"Why would you let Greg Salas break my record?" (HA)
"I'm happy for Greg, but I'm thinking about coming back to get my record back. I think I have another year (of eligibility). Maybe not. I do have an agent now." (HA)
Asked if he would play at SJSU after X-rays showed that he has a sprained right foot, Salas said:
"I'm going to try. We'll see how it feels." (HA)
"It's just a sprain." (HA)
"It's just a sprain, so hopefully I'll be ready to go by this weekend." (HSB)
About how he is confident that Salas will play against SJSU, Salas said:
"He's a tough guy." (HA)
About how he expects Salas to play against SJSU, Bess said:
"He's a competitor. He's always been real talented. He has great hands and great size." (HA)
Remembering how Salas was redshirting during his final year at UH, Bess said:
"We used to get on him a little bit because he didn't want to get into the weight room." (HA)
About how the players like Bess kept trying to get him to the weight room, Salas said:
"I was too busy having fun here." (HA)
About how he started preparing seriously when he realized he would have a chance to play, Salas said:
"Once I realized my time was going to be coming, I got serious about it." (HA)
HA Note: "Bess and Salas remain close friends. In spring training, when Salas moved from left wideout to left slotback — Bess' UH position — Salas studied videos of the Warriors' 2006 and 2007 seasons."
About studying film of Bess and RGM, Salas said:
"I wanted to see how they got open." (HA)
Giving advice to Salas, Bess said:
"Be a hard worker. It'll pay off. It'll make your game that much easier." (HA)
About the advice Bess gives him, Salas said:
"He always tells me to work hard. If you can do that, you can do anything you want. I take that information. It's good information. He works hard every day. He's a good person to watch and learn from." (HA)
Happy that the X-rays showed that Moniz does not have any broken ribs, Mac said:
"If it would have been cracked, that's six to eight weeks; that would have been devastating." (HSB)
HA Note: "Moniz suffered bruised ribs in the first quarter of the past Saturday's game, but then played through the third quarter."
About closing practices to prevent practice reports from getting to SJSU, Mac said:
"I'm not accusing (Tomey) of that. I just know there are a lot of people who like Dick Tomey here." (HA)
HA Note: "McMackin said Navy also has a lot of supporters in the Islands. Accredited media still will be allowed to attend UH's practices. UH is the only Western Athletic Conference football team that allows the public to attend its practices. Most WAC schools allow the media only limited access. Reporters covering Boise State, for instance, are allowed to attend only the first few minutes of practice. Boise State and Nevada do not allow their players to be interviewed by media from an upcoming opponent's area."
About how he gives the press more access to his players than some other WAC schools do, Mac said:
"I'm pretty liberal. I want the press to have free access." (HA)
About restricting access for the next 2 weeks, Mac said:
"I don't want anybody else there. These two games are too important to take any chances." (HA)
Jeramy Bryant said that his right arm is not 100%, but:
"it's healing up." (HA)
About the severity of his injury, Bryant said:
"It was a little past 'moderate.' " (HA)
About how Moniz will have limited reps today, which would have been the plan even if he was not injured in order to limit his practice reps, Ron Lee said:
"You can give Shane (Austin) and Brent (Rausch) more reps (yesterday and today) and when Bryant comes back he gets most of the reps." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Salas said he felt the twinge in his foot on the first of his school-record 16 receptions. He stayed in and ended up covering a career-high 196 yards by night's end."
About how he was injured on the first of his 16 catches, Salas said:
"I was trying to run away from a guy, but my foot got stuck underneath him and I was still trying to run." (HSB)
About how his foot didn't really bother him until he cooled off after the game, Salas said:
"It was a little sore. It was tough to speed cut a little bit, but you're not really thinking about it. You're thinking, 'All right you've gotta play, you have to get open.' After the play's over then you're like, 'That hurt a little.' But you have to keep sucking it up." (HSB)
About how he is in a battle with Freddie Barnes from Bowling Green for the national lead in catches and yards, Salas said:
"People tell me about it and occasionally I'll look on ESPN, but I'm not checking it every day. I just want to help my team win." (HSB)
Praising SJSu coach Dick Tomey, who recently announced his retirement, Mac said:
"Dick Tomey's a great coach, great person. I think he's one of the best coaches in the country. The thing is, I knew they'd be ready to play anyway. The Sugar Bowl year (2007) it was a miracle we won the game. And then they beat us by a field goal last year. They're going to be ready no matter what." (HSB)
About reaching their defensive goals against NMSU, Mac said:
"We're starting to make plays defensively. I think they're starting to get a little swagger ... and they're getting some confidence." (HSB)
Announcing his retirement, Coach Tomey said that he would:
"open a new chapter. We have a lot of responsibilities left on the mainland, including six grandchildren to visit, but effectively we will be going back to the place we love the most and that's Hawaii." (HSB)
HSB Note: "He took over at San Jose State in 2005 and found a program in turmoil. Academic penalties cost the Spartans 57 scholarships and limited spring practices during his tenure at the school. Tomey leaves with the most wins (24) of any San Jose State coach in 20 years and with an academic support system firmly in place."
Proud of his 5 years at SJSU, Tomey said:
"No coach wants to go out when he's not succeeding with his football team. I will not apologize for one second for our football team over the last five years." (HSB)
About how their next coach has to be ready to overcome the obstacles at SJSU, Tomey said:
"It has to be somebody who does not get discouraged about the road blocks. There will be some. He has to handle the fact you're not going to get everything you want." (HSB)
About coaching football, Tomey said:
"The darn game is simple, it's the people who are complicated. That's what it is all about. I want to feel and celebrate all the good stuff and let the bad stuff hurt." (HSB)
http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/sportsnews/20091117_Moniz_Salas_sit_out_practice.html
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