"I think this is the best offense we've faced, I really do. They've got all kinds of talent to run the football, they've got excellent receivers and Kaepernick has really improved himself as a passer." (HSB)
Praising Nevada's OL, UH DL coach Dave Aranda said:
"They are the best O-line we've seen as far as just knocking guys off and finishing blocks and being relentless." (HSB)
About how Nevada's defense ranks next to last in the country in pass defense, Bryant Moniz said:
"I think they have no fears on defense because they know their offense can put up points. They can play a little more aggressive, try to go for interceptions, take a lot of risks." (HSB)
HSB Note: "In their first three games, the Warriors had 12 pass plays of 30 yards or longer, with three going for touchdowns. They have only four such plays since and no downfield touchdowns. Their average of 6.2 yards per pass attempt in WAC games is second-lowest in the
league."
About how the rest of the offense needs to help Moniz, offensive coordinator Ron Lee said:
"Bryant's doing a good job, but we're not helping him in other areas. We're dropping a lot of balls, we're not getting a lot of big plays. We're going to need that, we're going to need some big plays." (HSB)
About dressing up to be a football player last year during Halloween with his daughter pretending to be a football, Bryant Moniz said:
"I carried her around. That was the best costume I could think of." (HA)
Not worried about the elevation, dry hands, and cold temperatures expected at the game, Moniz said:
"No worries. Adrenaline takes care of that. Once you get pumped up in the game, the weather isn't going to matter." (HA)
Rolo said that the miscommunication bewteen Medeiros and Austin that led to an INT last week are:
"correctable with more reps." (HA)
Kicker Scott Enos said that he used to come to the Reno area to train during the summer of his high school years and that the thin air adds to kickoffs:
"a good 5, 10 yards." (HA)
Enos said that the length on kickoffs depends on:
"how high or how hard I kick it." (HA)
HA Note: "Enos has booted as many kickoffs into the end zone (three) as he has out of bounds. But the coaches believe he has corrected those problems."
About how they practiced well for this game, Mac said:
"We've had a good week of practice. Now we have to go out and play."
About how Colin Kaepernick is so hard to stop, Rich Miano said:
"He's like David Blaine. He's like a street magician. You'll be rushing him, and he won't see you, but he'll feel you, and he'll spin out of there like he's 5-foot-3. Nobody can sack the guy. Nobody can contain the guy. When he gets going, nobody can catch him." (HA)
About how 6'5" Usain Bolt changed the perception that the long strides by tall athletes hurts their first-step quickness, Miano said:
"No, I'm not saying (Kaepernick) is a Usain Bolt, but he gets up to top speed very quickly. And he can maneuver. A lot of tall guys don't have a low center of gravity. They can't change directions quickly. This guy can." (HA)
HA Note: "Kaepernick's skills were on display during an incompletion against Idaho last week. Kaepernick pirouetted away from a would-be sacker, out-raced a three-player manhunt toward the left sideline, then threw, across his body, a pass to a receiver near the right hashmark. The pass was not completed, but coaches were frozen with amazement."
About how that play in the Idaho game amazed UH's coaches, Miano said:
"Not too many quarterbacks can do that. That's NFL stuff. He has big-time arm strength. You combine his arm strength with his running ability, and you have a guy who's a football freak. I mean that in a good way. There aren't that many people in that category." (HA)
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