Spring Practice Quotes from the Star-Advertiser 4/7/11

About how their OL does not go by seniority, Gordy Shaw said:
"How a person plays is more important than how old he is." (HSA)


Praising redshirt  freshmen RT Sean Shigematsu, RG David Lefotu, and LT Jordan Loeffler, Shaw said:
"They've made some good improvement." (HSA)


About his battle with Levi Legay for their starting RT spot, Shigematsu said:
"You have to prove yourself day by day. A lot of the older guys — Brett (Leonard), Clayton (Laurel), Sila (Lefiti) — have been helping me with my calls." (HSA)


About the big adjustment moving from Kauai to Honolulu for UH, Shigematsu, said:
"I'm kind of a mama's boy. My mom does everything — cook, clean." (HSA)


About going from 250 pounds in August to 300 pounds now, Shigematsu said:
"It's OK," he said. I can still move." (HSA)


About how the freshmen are treated like all of their other OL, Loeffler said:
"They expected us to stop being boys and start being men, even though we're still kind of young." (HSA)


About how their young members of the OL spent 2010 on the scout team, Lefotu said:
"Last year, we got no reps at all. It was kind of hard. As a young guy, you've got that urge to play." (HSA)


About how the pace is faster and the reads more difficult at the college level, Lefotu said:
"The biggest adjustment, for me, was working with my right tackle and getting the plays down. That was the biggest challenge." (HSA)


About how their redshirt freshmen OL match up physically in 9-on-7 drills, Shaw said:
"I like their physical-ness. They're coming along with their fundamentals. They're going to be very good. It's like a painting that's not finished." (HSA)


About their talk-story session tomorrow with coaches tomorrow at the UH athletic complex, Mack said:
"Most clinics are people lecturing to everybody. What we want to do is have an open two-way exchange." (HSA)

"We want to have a relaxed atmosphere." (HSA)

HSA Note: "The event will be held at the second-floor dance studios. Each of the UH coaches will have a "station" that includes a chalkboard. Guests can move from station to station to discuss football strategies, techniques and trends."


About Lister flooring him on the second play of their "Okahoma" drill (3-on-2 challenge where a RB has 3 tries to get 10 yards), Tank Hopkins said:
"I got the worst of it. It's cool. We're having fun." (HSA)


About how CBs have to quickly forget plays that go against them, John Hardy-Tuilau said:
"Short-term memory. That's what you need as a corner." (HA)


About how they are going to play tight coverage on short routes, Hardy-Tuilau said:
"We're playing more aggressively at corner this year." (HSA)


Praising their CBs, Rich Miano said:
"They have great speed and great quickness. They can tackle. They're smart. There's nothing I don't like about them." (HSA)


About winning their #2 QB job again, Shane Austin said:
"You've got to go into this game at a high level or you're not going to make it. Every year, you have to come out fighting. You can't go through the motions or you'll be seeing the bench a lot more." (HSA)

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