Idaho, Bradley, Moniz, Boise State

Dave Reardon reviews five big plays from the UH-Idaho game in this week's Warrior Replay.

Stephen Tsai talks to Rodney Bradley, who vows to be back.

Hawai'i wideout Rodney Bradley yesterday vowed to make a full recovery from a broken left leg.

"I'm going to rehab it, and then get ready for next season," Bradley said.

Bradley was taken to Gritman Medical Center, where he underwent surgery Saturday night. During the operation, a rod was inserted into his left leg to provide stability for the broken bone.

Bradley said he was not told the specifics of his injury. But he said he has been assured he will be able to make a full recovery after undergoing a rehabilitation program.

Ferd Lewis writes about the quick ascent and growth of Bryant Moniz.

In a season of hard knocks and ill fortune, Moniz is one of the most pleasant surprises for the 2-4 (0-3 WAC) Warriors.

Amid the gloom accompanying the season-ending knee injury to starting quarterback Greg Alexander and sidelining of backup Brent Rausch with a finger injury, Moniz has emerged as the energetic and inspirational heir, moving the Warriors' offense.

The Leilehua High graduate with the flowing mane has done this not only with his play, which has been improving, but with his tenacity and leadership.

Far from being a signal caller of last resort he has shown signs of growing into the position and being the man with a future.

"Whatever problems this team has," said one UH coach, "he isn't one of them."

All I can say when I read Dave Reardon's column about UH's outlook for the rest of the season is "ouch".

A lot of folks are telling me they won't win another game. Some say just New Mexico State. I'll be generous and say the Warriors also gut one out against Utah State or at San Jose State. Two or three years ago, who thought things could erode like this? About midway through the season, predicting a 4-9 final ledger makes you an optimist.

Jason Kaneshiro previews the Boise State and Nevada games.

The losses have piled up along with the injuries and the Warriors have two of the WAC's top offenses looming with Boise State and Nevada rounding out the October schedule.

After seeing opposing quarterbacks complete 28 of 34 passes over the past two games, the Warriors next face the nation's leader in passing efficiency in Boise State's Kellen Moore. Boise State also tops the WAC in total and scoring defense.

The Warriors racked up 444 yards in total offense with quarterback Bryant Moniz throwing for 360 against Idaho. But Hawaii enters the week tied for 116th out of 120 FBS teams in red-zone efficiency at 63 percent. The Warriors' 27 drives inside the 20 have yielded 10 touchdowns and seven field goals.

"We keep leaving stuff on the field so much on offense," Salas said. "We felt we were moving the ball well. We just have to finish. We have to put together a complete drive and not stall out when we have opportunities in the red zone."

One of these games, everything will start to come together and luck will start turning the Warriors' way. Who knows, maybe the entire Boise State team will come down the flu.

BSU Coach Chris Petersen said nine players and two coaches missed Saturday's practice sessions because they were sick.

"I'd just as soon get all the sick guys in a room with everyone and just get it over with at once," Petersen joked during his regular weekly press conference on Sunday.

Dustin Lapray of the Times-News has more quotes from Petersen. Here's one:

BSU lost it's last two meetings in Honolulu, a 41-38 loss to East Carolina and a 39-27 loss to Hawaii, both in 2007.

"I know how it's going to be when we play," Petersen said of this Saturday's 9 p.m. MDT kickoff. "It will be another hard-fought game, to a tough place to play, a lot of distractions, let alone the team we're going to play."

...and over on SportsHawaii.com, CoachKen has a great post about keeping the faith.