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An Aloha Stadium official held back a fan Saturday night as Cincinnati players went into the locker room after the game.
Jones wants It ended like "The Jerry Springer Show" on steroids and the visiting athletic director isn't very happy. But neither coach holds a grudge after Hawaii's 20-19 victory over Cincinnati at Aloha Stadium on Saturday.
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dreardon@starbulletin.comIn fact, UH coach June Jones is rooting for Cincinnati to win its final two games and become bowl eligible.
He'd like to see a rematch -- of the game, not the postgame WWE-like antics.
After taking on 14th-ranked Alabama on Saturday and closing the regular season Dec. 7 against San Diego State, the Warriors are set to play in the inaugural Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 25.
The opponent is supposed to come from Conference USA, of which Cincinnati is a member. But UC coach Rick Minter said it's too early to think about Christmas in Hawaii.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Minter said. "We have a lot of work to do before we can be bowl eligible."
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Hawaii linebacker Chris Brown, above, tried to pick up yards after making a key interception against Cincinnati on Saturday night.
The Bearcats (5-6) have to win against Alabama-Birmingham and at East Carolina to qualify for the postseason.
Hawaii Bowl executive director Jim Donovan said it would be a tough decision to allow two teams that parted the way they did Saturday to spend a week together on Oahu and then play a football game.
"In general terms you don't like to have a rematch unless it's a conference championship. But it was a very good game. It's not completely ruled out," Donovan said. "They're a good football team. But taking into account everything that happened in the game and after, we'd have to think long and hard. After reading their AD's comments, I'm not sure they would want to come."
UC athletic director Bob Goin told the Associated Press that UH officials had no control of the situation.
"It was sad and disappointing," Goin said.
Jones said the postgame melee in which players from both teams were punched, kicked and bloodied would not discourage him from wanting to play the Bearcats again.
"That's not a factor. It would make for a good game. It's very possible they'll be here on Christmas Day. I hope we can play them again, actually," said Jones, whose team improved to 9-2 and moved up a notch to No. 24 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. "They came a long way and lost a tough game. Sometimes emotions get the better of you."
Minter said the concept of taking a knee to run out the clock contributed to the brawl, and maybe some games should be stopped before the final seconds.
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Jeremiah Cockheran and Shawn Withy-Allen conferred with coach June Jones after quarterback Tim Chang was sidelined for the second time with an injury.
"I think their team probably felt fortunate to win and was showing elation, and ours was frustrated. They gracefully were trying to run out the clock, which I felt was classy," Minter said. "But there's too much dead time on the field in that case. Maybe there ought to be a concession rule. With 30 seconds to go, we were rolling up the white flag."
The helmet-throwing brawl involving players that ended with rowdy fans being pepper-sprayed by police went on for more than five minutes after the game. No major injuries resulted, except to the reputations of both programs.
"It was very unnecessary and unclassy for both schools," Minter said. "Both schools should be embarrassed."
Brian McCann of the UC sports information department said that only minor injuries resulted from the brawl.
"The thing we're disappointed with is the game management," McCann said. "So many boosters were permitted on the sideline it created a very hostile environment. It was unbelievable some of the things they were yelling."
The game was heated from early on, but a flashpoint was when Hawaii quarterback Tim Chang took a late hit with 2:39 remaining and was knocked out the game for the second time. UC linebacker Tyjuan Hagler was penalized for roughing the passer. But Hagler said, and TV replays indicated, that he fell on Chang unintentionally.
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Hawaii's Nate Ilaoa and Cincinnati's Willis Edwards tried to haul in a loose ball. The Warriors won 20-19.
Jones saw the tape yesterday and said it didn't seem to be a cheap shot.
UH players didn't see it that way, especially at the time.
"Basically, they were sore losers," Hawaii tackle Wayne Hunter said. "They came into this game thinking they were going to win and didn't know what we were about. They're just sore losers, that's it."
X-rays of Chang's left knee, which was sprained earlier in the game, were negative Saturday and he underwent an MRI yesterday that showed minor damage that won't require surgery. Chang is listed as day-to-day and probable to play against Alabama.
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Hawaii season statistics
TEAM STATISTICS
HAWAII OPP FIRST DOWN 264 236 Rushing 53 106 Passing 185 111 Penalty 26 19 RUSHING YARDAGE 1306 1813 Yards gained rushing 1457 2165 Yards lost rushing 151 352 Rushing attempts 249 465 Average per rush 5.2 3.9 Average per game 118.7 164.8 Touchdowns rushing 21 18 PASSING YARDAGE 4234 2328 Att-Comp-Int 572-316-17 390-192-18 Average per pass 7.4 6.0 Average per catch 13.4 12.1 Average per game 384.9 211.6 Touchdowns passing 28 17 TOTAL OFFENSE 5540 4141 Total plays 821 855 Average per play 6.7 4.8 Average per game 503.6 376.5 KICK RETURNS: No-Yds 44-918 52-1085 PUNT RETURNS: No-Yds 30-283 20-305 INT. RETURNS: No-Yds 18-319 17-135 FUMBLES-LOST 17-11 14-6 PENALTIES-YARDS 98-883 95-792 PUNTS-AVG 39-1645 64-2496 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 27:06 32:26 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 72/161 71/187 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 12/21 12/20
RUSHING
G Att Net Avg TD Long West 10 44 354 8.0 5 81 Mitchell 11 49 283 5.8 9 41 Bass 8 44 279 6.3 1 37 Withy-Allen 10 31 187 6.0 2 42 Brewster 8 16 90 5.6 3 34 Galeai 7 8 35 4.4 0 27 Chang 11 26 70 1.1 1 27 Whieldon 4 6 29 4.5 0 9 Ilaoa 9 4 12 3.0 0 8 Fiaseu 1 3 11 3.7 0 8 Herbert 11 3 12 3.3 0 10 Owens 7 2 5 2.5 0 3 LaBoy 9 2 4 2.0 0 2 Team 10 11 -19 -1.7 0 0 Total 11 249 1306 5.2 21 81 PASSING
G Att Comp Int Yds TD Long Chang 11 496 276 14 3541 20 72 Withy-Allen 10 55 31 2 531 5 54 Whieldon 4 18 8 1 92 3 24 Kapanui 11 3 1 0 70 0 0 Total 11 572 316 17 4234 28 72 RECEIVING
G Rec Yds Avg TD Long Colbert 11 71 996 14.0 6 59 Komine 11 51 788 15.5 8 72 Owens 7 37 479 12.9 1 51 Ilaoa 9 32 374 11.7 3 41 Gossett 10 29 372 12.8 3 51 Herbert 11 28 357 12.8 3 49 Cockheran 9 27 366 13.6 3 41 Mitchell 11 14 126 9.0 0 50 Bass 8 9 98 10.9 0 46 West 10 9 69 7.7 0 28 Galeai 7 3 48 16.0 1 18 Bennett 3 2 53 26.5 0 30 Brewster 8 2 36 18.0 0 29 Noa 9 1 70 70.0 0 70 Noa 9 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total 11 316 4234 13.4 28 72 TOTAL OFFENSE
G Plays Rush Pass Tot Avg Chang 11 522 28 3541 3569 324.5 Withy-Allen 10 86 187 531 718 71.8 West 10 44 354 0 354 35.4 Mitchell 11 49 283 0 283 25.7 Bass 8 44 279 0 279 34.9 Whieldon 4 24 27 92 119 29.8 Brewster 8 16 90 0 90 11.2 Kapanui 11 3 0 70 70 6.4 Galeai 7 8 35 0 35 5.0 Ilaoa 9 4 12 0 12 1.3 Fiaseu 1 3 11 0 11 11.0 Herbert 11 3 10 0 10 0.9 Owens 7 2 5 0 5 0.7 LaBoy 9 2 4 0 4 0.4 Team 10 11 -19 0 -19 -1.9 Total 11 821 1306 4234 5540 503.6 SCORING
TD FG 1XP 2XP Tot Ayat 0 13-21 48-49 0 87 Mitchell 9 0-0 0-0 0 54 Komine 8 0-0 0-0 1 50 Colbert 6 0-0 0-0 0 36 West 5 0-0 0-0 0 30 Herbert 3 0-0 0-0 1 20 Cockheran 3 0-0 0-0 0 18 Ilaoa 3 0-0 0-0 0 18 Peters 3 0-0 0-0 0 18 Gossett 3 0-0 0-0 0 18 Brewster 3 0-0 0-0 0 18 Withy-Allen 2 0-0 0-0 0 12 Galeai 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Patton 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Chang 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Ma'afala 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Owens 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Bass 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Total 54 13-21 48-49 2 417 PUNTING
No. Yds Avg Long McBriar 37 1645 44.5 66 Team 2 0 0.0 0 Total 39 1645 42.2 66 PUNT RETURNS
No. Yds Avg TD Long Owens 9 87 9.7 0 38 Herbert 9 72 8.0 0 33 Bass 6 53 8.8 0 13 Bennett 6 71 11.8 0 19 Total 30 283 9.4 0 38 KICK RETURNS
No. Yds Avg TD Long Brewster 18 444 24.7 0 60 West 15 302 20.1 0 35 Owens 6 143 23.8 0 34 Manners 2 5 2.5 0 5 Kauka 1 6 6.0 0 6 Curnan 1 8 8.0 0 8 Kapanui 1 10 10.0 0 10 Total 44 918 20.9 0 60 INTERCEPTIONS
No. Yds Avg Td Long Millhouse 4 17 4.2 0 15 Peters 4 176 44.0 3 64 Brown 2 30 15.0 0 26 Tinoisamoa 2 23 11.5 0 19 Elimimian 2 0 0.0 0 0 Butts 1 19 19.0 0 19 Manners 1 10 10.0 0 10 Correa 1 12 12.0 0 12 Ma'afala 1 32 32.0 1 32 Total 18 319 17.7 4 64 TACKLES
G UT AT Tot Tinoisamoa 11 68 26 94 Peters 11 50 21 71 Brown 11 37 30 67 Sopoaga 11 34 24 58 Gilmore 11 34 17 51 Elimimian 9 41 10 51 Correa 11 23 18 51 Millhouse 11 35 10 45 Wright, M. 11 25 20 45 Samuseva 11 27 13 40 LaBoy 9 26 12 38 Bhonapha 11 27 7 34 Ala 8 21 12 33 Alapa 11 20 0 29 Butts 11 19 9 28 Kapanui 11 18 5 23 Kalilimoku 11 12 10 22 Jackson 11 10 11 21 Noa 9 9 3 12 Curnan 8 7 5 12 Wright, G. 9 7 3 10 Patton 9 7 3 10 Ma'afala 9 1 9 10 Moe 8 4 2 6 Cravalho 7 2 3 5 Peters 6 3 2 5 Ayat 11 2 2 4 Manners 9 4 - 4 Harley 8 3 2 5 Aguiar 3 2 1 3 Wills 5 2 1 3 Mitchell 11 2 - 2 Wong 2 2 - 2 Moenoa 8 1 - 1 Gossett 10 1 - 1 Owens 7 1 - 1 Fuga 1 - 1 1 Kamakawiwoole 2 - 1 1 Broadway 7 1 - 1 McBriar 11 1 - 1 Hollingsworth 5 1 - 1 Colbert 11 1 - 1 Total 11 600 303 903
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