Since you must like football (and so do I), I'll give you a football analogy. Last weak unranked Arizona beat, no---obliterated #5 Oregon 42-16. Unranked USC beat #4 Stanford. Florida lost to GA Southern. None of these were supposed to happen, but they DID.

Now I must ask you, Hawaii, to imagine yourself in the underdog's locker room before the game. What do you think the pre-game talk was like from the head coach?

Was it something like this...."men, let me be perfectly honest with you, we are clearly outmatched. Our opponent is bigger, stronger, and faster. We can't protect our quarterback and we have no one who can run the ball. Our defense is atrocious. Our secondary is going to be picked apart all day.

We're going to lose and lose badly. We have no hope. It is our destiny. Let's go out there and be good sports about it. Let's show the world what great sportsmen we are and take great pleasure in knowing that we played the game as gentlemen. If you happen to knock your opponent to the ground, offer to help him up. Who knows, he might invite you to his next birthday party.

Never mind the scoreboard. It is meaningless. Just hold your head high just knowing that you participated, because it's participation that really matters the most.

I don't want any of you having any illusions about the outcome of this game. We can not win. We will not win. Do not kid yourself into thinking that is even possible, for it is not. If you hear any of your teammates uttering something so ridiculous please inform me immediately and I will set him straight.

Lastly, stay humble."

I bet it was something more like this...



C2K. The battle cry was "RESTORING THE PROFFESSION" and most everyone was onboard.

It starts with a belief that it is possible---you obviously don't have it.