About the assistant coaching position that they advertised, Mack said:
"I'm going to give a fair look at all of the applicants." (HA)
HA Note: "If Tuioti were an applicant for the assistant coaching vacancy, and a better candidate were found, he could remain at his current position. Tuioti is a former UH defensive tackle. He has drawn praise for helping to assemble the Warriors' past two recruiting classes."
HA Note: "There were published reports that another move would involve defensive coordinator Cal Lee and defensive line coach Dave Aranda. There are no public postings for the defensive coordinator's position. It is possible for McMackin to change a coach's title without a public posting as long as the combined compensation for all of the assistants does not exceed the current total of an estimated $1 million annually. Regardless of title, such as coordinator or associate, each is considered to be an assistant coach. The NCAA limits each Division I-A football team to nine assistant coaches. All of the defensive coaches have collaborated on the game plans in McMackin's first two seasons as head coach. But McMackin called the defensive plays during games in 2008. McMackin and Aranda split the play-calling duties in 2009."
HSB Note: "Cal Lee, the current defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, is expected to remain on staff in the latter position. The athletic department posted job listings for both assistant football coach and administrative assistant for football operations (director of football player personnel) on Tuesday with a closing date of March 3."
About the changes he will be making to their coaching staff, Mack said:
"There will be some changes on the staff and we're going through the hiring process right now. We won't announce anything until mid-March." (HSB)
HSB Note: "According to the sources, Tony Tuioti, currently the director of player personnel, will coach the defensive line. George Lumpkin, who coached the defensive ends last season, moves into the player personnel position."
HSB Note: "Lumpkin is the longest tenured member of the coaching staff. He currently holds the title of assistant head coach and focused on working with the defensive ends last season. Aside from a two-year absence in 1997-98 when he coached at Kamehameha Schools,Lumpkin has been on the UH staff since 1974."
Dave Reardon wrote: "If I had a dime for every time I've heard the Hawaii head coach refer to Dave Aranda as a genius … well, I could buy you and me each a soda. He said it after every game.
McMackin obviously has a world of confidence in Aranda. Why else would he promote the young defensive line coach to coordinator, a post previously held by McMackin's long-time friend Cal Lee?
McMackin seemed as impressed by Aranda's energy as much as his acumen, and gave him more responsibility as last season went along. Aranda got a lot of the credit for UH's great defensive effort against Navy's option.
Who would've thought that before the start of McMackin's third season he'd have taken the play-calling duties from Ron Lee, whom he described as his "offensive coordinator for life," and demoted Ron's brother Cal? It was a strange situation from the beginning, as McMackin retained defensive play-calling responsibilities; Cal Lee's role seemed more adviser than coordinator."
HSB Note: "Since Tuioti is technically coming from off the coaching staff, the job had to be posted. That brings into play those pesky state hiring rules, and that's why no one at UH wants to be quoted about the changes."
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