Coach Dixon was a Hawaii assistant for a couple years, including just before joining the coaching staff at Pitt. He and his family seem to enjoy going back there every year, he’ll speak at the coach’s camp and he makes it a point to stop by and see the Hawaii coaching staff. The new Hawaii head coach was an assistant when Dixon was on the staff.

“I’m really happy for Bob,” said Dixon. “Now whether we’ll be back to play in the (Rainbow) Classic … I don’t know. The way the (NCAA) rules have changed, it’s harder to come out here. I would like to.

“And you look at the money, what we could do for four games at home. … What I’d like to do is figure out a way to play here without having to play Hawaii.”

Pitt hasn’t played in the Rainbow Classic since the 80s (I think). Hopefully Coach Dixon might be able to convince the school and those involved in running the Classic to invite Pitt in the next year or two. That might be part of the reason he continues to be involved at Hawaii when he visits.