Quotes from HF about the 2008 schedule

Asked when he'd announce the schedule and be able to name the teams, HF said:
"Soon. We know who the teams are. They've accepted, but we still have some things to clear up." (HA)

"I know who the teams are and I've released all the other teams that I was talking to. We expect to do the announcement soon." (HSB)

HA Note: "University of Hawai'i athletic director Herman Frazier yesterday declared the 2008 UH football schedule "completed." He said the Warriors will play 12 regular-season games next year, although it appears he misspoke, and that they will play the maximum 13 — six on the road and seven at Aloha Stadium."

HA Note: "The schedule includes one NCAA I-AA team and will conclude with consecutive games against BCS teams — Washington State on Nov. 29 and an as-yet unnamed team on Dec. 6. UH will open at Florida and play at Oregon State two weeks later. Byes are scheduled for the weeks of Oct. 20 and Nov. 3."


About how a lot of teams have been calling them lately to get on their schedule, including one team that turned them down for this year, HF said:
"At the end of the day, things fell into place because of the success of the team." (HA)


About how the 2009 schedule is missing just 1 game, HF added:
"For 2010, we don't need anybody. Now we have to focus on '11 and '12." (HA)


About missing his self-imposed deadline for the 2007 schedule and having just 12 games instead of 13, HF said:
"We already know what happened this past year, but bygones are bygones — it's over." (HA)

"I'm not going to go through what we went through last year." (HA)

"I don't want to go through the same thing anymore. It's done. '08 is done! OK? '08 is done!" (HSB)


About the $500k they got from Toyota for the Aerosmith concert, HF said:
"Those funds enable us to continue to support our sports programs, and if there are shortfalls in the future, they will allow us to continue to take care of our teams." (HA)


About how he'll continue to look for those types of opportunities for funding, HF said:
"When I accepted this position, one thing I said was I wanted to do out-of-the-box type things. In this particular regard, it was just a normal type of thing that urban universities should be doing." (HA)

HA Note: "The department has a commitment from Sweet Adelines International for a November 2008 event that is expected to bring 10,000 people to the Sheriff Center."

Note: In this situation I agree with HF and applaud efforts to raise additional money by renting out UH Athletic facilities when they are not needed for use.


About signs people have made calling for his firing due to the messed up 2007 schedule, HF said:
"I don't pay attention to that. I don't know they're there, I don't look at them. I've been in collegiate athletics 29 years. There's always going to be critics no matter what you do." (HSB)


About how there had been a chance that Navy would pull out of their scheduled game, but things were resolved, HF said:
"Navy had a problem with a game after ours, but that's been solved." (HSB)