Game day: Fresno State
FRESNO — It’s a beautiful day in the beautiful Land of the Raisin Sun.
We all know the Warriors need to win to keep alive the wish of playing on Christmas Eve. We all know that Fresno State, reeling from an eight-game losing streak but auditioning for new head coach Jeff Tedford, also would like to finish strong.
Here are the side stories:
> Quarterback duel: Last week, Dru Brown called an audible when he lobbied to remain in the game in the second half. He did OK, leading two second-half scoring drives in a blowout loss, but the expectations are higher this week. The Bulldogs promise to play both Chason Virgil (who exited the previous game because of a shoulder injury) and Zach Kline, a much-traveled graduate transfer from California.
> Corners: Jalen Rogers and Fresno’s Tyquwan Glass are more than just cover defenders. Both are useful in run support on the edge. Both are studious. (Rogers studies an extra 3 hours of videos beyond the usual video sessions each week.)
> Turnovers: The Warriors have a minus-10 turnover margin, and are averaging only 1.1 yards per pick return. Meanwhile, they have been burned for six TDs on four pick-sixes and two fumble returns. The Bulldogs have forced six turnovers this season, fewest among FBS schools. The Bulldogs have gone six games in a row without a pick.
> Safeties: Two of the league’s most dynamic safeties — Trayvon Henderson and Stratton Brown — face off. Both are active blitzers.
> Kickers: Fresno State’s Kody Kroening has hit 13 FGs in a row since missing his opening kick. That’s good enough for the silver medal. Rigo Sanchez hasn’t missed all year.
> Living in the present: You know those people who still play FarmVille? They’re the same people who still bring up screwdrivers. That was a combined five coaches ago. It’s time to let it go.
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Best of luck to our Warriors today! Go get um gang!!!
Still talking about the bowl game? I hope the Warriors are more focused on going 1 and 0.
The screwdriver symbolizes the rivalry. Nobody cares that one was thrown, but let’s keep the fun alive. I’m all for hyping up a rivalry with a screwdriver myth.
Hope Brown has a shorter leash this week.
Go Warriors!!! Start your winning streak today. Close out the season strong.
Kanye West is performing in Fresno this week.
Go Warriors!!
good neighbor:
me tot Japan was the Land of the Rising Sun!
aw shucks, you wrote “raisin”
might of the media strikes again!!!
Guud Morning Tsaikos…Bootiful Day!
Hoping for a Warrior WIN!
Coach Rolo plays FarmVille?..lol
Bowl game or no, just want the Warriors to finish…STRONG!
IMUA WARRIORS!
GO WARRIORS!
Hope that OL paves the way for Paul Harris to get 200 yards today; with the D getting 2 picks and 2 fumbles!
Anyone (except in Hawaii) want to watch the Hawaii at Fresno game today at 4pm PST (pregame at 3:30pm). My friend in Hawaii sends it to me by Slingbox; we connect it to a TV, and we use another computer to show it via Google Hangout (video conferencing). Text me at 415-324-0585. Folks in HI need to just watch it via PPV.
we decided to watch Mighty Beasts or whatever the name is — starts at 1:30 pm
–game time here is 2 pm
priorities, priorities!!!
Get that “W” over the Bulldogs!!
In the 3rd Q, U Mass giving BYU (9 – 14) a hard time and confusing them with their passing game and shifty rbs. BYU is a 30 pt favorite. Nothing is easy.
is there any way us folks on the mainland is able to watch our warriors win today against the bulldogs?
You are right, Stephen. We shouldn’t dwell on the vicious screwdriver assault perpetrated upon our valiant Warriors by some base, foul, thug/fan at the Bulldogs house those years ago.
I kid, I kid. 😆
I say let’s get that win and see a good game from our Warriors.
GO WARRIORS!!!
CRUSH THE COWPUPPIES!!!
isleboy (WSN) says that he actually saw a tool bag with the screwdriver fly over his head (he was sitting in the stands behind the bench). I like the Golden Screwdriver because it’s a quirky trophy – the best kind for a rivalry. We could use one that was made a little better though.
Waiting for Warrior FB watching SdSU vs Wyoming. Aaron Taylor is downright painful to listen to. He has no clue and just rambles on
Rivalry
Rivary trophies are meant to remember the past. The screwdriver incident happened in the golden years of both teams, under each’s moat successful and brash coaches (JJ & Pat Hill).
Long live the Golden Screwdriver
Most Successful
Periscope this game please lol
If Kansas upsets Texas, poor Charlie Strong will probably be fired tomorrow.
I don’t say this often, but, “Go, Texas!”
3 and out…
We don’t look good. Tackling still poor. Offense sloppy.
Wyoming wins. San Diego St goes down.
I really like Solomon. Don’t know why it took so long for him to get PT.
Harris still no can block.
It is painful to watch Hawaii play. What has happened to this team? Okay, okay, still early in the game. But still,,,…
#3 Kanye West may be performing in Fresno this week. Apparently the UH offense forgot that they are also performing this week.
Two teams are mirrors of each other. Not a good thing.
Hawaii’s Defense has showed up but seems like they forgot to bring the offense with them on this trip..
We going backwards.
Okay so we like to run into a run blitz.
No discipline.
I agree, you see if discipline exists when things are not going well. As we see discipline isn’t what it needs to be. Too many penalties, and the punch… sorry.
It’s funny how Rolo came in and took over the Hawaii team and gave everybody hope. They win a few games, then totally shut down. I’m really beginning to believe Rolo sucks as a head coach. This Hawaii Fresno game is like a Chow-coached game. Maybe even worse. Who the heck is calling these offensive plays? This is horrible football.
0 for 5 third down conversions so far.
The most important half of the season is coming up for UH. They will either take the next step forward in the program’s recovery or spiral back down into the hole.
Let’s go Warriors!
Our offense is bad and getting worse. We are not playing Alabama but a 1-8 team with an interim head coach and we struggle to get first downs. Rolo you need to do something different and do it now. Let’s hope the second half is better. Unfortunately we have re-entered the realm of bad and boring. Very bad combination and awful football to watch. We lose this one and Aloha Stadium will be a morgue next Saturday. Here’s hoping we can pick it up this half.
We suck at tackling.
But we’re good at throwing INTs. Sorry, we need to see Ikaika in the game. Need to make a change. Someone has to pick up the offense. Dru not getting it done.
Yup….let’s bring in Ikaika
Wow, how bad are we. Only drops and penalties on them helping us. We not helping ourself.
At least it will be interesting in a retro sort of way
Do you think the refs would notice if Nick suited up for a few series?
I wonder what has happened to this team. We looked good not that long ago.
yawn…
The only thing we good at is punting.
We are pretty darn good at giving it away. Need to get something going on the positive side.
C mon UH!! It looks like Rolo or the OC doesn’t know how to adjust their offensive schemes
Maybe Rolo ‘lost ‘ this team. As much I as admire Rolo and his love for the program, he does play a lot of mind games with the players….like taking away their snacks and removing the bench from the sideline. Those kind of things might be minor on the surface but it kind of petty IMHO. Just be a football coach and coach football. Stop with all the psychological games.
I don’t remember JJ doing stuff like that. I don’t see Dave Shoji doing stuff like that. Just stop already and give 100% to coaching football.
St. Just a breath of fresh air…and hope?
How do you stop a bull dog?
And his handlers are holding you…
But the officials look the other way.
We ‘re bad. If they score a TD we’re cooked.
For the possible game-winning drive, I want to see Woosley inserted.
The motivation will be there.
The table is set for our offense. We are now in 4 down time and need to score a TD against one of the worst teams in the FBS. So it’s not complicated and should be possible. But the way things look it seems anything but certain.
Hate to say it but I think we need a new offensive line coach next year.
C’mon, Drew Brees.
For American democracy.
C’mon, Dru!
Brian Smith needs to go as OC, he is awful.
Why is Kemp a starter?
This doesn’t make Jeff Sessions go away, but I’m a little less depressed.
Not cooked!
What can a 1-9 team do with 34 seconds?
Just can’t seem to make that important tackle. It could cost us. I don’t understand the prevent defense. We just give up yards in chunks.
62 – You had to ask?
Blocked kick. We won!
I apologize for almost jinxing the team.
We’re not Texas!
#98j saved the day !
62 – My bad!
I tied my 5-game over/under bet with this obnoxious UH hater who played baseball at HPU.
I can win next week.
Fuuuuugly Win!
Mass Attack next….
After watching today’s game. UH doesn’t deserve to go to a bowl game. Period. I don’t want us to get another chance to get embarrassed on national television.
But it’s a road win.
The win still does not take away the fact that we had too many penalties, could not truly contain the run and could not run the ball ourselves. We still have work to do.
Congratulations to the O line, the D line,
Rigo and special team mates and to the
young coaches…
I don’t believe that Kemp helped himself with his performance. That pass needed to be caught and secured in the end zone. The defense made a great play to dislodge the ball but big time players make big plays when it counts most.
Great heart and courage shown by Warriors. Nice Win. Imua Na Koa Anuenue.
Good thing we got Rigo. I thought that it would come down to a kick.
As downright ugly as that was a win like that lifts a burden and can lead to much better things-I felt the urge to hurl numerous times but it’s a W period!
Man Mountain Moala!!!
1 road win in 4 seasons. This year they get 3 road wins. A lot of improvement’s need to be made. But, this season is a big success. Getting this team to win on the road is improvement in itself.
It was an ugly win. But, it is still a win. Way to go Rainbow warriors!
Danm Warriors!. The University of Hawaii AD must think right away very fast!. Everyone in the Mountain West and other by conference said that? The University of Hawaii should fired Rolovich and replace him with June Jones! Because he been there for Hawaii on his first day!. Because one thing Rolovich don’t have a offensive coordinators staffs at all and come down to it! . University of Hawaii is in the FBS division one. Not FSC or Division two! That’s is what they offensive coordinator their are still coaches . By winning Fresno State by one is really seriously bad for a coaching staff!. All you peoples in Hawaii! You have to look at it now! Fresno State his been beaten by more than 4 touchdown this year. It shown that Hawaii don’t have a team at all. The only thing that the University of Hawaii AD did is hiring new head coach for basketball men and female!. But the biggest mistake were the football program!. If he going to keep Rolovich for next year? He should be on the hot seat! Off season AD should be looking for a replacement already!. If he doesn’t ? Look out!. From 20,000 attendance to 10,000 per home games. But it really seriously could happen that it might fall down to 600 per games on the blue or yellow seats. It might be worst the redshirt and some players or players that commitment to Hawaii might find other schools and also transferring in the off season. To them who wants to play football at a university that can’t score a lot’s of points on the broad! . And play like pee wee football!
Huh? Really? Talking replacing a head coach at this point?
Congratulation Warriors!
On another note.
There are so many haters on this blog.
Hey constructive criticism is well taken, however, just shooting off one’s mouth only makes you look ignorant.
Especially when your posts are full of grammatical mistakes, poor spelling, and non-factual rhetoric.
…nuff said!
Hey! This is might be a great idea!. Have the University of Hawaii football home games played at Mililani High School or Kaiser High School Stadium. If the football attendances goes down to 600!. If it to far for the University of Hawaii football. They’re could play at St. Louis High School or the new McKinley High School Stadium. If it gets worst play at Kalani High School football field. The University of Hawaii AD should really seriously take it really serious about it!. If the University wants to makes more money not less!
Nice win Hawaii. Rest up and finish the season strong. Bowl game or no bowl game, you did good this season. Again this team had 3 road wins and was 4 – 4 in conference play!
Finish strong next week and go to the off season on a high note and work your tails off during the off season. Let’s go bows!
I don’t think people should over think this win. It wasn’t pretty but it’s way better than losing. It’s easy to find something negative to say – the penalties, the play calling, tackling,….all the things that caused the team to lose winnable games and get blown out by athletically superior teams. At this time we are who we are – a team in search of consistency.
A step on the road back to being a good team is being a not so good team that nonetheless occasionally finds a way to win. We appear to have taken that step in Rolo’s first season. If we can make it to the Hawaii Bowl, even better.
We won!
A last-minute snatch victory from the jaws of defeat win!
Congrats to the team! Congrats to the defense!
… good thing I didn’t quit the game in the 3rd quarter…. 😐
When the season began I felt we would do very well to be a .500 team. We still have a shot at doing this. The wins against Nevada and San Jose State raised expectations as we seemed to be on a roll (especially on offense). The last three games before this one were demoralizing. So was this one for about 57 minutes. But we won and I will take it. Dru Brown deserves credit for leading the last drive. Especially the 3rd and 25 followed by the 4 and 4. That was outstanding. The next game has some meaning now. Hawaii Bowl is a possibility. It’s been a long time since the last game of the season had any meaning.
All the haters sound like they laid down money on the game.
Grow up, stop gambling, better for your overall well being.
Aloha
A win is a win; it’s a million times better than losing! And yes, it’s been a long time since the last game of the season had any meaning. Let’s finish strong–GO WARRIORS!
Congrats on the win Warriors!!!!
As frustrating a game to watch as the two previous blowouts. Nevertheless I’ll be at Aloha Stadium next week cheering the team on.
Prevent Defense prevents you from winning and they almost lost because of it!! I would of hard squibbed it, gives the coverage time to get down and nail em. Then, rush the damned QB cause he pressured out most of the time. But gotta give em a break this year. Wait till next year with better DL players. UMass going run right into UH if they got a decent OL, then trouble again. Warriors get chance though to go bowling. Go Warriors, expunge the Chow dynasty demons!!
I got so pumped up they missed the FG I almost kissed my ex-girlfriend! Good nite, its late
One more thing, bring back JJ and put Smith back to the line or video coordinator or something. Sorry but he doesnt have enough experience. Our “O” has become very predictable as JJ’s was hardly figured out even today.
*Congratulations Warriors & Crusader’s*
The one thing Smith has to figure out is how to widen the area teams have to defend to stop the run. All our running plays are designed within the hash marks with the vast majority between the tackles. We don’t have too many options if defenses are stacked between our tackles. We can run the play as called or check into a pass play.
Smith hasn’t shown he has a run play to take advantage of defenses when they have 7-8 men in the box.
I’ll take it-
Fresno may be in disarray but has talent
Fresno was rested and it showed
Positional coaches are responsible for poor unit play
We gave away 2 games on single plays-our turn-Why not us
The long season, undermanned roster, extensive travel, all of it showed up at once
I feel great today as a staunch Warrior fan-no reason not to
Wins like that have a lifting effect!
GoWarriors!!!!
Just reread some comments-one reference is to whether Rolo has lost this team-that is downright ridiculous. The so called “snack” incident is silly. At Air Force based on a nutritional expert late night snack slows down oxygen to the blood and at high elevation levels it’s best not to eat late at night when competing at high altitude. I was in the hotel lobby when 3 food bandits showed up to sneak a snack-they got caught by Coach who sent them back to the room after purchasing them a smoothy as a trade off, light moment and laughter. Better to not comment on things not clearly defined. This Coach has done more to uplift these kids and turn them around, those that can’t see that need to look a little harder
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