TELEVISED ON ESPN. AFTER MONTHS OF ANTICIPATION. IT IS FINALLY GAME WEEK FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOOTBALL TEAM AS THE RAINBOW WARRIORS WILL OPEN THE 2024 SEASON SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST DELAWARE STATE IN MANO A NOW WITH MORE THAN 25 PLAYERS WITH STARTING EXPERIENCE ON THE ROSTER ENTERING YEAR 3 FOR HEAD COACH, TIMMY CHANG, THE SQUAD EXUDES CONFIDENCE ABOUT AS MUCH CONFIDENCE THAT RICH MIANO HAS IN HIMSELF AT PREDICTING WIND TOTALS ON THE SEASON. OPENING EPISODE OF THE HAWAII FOOTBALL FINAL PODCAST. >> ROB, FIRST OF ALL. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF BEING AIR AGAIN. I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF A LOT OF THINGS IN MY LIFE. I'M 62 YEARS OLD, BUT DON'T WANT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN. >> DON'T DON'T DO. >> BUT LAST YEAR, PRETTY SURE WE GO BACK TO LAST YEAR'S TAPE. I SAID 5 GAMES. SO NOT TO THE HONDA AGAIN, ROB, GOING 7. I'M GOING 7 WINS. AND THAT'S MY BUT I THINK THIS TEAM BELIEVES THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. ROB, WHEN WE PLAYED IN 2007, WE WERE SUPERIOR ATHLETICALLY TO 2006. BUT THERE GUYS AN FCA. THERE ARE MORE GUYS THAT BELIEVE THAT THE GUYS THAT BELIEVE IN THEM. SO THERE ARE GAMES THAT WILL ONE LATE IN FOOTBALL GAMES. AND I THINK THIS HAS GOOD LEADERSHIP. THIS HAS GOOD, BETTER COACHING. I THINK WE I WOULD BE SHOCKED THAT THIS IS A SURPRISE FOOTBALL TEAM THAT GOES TO A BOGEY. >> YOU CAN CATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF HAWAII FOOTBALL FINAL EVERY MONDAY MORNING ON DEMAND AT KHON, 2 DOT COM OR ANYWHERE. YOU DOWNLOAD PODCAST KICKOFF BETWEEN THE BOWS AND HORNETS SET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AT 6. IT WILL BE TELEVISED ON SPECTRUM SPORTS PAY PER VI