Warrior Quotes from the HSA 8/31/10 (Austin Hansen says that the OL will be ready)

About how the critics of their OL were saying the same things before the 2006 season, Austin Hansen said:
"Go in the archives. The same guys who think they're so clever writing about how we don't have any experience ... they were talking about the same thing in '06. Not that (those linemen) didn't have any experience, but the question mark was going to be the offensive line. You look back at those guys (who started) on the offensive line in '06, and all five of them are in the NFL or had stays in the NFL. So what does that tell you? There's nothing to write about in July, so why not talk about the offensive line?" (HSA)


Hansen said that LG Brysen "Bulla" Ginlack is:
"ready to play old-school football and hit you in the mouth all day." (HSA)


Hansen said that RG Adrian "Aussie" Thomas is a:
"big, physical man. I remember (former Warriors defensive end) David Veikune telling me the thing about Aussie once he has his hands on you, you're done. His upper-body is so powerful. He's so powerful with his forearms." (HSA)


Hansen said that RT Laupepa Letuli is:
"an athletic freak. He's more talented, more athletic than anybody on the line." (HSA)


About how center Bronson Tiwanak is a black belt in kenpo, Hansen said:
"He can come out and karate-chop you in the chest and give you something to think about." (HSA)


About their OL's overall skill, Hansen said:
"We'll find out on Thursday. And even if Thursday is a rough night for us, we'll go on to the next week. We're coming on Thursday to try and be physical and execute our offense to the best of our abilities and play as hard as we can. That's pretty much it. There's no back story." (HSA)


HSA Note: "It was limited flexibility that hindered Dunnachie when he first reported to UH in August 2009. With a background in Australian rules football, Dunnachie was used to compact kicks. Tutored by former UH punter Tim Grasso, Dunnachie improved his flexibility, allowing him to easily launch punts with a swing in which his right foot goes above his helmet."


About how he walks around during the nonkicking parts of practice, bouncing a football to work on his drops, Dunnachie said:
"I try to do as many reps as I can. Even when I'm watching TV, I'll drop the ball, with the laces up every time. I'm not thinking about it. It's muscle memory. The ball will drop the same way every time." (HSA)


About how he is front and center during their haka, Jake Heun said:
"I love being there." (HSA)


About how he knows all of the moves for the haka, Heun said:
"We've been doing this for three years. I'd better know it by now." (HSA)


About how C/G Abe Markowitz will miss the trip to Hawaii, Lane Kiffin said:
"Unfortunately, he is going to have to have surgery and will probably miss the trip. It just happened last night." (HSA)


Kiffin said that Abe:
"was playing backup guard and center and really doing a tremendous job for us. He's frustrated, but hopefully he's going to battle back. There's a good chance he can come back for the second half of the season." (HSA)


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