WAC Score Update 2

Fresno State wins 34-3

Ryan Mathews went off with 157 yards 2 touchdowns!

Colin Kaepernick also had a monster game with 408 total yards and 6 touchdowns 4 of those were rushing touchdowns.

WAC scores update

Idaho vs Nevada: Nevada won in a high scoring affair 70-45

LT vs Utah State: Utah State won 23-21

Fresno State vs NMSU: Fresno State leads 34-3 in the fourth quarter

Boise State vs Hawai'i: Boise State leads at halftime 34-0

Mo out with concussion

Bryant Moniz has had his helmet taken away from him due to a concussion that he recieved in the 1st quarter against Boise State. Shane Austin will get his first career start in the second quarter. Hopefully Mo will recover quickly so hell be ready to go in the next game. Good Luck Shane go out there and kick some butt.

Outcome Prediction

I'm going to be one of the very few going for this but I say Hawai'i pulls it out in the end and beats Boise State 35-33 in OT. Not really anything concrete stat wise to back this up other than just the fan in me coming out.

Boise State offense vs Hawai'i Defense

Boise is a fairly balanced run/pass team with about 55 more running plays than pass plays for the season. The run game unfortunately for Hawai'i is one of our defense's glaring holes. Right now I don't have the utmost confidence in coach McMackin having made the proper adjustments to the defense to shore them up against the Broncoes run attack. That being said, even a slight tweek might force Boise into more of a passing game which will give Hawai'i an outsiders chance at pulling out a victory in this game.

Game info

What: Hawai‘i Warriors (2-4, 0-3 WAC) vs. #6 (AP)/#5 (Coaches) Boise State Broncos (6-0, 1-0 WAC)
When: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009
Time: 5:05 p.m.
Where: Aloha Stadium (50,000), Honolulu, HI
Television: Live statewide on Oceanic Cable Pay-Per-View digital channel 255 with Jim Leahey (play-by-play) and Russell Yamanoha (color). Call (808) 643-3333 statewide to order. Also delayed on KFVE-TV?(Ch. 5) on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play), Robert Kekaula (color), and John Veneri (sideline). Don Robbs, Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the “Countdown To Kickoff” beginning at 3:30 p.m., and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KPUA in Hilo, KMWB in Kona.
Video Streaming: uhstreaming.oceanic.com
Audio Webcast: espn1420am.com
Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com


information brovided by hawaiiathletics.com

Hawai'i vs Boise State

This Saturday is the big showdown between Hawai'i and the 5th ranked Broncos. Hawai'i has to figure out how to stop the run by game time or this is going to be a very ugly game to watch.

To be totally honest Boise State is a better team in almost all areas, Hawai'i is going to have to play almost perfect football to have a chance at winning this game. While I hope this is the case, I will be more than glad just to see a drastic improvement in our defense. The Warriors have the offense to stay in the game if the Broncos can be stopped or turn the ball over.

I'll be breaking down the match up as the week goes along leading up to game time.

Basketball Tickets

Don't forget that Individual game tickets go on sale tomorrow Oct 19th. Go to HawaiiAthletics.com or call (808) 944-2697 for phone sales.

Men’s Basketball Individual Ticket Prices
Lower Level $26
Upper Level Adult: $18
Upper Level Senior Citizen: $16 (65+)
Upper Level Student (4-high school): $5
Upper Level Student (UH): $5
Lower Super Rooter: $13
General: $10*

*includes games on Oct. 30, Nov. 5, and Nov. 16

Go Warriors!!

Dave Shoji Earns His 1,000th Career Victory Saturday Night

Dave Shoji http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=176 Earns His 1,000th Career Victory Saturday Night as the Wahine beat New Mexico State. Sorry about the tardy post on this, this is a great milestone for a very beloved coach as he became only the second volleyball coach in NCAA history to record 1000 wins in a career. It was really great that he was able to achieve this moment at home in the Stan Sheriff Center. Congratulations again coach!

WR Depth Chart

Right now with the Bradley out for the season it looks like the depth chart now will be:

1) Greg Salas
2) Jovonte Taylor
3) Kealoha Pilares
4) Royce Pollard

All of the WR will have to step up and take on the hole that the loss of Bradley has made.

Bradley lost for season

Today Stephen Tsai HawaiiWarriorBeat.com Editor reports that Rodney Bradley suffered a season ending broken leg in Saturdays loss to Idaho.

My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. Here is to him making a speedy recovery and coming back in great form for the 2010 season opener.

MO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man this guy is for real. He is continuing to improve every game. I was looking at this game as a definite indicator of what his potential as the Hawai'i quarterback would be, and man did he deliver. He was 29 of 40 for 356 yds passing with 1 TD 1 INT, 32 yds rushing with 1TD. So if this is the kind of play that we can expect every game the next 2 1/2 years should be very exciting to watch.

WAC Update

Hawai'i vs Idaho: Idaho won 35-23

LT vs NMSU: LT won 45-7

Nevada vs Utah St.: Nevada won 35-32

Fresno St vs San Jose St. : Fresno State won 41-21

Rodney Bradley

Rodney was taken off the field in an ambulance, rumor is it may be a broken leg or knee injury with broken leg as the front runner. Thoughts and prayers are with him. I hope that he was just taken as a precaution with no serious injury. Will update as I hear any new info.

WAC Update

Boise State won their game against Tulsa on Wednesday night by the score of 28-21

Well hopefully the game against the Vandals will go in favor of Hawai'i this week. I have put Bryant Moniz (Mo) and Greg Salas on my college fantasy roster so I am counting on Mo to put up at least the same numbers as he did against Fresno State. I am banking on Salas rebounding and getting back to his normal form, these last two games have not been overly special fantasy wise. Overall it would be just fine to have a Warrior win to end this streak at 3.

Upcoming Game Info

What: Hawai‘i Warriors (2-3, 0-2 WAC) vs. Idaho vandals (5-1, 2-0 WAC)
When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. HT
Where: Kibbie Dome (16,000); Moscow, ID
Television: Live statewide on Oceanic Cable Pay-Per-View digital channel 255 with Trey Bender (play-by-play) and Jay Taylor (color). Call (808) 643-3333 statewide to order. Also delayed on KFVE-TV?(Ch. 5) on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Robert Kekaula (color). Don Robbs, Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the “Countdown To Kickoff” beginning at 9:30 a.m., and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KPUA in Hilo, KMWB in Kona.
Audio Webcast: espn1420am.com
Live Stats: GoVandals.com
Series Information: 10th meeting. UH leads 8-1.

Info provided by www.hawaiiathletics.com

Tough Loss

Well what to say! Hawai'i was just flat outplayed on Saturday. Just returned home today from a hunting trip and found out the warriors got beat really bad. Hopefully they can get this figured out quickly, because the next 4 games will be a challenge(@Idaho, Boise State,@Nevada, Utah State). All four of these teams are having great years especially the Broncos (This game very well could be a 30-40 point loss for the Warriors).

36 Ranked 53 Ranked
Fresno State Hawaii
1929 Total Yards 1847 Total Yards
485.1 Yards Per Game 480.6 Yards Per Game
841 Passing Yards 1653 Passing Yards
210.3 Passing Yards Per Game 413.3 Passing Yards Per Game
1099 Rushing Yards 269 Rushing Yards
274.8 Rushing Yards Per Game 67.3 Rushing Yards Per Game
136 Points 102 Points
34.0 Points Per Game 25.5 Points Per Game

Total yards are almost identical, With Hawai'i having a decided advantage in passing yards, while Fresno State clearly controls the rushing game.

Biggest question marks for Hawai'i are:

1) Can they contain RB Ryan Mathews?
2) How will Bryant Moniz (Mo) do in relief for Greg Alexander?

If the answers are yes, and great then I can definitely see Hawai'i coming out with a win this Saturday.

Aloha, Ill be giving a breakdown on the Hawai'i vs Fresno State game tomorrow because ill be out of town and unable to do the breakdown on friday.

This is one of my favorite posters from Disneyland. Adventureland

is probably my favorite land. Whats not to love Pirates of the Carribean, Jungle Cruise, Tree House, and of course the best of all The Enchanted Tiki Room.

My wife Found a really cool video featuring music by IZ, so its posted on the site now for everyone to enjoy.

UH/UW schedule deal

Last post of the night! Glad to see that Hawai'i and the University of Washington were able to ink out a 2 game deal! It really great to have quality opponents getting scheduled for a change. Last few years have seen to many teams like Charleston Southern on the schedule which diminishes many of the Warrior's accomplishments in the eyes of the pollsters. Want to thank both UH Athletics Director Jim Donovan and UW Athletics Director Scott Woodward for getting this deal done. This will greatly benefit both teams!

Turtle Bay Webcam

Just added this web cam for everyone to see live camera shots of the ocean view seen at Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu. People can remotely control the camera from the resorts website, which makes for interesting viewing to figure out what people are panning the camera to look at.

Family Night Out

Just went out for a wonderful birthday dinner with the family. Had a really great time, trying to force feed my son mac and cheese...lol.

Bryant Moniz

Head coach Greg McMackin announced today in his weekly press conference that Sophmore Bryant Monizhttp://www.hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5381 will be the starting quarterback for saturdays game against the Fresno State Bulldogs. This will be Bryants first start for the warrior's. Bryant is a junior college transfer from Fresno City College. I think that he will do a very good job in replacement for Alexander. He showed great poise in relief last week against Louisiana Tech when he threw for over 100 yards.

Alexander out

Just reported that Greg Alexander is out for the remainder of the season due to an injury he suffered in the game against Louisiana Tech. Greg is scheduled for knee surgery this saturday to repair ligament damage.

Here is a link for anyone who is interested in getting streaming video of Warrior athletics https://secure.oceanic.com/Streaming/ for these events:

6 UH Warrior Football games from Aloha Stadium
20 UH Wahine Volleyball games from Stan Sheriff Center
18 UH Warrior Basketball games from Stan Sheriff Center
18 UH Warrior Volleyball games from Stan Sheriff Center
25 UH Warrior Baseball games from Les Murakami Stadium

Some events have already occured, Oceanic time Warner Cable will have more info on what is still available

Aloha, to the roll out of the Mainland UH Warrior Fan Club. Hope that people find this a fun and exciting place to post their thoughts on everything hawai'i and college football of course!!