Warrior Beat

Quarterback Bryant Moniz and safety Mana Silva today were named the WAC’s players of the week for offensive and defense, respectively.  After misfiring on six of his first seven passes, Moniz finished 27 of 38 for 326 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-10 victory over Idaho.  Silva had nine tackles and an interception, his team-leading fifth of the season. Interesting strategy by UH’s Derek Inouchi. He wasn’t sure the WAC would go for a three-peat of linebacker Corey Paredes […]

The Warriors received the 26th most votes in the AP, coaches and Harris polls. Can’t explain how Nevada actually moved back into the top 25 polls. There actually is a possibility UH could upset Boise State, but not break into the polls, while Nevada would remain in the top 25.  Of course, nobody is getting respect these days. John Saunders yesterday mentioned “Boise, Ohio.”  * * * * *  * * * * *   Gritty effort by the Warriors, who […]

There’s a lot on the line — for UH, for the WAC — when the Warriors play Idaho in tonight’s homecoming game at Aloha Stadium.  Warriors can clinch a winning regular season and the accompany berth in the Hawaii Bowl with a victory. And — don’t look ahead, don’t look ahead — it would set up a dramatic meeting at Boise State next week.  When the WAC crafted the 2010 schedule, it set up late-season showdowns involving Boise State, Fresno […]

There will be a just reward for the Warriors if they manage to defeat Idaho for their seventh victory, clinching a winning regular season. The coaches, who took voluntary 5 percent paycuts during last year’s difficult fiscal times, are eligible for one month’s salary as a bonus for qualifying for the Hawaii Bowl.  * * * * * *  Backup quarterback Brent Rausch has not decided whether to seek a special exemption that will allow him to play as a […]

The WAC reached an agreement with Nevada and Fresno State in which both schools will remain in the league  — in all sports — through June 30, 2012, with each ponying up $900,000 in exit fees. It’s a compromise. Both schools don’t have to pay the $5 million apiece the WAC feels it was owed, they save on lawyer fees, and they get to go where they want to go, anyway. The WAC gets more time to reorganize, and, hopefully, […]

With exit talks heating up among the WAC, Nevada and Fresno State, it is clear that the thing UH fans have been putting off is becoming a reality: Things are going to change.  Is change bad? A few years ago, there was a collective groan when the WAC scrambled to replenish its membership. But now, the Utah State and Idaho became important UH football games. And Utah State has been a boost to WAC basketball. Suppose, say, Seattle and Denver […]

WAC commissioner Karl Benson said an exit deal has not been reached with seceding members Fresno State and Nevada.  Benson disputed a report from Fresno that FS and Nevada would remain in the WAC for football in 2011 while their other sports would join the Mountain West Conference for the 2011-12 academic year. The two football programs, according to the report, would compete in the MWC in 2012. In addition, both schools would pay $1 million exit fees.  The WAC’s […]

Running back Alex Green and linebacker Corey Paredes today were named the WAC’s Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively.  Green rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-7 victory over Utah State. Paredes made two interceptions in that game and led a defense that held the Aggies to 181 yards. * * * * * *  UH head coach Greg McMackin said slotback/punt returner Ryan Henry has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of […]