UH vs UNC Wrap-Ups

Here's the Star-Bulletin's summary of the game. UPDATE: This link has been updated with Dave Reardon's full article since I first posted it.

Here's the Advertiser's scoring breakdown along with some game stats.

Here's Stephen Tsai's summary of the game, which has a great quote from Michael Washington.

"We didn't want to come out and be like Michigan," said Washington, referring to the fifth-ranked team's loss to Division I-AA Appalachian State earlier in the day. "We wanted to make a statement. We wanted to come out and blow them out."

The UH Athletics website has a list of the five school records Colt Brennan broke or tied last night.

• New record: Completions in a quarter (19), old record 15 by three players, last by Timmy Chang (2003 vs. Fresno State)


• Tied record: Touchdowns (4) in a quarter, tied with Nick Rolovich (2001 vs. BYU) and Timmy Chang (2004 vs. Idaho)


• New record: Completions in a half (34), old record 29 by Timmy Chang (2003 vs. Fresno State)


• New record: Yards in a half (416), old record 389 by Colt Brennan (2006 vs. Arizona State)


• Tied record: TD passes in a half (6), tied with Nick Rolovich (2001 vs. BYU)

But Colt was modest about it.

"To be honest, I didn't really feel like I was throwing the ball all that well," Brennan said. "But I just knew if I read my reads right and put the ball in the right area, I was going to be all right."

And despite the numbers, Colt and the team remain focused.

"The numbers are just numbers," Brennan said. "We are taking a business-like approach to this season."

The teams will get tougher and there is still much to be done, but the numbers will continue to escalate.

"It's crazy if you let yourself think about it," Grice-Mullins said.

Brad Kalilimoku, who led the team with nine tackles (all in the first half), talks about the hunger of the defense.

"Our whole team was ready to whack somebody," Kalilimoku said. "We've been working so hard, first team, second team, third team, everybody was busting their butts.

"We know how hard everybody works on the team and it's good to see everybody get out on the field and play."

Here's what Greg McMackin had to say:

"We wanted to set our starting point at a high limit," defensive coordinator Greg McMackin said. "I was happy with the guys that they came out and they played intense, they kept it up and we got to play a lot of players. They kept the intensity right to the end."

"I was happy with their intensity, but we can get a lot better," McMackin said.

Right on.

Kealoha Pilares talks about playing in front of his hometown fans.

"Hell yeah, it feels good to be home," he said. "Just seeing all the fans was enough for me."

The Star-Bulletin's Sports Notebook has these bits of news:

• Dennis McKnight said the offensive line played well, but will look at game film for a full assessment.


• Kealoha Pilares talked about his first score as a Warrior.


• Inoke Funaki talked about his first TD pass as a Warrior.


• And more.

Northern Colorado coaches and players said they were glad for the learning experience.

"This (loss) is not going to do anything but help us," junior cornerback Myles Hayes said. "I wish the outcome was a little different. We got to test our skills against two Fred Biletnikoff (Award) candidates (Davone Bess and Jason Rivers) and a Heisman Trophy candidate. He (Warriors quarterback Colt Brennan) is worth all the hype. He's real smart and his receivers are on the same page. Real precise. They run a smooth offense and it was a great experience to play them."

Check out HawaiiWarriorBeat.com's video page for footage of last night's press conference (and a whole lot more.)

Kalani Simpson writes about how it all went according to plan.

Ferd Lewis writes about the UH ROTC, which did push-ups after each UH score last night.

As Brennan wrote five more entries into the school record book, the ROTC panted alongside the Bears. While the UH cruised to a 42-0 halftime lead and defensive tackle Michael Lafaele said, "Man, I wasn't even tired," the Warrior Battalion did 147 pushups.

Finally, after Greg Salas' 24-yard touchdown pass from Inoke Funaki in the fourth quarter and 266 total pushups, they rested. "Good practice for next week's (Army) physical fitness tests," said Army Sgt. Antonio Rico.

"Hopefully," Brennan said, "we'll help make them pretty strong this year."

This article about tailgaiting at Aloha Stadium made me extremely jealous.

Spicy tuna, nori and rice -- not the typical recipe for football tailgating cuisine. But season openers aren't just typical days for Keola Taniguchi and friends.

That's why instead of settling for tossing steaks on a grill or bringing buckets of chicken, they had a chef with a full sushi bar serving about a dozen families in the Aloha Stadium parking lot.

Dayummm!

And finally, Colt is nominated for the AT&T Player of the Week award.