Quotes from the Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard

Note: This reporter is a Harris voter and has UH at #6!

About how UH should make it to a BCS bowl if they go undefeated, Karl Benson said:
"I agree (that it's tough to go undefeated). Right now three out of 119 teams are still undefeated. History shows that an undefeated team from a non-BCS conference will get to the top 12." (LVN)

LVN Note: "Karl Benson, WAC commissioner, said he wasn't surprised. He still blames the lack of computer love for the Warriors on what has been a soft schedule. Benson said the Warriors' six Division 1-A opponents are collectively ranked 103rd."


About how UH and Fresno State are a rivalry, Fresno State associate head coach John Baxter said:
"Hawaii and Fresno State games are one of the great rivalry games. It's obvious June Jones has done a tremendous job with that program. We get our biggest crowds when Hawaii comes here. The fans are really into it." (LVN)


LVN Note: "A reporter from a New Orleans newspaper asked what had to be the strangest question of the season. Essentially, the reporter asked Baxter if he was worried about the fact that so much money for the conference was riding on Hawaii making it to a BCS game, and did he have concerns about calls going Hawaii's way. Baxter answered the question without hesitation."

Responding to the reporter's conspiracy theory, Baxter said:
"Not at all. We have conference officials. They are as good as any in the country." (LVN)


About the reporter's conspiracy theory, Benson said:
"I'm taken aback by the question. They (the officials) are not looking at the names on the jerseys or records of the teams." (LVN)