"I had a horrible game against Central Arkansas and was really anxious to get out there and, I guess you'd say, redeem myself. I wanted to play a good game and make up for it and show people what I was capable of." (HA)
About how he encouraged Alexander, Mac said:
"I told him, 'you're a big-time quarterback. Someday you're gonna throw for 500 yards, just go out there and realize it.' And I think he threw for close to that." (HA)
About the huge game their offense had against Washington State, Alexander said:
"As a whole team we needed a game like that just to show ourselves what we were going to be able to do in this offense. Last year we never had a game like that. Everyone knew it could work like that from having seen Timmy and Colt. We knew it could happen, we just had to go do it." (HA)
About their week in Vegas, John Estes said:
"We're here to train." (HA)
HA Note: "After a nearly 2-hour video review of Saturday's 38-20 victory over Washington State, the Warriors worked out for about 2 1/2 hours at Palo Verde High, a 10-minute drive from Summerlin, a Las Vegas suburb where the Warriors are being sequestered."
About how their players aren't going to explore any of the sights in Vegas, Estes said:
"We're not going to the Strip or doing anything else. We're trying to win a football game." (HA)
HA Note: "Arriving in two buses, the Warriors took turns using Palo Verde's two weight rooms — one equipped with free weights, the other with universal machines. There were two no-nos: No slacking, no noise. When one player started to chat during a stretching routine, several players yelled: "Shut up and stretch." "
About their conditioning work this week, Mel deLaura said:
"We're very serious about this." (HA)
About how the wind helped them deal with the heat in Vegas, Estes said:
"That made it cooler. And it wasn't humid, so we didn't sweat that much." (HA)
HA Note: "Because the football field was being used by the Panther high school team, deLaura altered the planned 16 "gassers" — sprints in which the players run eight at three-quarter speed and eight at 80 percent. Instead, the Warriors ran 16 sprints up the stadium bleachers."
About their conditioning workout, Corey Paredes said:
"It feels good to get out of the hotel, and start training. We wanted to get loose." (HA)
"It felt good to get loose and work out all the nicks. I kind of like the dry heat because you don't sweat as much. There was a pretty good breeze, so it felt good." (HSB)
HA Note: "Alexander completed 26 of 36 passes for a career-high 453 yards. His three scoring passes helped stake the Warriors to a 35-0 lead in the second quarter."
About Alexander's four fumbles in their two games, Mac said:
"He needs to improve his ball-handling." (HA)
Praising how Alexander is running the offense, Mac said:
"he's really running the offense. He's doing well, and he has a good surrounding cast." (HA)
About the WAC Player of the Week award for offense, Alexander said:
"It feels good. I didn't do anything special. I just did my job. The receivers, the line — they did a great job. All of the yards came from the receivers, the (yards-after-catch)." (HA)
"It feels good, but at the same time it's not like I went out there and did anything special. I just got the ball to the receivers and they got all the yards with their YAC (yards after catch)." (HSB)
Praising the offensive line for making his success possible, Alexander said:
"There was really no pressure. We were getting the ball out quick. The one sack was probably my fault, holding onto the ball too long. They just really did a great job." (HSB)
About how they need to reduce their turnovers, Alexander said:
"You never can play a perfect game and there's still things to work on." (HSB)
About how the Washington State game was the first UH game he started, Paredes said:
"At first, I was a little nervous. But the butterflies went away after the first play. You can't be nervous." (HA)
HA Note: "Paredes finished with eight tackles, two of which resulted in fumbles. On one play, Paredes hit Washington State wideout Jared Karstetter, who fumbled. The ball bounced through the UH end zone, resulting in a touchback and giving possession to the Warriors."
About his play that earned the WAC Player of the Week award for defense, Paredes said:
"You have to be at the right place at the right time. The coaches put me in the right places to make plays." (HA)
About how the coaches drilled in the technique that he used to cause the Washington State fumble right before they scored a TD, Paredes said:
"Coach (Rich) Miano and Coach Mike (Smith), they're always doing that 'arm over-punch through' technique. They drill it into you. You do it so much and you think, 'When are we really going to have the chance to really do it?' It's funny how it just comes in a game, you get the opportunity and it comes as second nature." (HSB)
About all the fumbles their defense has caused this season, Rich Miano said:
"The guys have more confidence where they're not just going for the tackle, but going to punch the ball out too. It was just a clinic." (HSB)
Thankful that he's gotten a chance to play this season, Paredes said:
"I'm very thankful to the coaches that they put their trust in me to play. All I have to do is work as hard as I can, and play as hard as I can." (HSB)
About how he always wanted to go to UH, Paredes said:
"My heart was always at UH. Other schools were talking to me, but I'm really a family guy and I love my community, so I just really wanted to play in front of everybody." (HSB)
Praising Paredes, who was awarded a scholarship a little over a month ago, Mac said:
"I'm really happy with Corey. He was a walk-on. We gave him a scholarship because we felt he was worthy of it. He played a good ball game. He represents a defense that caused a lot of turnovers." (HA)
HSB Note: "It's been quite an ascent for the Castle graduate since the start of fall camp. Over the last month or so, Paredes' efforts have been rewarded with a scholarship, a starting job and yesterday's conference award."
About joining the team right before the Washington State game due to the injury to Rausch, Shane Austin said:
"It was really last second. I had to pack up my stuff and get on the flight the next day. A lot of people on that flight were going to the game. It was good to talk with them." (HA)
About how their starting safeties (Spencer Smith and he) hope to cut out the big plays they gave out last year, Mana Silva said:
"We want to eliminate big plays. Last year we gave up too many big plays." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Both have 14 tackles, with 10 each in the season-opening win over Central Arkansas. Silva intercepted two passes and Smith one in Saturday's 38-20 victory against Washington State. The biggest number for them — and the rest of the defense that has played with no starters from last year — is zero. As in zero opposing passing touchdowns."
About not getting a chance to play much before this season, Mana Silva said:
"It's always frustrating when you're not playing. But I took it as a growing and learning experience." (HSB)
HSB Note: "While Silva spent a year as a Beaver, Smith was biding his time redshirting for the Warriors. He went on all the road trips as a reserve, but never got in a game. In 2007 and again last year he played at safety only as a backup. He showed up well on kick coverage, and finally got an opportunity in the last game of the year."
About how he got to play at safety in the Hawaii Bowl, Spencer Smith said:
"I wasn't frustrated, but I was wanting to get in there and play, and I got my chance against Notre Dame (in the Hawaii Bowl)." (HSB)
About how he worked well with Smith, Silva said:
"Our chemistry is good. We're able to communicate, and that was earned with extra time on the practice field. Being the first to get there, and the last to leave." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Smith said he and Silva and cornerbacks Jeramy Bryant and Tank Hopkins, as well as the rest of the defense, are motivated by doubters."
About their success on D has answered their critics, Smith said:
"It's preparation. Both of us know what we're supposed to do, what has to be called. Both of us make sure we're on the same page. A lot of reps during fall camp. We're getting better each game. We're raising the bar. One of the biggest questions going into the season was our secondary. We've responded to the questions." (HSB)
About how he learned about aggressive gang tackling from Coach Glanville, Smith said:
"Coach Glanville used to say about gang tackling. 'There's always room for one more.' " (HSB)
http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/furtherreview/20090915_Safeties_silence_doubters.html
http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/sportsnews/20090915_More_props_for_Paredes.html
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