Tomorrow is Halloween so will it be Trick or Treat for the Warriors? Many in Hawaii feel the season is over so the answer will have to be Trick. The Warriors need to win 5 out of their 6 remaining games and a road victory at Reno is the first step to qualifying for the Hawaii Bowl. In 2005, the Warriors faced a similar situation needing to win the final 3 games of the season. It was an impressive feat considering the last 2 games were against Northwestern and Michigan State.
Unfortunately, the 2009 Warriors do not have Timmy Chang or Chad Owens and the list of injuries continue to grow. This week starting corner back Jeremy Bryant reinjured his left bicep meaning that redshirt freshman Kawika Ornellas will make his first start. Nevada is loaded on offense led by QB Colin Kapernick and HB Vai Taua. Last week the Wolfpack hung 70 points on Idaho and are coming off a 4 game winning streak. Look for tomorrow to be an offensive shoot out as the shallow Warrior Defense will not be able to stop the Nevada Scoring Machine.
The Hawaii offense should be firing on all cylinders this week. Hawaii QB Bryant Moniz is cleared to play after sustaining a concussion from a Boise cheap shot. Backing him up will be Brent Rausch who is making his return after injuring his pinky a day prior to the WASU game. At the start of the season Rausch was listed as number 2 on the dept chart followed by Moniz. The offense will be fine and should be able to score against Nevada.
If the Warriors have any chance of winning they will need to out score the Wolfpack and force turnovers. Coach McMackin had the Warriors practice strip drills all this week and hopefully it will pay off tomorrow. Win or lose it will be an exciting game and don’t worry about the weather as the temperature will be a comfortable 67 degrees.
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