Quotes looking back at the La Tech game

Asked what JJ told the team at halftime when they were behind, Mike Lafaele said:
"Coach said he wouldn't want it any other way. He said he wanted us to earn it." (HSB)


About how the La Tech game shows how their opponents will play them hard all season, RGM said:
"That is how it's going to be every game, every play. We are a big target." (HA)


About how the La Tech game served as a wake-up call to the team, Lafaele said:
"We're good, but bad things can happen. We have to be more consistent. We needed a wake-up call like that." (HSB)


About how they made an alignment change for the DL to counter La Tech's blocking schemes, Jeff Reinbold said:
"We also mixed in coverage off of blitz looks." (HSB)

HSB Note: "that, along with some twisting by the front four, served to confuse the Bulldogs enough for the Warriors to come up with five tackles for loss, including three sacks -- all at opportune times."


About their adjustments on D, Lafaele said:
"At first they gave us a hard time. We tried to shoot gaps and push, but it was shaky in the first half. The humidity and their no-huddle got some of the guys winded. But we got used to it. The more we penetrated, the more we made plays." (HSB)


About how the DL refused to lose, and how things were different this time as compared to 2 years ago, GM said:
"It's a big mental thing to try to get through. We talked about what happened two years ago before the game. This time they didn't give up, they refused to lose. They faced adversity and didn't quit." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Lafaele, who was in and out of the game, said he just had some minor "bumps and bruises" and nothing that would keep him from practicing. ... Defensive tackle Keala Watson had a foot injury, but returned to the game."


HSB Note: "UH safety Jake Patek and LaTech receiver Philip Beck were JC roommates at Blinn (Texas) College. They collided Saturday in the first quarter when Patek broke up a pass intended for Beck."

HSB Note: "Jones is Hawaii's winningest coach, but this is the first time in his nine-year college career that his team is 2-0. The last UH team to start with two wins was in 1997, when Fred vonAppen's team beat Minnesota and Cal State Northridge. Before that, it was 1992, when Bob Wagner led the Rainbows to wins at Oregon and Air Force."


About La Tech's offensive game plan, JJ said:
"They mixed it up. They had a good little scheme." (HSB)


About LWJ's runs early in the game, JJ said:
"I scripted some plays for Leon. That's just a little bit of what he can do. He'll get better and better." (HSB)


About wanting the pressure to be on him, Dan Kelly said:
"I always want to be the guy that wins it, kicks the game-winner or the game-tier. With our offense it's not going to happen very often." (HSB)


About their D on the 2-pt conversion attempt, GM said:
"The force guys got to the quarterback and Gerard made a great break to the ball. Players make plays." (HSB)