Feature on how Gordy Shaw will prepare UH's OL for Wisconsin

HSB Note: "Coaching at neighboring Minnesota for 14 years, Shaw developed frosty feelings for the Badgers in their annual battles for Paul Bunyan's Axe. So preparing for Hawaii's regular-season finale as the Warriors' offensive line coach has rekindled some of those feelings from his Big Ten days."

About preparing their OL to face Wisconsin, former Minnesota OL coach Gordy Shaw said:
"It's been an interesting week. I've probably had over 50 e-mails from ex-players I coached at Minnesota saying, 'Go get 'em coach. We know what you're like in a Wisconsin week.' I've toned it down a bit." (HSB)

About how their team is ready to face Wisconsin in a battle to make the Hawaii Bowl, Mack said:
"They have to have high energy and high intensity right from the start and carry that through." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Shaw's group will be among the positions hit hardest by graduation, as four offensive line starters -- center John Estes, guards Raphael Ieru and Ray Hisatake and left tackle Aaron Kia -- will participate in the postgame ceremony, with sophomore right tackle Austin Hansen the lone underclassman of the group."

About how they need to win this game to get to a bowl game for their younger players, senior Raphael Ieru said:
"This game isn't just for the seniors. It's for the young guys getting them to a bowl game and letting them experience how it feels so they can continue that tradition. That's all we're focused on, just the game right now." (HSB)

HSB Note: "The Warriors began the season with an all-senior line until Laupepa Letuli suffered a knee injury in late September and will petition for another year of eligibility. But with Hansen stepping in and the four seniors playing nearly every snap this season, the Warriors have developed the continuity essential to effective line play."

Praising their OL, which has remained relatively injury free this season, Shaw said:
"It's a tribute to how hard they worked this summer and got themselves physically ready to play this season. There's no question it's been a much easier job adjusting our scheme week to week with the same guys." (HSB)

About facing Wisconsin, Moniz said:
"We respect all our opponents, but we never fear anyone. It's just 11-on-11 and we have to keep playing our game. Don't feel like we have to do anything special, just do what we've been doing these past four games." (HSB)

About their team, Ieru said:
"We know we're a good team when we come together, play disciplined, play physical, play nasty, and keep that brotherly bond we've had since the beginning." (HSB)

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