Humble & Hungry, Expanded Roster, Medeiros, Gator Talk, Call the Coach, Tsai-kos

KGMB has put their hour-long Liz Chun-hosted UH football preview, "Warrior Football: Humble & Hungry" up on their website.



Stephen Tsai writes about Greg McMackin's plans for this week. Tyler Graunke is among 20 players who will be added to the team's roster today, but none of them will practice until next Monday.

UH head coach Greg McMackin said the Warriors are in full "game mode" for Saturday's season opener against Florida in the Swamp.

McMackin said there would be no benefit to allowing the add-ons to practice this week.

Other details from Tsai's article:

• Mario Cox, who is no longer on scholarship, is invited to rejoin the team, though is name doesn't appear on the list of additions.


• Kiran Kepo'o is not on the add-on list, and his number 12 was given to Greg Alexander.
  


• The coaches have crafted a 66-player travel roster.
  

Jason Kaneshiro profiles slotback Jon Medeiros.

"First of all, he's smart," UH offensive coordinator Ron Lee said. "I liked what he did (last Wednesday) when we went live, caught the ball in a crowd, found the open areas. He knows the system.

"Kealoha and Jon are coming, they're right there. I wouldn't be afraid to have them play. We're going to have to use them, so they're coming along nicely."

Dave Reardon takes a look at WAC foe Utah State.

Here's a sampling of what Florida writers are thinking about the UH-UF game...

Orlando Sentinel:

A year ago, this game would have meant something ... a battle between two Heisman quarterback candidates ... two mastermind offensive gurus. But alas, gone are Colt Brennan and June Jones, so this one becomes a laugher. To pass the time, try this drinking game: Every time someone mentions how great Tim Tebow is ... consume. Just make sure you have a ride home afterward because you'll need it.

GatorSportsNation:

What you should expect? Florida’s Offensive LIne to protect, Tebow AND Harvin to have HUGE games …..you should expect Hawai’i to get no more than 21 points (if they get that lucky) and then see that Hawai’i is nothing close to what they were a year ago.

David Wunderlich on Bleacher Report:

For whatever it’s worth, Florida is a 34-and-a-half-point favorite over Hawai’i. I don’t gamble, but personally I’d take the over. The Gators put up 59 on Troy, Tennessee, and FAU last season. This year’s offense (which will be even better) should be able to put up 60 or 70 on Hawai’i if they want to, and the defense isn’t going to let the Warriors get to 30 points.

See, this is why the makers of thumbtacks and push pins will never go out of business.

And don't forget, at 6pm HST is Call the Coach at the Willows. Listen to 1420 AM or the streaming audio at espn1420am.com.

P.S. Stephen Tsai will be taking a hiatus from the Warrior Beat to support the Advertiser employee unions. In the meantime, visit the Tsai-ko Lifeboat to keep up with Tsai-ko chat and news.