Hawaii Bowl Preview

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii vs Notre Dame
Wednesday December 24, 8:00
on ESPN
Aloha Stadium - Honolulu

Why you should watch:

• Notre Dame could lose again and everyone likes that
  
• Get to see nice warm weather and girls in hula skirts
• Only bowl game for a whole 2 days (no game on Christmas)
  

Why you shouldn't watch:

• It's Christmas Eve....you don't have ANYTHING BETTER TO DO?
  
• Really its Hawaii vs Notre Dame....you really interested?
  

Streaks and Scheduling Notes:
Hawaii:

• 7-6 (5-3)
  
• 7th bowl game in the last 10 years (4-2); 3-1 in the Hawaii Bowl
  
• Won 3 of their last 4 games
• 5-2 at home this season
  

Notre Dame:

• 6-6
  
• 5th bowl game in last 1o years; haven't won bowl game since 1993
• Lost 4 of their last 5 games
• 2-4 away from home this season (wins against Washington & Navy)
  

Key Stats, Figures, and Players:
Hawaii:

• Offensively their strength is in the passing game. They are terrible running the ball.
  
• Defensively they are pretty bad but pass defense is their best category.
  
• QB Greg Alexander missed some time this season but in his last 6 games he has only thrown 2 interceptions while throwing 12 touchdowns.
• They are pretty good at getting pressure on the quarterback and DE David Veikune is a big part of that. He has 8 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, and 10 qb hurries on the season.
  

Notre Dame:

• Offensively they do nothing really well. They don't score much and they can't run. And their passing game is not very efficient.
  
• Defensively they are actually pretty good defending the pass which is good cause that's what Hawaii does.
  
• WR Golden Tate is probably the best player on this team. He has 52 catches for 903 yards and 7 touchdowns.
  
• RB Armando Allen could have a big game. He is the top running back on the team going up against a poor defense.
  

Who Wins:

Notre Dame....Honestly a lot of the key facts for this game screams Hawaii here. The Irish haven't won a bowl game in 15 years and don't deserve to even be here. Hawaii is playing at home and the Irish have to stay focused while on "vacation" in Hawaii. But I feel like this team is going to show up to prove themselves and Hawaii might actually be worse than Syracuse.