Feature on the Warrior DL and how close they are

About how their DL are bonded forever, Kamalu Umu (one of 4 members of the DL whose UH career will end with the Hawaii Bowl) said:
"We're brothers for life." (HSA)


About the 4 members of the DL that will not be able to play with them anymore, junior Vaughn Meatoga said:
"It's really sad.Every day is one day less to play with them on the field."  (HSA)


About DT coach Tony Tuioti having his 7th child earlier this season, Elliott Purcell said:
"I want to be like Coach Tony." (HSA)


Liko Satele responded:
"You already are." (HSA)


About how he has 2 sons, Purcell said:
"I'm catching up to him." (HSA)


About how a few of their defensive linemen started to do off-field activities together during the offseason and then that grew to include all of the members of the DL and their girlfriends, Meatoga said:
"Our girlfriends are close. We're all close. We have fun with each other, especially on the field. We're so comfortable we don't really talk to each other on the field. We just look at each other, and we know what we're thinking." (HSA)


About how Kaniela Tuipulu (nicknamed "The Bouncer" because of his aggressiveness) broke his paddle when using a standup surfboard, Satele said:
"It was made of carbon Fiberglas. That's a hard thing to break." (HSA)


About how Haku Correa is the protective member of the DL, Meatoga said:
"We were at Koko Head, and Haku was like: 'Get away from the ledge. Everybody move back. You're too close to the end. You guys are going to get hurt.'" (HSA)


About what happened when a player threw a branch into a 40-foot waterfall during a hike on Kauai, Meatoga laughed and said:
"Haku yelled: 'Vaughn, no!'  He started panicking. He thought I fell into the water. He doesn't like us to do anything dangerous." (HSA)


About how Umu is nicknamed the "Hustler" by the way he can con teammates, Tuipulotu said:
"He says, 'I don't know how to play this video game,' and then he kills everybody. He's talented. He can do random stuff like drop-kick a football." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Meatoga said defensive tackle Geordon Hanohano is "Gee-O" because "he hates to be called 'Gee-O.'" "


About 5'10" DT Ikaika Mahoe's nickname of the "Doorstop", Meatoga said:
"Know how small a doorstop is, but it can stop a big door? That's Ikaika." (HSA)


About how Paipai Falemalu is called the "Caveman" because of his raw pass-rushing technique, Meatoga said:
"Sometimes we call him 'Geico' because of their caveman commercial." (HSA)


About how Purcell's short attention span earned the nickname "Day Late, Dollar Short", Tuipulotu said:
"You can be finished telling him something, and he'll say, 'What's up?'" (HSA)


About how he organizes pranks on road trips, Meatoga said:
"We sneak into people's rooms, and scare the crap out of them." (HSA)


About how they take game preparation seriously, Meatoga said:
"We're about business. We want to win, and we want to represent the state." (HSA)


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