell you that the skill level of the players today far outweigh that of the players of the 80s and 90s. Look at the lineman. Gone are the 300 pound behemoths and in are the tall lean athletic lineman that have nimble footwork. Why? to be able to move with the tall lean DE’s that are coming off the edge that can run a 4.6 40 yd dash.

Dont you agree though that turf augments the play of good, decent and sub-par players and that shoddy fields decrease it?

I think the important question is why would a team get home field advantage over another team? Especially since they will only play once.

By: Alpha

Alpha — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 00:57:45 +0000

@ilh, although majority of football fields now have turf to cater to this soft generation of football players. If your good, doesnt matter what type of field you playing on.

By: ILH

ILH — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 20:15:38 +0000

YNAE4EVA February 22, 2018 7:01 am
It will cost the ILH because their student body count will go down because once the OIA teams start to ground and pound they will feel the pain

I somewhat agree with this, but, do you think that the OIA will remain with the same offenses they have run or adjust to what will be a wider spectrum of defenses and offenses with the addition of the ILH?

YNAE4EVA translated-
wat cuz, you guys going still ground and pound, even doe da spoiled private schools going trow da rock???

I kid, I kid. Real question. Thoughts.

By: Ldub20 Owl 316

Ldub20 Owl 316 — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:10:58 +0000

Punahou played at Kahuku in 2012 and lost by much less there than they would in the state title game @ Aloha Stadium.

By: ALLILH

ALLILH — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 04:40:40 +0000

@rrfl yes he did….but it’s your fellow aannyywwaayyss and mahatmaghandi that like to tell everyone to stay and play for the community they live in. Hence my comment of having all the Kahuku players play for UH.
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By: Bumbuchas

Bumbuchas — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 01:35:47 +0000

“Go Monarchs”, Thank Damien’s FB Head Coach at that time for getting blown out 88-0 or some absurd score like that. He lasted 2 seasons and was gone, damage done.

By: rrfl

rrfl — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 01:19:40 +0000

@ALLILH
didn’t cordeiro from st louis signed with UH

By: ALLILH

ALLILH — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:08:07 +0000

I can’t wait for the season. All I will say is let the kids play no matter what division.

I can see it now….if the ILH teams win all you people still will chirp about the kids coming from all over the island. For you uneducated people, private schools don’t have any geographical area unlike public schools. If the kids go to a private school it’s the families choice.

Oh and for people like aannnnyyywwaayyyssss, y don’t all your Kahuku people go to UH after for college then because that’s the school of this community. Stop living your broken down youth through these kids!

bbwwaahhaahhaahhaa!