Hawaii sits in the middle of the ocean like a gigantic chunk of blue-green gemstone that has been cut whole and set neatly into place. Sparkling, at its center, is the radiance of a top-20 college-football program that experts said was absolutely impossible to build. Ostracized and shunned for years by the college-football powers-that-be, the Warriors talent has overcome such bias: They have crashed the pious gates of self-righteous coaches, fans and media, forcing the world to recognize their staggering accomplishments. With Coach June Jones at the helm, since 1999 the Warriors have played in 5 bowl games. led the country in offense twice, groomed 10 All-Americans, 56 all-conference performers and 16 NFL draft picks, including 5 drafted in 2007. Jones has, in his own words, done it with mirrors, miraculously assembling one of the most talented, disciplined football teams against insurmountable odds. The most authoritative and significant book in the history of the University of Hawaii, ISBN13: 9781573062824 ISBN10: 1573062820 Material Type: hardcover

J. David Miller