Our blog friend Augie T’s pet phrase, “It’s nuts, it’s crazy,” was used to describe things that were nuts and crazy. Such as: If Hawaii (2-4 in MWC) wins its final two regular-season games, and San Diego State (3-3) and Nevada (3-3) each lose their final two games, then the Warriors would play in the MWC championship game. That’s nuts. That’s crazy. It’s also a mathematical possibility. * * * * * We’re traveling today, so the posts are closed […]

A long rivalry continues when the Warriors play the Spartans today. The Spartans lead the series, 18-17-1, dating to 1936. It’s 6-6-1 in games played in San Jose. Some back stories: > Quarterback Ikaika Woolsey was raised in the Bay Area and attended City College of San Francisco as a part-time student while grayshirting in 2011. > Long-snapper Brodie Nakama’s father is San Jose State’s head baseball coach. Dave Nakama used to be the long time manager of the Island […]

SAN JOSE — Scott Harding is one of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter. * * * * * Trouble with young’uns is they have that dazed-puppy look when anybody makes a “Do you know the way to San Jose?” reference. Being navigationally challenged, I tried the line twice. Crickets. The Warriors, meanwhile, arrived via a direct flight last night. They are scheduled to have a modified practice this afternoon. They are without ailing […]

The Warriors depart this afternoon on their fifth road trip of the season. Once again, the Warriors will be short-handed. Head coach Norm Chow announced on his radio show that running back Steven Lakalaka and defensive lineman Marcus Malepeai are not expected to travel while recovering from injuries. Linebacker Julian Gener is expected to make the trip. San Jose’s big even this weekend is “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” tomorrow and Saturday at the SAP Center.

Sure, it was only an intrasquad scrimmage involving redshirts and developing players. But Beau Reilly, the No. 2 quarterback, created an in-house buzz with his performance in yesterday’s scrimmage. He completed 7-of-8 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns. On the scrimmage’s first play, a shot-gun snap skipped past Reilly for a 20-yard loss. Then, on second-and-30, Reilly turned his body to face slotback Samson Anguay in the right flat. Reilly then threw a slip screen to 5-foot-5 Pereese Joas […]

There is a possibility inside linebacker Julian Gener might be available to play this week. Gener suffered a fractured fibula against Rice, the Warriors’ fifth non-conference opponent of the season. He has missed five games — all against MWC teams — while recuperating. He was running sprints on the sidelines during practices last week. Gener was the Warriors’ second-leading tackler (33 stops) when he suffered the injury. After transferring from Mount San Antonio College in 2013, Gener played in three […]

It’s a sign of old age when you return from a road trip, write a story, do some errands, hang out with the family and … um, was there something else I was supposed to do? Then I woke up at 3 a.m. (which is 6 a.m. Fort Collins time) to realize … darn, I forgot to finish Sunday’s blog post. To quote Rap Replinger: Oops, li’ dat. * * * * * Under the previous regime, the Warriors would […]

It’s travel day. Gather your thoughts, and when the blog hosts gets back to the office, you may share your thoughts. See you then.