Hawaii Warrior World

Star-Advertiser special projects reporter Dave Reardon discusses any and all athletics issues, with a special focus on Hawaii’s athletes and teams.

About the blog host

Dave Reardon is a sports projects reporter for the Star-Advertiser. The Honolulu native and alumnus of Pearl City High, Northwestern University and the University of Hawaii started as a copyboy and prep football stringer at the Star-Bulletin in 1981 and has covered the island sports scene uninterrupted since, except for college and two years at the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun. Dave has also launched a side career in teaching. Follow him on Twitter @dave_reardon

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The Benjy Taylor Dilemma

By Dave Reardon on December 26, 2014

If a lot of University of Hawaii basketball fans had gotten their way four years ago, Tad Boyle would be the Rainbow Warriors coach now. But Boyle ended up at Colorado and has led the Buffs to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. If a lot of University of Hawaii basketball fans had their way now, Benjy Taylor would be named the permanent head coach. UH is 10-4 under Taylor as acting coach replacing the fired Gib Arnold, with the latest […]

College sports help generate HTA funds, so they should benefit from them

By Dave Reardon on December 23, 2014

One of the things I’ve found annoying for a while now is the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s lack of responsiveness, specifically to questions about what it will do with the $4 million that normally goes to the NFL during years when it stages the Pro Bowl here in Hawaii. I’ve written previously that since there is no Pro Bowl in 2015 it would make sense for that money — or at least some of it — to go to the state’s […]

Relax: 6 weeks more likely than 6 months for Jay

By Dave Reardon on December 12, 2014

People are in a panic because they think the athletic director who was pushed into resigning and dares to say publicly how hard a job it is is staying at the University of Hawaii until June. Some crazy things happen at UH, but I seriously doubt that will. Ben Jay is outta here as quickly as he can find another job. Now, some of you are blind in your contempt for this guy and/or think he’s so incompetent that he […]

Time for a change?

By Dave Reardon on November 30, 2014

… And who will decide if a change is to be made? Athletic director Ben Jay will meet with football coach Norm Chow this week to discuss the season just completed and the future. No major decisions at UH are made by one person these days, and it’s no secret that Jay is on the hot seat himself as well. Many fans want a change after three years of Chow. UH has gone 8-29. There has been improvement, but it […]

The .8 percent solution

By Dave Reardon on November 29, 2014

Many of us probably agree that one of the allures of sport is the occurrence of the improbable, the Cinderella story come to life, beating all odds for a victory. Chaminade toppling Virginia in basketball for the greatest upset in college basketball history is perhaps the greatest example of that with a Hawaii connection. If the stars align correctly today, the University of Hawaii football team could end up Mountain West Conference West Division champions. Three upsets must occur for […]

Hoping your training table is full today

By Dave Reardon on November 27, 2014

As I was driving my friend Wynn Silberman to the airport the other day, I asked him what training table was like for a Northwestern football player. “If we beat Michigan or Notre Dame, we’d get steak and lobster,” said Silberman, who was a receiver on the 1996 Big Ten championship team. “If we lost, we got ostrich.” Ostrich? “Yeah, Ostrich. It tasted really bad, but it’s high-protein. We put a lot of hot sauce on it.” University of Hawaii […]

Walk away from $1 million because it’s the “honorable” thing? Ridiculous

By Dave Reardon on November 21, 2014

Yes, if the University of Hawaii were like other Division I football programs, Norm Chow would be fired and his $750,000 buyout would be absorbed — and it would’ve been done already. But UH isn’t like other schools, and we can continue that discussion forever and ever (or you can). Meanwhile, one of the more silly lines of thought (or, actually, lack of thought) is this idea of Chow resigning for the sake of his “honor.” People who believe that […]

No Respect Bowl, except for displaced Hawaii folks

By Dave Reardon on November 14, 2014

When I arrived at the San Jose airport and went to pick up the rental car, the agent asked what I was doing here from Hawaii. Me: “I’m here for the football game.” Agent: “Oh, Cal or Stanford?” Remember, this is at the SAN JOSE airport. The Spartans have always been an afterthought in their own town, but even moreso on a down year. A 3-6 San Jose State team on a three-game losing streak against a 2-8 Hawaii squad […]

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