AO = Arbiter Online
IS = Idaho Statesman
Asked if the Boise State game was a big game to him, Bryant Moniz grinned and said:
"Not to me. It's just another game. Just another Saturday afternoon of football." (HSA)
Asked when running their offense became "easy" for him, Moniz said it started since the Charleston Southern game:
"Ever since the fourth game." (HSA)
Moniz said that their success is the fruit of:
"hard work in the summer and in fall camp." (HSA)
About how Moniz' personality keeps him calm during big games, Bronson Tiwanak said:
"He doesn't pressure out in big situations. He's always cool head. He's a good leader." (HSA)
About how their team is treating the Boise State game like any other team, Tiwanak said:
"Obviously (Boise State is) a very good team. But it's just the next game on our schedule. We can't do anything different." (HSA)
About how they are approaching the Boise State game like any of their other games, Greg Salas said:
"We know what this game represents. But you have to stay true to yourself. If you start doing things differently you might psyche yourself out. Every game is a big game, because we want to win every game we play. We're looking forward to the opportunity." (HSA)
HSA Note: "During yesterday's closed practice at Meridian High School, a man, hiding behind a fence, was spotted trying to video the Warriors' drills. Tommy Heffernan, the Warriors' strength and conditioning coach, was summoned. He sprinted toward the man, who, in a panic, packed his video equipment quickly and fled. As Heffernan returned to the field, he was greeted with rousing applause."
About Tommy Heffernan scaring away the man videotaping their practice, Corey Paredes said:
"That was an awesome play. That was awesome to see Coach Tommy on that 50-yard burst. That guy immediately got scared." (HSA)
About Heffernan running towards the videotaping man, Mack said:
"The only thing Tommy didn't do was jump over the fence. I thought he'd do a flip over the fence." (HSA)
About what he said to the videotaping game, Heffernan said:
"I told him to get out, and he got out." (HSA)
About Corey Paredes intercepting 3 passes during their 7-on-7 drills, Mouse Davis said:
"How about that? We're thinking he can play the slot." (HSA)
About people talking about him playing offense, Paredes said:
"I was a receiver in high school. hat's why I was disappointed in the balls I dropped in earlier games." (HSA)
About talking with Paredes about playing offense, Salas said:
"He told me he played receiver in high school. I told him: 'You're about to move back with all of the plays you're making.' We're about to put him into the slot. He's doing great. He's having a great year." (HSA)
About how the defense works on reading plays and forcing turnovers, working on stripping away the football from ballcarriers during each practice, Paredes said:
"We're trying to get the ball. You have to practice how you're going to play. You cannot expect to get that stuff in the game if you cannot get it in practice." (HSA)
Happy with their practice, Mack said:
"I thought it was a really good practice. Their speed was good. We played fast, on both sides of the ball." (HSA)
"We got a good look. We did a lot of good things in practice." (HSA)
About giving up 5 inches and 36 pounds when he's matched up with Greg Salas, CB Jerrell Gavins (5'9", 174-pounds) said:
"That's a challenge to me. I look at it as, I always say I want to go pro. If I go pro, I'll probably be one of the smallest dudes in the league. The average receiver is 6-2. Andre Johnson (of the Texans) is 6-5. That's what I want to go against. Let's do it. I can jump pretty high." (IS)
About how their secondary has been waiting for a game like this to challenge them, Gavins said:
"The D-line has been dominating. The linebackers had their games. We've been waiting for our game all season, a throwing team. This is our game." (IS)
About how they should have improved their tackling after their coaches emphasized fundamentals during last week's extra practices and their defense even practiced against their starting offense at times, DE Shea McClellin said:
"I think we addressed it pretty well." (IS)
About how UH got his respect when they routed Utah State in Utah, Chris Petersen said:
"Right then and there, I said, 'These guys are different this year.'" (IS)
About how this will be their first daytime game this season, Petersen said:
"I'm nervous about that. That's where we always want to play, but it's the first one so it's going to be different for us." (HSA)
About their kickers, special teams coach Jeff Choate said:
"Trevor (Harman) will kick off. He's starting to get more comfortable with that. He's been more consistent with the placement of the ball. He's actually practiced really well punting the ball. He just needs those game reps. If he'll perform in the game like he has in practice, I think we'll be very happy with him there. He's a guy who can probably handle long field goals for us. We just don't want to put that much on Trevor at this point. … (Jimmy Pavel) actually had a really good practice on Sunday. He was out for three weeks, too. There are some timing things that are coming back. … He's just got to make those extra points and short kicks for us." (IS)
Upset when he heard an ESPN commentator saying that they needed to make a statement against UH and play perfect, Petersen said:
"I'm thinking, 'No we don't.' That's not our thing. We're trying to play the best that we can play and as hard as we can play." (AO)
About talking with one of his players who heard the ESPN commentator, telling the player to ignore what the commentators said, Petersen said:
"One of our kids was standing there and he said, 'What ever happened to just winning the game?' I said, 'That's why we don't listen to these guys because you just play hard and that's what it's all about.'" (AO)
About how they will play their best against UH and know that UH beat the other top teams in the WAC, safety George Iloka said:
"They've taken down two of the top dogs in Nevada and Fresno (State). I know they're coming here with their best shot and we're going to defend our home and give them our best shot." (AO)
Not worrying about the voters, CB Jamar Taylor said:
"I feel like every game is a statement game, but whatever happens in the polls, we can't worry about. At the end of the season, if they choose us to go to a BCS game we'll roll with it. If they don't, we'll play our other bowl game and just keep trying to improve and come away with our perfect season." (AO)
About how they need to beat UH to win the WAC championship, Iloka said:
"To be honest with you, I could care less about any of that (BCS hype). We went undefeated last year, went to a BCS bowl game. Barely got in there, whatever. It doesn't really faze me anymore. The only thing we can control is the WAC. If we lose this game (versus Hawai'i) then what do have to show for this season? We don't have a WAC championship and we're definitely not going to a BCS bowl game." (AO)
About how UH is different this year, Iloka said:
"They're playing with a swagger that you can feel on film." (AO)
About the challenge that UH poses, Petersen said:
"You don't take the number one (passing) offense in the country and the defense getting that many turnovers for things to just go great. We're excited. This is going to be a tough, hard-nosed, WAC Championship type of game." (AO)
About how UH's offense is on a roll and will be hard to stop, Iloka said:
"They're on the same page and that really helps when the quarterback (Moniz) and all of his receivers are on the same page. … the way he's throwing it, it's like they (receivers) talked about that. That's what they do and that's what they go over. It's really hard to stop a team when the quarterback and receivers are on the same page and right now all of those guys could start anywhere in the country. We're just going to have our hands full as a defense." (AO)
About how UH will throw the ball against them, safety Jeron Johnson said:
"They're going to come out and throw the ball 50 times a game, probably more than that. It's on us. The opportunities are there. We have great coverage and good eyes so we've just got to get out there and make good plays." (AO)
About how Alex Green is ideal for UH's offense, Petersen said:
"He's the style that they like. A big guy who can protect and they give him the ball and he's a bruising type runner who can go north and south. He'll make you pay in a hurry." (AO)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20101105_Warriors_are_loose_ready_for_Boise_State.html
http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/furtherreview/20101105_Monizs_hot_hand_cool_head_make_all_the_difference_for_UH.html
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/11/04/ccripe/boise_states_gavins_eager_challenge_against_hawaii_warriors_winn
http://arbiteronline.com/2010/11/04/big-surprise-broncos-focused-on-hawai%E2%80%99i-not-bcs-slide/
http://arbiteronline.com/2010/11/04/battle-for-the-wac-bsu-hawaii-last-two-undefeated-teams-in-conferenc-play/
Friday, November 5, 2010
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