Mason out as UH defensive coordinator

[Rebel10]

Reassigned to academic duties.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/3060 ... mic-duties

[Junior]

His resume has taken some hits the last few seasons.

[1983 Cotton Bowl]

Reassigned to "academic duties"? Don't think I've heard that euphemism before. Pretty creative.

[Digetydog]

Reassigned to "academic duties"? Don't think I've heard that euphemism before. Pretty creative.

His graduate assistant, Randall Joyner, got the same treatment.

[Stallion]

Something is up here-reassigning coaches with 1 game left with both being former SMU coaches/players and Hawaii considering hiring former head coach

[Rebel10]

Hawaii reassigned another coach last week. But this statement probably did not help him.

During one point in the first half, during which San Jose State converted all seven third-down attempts, defensive coordinator Tom Mason pleaded whether anyone had a solution.

“I said through the headsets, ‘Somebody give a third-down call. Hell, I’ve run out of them,’ ” Mason recalled.

Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college ... rylink=cpy

[RGV Pony]

Tough two years for Mason.

[One Trick Pony]

Mustang mana is the answer

[Digetydog]

Hawaii reassigned another coach last week. But this statement probably did not help him.

During one point in the first half, during which San Jose State converted all seven third-down attempts, defensive coordinator Tom Mason pleaded whether anyone had a solution.

“I said through the headsets, ‘Somebody give a third-down call. Hell, I’ve run out of them,’ ” Mason recalled.

Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/college ... rylink=cpy

I heard that he said something through the headsets to the effect of: what is the point of calling a play if the players won't execute it.

Essentially, the team quit on Chow, got him fired, and is a mess.