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Friday, October 12, 2007

Hawaii 42, SJSU 35 (OT)

HOLY CRAP! What a crazy crazy CRAZY come-from-behind, gut-wrenching, soul-stirring, head-spinning, jumping-up-and-down, screaming-your-guts-out game! All I gotta say is WOW, but I can't say anything because I lost my voice SCREAMING. This team knows how to win. They know how to battle. They know how to overcome their own mistakes, right the ship, and take care of business. This was an amazing win!

GO WARRIORS!!!!

UPDATE: Here's a post-game wrap-up from the Star-Bulletin:
Colt Brennan’s injured right ankle was healthy enough to lead a thrilling comeback that resuscitated any hopes Hawaii might have had at a Bowl Championship Series bid.

Brennan rallied Hawaii from 14 points down in the final 4 minutes by scoring the tying touchdown on a 2-yard run with 31 seconds left in regulation, then threw an 8-yard scoring pass to Jason Rivers on the first possession of overtime to give the Warriors a 42-35 victory over San Jose State on Friday night.
Here's a wrap-up from the Advertiser:
Colt Brennan completed a nine-yard touchdown pass to Jason Rivers in overtime to give No. 16 Hawai'i a 42-35 overtime victory over San Jose State today in a Western Athletic Conference football game at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, Calif.

In San Jose State's overtime possession, Myron Newberry intercepted a Adam Tafralis pass in the end zone to end it.
Here's an article from Laurence Miedema of the San Jose Mercury News.
On the verge of the biggest victory of the Dick Tomey era, the San Jose State football team was left heartbroken Friday night at Spartan Stadium.
SJSU, a 17-point underdog against No. 16 Hawaii, watched a 14-point lead evaporate in the final four minutes of regulation to force overtime, and then the Spartans failed to score in the extra session of a 42-35 defeat.
And here's a game summary from Josh Dubow of the AP (longer version of Star-Bulletin article):
With representatives from the Fiesta Bowl on hand, Brennan orchestrated a 97-yard drive capped by an 11-yard TD pass to Davone Best with 3:53 to go.

The Spartans tried to run the clock out, but James T. Callier fumbled on the second play of the drive and Adam Leonard recovered on the San Jose State 45. It was the Spartans'first lost fumble of the season and couldn't have come at a worse time.

Brennan calmly moved the Warriors down the field before running it in on an option keeper to tie the game and send it into overtime.

3 Comments:

  • At Friday, October 12, 2007 at 7:24:00 PM HST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    You said it all braddah!

     
  • At Friday, October 12, 2007 at 11:25:00 PM HST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Even though I wasn't able to watch the game while at work, I had the stat ticker window on my desktop..and out of the 8 hours I usually put in at work, I spent 1/2 of my work day just watching the live stat text change, stating all the plays. Getting paid and cheering for the Warriors...how sweet !!! I wasn't the only one, all of the guys in my office were doing the same thing. haha...man....WHAT A GAME! I think this will be the turning point for the Warriors 2nd half big wins, as La Tech was for their 1/2 of the season schedule...

    GO WARRIORS !!!

     
  • At Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 6:20:00 AM HST, Blogger Tombo Ahi said…

    right on, glad you were able to follow the game at work. what a game! i actually convinced my boss to let me leave so i could watch, but then i had to come back after the game to finish up.

     

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