Quotes from the Hawaii Football Skills Camp

HSB Note: "Yesterday, McMackin spoke to hundreds of aspiring young football players at the Hawaii Football Skills Camp, and he passed around his Sugar Bowl ring for them to see what hard work can do. McMackin talked to the youths about how the Warriors came back to beat San Jose State and Washington to keep alive their unbeaten regular season last year against daunting odds."

Relating UH's comeback to the kids at their camp, Mack said:
"You have the power inside you to make it happen. Don't ever let anyone tell you you don't." (HSB)

About how there really is no offseason for football anymore, Mack said:
"That's what I've found. But it's fast and fun. Just like this camp. The most important thing is we wanted the kids to have fun." (HSB)

Happy with the attitude of their campers, Mack said:
"The attitude has been outstanding from the kids." (HSB)

Pleased with what they have accomplished since he took over at UH, Mack said:
"I feel really good as far as we've accomplished a lot of things. Getting Jim Donovan as athletic director has been a big plus. I've been meeting with Under Armour the past two days. We've recruited a staff, recruited players, spring ball, summer school, raising money. On Aug. 19 we have a women's football clinic, hosted by my wife, Heather. And then we have our own camp. And then we play Florida." (HSB)

About how their coaches have been working together, Mack said:
"I want to go over philosophy, our coaching routine, fundamentals and drills for our camp. We have a lot to do. The staff has been breaking down Florida, Weber State and Oregon State." (HSB)

About his interest in UH despite his commit to New Mexico, Punahou QB Cayman Shutter said:
"I still consider (the New Mexico commitment) solid. But this is something I've really got to look at. UH is the one school I would consider de-committing for." (HSB)

HSB Note: "The skill camp ended yesterday with 7-on-7 drills. On the final play, Shutter lofted a beautiful long pass to the speedy Stutzmann, who gathered it in behind the defense despite having to run up a hill to get it."

Praising Shutter's passing, Billy Ray Stutzmann said:
"He has a nice release. The ball just floats. I'm going to talk to him about (signing with UH)." (HSB)

HSB Note: "McMackin is not allowed by NCAA rules to speak on individual recruits. But he did say 24 scholarship offers are out for the incoming class of 2009. Jones had begun to recruit earlier in his last year, but nothing of this scale (which is standard procedure at most schools)."

About how camps are not just for recruiting, Mack said:
"We wanted to do our fundamentals and techniques that we teach here. The assistants that aren't on our staff, our staff taught them what we want to do. We wanted to have (student-athlete consultant) Doris Sullivan come over and teach them about drugs and alcohol awareness and also what you have to do to get into college. Academics is important, we wanted to stress that. The attitude has been outstanding from the kids." (HSB)