CC = CougCenter.com
About the 23-yard TD pass he caught for their first score in the Washington State game, Rodney Bradley said:
"Not only am I confident in myself, but I'm confident in my quarterback to make that pass to me, to look to me." (HSB)
About his 73-yard catch-and-run for his second TD in the game, Bradley said:
"When I caught it, I was surprised I was still up, so I just took off." (HSB)
About how the long passes worked against Washington State last year and worked again in this game, Greg Salas said:
"We hit 'em deep last year with a couple of those (pass plays), and we got 'em again with the same stuff." (CC)
Happy with how Washington State covered him this year, Salas said:
"Man-to-man. Playing off. Great feeling. Some teams get out of it, they stayed in it. It was great." (CC)
About their fast start in the game, Salas said:
"We came out, and we came out fast. We were hungry." (CC)
About their detractors after the Central Arkansas game, Salas said:
"After Central Arkansas, people were looking at us like, 'They barely beat them, how are they going to do against a Pac-10 team?' But we knew what we could do." (HSB)
About how they want to be the hardest-hitting defense in the country, Blaze Soares said:
"We're Warriors, and we want to be known as the hardest-hitting defense in the country. Game by game, we want to prove that. It's a bold statement, but I think we have talent to do it." (CC)
About how they play for the people in Hawaii, Blaze said:
"We wanted to go out there and play for the people of Hawai'i. We know our economy is very bad. We play 60 minutes of football, and that's when our fans' problems go away. They're focused on UH football. We have to go out there and make our fans happy for 60 minutes, and not let them think about real-life problems. We want them to go out and have fun watching us play." (CC)
About causing a fumble right before a Washington State player scored a TD that resulted in the Warriors getting the ball via a touchback, Corey Paredes said:
"I saw (Karstetter) holding the ball wide and the coaches have us practice the fumble drill. So I saw it and punched it out." (HSB)
About how their seniors got them ready for the start of the game, Paipai Falemalu said:
"It was fun. Our seniors hyped us up. Rocky (Savaiigaea), Blaze and R.J. told us to go out there with an attitude and hit hard." (CC)
About Blaze talking with them about playing for the people of Hawaii, Spencer Smith said:
"Blaze was right. He wanted us to hit hard and play hard for Hawai'i. That's why 'Hawai'i' is on the front of our jerseys. When we win, the Islands are happy. When we lose, the Islands are sad. I think everyone is happy now." (CC)
About how they wanted to attack Washington State, Mac said:
"I wanted our guys to know we weren't coming over to try and eke out a win, like we did last year (in a victory over Washington State at Aloha Stadium). We were going to attack their tail and go after them. I know we're a team that can attack on all three sides of the ball. That's our personality." (CC)
About how Washington State's no-huddle offense didn't bother their D, Mac said:
"There are so many teams that run a no-huddle, it doesn't bother us any more. If they bring in other people, we have enough time to bring in other people." (CC)
About adjusting to Washington State's no-huddle offense, R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane said:
"They would call a play, and then we would call a play, and then they would call an audible and then we would have to call an audible." (CC)
Putting Washington State down, John Estes said:
"Frankly, Central Arkansas is a much better team (than Washington State). All this stuff about struggling against a I-AA team ... a football team's a football team. We knew we were going to beat Wazzu. We should've put up 70, but we made a lot of mistakes." (CC, HSB)
Praising Greg Alexander, Washington State head coach Paul Wulff said:
"Their senior quarterback played like a senior with a lot of experience." (DE)
About how UH took advantage of their mistakes in the first half and built a lead they couldn't overcome, Wulff said:
"They won the first half by taking advantage of all our mistakes, and it was just too much we could overcome." (DE)
Happy with how his players didn't give up, Wulff said:
"Our kids were fighting 'til the end. They played with great effort, even though we had enough mistakes to lose by probably 40 or 50. But our kids kept fighting and playing hard, and that's what you ask for." (DE)
About how they need to convince their players that they can win, Washington State co-defensive coordinator Chris Ball said:
"The toughest thing we have to do as a staff is convince the kids that they can win football games. You can't expect coaches to come out and get them fired up. Players are responsible for getting themselves ready to play mentally." (CC)
About how their team needs to learn to be prepared to start a game fast, Ball said:
"We've got to learn how to start fast and be prepared to start fast, and it starts in practice. Each player is responsible for getting themselves ready to play mentally, and that's something we have to learn." (DE)
About getting more than 100 yards rushing, James Montgomery said:
"It's bitter right now. It really doesn't mean anything unless we get the W." (DE)
About how they didn't disguise their coverages well enough against UH, Washington State DB Chima Nwachukwu said:
"It seemed like they were well-rehearsed for what we were doing. We have to do a better job of disguising our coverage." (CC)
About how they weren't motivated at the start of the game, Nwachukwu said:
"It seems like we need something to spark us at the beginning of the game. That put us in a bad position, because (Hawaii) came out ready to go." (CC)
About how they need to learn how to start games, Washington State center Kenny Alfred said:
"We're a team that has to learn how to start. Starting and finishing are both crucial." (CC)
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