From January 3, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinChosen and described by the Star-Bulletin sportswriter Dave Reardon1. Bad Start
The Setup: Hawaii 0, Georgia 0, around 14:40 remaining, first quarter, Hawaii ball, first and 10 at own 45.
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From January 3, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinAs soon as Colt Brennan announced his decision to return for his senior season, he became the poster boy for what would be a magical season.
The Heisman Trophy finalist spent all year downplaying his individual performances, choosing to single out his teammates and their accomplishments instead.
When the Western Athletic Conference postseason awards came out, Brennan was instrumental in establishing honors for his entire receivers unit, telling commissioner Karl Benson he wanted to share an award with the entire group of receivers if named player of the year.
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From January 3, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinJune Jones wasn’t ready to talk upon Hawaii’s arrival from New Orleans yesterday, but that didn’t mean many of the Warriors players and coaches weren’t ready to reflect on the Sugar Bowl and season as a whole.
The team members who returned to Oahu yesterday aboard a Hawaiian Airlines charter were greeted by music and hula dancers at Honolulu International Airport before being quickly bused to the UH campus. The coaches rounded up the players behind the four buses first, and Jones gave them some final encouragement before the Warriors went on their way.
“He said to be proud. We accomplished a lot, we had a great season,” said Mike Lafaele, defensive tackle and team captain. “He told us he loved us and we love him too, he’s a great coach. There’s nothing to hold our heads down for, just be proud of what we did for this state and for our program.”
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From January 3, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinIt was a sight we’d never seen until Tuesday. Even after the rare loss, Colt Brennan was never down — just anxious for the next opportunity.
But Brennan moped briefly after Hawaii absorbed a 41-10 shellacking in the Sugar Bowl, ending the Warriors’ 13-game winning streak. He wandered the field aimlessly for a minute or two. Then encouragement from an unexpected source bucked him up.
“Come on Colt, keep your head up baby,” said Georgia safety Kelin Johnson.
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From January 3, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinA handful of fans brushed off a light rain to greet the University of Hawaii football team at the Manoa campus yesterday upon their return from a loss in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
“We just came from the airport,” said 13-year-old Anela Summers. “We thought we would be able to see them (there), but we weren’t able to, so we followed them over here. I’m still really happy that they made it so far. They did really good this season.”
Several of the fans said they were surprised that more people did not come out to welcome the team home after their accomplishments this year.
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From January 2, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinNEW ORLEANS » Georgia linebacker Dannell Ellerbe took his helmet off and knelt on the field as if in prayer.
His concern?
The Hawaii receiver he had just drilled appeared to be out cold.
Warriors wideout Jason Rivers eventually sat up. He even got back into the Sugar Bowl. But there wasn’t much Rivers or the rest of his teammates on Hawaii’s normally high-flying offense could do against the Bulldogs last night.
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From January 2, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinNEW ORLEANS » Hawaii defensive coordinator Greg McMackin still had his halftime speech, written on the back of a folder, clutched in his hand as he ticked off what went wrong after last night’s 41-10 loss to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
The two key things he saw go awry early on were not being in sync and not being properly prepared to deal with the speed of the Georgia offense as running backs Thomas Brown and Knowshon Moreno ran around and through an overmatched Hawaii defense.
The two backs combined for 134 yards and three touchdowns, including two by Moreno in the opening quarter, to key a first-half onslaught Hawaii never recovered from before a sellout crowd at the Superdome.
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From January 2, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinNEW ORLEANS » Jason Rivers may have helped his draft stock, but he’d rather have a Sugar Bowl victory.
“Any day,” Rivers said, after leading Hawaii with 105 receiving yards on 10 catches, both game highs at the Superdome last night. “This hurts bad. We know we could’ve played better.”
It’s doubtful Rivers could have individually. He was close to his best, which is pretty good, since NFL scouts consider him a lock for the draft.
The Hawaii senior wide receiver was one of the few Warriors who consistently looked like he belonged on the field with Georgia as the Bulldogs whipped UH 41-10.
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From January 2, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinNEW ORLEANS » This time Colt Brennan didn’t play the fourth quarter for a different reason.
Hawaii’s record-setting quarterback and third-place finisher in the Heisman voting was intercepted three times and sacked eight last night at the Superdome as Georgia pounded Hawaii 41-10 in the Sugar Bowl.
On the final sack, Brennan was shaken up and left the game with the score 41-3 with 13 minutes left.
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From January 2, 2008 Honolulu Star-BulletinNEW ORLEANS » It’s one thing to reach the next level. It’s another to compete there.
Hawaii, previously the only undefeated team in major college football, fell and fell hard in the Sugar Bowl, 41-10, to an inspired Georgia team last night at the Louisiana Superdome. A sellout crowd of 74,383 and millions of viewers nationally saw 10th-ranked Hawaii (12-1) get overwhelmed by a team that didn’t make its conference championship game.
“We played hard. It was just unfortunate that we were a little rattled from the get-go,” said UH coach June Jones, who was in tears after the game. “We didn’t play our kind of game that we could play. But they’re a good football team and they kinda make you do some things that you don’t normally do.”
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