"We're not the same team we were when we went to training camp. We've been a team of adversity. But so what? The whole world is going through adversity. Many people are going through adversity. We have to be strong and teach and keep adding to the positives." (HA)
"We're a team in adversity ... but I choose to deal with the positives. We're sure not going to quit. I went through every person on every play and it was a full-speed effort. There were mistakes made, but the effort and the attitude are completely there. That was something that was important to me." (HSB)
About how he and his players will not quit, Mac said:
"We've continued to have adversity, and we have more adversity now. But I'm not going to quit, and my players aren't going to quit. We're going to keep working hard." (HA)
Praising how Moniz did in his first D-IA start, Mac said:
"Bryant Moniz did an extremely good job in a tough situation. We were down, but he was calm. He made some good plays. I'm extremely proud of Bryant." (HA)
HA Note: "McMackin said he did not sleep Saturday night, preferring to stay up and watch videos of the game. It was the Warriors' third loss in a row."
About how all of his players played hard on every play, Mac said:
"There's not one kid who quit on that football team. I looked at every person, every play. If that (weren't) the case, I'd be worried. But they played hard, and they played with an attitude every play." (HA)
HA Note: "McMackin acknowledged that slotback Greg Salas, who also returned punts, has emerged as the Warriors' best player this year. McMackin said it will be a "game-time decision" whether Salas will return punts in Saturday's road game against Idaho."
About how he suffered a stinger in the first half against Fresno State but returned in the second half, Elliott Purcell said:
"I sucked it up." (HA)
HA Note: "Thomas did not play in the second half after aggravating a lower-back condition. Thomas had started in place of Laupepa Letuli, who has an injured left knee. There is a possibility Letuli might be available to play this week."
About Fresno State blocking their FG attempt at the end of their first possession in the game, Mac said:
"We had a close encounter with the same thing (at Louisiana Tech). We worked on it and worked on it and they blocked it. So obviously we didn't learn it enough." (HSB)
"(The block) was crucial for us. Partially it was Fresno State. They're known for that. We had a close encounter with the same thing against LaTech and we saw it on tape. And we worked and worked on it. Obviously we didn't learn it enough." (HSB)
HSB Note: "The worst thing about that blocked field goal is that McMackin said the Warriors anticipated that exact scheme and worked all week on it."
About Moniz in the Fresno State game, Ron Lee said:
"(Moniz's) first game against a good team. And he'll get better." (HSB)
About how the blowout loss was embarrassing, Rolo said:
"Yeah, it was ugly, embarrassing. It makes the season a challenge." (HSB)
About getting ready to face Idaho, Mac said after the Fresno State game:
"(Akey) and Steve Axman, their offensive coordinator, are doing a great job at Idaho. We'll put this game away ... and then get on them. That's all we can do. Right now we're at the same record we were last year at this time, which I'm not happy with. I'd much rather have beaten Las Vegas, beaten LaTech and beaten these guys, but we haven't. Where we are is we're 2-3, and we've got to get to 3-3." (HSB)
Hopingtheir 4th quarter success gives them momentum for the Idaho game, Bryant Moniz said:
"You can look at it as a long game, a bad game, but I look at it as just the beginning .The fourth quarter is going to have to carry into next weekend. If you just look at the negatives, what are we going to play for. You have to find some kind of light to spark our team and just get back to the Hawaii tradition." (HSB)
About how their mistakes on special teams changed the Fresno State game, Mac said:
"That should have been a typical Hawaii-Fresno State battle, but (the miscues) put a new quarterback in a tough situation." (HSB)
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