Tough weekend for University of Hawaii football fans. In case you missed it, it was another blowout on Saturday, with Boise State pummeling the Warriors 49-14. Aloha stadium started emptying at half-time.

But hey, tough losses are to be expected this year as Norm Chow attempts to retrain the team and switch the to an NFL pro-style offense with an aggressive running game.

The Bleacher Report has a good game recap, noting that as is, Hawaii has practically NO running game: 

After the Broncos took a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter, Hawaii responded when dynamic returner Mike Edwards took the ensuing kickoff back 100 yards to tie the game 7-7.

But that was a close as the Warriors would come, as the Broncos imposed their will on Hawaii in all phases of the game. By the end of the third quarter, Boise State had a commanding 42-7 lead, due in large part to the three touchdown passes thrown by quarterback Joe Southwick (17-of-29, 209 yards).

As has been the case all season, the lack of a running game put the Warriors in a difficult spot, as Joey Iosefa (29 yards) and John Lister (16 yards, 1 TD) were held in check all game…

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