Michigan dropped Hawaii from their 2007 schedule during the off-season between the 2006 and 2007 to avoid a potential upset. At least on other team did, as well , late in the 2006 season. That led to Hawaii scrambling for a full schedule in 2007, also why it was so “weak.” What made that season a miracle is how little resources Hawaii has for their athletic programs compared not only to P5 schools but even in their own conference. When Colt stayed one more year, he took that opportunity to galvanize institutional support for UH athletics. Sadly, his call to action was not heard and UH is now playing the 2023 season on a make shift practice field with 15k temporary bleacher seats. Their 50k state authority run Aloha Stadium now sits empty and condemned as unusable. Those who mock this team from the position of the P5 have no idea what was accomplished despite the barriers UH faces. When Hawaii’s team is playing well, something feels right again with College Ball. Because you know it had nothing to do with paying off the right people or players to get their notoriety. It is earned from sea level.
I think you hit the nail on the head with this point. I think that’s what also makes this story so much more heartbreaking in the end. They had the opportunity to catapult their program to the next level but pushed their coach away and decided not to invest more. The fans were ready for it and the teams were ready for it
University Hawaii @ Manoa, the faculty and staff there were and still are so damn incompetent. Football Program has still not recovered. Hawaii produces great D1 Athletes and UH cannot keep them at home: Notable Hawaii talent that went to D1 colleges elsewhere; Marcus Mariota Tua Tagovailoa McKenzie Milton Dillon Gabriel Jayden Delaura Kaniho Brothers(Boise state) Taulia Tagovailoa Kona Schwenke Manti Te’o Aaron Francisco Chris and Maake Kemoeatu Al Afalava Suaesi Tuimaunei Hauoli Kikaha Jordan Taamu
Brennan was so good. When he was on, it seemed like he would lead them perfectly to where if the receivers didn’t have arms, the ball would hit them in the facemask. You even saw it in Washington, but by then his alcoholism was getting the best of him, and we eventually figured out that it was CTE.
Btw there’s a new tradition that’s happening. At the end of the 3rd quarter at a UH home game, we call it the final 15. Final 15 minutes left in the game and also in honor of number 15 Colt Brennan. Everybody in the stadium turn on their phone flashlights while the PA announcer plays Colt Brennans favorite song from Bob Marley. Goosebumps I tell u or what we locals call it “chicken skin”
That was a magical season man. You not lying with the anxiety that season, but almost every game was a thriller! That receiving core was nasty and Colt is a LEGEND! Thanks for the video. RIP COLTBRENNAN#15
Thanks for spotlighting this squad. I'm not a huge college football fan compared to the NFL, but I do remember being fairly invested in this Hawaii team at the time due to the June Jones/Run N' Shoot system that was helping them win games. It was fun to watch Brennan toss the rock all over the field. I thought he might have a decent chance at a career in the NFL, but it never materialized. Shame that he passed away so young. At least Devone Bess was able to last a while in the pros.
Honestly, while the Boise State game did get a lot of hype, that final home game against Washington to seal the perfect season was insane. You had to be there to understand. That was the loudest I’d ever heard Aloha Stadium at the time. Shit was wild.
Thanks for sharing. This is awesome and I didn't know a lot of this info. The Washington game was my first college football game I watched and I have been a fan ever since. With NIL, smaller schools like Hawai'i have no chance to make it much higher. Players use the small schools as steppingstones to get to the bigger schools just like coaches do the same thing. Now even schools will leave conferences for richer conferences which is why the PAC 12 will be the PAC 2 next season. But I can see Hawai'i having winning seasons again and get to bowl games again. But making those New Year's Six bowls might never be in our cards again. So that makes this miracle season so much more special.
This team was a big part of my love of football growing up. Never went to a game in 07' but watched a few games in 05' and 06'. My friend and I used to go to games all the time in high school throughout 2012-2016. A shame we never recovered after COVID. I think we are back in the right direction with Timmy Chang at the helm, but it's def a work in progress. I hope the higher ups give him enough time to establish a culture.
The goat college football qb of the mid 2000s 🥺 Colt you made heavy passing offenses my favorite thing in the world. I've started my cfb25 road to glory story with Colt Brennan Jr. not sure if he ever had a kid but I'll be doing my best to keep the memory and spirit of a true sports legend alive. The icon. Back when it was Colt Brennan or Colt McCoy my vote was always with 15 ✊🏽❤️
One of my favorite college teams ever....colt leading the way and the best wr group out there davone Bess Jason rivers cj hawthorne n Ryan grice Mullen
Hey guys, if you're younger or a newer viewer of CFB, I'm here to tell you that 2007 was, without any doubt, the most amazing, exciting, unpredictable, interesting, and greatest season of the past 50 years. And this is coming from a Michigan fan who endured one of the greatest upsets in American sports history at the start of that season. Regardless, the theater and spectacle of those 4 months can not be topped. Go Blue! 2023 National Champions. The ONLY 15-0 Big Ten team ever! Dominating the soft Suckeyes every year, though not very challenging, has been a pleasure all the same.
I was living in Kanoehe HI during that season working at American Movers. That team brought so much excitement to the Island. I'm from Wilmington NC and I tell all my friends about Hawaii but at the end of the day we wasn't ready for Georgia to big and fast for us. That was a good experience for UH going against an sec power house.
This kind of thing will never happen again. Because of the transfer portal rules, a player like Colt Brennan would’ve transferred to a power 5 after the 2006 season to improve his chances at getting drafted
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I actually thought the 2006 Hawaii team that went 11-3 was better than this one. They played a MUCH more difficult schedule and all 3 losses were by 1 possession against tough opponents (at Alabama, at Boise and a good Oregon State). And they wiped the floor with just about everyone they beat. This 2007 team had a ridiculously easy schedule and really struggled to barely beat some bad teams (Louisiana Tech, San Jose, Nevada, Washington). No Hawaii football team is ever going to beat a Top 5 Georgia but the 2006 team was better equipped to take them on.
Can’t fault them for the schedule though. No one wanted to play Hawaii that year. Was suppose to play Michigan but they backed out and ironically enough ended up losing to App St that year another team that didn’t want to play Hawaii.
Buddy... You said "Davonte" Bess, showed a pic of Greg Salas for Grice-Mullen... I appreciate you recapping the memories... but those are simple mistakes.
The BCS and the 4 major bowl games screwed Hawaii, by matching them up with UGA, I know the bowl rules at the time but they Hawaii should've been in the orange or fiesta bowl
Orange so Kansas or Vtech could beat the crap out of them or fiesta so WVU or OU(both offenses would have torched Hawaii)could beat the crap out of them
@@frankf684 West Virginia was an awful defense that year same with Hawaii you just would have been a shootout if those teams played against each other which would have been a way better game than Hawaii versus Georgia
They still beat 10-1 Boise State, still impressive and won the WAC outright. Anyways, I always thought the 2006 team was actually better (they had Nate Illaoa and Reagan Mauia as RB/blockers). The 06 team lost at Alabama 25-17, beat Perdue 42-35 and lost to Oregon State 35-32. Finished 2nd in WAC behind Boise State and beat Arizona State 41-24 in the Hawaii Bowl. That team would have played a closer game with Georgia (not saying they would have won.)
@@TheHaloRed I agree with you about the 2006 team they was a much better team than the 2007 both teams are impressive no one believed they would do would win as many games as they did
Georgia arguably should’ve been in the national championship that year. Don’t think it’s fair to call Hawaii bums cause they lost to one of the best teams in the nation. Even Illinois got smashed by USC that year. Georgia vs USC and Hawaii vs Illinois would’ve made for better bcs matchups.
what does that northern colorado punter story have to do with this clip? Totally nothing... Not like he would of had an impact towards the game!!! Airred their business out for nothing in my opinion!! Really uncalled for in this clip..
To be fair also arguably the toughest team of 2007, and best SEC team. Literally outranked all SEC teams, but then Tennessee with a worse record made the SEC Championship game ahead of them somehow and played LSU (who was also ranked behind Georgia).
Georgia had 1 month to watch videos on UH before they actually played. June Jones was already on his way out of UH after agreeing to take on the coaching job at SMU. In the Sugar Bowl, you could see that there were NO new plays or wrinkles in the offense and were predictable, but knowing June Jones, if he was still going to be there, he would have put in plays that Georgia would not have seen before. You forget that for UH, they have NO 3, 4 or 5 star recruits. How many does Georgia and many of the SEC teams have? TONS of them! Yet UH beats many major college teams and the big conferences even reneged on scheduling their games against UH for fear of losing to them which would ruin their BCS bid chances. Colt Brennan had throughout his career, high school, college, professional a 71% career passing completion rate. Yet he has an 0-line and receivers that aren't even recruited by any of the major conferences. Imagine if Colt had the O-line and receivers that many major colleges have? You can look at most major colleges NOW and you will see exactly the same offense, 4 wide receivers, one back, and 5 linemen. The QB is in shotgun. Why are all the major colleges running this same exact offense NOW after all criticizing Colt Brennan and Hawaii as a "system Quarterback". Why are they now scoring 40+ points a game and winning? Because they have the talent that major colleges get recruits all the time, while UH has to manage with what recruits they can get. UH cannot get recruits who wants to play in front of their families and friends, and who can drive to see their games. Not many recruits has family that can afford to fly to Hawaii much less paying for hotels, rental cars, food. Many recruits stay home nearer to where they can have family and friends come to see their games. Even Pro teams are running a similar offenses.
I was so into UH football back in the June Jones era. But ironically my interest cooled off in the Brennan years... good player but just couldn't stand him and all his worshippers.
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R.I.P. to one of the best CFB QBs of all time Colt Brennan.
Timmy Chang was a better qb, and he never spiked up.
No he wasnt. Chang had more years, but Brennan changed that program. His numbers across the board were insane
brennan should have won the heisman but ESPN loved tebow
Car accident wrecked his life. Drive safe people.
@@jaya1000yesh wear a helmet on mopeds
Michigan dropped Hawaii from their 2007 schedule during the off-season between the 2006 and 2007 to avoid a potential upset. At least on other team did, as well , late in the 2006 season. That led to Hawaii scrambling for a full schedule in 2007, also why it was so “weak.”
What made that season a miracle is how little resources Hawaii has for their athletic programs compared not only to P5 schools but even in their own conference. When Colt stayed one more year, he took that opportunity to galvanize institutional support for UH athletics.
Sadly, his call to action was not heard and UH is now playing the 2023 season on a make shift practice field with 15k temporary bleacher seats. Their 50k state authority run Aloha Stadium now sits empty and condemned as unusable.
Those who mock this team from the position of the P5 have no idea what was accomplished despite the barriers UH faces. When Hawaii’s team is playing well, something feels right again with College Ball. Because you know it had nothing to do with paying off the right people or players to get their notoriety. It is earned from sea level.
I think you hit the nail on the head with this point. I think that’s what also makes this story so much more heartbreaking in the end. They had the opportunity to catapult their program to the next level but pushed their coach away and decided not to invest more. The fans were ready for it and the teams were ready for it
That’s ironic if Michigan really did that 😮 cause 2007 is the year Appalachian state upset Michigan with blocked field goal
University Hawaii @ Manoa, the faculty and staff there were and still are so damn incompetent. Football Program has still not recovered.
Hawaii produces great D1 Athletes and UH cannot keep them at home:
Notable Hawaii talent that went to D1 colleges elsewhere;
Marcus Mariota
Tua Tagovailoa
McKenzie Milton
Dillon Gabriel
Jayden Delaura
Kaniho Brothers(Boise state)
Taulia Tagovailoa
Kona Schwenke
Manti Te’o
Aaron Francisco
Chris and Maake Kemoeatu
Al Afalava
Suaesi Tuimaunei
Hauoli Kikaha
Jordan Taamu
That “earned at sea level” line was hot, because they really have to. I’ll come back to this comment if I ever need to give a god speech.
Hawaii would’ve beat Michigan that’s why lol
Born and raised in Hawaii, this was my childhood. Used to love going to aloha stadium and tailgating with the fam. Good ol days
Brennan was so good. When he was on, it seemed like he would lead them perfectly to where if the receivers didn’t have arms, the ball would hit them in the facemask. You even saw it in Washington, but by then his alcoholism was getting the best of him, and we eventually figured out that it was CTE.
Btw there’s a new tradition that’s happening. At the end of the 3rd quarter at a UH home game, we call it the final 15. Final 15 minutes left in the game and also in honor of number 15 Colt Brennan. Everybody in the stadium turn on their phone flashlights while the PA announcer plays Colt Brennans favorite song from Bob Marley. Goosebumps I tell u or what we locals call it “chicken skin”
Never knew this…. This is dope.
damn i havent been home since he played
That was a magical season man. You not lying with the anxiety that season, but almost every game was a thriller! That receiving core was nasty and Colt is a LEGEND! Thanks for the video.
RIP COLTBRENNAN#15
I was at that unlv game. Watching colt brennan live was something I’ll never forget. He was a machine. One of my favorite players ever. RIP
Thanks for spotlighting this squad. I'm not a huge college football fan compared to the NFL, but I do remember being fairly invested in this Hawaii team at the time due to the June Jones/Run N' Shoot system that was helping them win games. It was fun to watch Brennan toss the rock all over the field. I thought he might have a decent chance at a career in the NFL, but it never materialized. Shame that he passed away so young. At least Devone Bess was able to last a while in the pros.
Colt Brennan and Timmy Chang were two of the best. Loved watching them. Go Bows
Honestly, while the Boise State game did get a lot of hype, that final home game against Washington to seal the perfect season was insane. You had to be there to understand. That was the loudest I’d ever heard Aloha Stadium at the time. Shit was wild.
Outside the Georgia game which doesn’t make sense even 18yrs later; that 2007 Hawaii team is stupid underrated and one of my favorites all time!!
Georgia vs USC should’ve been the matchup and Hawaii vs Illinois would’ve been an even matchup for those bcs bowls.
How does it not make sense?
RIP Colt Brennan
2007 was indeed a magical and unforgettable season.
Thanks for sharing. This is awesome and I didn't know a lot of this info. The Washington game was my first college football game I watched and I have been a fan ever since. With NIL, smaller schools like Hawai'i have no chance to make it much higher. Players use the small schools as steppingstones to get to the bigger schools just like coaches do the same thing. Now even schools will leave conferences for richer conferences which is why the PAC 12 will be the PAC 2 next season. But I can see Hawai'i having winning seasons again and get to bowl games again. But making those New Year's Six bowls might never be in our cards again. So that makes this miracle season so much more special.
Hawaii took players that no one wanted, or give them a chance and they became something special
Colt Brennan is my all-time favorite college QB! RIP
This team was a big part of my love of football growing up. Never went to a game in 07' but watched a few games in 05' and 06'. My friend and I used to go to games all the time in high school throughout 2012-2016. A shame we never recovered after COVID. I think we are back in the right direction with Timmy Chang at the helm, but it's def a work in progress. I hope the higher ups give him enough time to establish a culture.
chang ain’t a good coach
Love the video.
Just one note, @12:33 you're showing Greg Salas, not Grice-Mullen lol
Man this brought a tear to my eye. I was going to uh when this happened. To this day we hope we can replicate that magic of the season
Imagine if the 2007 team had "Nasty" Nate Illaoa as RB/FB option. The Warriors' win vs reigning Fiesta Bowl Champion Boise State was also impressive.
The goat college football qb of the mid 2000s 🥺 Colt you made heavy passing offenses my favorite thing in the world. I've started my cfb25 road to glory story with Colt Brennan Jr. not sure if he ever had a kid but I'll be doing my best to keep the memory and spirit of a true sports legend alive. The icon. Back when it was Colt Brennan or Colt McCoy my vote was always with 15 ✊🏽❤️
Hopefully his “son” isn’t a fuckup junkie like his dad.
In today's game bro would be the number 1 pick
One of my favorite college teams ever....colt leading the way and the best wr group out there davone Bess Jason rivers cj hawthorne n Ryan grice Mullen
Hey guys, if you're younger or a newer viewer of CFB, I'm here to tell you that 2007 was, without any doubt, the most amazing, exciting, unpredictable, interesting, and greatest season of the past 50 years. And this is coming from a Michigan fan who endured one of the greatest upsets in American sports history at the start of that season. Regardless, the theater and spectacle of those 4 months can not be topped.
Go Blue! 2023 National Champions. The ONLY 15-0 Big Ten team ever! Dominating the soft Suckeyes every year, though not very challenging, has been a pleasure all the same.
I was living in Kanoehe HI during that season working at American Movers. That team brought so much excitement to the Island. I'm from Wilmington NC and I tell all my friends about Hawaii but at the end of the day we wasn't ready for Georgia to big and fast for us. That was a good experience for UH going against an sec power house.
This kind of thing will never happen again. Because of the transfer portal rules, a player like Colt Brennan would’ve transferred to a power 5 after the 2006 season to improve his chances at getting drafted
Thank you for making this 💚🖤
Colt was my fkn boii man loved those days we da same age shit rest easy my brother all love
7:59 i was at ever home game that season and i Swear! the Energy from the Crowd caused some clutch turnovers lol
Man those unis and helmets are dope 👌🏻
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I actually thought the 2006 Hawaii team that went 11-3 was better than this one. They played a MUCH more difficult schedule and all 3 losses were by 1 possession against tough opponents (at Alabama, at Boise and a good Oregon State). And they wiped the floor with just about everyone they beat. This 2007 team had a ridiculously easy schedule and really struggled to barely beat some bad teams (Louisiana Tech, San Jose, Nevada, Washington). No Hawaii football team is ever going to beat a Top 5 Georgia but the 2006 team was better equipped to take them on.
Can’t fault them for the schedule though. No one wanted to play Hawaii that year. Was suppose to play Michigan but they backed out and ironically enough ended up losing to App St that year another team that didn’t want to play Hawaii.
Colt Brennen to Davon Bess I always looked for them as a kid I already knew those 2 were great
June Jones coached the Falcons for a few years. Jerry Glanville was the Warriors defensive coordinator for a bit.
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19:21 "Buck Foise"
Man those were some awesome teams. They'll never be that again, though. The way CFB is currently structured won't allow it.
The way the playoff is now,smaller teams have a better chance than they did in 2007
@@frankf684 I think NIL puts them even more behind the power curve than they already were. Just my opinion, though. Could be wrong.
Im from hawaii and a ling time UH fan. Where tf does this guy get his info from? 😂😂😂😂
Bro sounds like he’s gonna cry it’s ok man the 2007 Hawaii rainbow warriors can’t hurt you
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Buddy... You said "Davonte" Bess, showed a pic of Greg Salas for Grice-Mullen... I appreciate you recapping the memories... but those are simple mistakes.
We need to put Fentynal dealers under the prison.
June Jones left after 2000 season???? That's what I heard but you meant .....
Fav underdog team: Boise State or Marshall 🤙🏼
Bryan Kelly
My boss is cj
Savannah State University my underdogs all day
Then GA destroyed them but Hawaii was awesome! Until GA!
The BCS and the 4 major bowl games screwed Hawaii, by matching them up with UGA, I know the bowl rules at the time but they Hawaii should've been in the orange or fiesta bowl
Reason why I say this is because you look at the other non-AQ schools at the time, they got placed in the fiesta bowl
I know rose bowl back then always matched up big10 vs Pac10 but it really should’ve been USC vs Georgia and Hawaii vs Illinois.
Orange so Kansas or Vtech could beat the crap out of them or fiesta so WVU or OU(both offenses would have torched Hawaii)could beat the crap out of them
@@frankf684 that's not what this is about at all I'm talking about the matchups of the teams and that they were pitted against Georgia on purpose
@@frankf684 West Virginia was an awful defense that year same with Hawaii you just would have been a shootout if those teams played against each other which would have been a way better game than Hawaii versus Georgia
The names are pronounced Von Awp-en not Appen and Dick Toe-mee not Tommy
2007 i think they were still rainbow warriors
Wow. Just looked at Hawaiis schedule again. W E A K.
They still beat 10-1 Boise State, still impressive and won the WAC outright. Anyways, I always thought the 2006 team was actually better (they had Nate Illaoa and Reagan Mauia as RB/blockers). The 06 team lost at Alabama 25-17, beat Perdue 42-35 and lost to Oregon State 35-32. Finished 2nd in WAC behind Boise State and beat Arizona State 41-24 in the Hawaii Bowl. That team would have played a closer game with Georgia (not saying they would have won.)
@@TheHaloRed I agree with you about the 2006 team they was a much better team than the 2007 both teams are impressive no one believed they would do would win as many games as they did
@@TheHaloRedboise st lost to 9 loss UW and an average east Carolina.Also that 2006 Alabama team was bad
Do the Rise of College of Idaho
UGA 41-10 Sugar Bowl
It was all good until they played Georgia in that bowl game .. and then we seen they was the bums we thought they was
Georgia arguably should’ve been in the national championship that year. Don’t think it’s fair to call Hawaii bums cause they lost to one of the best teams in the nation. Even Illinois got smashed by USC that year. Georgia vs USC and Hawaii vs Illinois would’ve made for better bcs matchups.
Pretty sure gregwhite is the clown we all think he is
The only thing worse than Hawaii’s bowl performance is your grammar.
Went undefeated in the WAC and got waxed by a better team in a bowl game,what’s the unthinkable?
Boise State
what does that northern colorado punter story have to do with this clip? Totally nothing... Not like he would of had an impact towards the game!!! Airred their business out for nothing in my opinion!! Really uncalled for in this clip..
🤡🤡
They lost by 31 to UGA. The only test of this team all year
To be fair also arguably the toughest team of 2007, and best SEC team. Literally outranked all SEC teams, but then Tennessee with a worse record made the SEC Championship game ahead of them somehow and played LSU (who was also ranked behind Georgia).
@@MattLindon-wv8jylol, hell no. LSU was leagues better than UGA.
@@ghostwalker89 Which explains why Georgia outranked them nearly the entire season.....
@@MattLindon-wv8jy UGA couldn't hold LSU's jock.
Georgia had 1 month to watch videos on UH before they actually played. June Jones was already on his way out of UH after agreeing to take on the coaching job at SMU. In the Sugar Bowl, you could see that there were NO new plays or wrinkles in the offense and were predictable, but knowing June Jones, if he was still going to be there, he would have put in plays that Georgia would not have seen before.
You forget that for UH, they have NO 3, 4 or 5 star recruits. How many does Georgia and many of the SEC teams have? TONS of them!
Yet UH beats many major college teams and the big conferences even reneged on scheduling their games against UH for fear of losing to them which would ruin their BCS bid chances.
Colt Brennan had throughout his career, high school, college, professional a 71% career passing completion rate. Yet he has an 0-line and receivers that aren't even recruited by any of the major conferences. Imagine if Colt had the O-line and receivers that many major colleges have?
You can look at most major colleges NOW and you will see exactly the same offense, 4 wide receivers, one back, and 5 linemen. The QB is in shotgun. Why are all the major colleges running this same exact offense NOW after all criticizing Colt Brennan and Hawaii as a "system Quarterback". Why are they now scoring 40+ points a game and winning? Because they have the talent that major colleges get recruits all the time, while UH has to manage with what recruits they can get.
UH cannot get recruits who wants to play in front of their families and friends, and who can drive to see their games. Not many recruits has family that can afford to fly to Hawaii much less paying for hotels, rental cars, food. Many recruits stay home nearer to where they can have family and friends come to see their games.
Even Pro teams are running a similar offenses.
One of the weakest schedules in D1a history, but still one of the greatest stories in D1a history.
Michigan from last year was pretty weak
I was so into UH football back in the June Jones era. But ironically my interest cooled off in the Brennan years... good player but just couldn't stand him and all his worshippers.