The QBs

Dave Reardon profiles the matchup between Chase Holbrook and Colt Brennan.

Jones continues to be amazed by Brennan's accuracy, and said Holbrook isn't far behind in that area, if at all.

"It looks to me Chase is the same way," Jones said. "He understands what Hal wants and is playing very well for him."

Brennan said he's excited about tomorrow's matchup with Holbrook, but he's more concerned about letters than numbers.

"That's one thing that I couldn't care less about, the stats right now. I'd rather like, I don't care if Chase Holbrook goes off and throws for way more yards and touchdowns than me and we walk away with a W," he said.

"One thing that I've learned from last year, Jeff Rowe (of Nevada), and this year, Jared Zabransky (of Boise State), those guys got recognized for the wins that they get. So that's the important thing," Brennan added. "Their quarterback is going to have a big day. He's going to come out and complete passes, complete touchdown passes probably. And we've got to be able to counteract that."

Man, this game is gonna be somethin else! Too bad it's not on national TV.

Dave Reardon also writes about all the players from Hawaii on the New Mexico State football team.

How do they deal with the desert and no beach?

"It's not really a problem," sophomore defensive end David Niumatalolo said. "We can always go to the pool. It's all right, because there are a lot of us."

There are 11 players -- all underclassmen -- on the current NMSU roster who list Hawaii as their home state. One other from the islands, Max Fairclough, is expected to join the program after graduating from Arizona Western.

"I'm sure this game will be very special for them," Mumme said.

Too bad it will have to be a very special loss. Nah nah, just joking cuz! I hope the UH players brought them some care packages though. Like some mochi CRUNCH! And some CRACK seed! And some SMOKED squid! And some chocolate dipped SHORTBREAD cookies! Okay, last one didn't make sense, but it's oh so onolicious.

Stephen Tsai writes about the "intense" practice the Warriors had yesterday.

"I told June (Jones, the head coach), of all of our practices on the road, this was our best," defensive coordinator Jerry Glanville said. "We practiced the way we want to play — with great intensity."

In cool conditions — the mercury dipped into the low 50s — the Warriors fined-tuned their four-wide offense, put in some new defensive wrinkles, and worked on all phases of special teams.

Micah Lau and Brad Kali-limoku — both of whom started for the first time at outside linebacker this season in last week's 68-37 rout of Fresno State — appeared to be more comfortable.

Left cornerback Gerard Lewis and right cornerback Myron Newberry also had their most physical practice. Both will make their first UH starts tomorrow.

Running back Reagan Mauia, who did not play last week because of injuries to both shoulders, participated in all of the drills.

"Everybody who's here can play," Jones said.

Good to hear The Juggernaut is doing better and should be able to play! Watch out linebackers!

And tomorrow's game will be broadcast in the language of the Navajo!

But, then, it will also be the first time a UH football game has been broadcast in the Navajo language.

Cuyler Frank, a senior communications major from Black House Valley, N.M., said, for broadcast purposes it will be game between the "cowboy farmers" (Aggies) and the "island native people" as he and broadcast analyst Wendell Murphy paint a word picture for some of the estimated 20,000 of his fellow members of the Navajo Nation who live in the broadcast area in the northwest corner of the state.

NMSU said it became the first university to have its games done in the Navajo last year when Frank, as the play-by-play voice, and two other students began the broadcasts. This year they are aired on two stations, KGAK in Gallup, N.M. and KADN in Farmington, N.M.

Frank said the broadcast is also available on the Internet through the school's website, www.nmstatesports.com, and clicking a button on the lower right.

I may tune in during the game just to hear it. That's pretty cool. Hopefully they'll be cheering on the island native people rather than the cowboy farmers! GO WARRIORS!!!!!