GameDay: Hawaii vs Idaho

For the second straight Saturday, Blogger is acting strange. Anyways, here's a post I wrote 4 hours ago:

It's homecoming! Sorry Idaho, but you have to lose by 30 points or else everyone will be disappointed. Stephen Tsai's gameday preview opens with a funny conversation with Jerry Glanville, like the start of a TV show, before going into the breakdowns. And here's a quote from Dennis McKnight, which must mean he's not mad at Stephen anymore. Maybe.

"I think Idaho's front seven, and I'm not saying this just sucking up, is one of the best we've seen — them and Nevada," UH offensive line coach Dennis McKnight said. "It's a great defense. They play like the University of Miami used to play. They run to the ball. Everybody shows up and gets there. Everybody gets a piece of the ballcarrier."

It will be interesting to see how Nate does against them. Lot of good quotes in that article.

Dave Reardon's gameday preview highlights this key match-up:

Hawaii QB Colt Brennan vs. Idaho CB Stanley Franks

One of the biggest reasons Colt Brennan leads the nation in quarterback efficiency is his ridiculous touchdown-to-interception ratio of 28 to 5. Brennan has not thrown a pick in 120 passes, a span covering the past three games.

But he faces a serious threat to that streak tonight. Stanley Franks is second in the nation with seven interceptions in eight games.

Franks, a 5-foot-11, 167-pound JC transfer from Long Beach City College, has only been a Vandal since January. But he's already the school's career interception return leader after just eight games with 220 yards on his seven runbacks. He's also credited with defending three other passes and forcing a fumble.

Every celebrated DB Hawaii has played against this year hasn't done so well against Colt. But they are confident. Here's what another Idaho corner is saying.

Quarterback Colt Brennan is a big reason for Hawaii's success this year.

The junior has a 73 percent completion rate while throwing for 26-hundred yards and an N-C-A-A leading 28 touchdowns this season. Vandals cornerback Kiel McDonald says Idaho will be ready for Hawaii's passing game.

He says he expects Hawaii to go deep, to go short, to run screens and draws.

McDonald says Idaho's whole defense is excited. He says defensive backs love quarterbacks who throw the ball.

Well I like candy canes, but that doesn't mean I like them shoved up my butt. In any case, I hope the Idaho DBs are all super confident. It makes for great football. Or maybe he was being ironic. Can't really tell. Or maybe it's all misinformation and they'll be keying on Nasty. Either way, one will open up the other.

Dave Reardon writes about Dennis Erickson and what he brings to Idaho. Here's a quote from Leonard Peters:

"They're mostly known for being a running team. But last week against Boise they passed the whole first half. You never know what they're going to do, but they're a great team. They almost beat Boise," UH safety Leonard Peters said. "I remember (Erickson) as an NFL coach. It's going to be a good game for him and Coach Glanville (defensive coordinator Jerry) to out-chess each other."

And finally, Kalani Simpson reads quotes from the Idaho media guide. Must've been a late night!