NA = Nevada Appeal
RGJ = Reno Gazette-Journal
About how they lose to UH in Hawaii because UH is good, not because of the travel, Nevada coach Chris Ault said:
"That stuff has nothing to do with it. It's because Hawaii is a pretty darn good football team. They are tough to beat at their place. But winning on the road anywhere is a tough thing to do." (NA)
About how he was the star halfback for the Nevada team that beat UH in 1948, the last time Nevada beat UH in Hawaii, Dick Trachock (who later became Nevada's football coach and AD) said:
"I went over to Coach Ault and the other coaches and I told them, 'I hope come next week I won't be able to say I was on the last team that beat Hawaii in Hawaii." (RGJ)
About how it is hard to win on the road in general, Nevada head coach Ault said:
"It's hard to win at anybody's place whether it's Hawaii or Nevada or anybody else. When you're on the road, a road win is a big deal. It doesn't matter what a team's record is or what they're doing or how they're doing. To win on the road is really a challenge for anybody in any sport."
About facing UH's good receivers, Nevada CB Isaiah Frey said:
"They have three real good receivers, and it's hard to defend them. But if we do our technique right and cover our assignments, we should do all right." (RGJ)
About defending against Kaepernick and Taua, Mack said:
"Colin Kaepernick and Vai Taua are two of the best runners in our league and two of the greater players in our league. They're both going to be playing on Sundays. ... You're really defending two running backs in the backfield in a single-back setup." (RGJ)
About how they are going to throw the ball in addition to run the ball, Ault said:
"We've opened things up a little bit. We're not a bad offense throwing the ball. We're not going to play conservative, that's for sure." (RGJ)
About how they have a great chance to beat a ranked team at home, Bryant Moniz said:
"It's definitely a great opportunity. I think our fans are going to really be behind us. They're a ranked team. It's a great atmosphere and a great setting. For us to play them and show how good we are, that's the opportunity we're looking for." (RGJ)
About how he spent Thursday sending out newspapers clippings from their 1948 win to his old teammates, Trachock said:
"I'm putting a message on there that says, 'I hope we won't be able to say we were the last team to beat them there.'" (RGJ)
About how the plane ride isn't why they lose to UH in Hawaii, Ault said:
"Everybody always comes up to me and says, 'Boy, you guys got a long plane ride over to Hawaii. That must be tough to go play a game there.'. I always tell them, 'Now, what do you think the players are going to do during that plane ride?' They'll tell me things like, 'Read a book, do homework, sleep, listen to music, talk to their friends.' Exactly. It's a relaxing time. What's so tough about that?" (NA)
About how the plane ride to Hawaii isn't too tiring, Vai Taua said:
"That plane ride really doesn't take that much out of you. That trip isn't too bad. Once we get there we run around a little (at the stadium) and we're ready to go. This is really nothing more than a business trip for us. We're not going to let anything get in the way of what we're trying to accomplish." (NA)
About how UH has won 7 of their last 11 games and all 4 of their wins have been by 10 points or less, Ault said:
"They are not easy to beat anywhere." (NA)
About facing UH this week, Colin Kaepernick said:
"It seems like every week there is a new challenge for us." (NA)
About how they are flying to Hawaii the day before the game to avoid distractions, Kaepernick said:
"Playing on the island can be tough. There's the long travel, the distractions, the beach, all that stuff. That's why we're leaving Friday." (NA)
About how budget cuts forced them to leave on Friday instead of Thursday to play in Hawaii, but how that change might be good, Ault said:
"It works out better this way. In the past, we'd have all day Saturday with nothing to do but sit around the hotel waiting for the game that night. It drove everybody crazy. This way we're busy all the time right up until we leave for the stadium." (NA)
About how they will get a little time to explore their surrounding area, Taua said:
"We might get an hour or so on our own. That's about it." (NA)
About the free time they give their players, Ault said:
"We let them go put their feet in the water if that's what they want to do. They have about two hours on Friday to go to the beach. But, you know, hardly any of them actually go swimming. They just walk around for a little bit and then come right back to the hotel." (NA)
About their players prefer going to Hawaii on Friday instead of Thursday, Ault said:
"You know, two years ago I asked seven or eight of our seniors whether they minded going over there just a day early. They all told me the same thing. To a man, they all preferred going over there on Friday instead of Thursday. They all said they just felt like a caged animal walking around and sitting around all day on Saturday waiting for the game." (NA)
Praising UH's offense, Ault said:
"They have an explosive offense. But it's nothing we haven't seen before. We know what they like to do. They are going to come out and throw it 50 times a game." (NA)
"Their quarterback is very comfortable in what they do. They like to throw a lot of the underneath, possession stuff." (NA)
About how UH is running the ball better this year, Ault said:
"They've made more of a focus on running the ball this year (an average of 19 times for 75 yards a game) and it is paying off for them." (NA)
About how they know about their losing streak in Hawaii, Dontay Moch said:
"We've gone to the island a few times since I've been here and we've come up with a loss both times. But we'll be all right. It all about practicing harder this week." (NA)
About facing UH's offense, Moch said:
"We just have to go out and attack them. They pass a lot so you just have to be aggressive." (NA)
About being called by former UH teammate Kent Untermann to turn on ESPN and watch then-freshman Colin Kaepernick, Rich Miano said that Untermann said:
"You've got to see this quarterback. He's better than Vince Young." (HSA)
"He was perfect for that offense." (HSA)
About the pistol offense that Ault created at Nevada, Miano said:
"Look how many colleges are studying that offense. I imagine it's going to the National Football League. It presents a lot of problems." (HSA)
About how Kaepernick is perfect for Nevada's pistol offense, Miano said:
"A lot of people are trying to emulate that offense. But what they don't have is Avatar. Kaepernick is the perfect guy. He has phenomenal speed and phenomenal ability to create big plays. He has a whip of an arm to gun it in there. He's gotten better as a passer every year." (HSA)
HSA Note: "As the legend goes, Kaepernick was offered a football scholarship when a Nevada coach watched him dominate a prep basketball game. He reportedly was suffering from a fever that night."
About how they have labeled Kaepernick "the X factor", Dave Aranda said:
In UH meetings and video sessions this week, Kaepernick was labeled as "the X factor."
"We've been showing clips where people have had him leveraged out, they've got him contained, but he breaks contain." (HSA)
About the challenge of facing Kaepernick, Corey Paredes said:
"His strides are unreal, ridiculous. And he can throw, too. We have to contain him and tackle him." (HSA)
About how they want to prove their doubters wrong, Kaniela Tuipulotu said:
"We have to continue to play well and prove people wrong. We take (Nevada) as another team. We know they're very good, but anybody can beat anybody on a given day. We have to go out there and play ball and see what happens." (HSA)
About having the spotlight on the other QB in the game, Moniz said:
"It's fine with me." (HSA)
About how leading the nation in total offense hasn't changed things at home, Moniz said:
"It's still the same old, same old. I still take care of my daughter, and I still have homework to do." (HSA)
HSA Note: "He said "Ms. Christmas" still braids his long hair for home games, and aunties offer remedies for his injuries. His Auntie U'i used a laser machine to help ease the pain in the turf toe he suffered two weeks ago."
About how his turf toe injury is fully healed now, Moniz said:
"You put it on certain points, and it's supposed to work. I've done so many treatments, I don't know which one helped the most." (HSA)
About being difficult to tackle, Moniz said:
"Wanting to be mobile and make the first guy miss is a pride thing." (HSA)
Asked if he prefers white or brown rice, Moniz said:
"Doesn't matter, I'm not going to eat it." (HSA)
About Tuipulotu's improvement after losing weight in the offseason, Vaughn Meatoga said:
"After he lost 30 pounds, he became a whole different person." (HSA)
About his hard work and the motivational talks he has been giving, Meatoga said:
"This is a big boy's sport. You have to be a man about your business." (HSA)
About how he's in good health now after playing with a strained neck and wearing a neck collar last week, Corey Paredes said:
"It's all good now." (HSA)
About taking on the 3 blockers protecting the punter, George Daily-Lyles said:
"Its three fat linemen versus me. I have no problem with that." (HSA)
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20101016/SPORTS/101019696/1016&parentprofile=1059
http://www.rgj.com/article/20101016/SPORTS06/10160334/1018/SPORTS
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20101016_Leader_of_the_Pack.html
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20101016_Moniz_OK_with_being_the_overlooked_QB.html
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20101016_Special_teams_Not_even.html
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/ferdswords/20101016_Theres_a_D_in_Nevada_and_were_finally_seeing_it.html
Saturday, October 16, 2010
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