Quotes from JJ's weekly press conference

About the BSU game, JJ said:
"I'm happy for the players. We are watching tape of the Boise State game today. Tomorrow, we'll begin focusing on Washington. The defense really played physically well. Blaze (Soares) had a big game. The D-line did a great job - (John) Fonoti played excellent. Jacob (Patek) had a really good game; he was our (defensive) player of the game." (UH Athletics)


Asked for one thing that stood out in the BSU game, JJ said:
"I think it was that we were able to run the ball and run out the clock. We threw one pass towards the end. The kids blocked well and David (Farmer) ran hard. We were able to move the chains a different way which says a lot. I told them to take a knee at the end (on the 6-inch line). I'm not into scoring as many points as you can. We had the game won. Yeah, I thought about the BCS, that's why I took the knee." (UH)


Asked what he ranked his team after the game, JJ said:
"I don't vote anymore. I used to, but they wanted it at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday night and I didn't even know who had won that night since we were playing. I just withdrew from voting." (UH)


Asked about Hawaii fans and their sellout, JJ said:
"The crowd was really into the game and hopefully they will be into the game again this week. It is obviously very helpful to the players to have that type of crowd to change momentum at critical times during a game." (UH)


Asked about Washington, JJ said:
"They've played the most difficult schedule in the country from what I read in the paper. They had SC; they were even with Ohio State at halftime - they're a really good football team. SC they lose by one, beat Cal at Cal who was either 1 or 2. They beat Boise probably more handily than we beat them. They can play. This guy (UW QB Jake Locker) is way faster than anybody we've played, including many running backs. He's a really good player. Their running back (Louis Rankin) is scary on tape." (UH)


Asked if he was concerned about a let down by his team, JJ said:
"No, I can tell it already in our meetings today that everyone understands. If we don't win the game (against Washington), it won't be because we weren't ready to play, I can tell you that." (UH)


Asked about WAC Players of the Week Colt and Sol, JJ said:
"They both played very well (against Boise State). Solomon has been our leading tackler in more than half our games and Colt played very well after coming back from a couple of adverse things early to have a strong game." (UH)


Asked about Colt's chances for the Heisman, JJ said:
"He's a competitive player. I'm happy for him, and it's good for us. Hopefully, if we win this week and he plays well, it will get him to New York. That would be huge." (UH)


Asked about being the last undefeated team in D-1A, JJ said:
"Well, it is hard to go undefeated. We've won 21 of our last 22 and the three loses last year were by a combined 18 points which says a lot. The kids believe in each other. They play with energy." (UH)


Asked about their seniors, JJ said:
"I think that the senior leadership started in the off-season last year and has been the difference in our team. In particular, Michael Lafaele and Hercules Satele have been accountable and demanding that the peer pressure be high for the rest of the group." (UH)