Hawaii is an enigma. Their offense is below par this year mainly due to a very very young O line and inexperienced receivers. While not as good as previous editions, Hawaii still very capable offensively. BUT, and I say the big BUT is their defense. In Jones 4+ years, his defense has always been in the bottom 25. They seem to have some very good D players yet their D will always remain the "X" factor. If they come to play, they can be quite good (unbelievable but quite true). As for the road factor, it was thought they had turned the corner last year, but it looks like back to square one this year. However, this Saturday, I do believe it will turn out to be a big "W" for Hawaii as its players realize they must win out the season if they are to contend for the WAC (they meet Boise State @ home in their last game). I further believe, they will be very focused and it could be romper room time. San Jose cannot get into a foot race with Hawaii as they cannot match them point for point. They will try to run more in order to shorten the game but like I said, Hawaii can play D and I do feel they will stuff SJS at the line of scrimmage.
I see Hawaii easily covering the 12- with the possibility of a romp. No look ahead as they have a bye next week before returning to play at Nevada.
And that is JMHO fellahs.
GM
