Quotes About UH's travel

About how their travel puts them at a disadvantage, Colt said:
"We're very isolated out here and I don't think people tend to appreciate that and don't realize how much we overcome. When people come and play us, they gain time. No one ever talks about this and says it straight: When we go and play teams, we lose time." (SI)

SI Note: “The Warriors (1-0) are going to surprising lengths to adapt to the five-hour time difference and to recover from the long travel. For example, the team will stay on Hawaii time for the first couple days. That means practicing in the evening, eating dinner at 10 p.m. and holding team meetings at midnight.”

About how they want to win on the road, Bess said:
"Hawaii has had a history of losing on the road and we want to break that.” (SI)

About how traveling East is “way worse” than when people travel to them, JJ said:
"They should try it. We sleep on the plane all night and try to get ready to play a football game. It's (traveling west) not even the same ballpark going east." (SI)

SI Note: “Jones, a former NFL player and coach, said the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers experienced the same road woes when they traveled east to play Atlanta when they were all in the NFC West.”

“The Warriors boarded two buses Wednesday afternoon for the 3,901-mile, 7 1/2-hour chartered flight to Houston. They were scheduled to arrive at their hotel Thursday at 8:15 a.m. CDT, or 3:15 a.m. Hawaii time. They'll practice in Houston twice before flying to Monroe, La., on Friday night to board a bus for a short ride to Ruston.

After Saturday night's game against the Bulldogs, the team will return to Houston where it will stay several days in preparation for UNLV in front of dozens of NFL scouts. The team will fly to Las Vegas on Sept. 14 to play UNLV the following day. The Warriors will leave Las Vegas early Sept. 16 for their six-hour flight home.”

About how the weather is unpredictable when they go on the road, Colt said:
"You never can predict the elements. Every time we travel is different. We don't know what our obstacles will be, but we know we have to overcome them.” (SI)

SI Note: “Brennan said it's much easier for teams to play in Hawaii because all the players just have to stay up late to adjust to the time change, while the Warriors are forced to sleep and wake up earlier than normal.”

About how it is hard for a Hawaii-based team to have to wake up and play early in the morning their time, Colt said:
"It's a lot harder to get up early at 3 in the morning and go play a football game at 7 in the morning. So people tend not to respect us, and that's why we're always an underdog." (SI)

About how they have to contend with everything from jet lag to weather to the food and the fans, Michael Lafaele said:
"We're not used to all of that. Especially the young guys.” (SI)

SI Note: “Bess said he remembers a couple times when receivers coach Ron Lee complained about being homesick, "and we had just gotten off the plane." Jones said he's scheduled nonstop study sessions and team meetings, so there will be little time for distractions. He also said the long-trip will be a good time to bond as a team.”

About how playing for UH is worth the long road trips, Colt said:
"You know what man? We live in paradise and that's the price we pay to live here.” (SI)