"The clock was definitely ticking." (HA)
HA Note: "And the timekeeper was Chris Ault, who was a predecessor and then immediate successor to Tormey as head coach. Ault, as athletic director, fired Tormey after a 6-6 season in 2003."
About how he does not keep in touch with Ault anymore, Tormey said:
"We haven't talked. We just don't talk." (HA)
About how things are different for him this week because the Warriors are playing in Reno, Tormey said:
"It's another conference game, but it will be different because I used to coach there." (HA)
About going from the Idaho job to the Nevada job in 2000, Tormey said:
"I was looking for the next challenge." (HA)
About how Idaho was not in a conference then (playing its home games on Washington State's campus) and Nevada had just been admitted to the WAC, Tormey said:
"The Reno job, on paper, appeared to be a better situation. The conference affiliation was in place. The facilities were in place. It was a great place to recruit to, and a solid academic institution. All of the elements looked right." (HA)
HA Note: "Tormey tried to implement a building plan for a team that finished 3-8 in 1999. He hired John Archer, who was at Nebraskas, as the strength coach. At the time, there was only one player who could bench press 400 pounds. The Wolf Pack, which started 11 freshmen, went 2-10 in 2000. In 2001, the Pack won three games, but produced the league's top rusher (Chance Kretschmer). The next season, the Pack was 5-7, and had 14 players who could bench 400 pounds."
About the steady improvement they made at Nevada, Tormey said:
"We weren't very good when we got there, and I felt we got steadily better." (HA)
HA Note: "The Pack opened 2003 by winning five of its first seven games, including a victory over Brigham Young, a Top-25 team. But it lost several close games down the stretch, and finished 6-6. Tormey then was dismissed."
Feeling that he improved Nevada'a program while he was their head coach, Tormey said:
"I tell you this, I would have much rather have taken that program over in the condition it was in when I left than the condition it was in when I took it." (HA)
About how 9 Nevada players were arrested on felony charges since January 2003, Ault told Sports Illustrated when he was justifying the firing of Tormey:
"You certainly have to question the type of players who have been recruited here in the past." (HA)
Tormey said that there had been some trouble at Nevada, but:
"a lot of that happened after I left. I keep hearing these numbers that were thrown around. There certainly were some issues that needed to be dealt with at the end of the season, and would have been dealt with had I stayed there. But when I left, my responsibility ended, and the new guy's responsibility was to take control of that program, and do what he thought was necessary." (HA)
About the incidents that happened while he was head coach, Tormey said:
"I think we handled them correctly." (HA)
HA Note: "After that, Tormey was hired as an assistant coach at Washington. Tormey and his wife were raised in that state, and both of his daughters were able to complete high school there. One daughter now attends Yale, another Washington."
Happy to be in Hawaii now, Tormey said:
"Now we are here in Hawai'i. What better place to be an empty-nester but Honolulu. Now we have to find a way to win some more games." (HA)
About how Bryant Moniz could start at QB against Nevada if he practices today, Mac said:
"Bryant doesn't lose his position because of an injury." (HA)
HA Note: "Moniz, who has started the past three games, suffered a concussion in the first quarter of Saturday's 54-9 loss to BoiseState. Moniz said he experienced dizziness, but no headache."
About how he's back to normal after suffering his "mild" concussion, Moniz said:
"I'm still the same, maybe a little more goofy at times. I'm back to normal. I've been attending meetings. My brain is all right." (HA)
About how he threw in practice yesterday and will be tested with today's practice, Moniz said:
"It was a pretty easy day for me; (today) will test how I feel. The trainers are just going to keep checking on me to see if any of the symptoms of concussion are coming back. But right now it's all green lights." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Moniz, Shane Austin and Brent Rausch took equal repetitions at quarterback yesterday, in part to help keep Moniz's arm fresh and assess Rausch's progress in his return from injury. UH quarterbacks coach Nick Rolovich said Moniz is expected to take most of the snaps today with an eye on having him ready to start against the Wolf Pack. All three quarterbacks are expected to make the trip to Reno."
About preparing like he does in a normal week, Moniz said:
"I'm taking my regular approach to game day, studying film, all that stuff. Nothing's changed." (HSB)
About how his sprained ankle has improved and he'll be able to play against Nevada, Vaughn Meatoga said:
"The two weeks I took off was good enough for me. It's been long enough. The field is calling me." (HA)
HA Note: "He said he will wear an ankle brace as a precaution."
After taking a few reps in yesterday's practice, Meatoga said:
"It's hard to stay away from football, but I'm glad to be back out here now. It feels real good. It feels way better from the last time I tried to play. I think I can get back to my old self." (HSB)
About how his ankle injury made him ineffective in the two games he played before he sat out 2 games with injury, Meatoga said:
"I practically sat out four games because the two games I tried to come in I could barely do anything. It was like I was playing with one leg, couldn't put any weight on it or anything and it was pretty tough." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Meatoga's weakened foundation made it difficult for him to hold his ground in the middle of the line. Today he'll see how it holds up when taking on another lineman as the Warriors' defensive front prepares for a physical Nevada line that clears the way for the nation's most productive ground game."
About how things look good for Meatoga, DL coach Dave Aranda said:
"I think we're still in the wait-and-see period as he plays through it, but it looks promising. I want to see how he plays with it. He feels comfortable, I'm expecting everything's going to be good, but you never know until you know." (HSB)
About how he suffered his biceps injury when he was struck by a knee to his upper arm during the BSU game, Jeramy Bryant (who will miss the trip to Nevada) said:
"I hurt it in the first quarter and it's been hurting ever since." (HSB)
HSB Note: "Bryant has started all seven games, recording 33 tackles with three passes broken up. Freshman Lewis Walker is listed as Bryant's backup and saw his most extensive action of the season as part of UH's dime packages last week. UH associate coach Rich Miano said Kawika Ornellas could also see a more prominent role this week. Ornellas, primarily a special teams contributor, got into the game at cornerback late against Boise State."
Praising Kawika Ornellas, Rich Miano said:
"He knew what to do, plays with a swagger and he's got tremendous physical ability and it's time to get his feet wet." (HSB)
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