It doesn't matter that we're supposed to win by 40.
On the first kick-off, the scoreboard will still read 0 - 0. Being a heavy favorite won't help us tackle. It won't allow us to gain more yards or score more points. We still have to earn every inch on that football field and if we aren't prepared, we won't be successful.
It doesn't matter that we have 15 former four-star or five-star recruits in our freshman class and they've had 2 in the last ten years.
They will still be motivated, perhaps more so because of that. They will play their hardest football of the year because of where they are and who they're playing. And if we don't match their level of intensity, we will lose.
It doesn't matter that we could have as many as 7 players drafted in the first round of next year's NFL draft.
What happens in the future doesn't help us today. Ignore what the analysts think. Disregard projections for conference winners and bowl games and playoffs, because it won't change what happens on that football field. If we listen to the hype surrounding our own football team, we will fall.
It doesn't matter if Hawaii players do the Haka dance or wear retro uniforms with rainbow stripes.
All that matters is 60 minutes of all-or-nothing football. All that matters is leaving it all on the field. All that matters is beating them. We will beat them.
Go Bucks. Beat Hawaii.
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