UNLV

[unlvmariners]

That is soooo wrong, I mean letting this football program fail.

Alumni need to speak up, the basketball program looks most likely to be trending up why not get the football team finally to live up to the money....

It is really sad... I think you were right in your previous post. It is going to take a really really good coach that can turn this thing around. Right now they will continue getting scrap players, no top level recruits will ever want to play for UNLV unless they start winning.

The basketball team will never be as bad as the football team but the standards are much higher when it comes to basketball at UNLV. I'm hoping UNLV hoops will be back to the top of the conference before too long.

 

[Cave_Johnson]

LOL @ Idaho.

 

[Peter Gozintite]

LOL @ Idaho.

They beat UNLV last time

 

[unlvmariners]

finding ways to lose to Reno.

 

[unlvmariners]

fuck you reno

 

[Peter Gozintite]

 

[mcnabb7542]

That came out very nice!
Having a facilities is a huge recruiting tool, slowly but surely they are trying to get this program up to the next level

 

[unlvmariners]

Impressive

 

[Wamu]

@Peter Gozintite

Wanna make sure I'm in the right UNLV thread to talk about Sanchez getting canned.

 

[Wamu]

@mcnabb7542 @unlvmariners

What are your thoughts on the Sanchez firing? 5 years. A 19-40 record. Never won more than 5 games in a season.

If the people that run UNLV want the program to get going in the right direction they gotta spend the money to bring in a coach that's had some kinda coaching success. Because it would be a shame to see the Rebels move into their new home with a middle of the road (or worse) coach that's done nothing.

 

[mcnabb7542]

Yeah I think the pressure of the higher paying boosters might have gotten their way on this one.
You need to show progress in today's college game, and 5 years in gives you at least two to three recruit classes of players you picked and the record on the field wasn't that great.

They need to go shopping at the lower level and see if they can get some up and coming winner and let him build his way with new digs on the horizon.

 

[Peter Gozintite]

They should have given him one more year. He was really responsible the practice facility getting done, and never got a chance to use it. For recruiting or otherwise.
Whoever comes in will have a recruiting advantage that no coach in unlv's history has had. They better win the mwc in 2 years.

 

[mcnabb7542]

They should have given him one more year. He was really responsible the practice facility getting done, and never got a chance to use it. For recruiting or otherwise.
Whoever comes in will have a recruiting advantage that no coach in unlv's history has had. They better win the mwc in 2 years.

For what? So he can recruit kids there based off the new facility just so they can go out and record another 2-10 record on the field?

I know Gary is loved down there and he had built a fantastic program up at Gorman but sometimes you have to cut ties to the guys we love and find someone that take the program out of the dumpster and make it a name in the college football world!

 

[Wamu]

Yeah I think the pressure of the higher paying boosters might have gotten their way on this one.
You need to show progress in today's college game, and 5 years in gives you at least two to three recruit classes of players you picked and the record on the field wasn't that great.

They need to go shopping at the lower level and see if they can get some up and coming winner and let him build his way with new digs on the horizon.

Shopping for a coach at the lower level could mean more of the same for the program.

I want them to turn things around just like you or anyone lese in this thread. But I think if they can't afford to pay a better coach not much will change.

 

[Wamu]

They should have given him one more year. He was really responsible the practice facility getting done, and never got a chance to use it. For recruiting or otherwise.
Whoever comes in will have a recruiting advantage that no coach in unlv's history has had. They better win the mwc in 2 years.

I disagree about one more year. Five years & couldn't get bowl eligable once? That's not good. And if I remember doesn't Sanchez have some ties to the Fretitta's? If so that wasn't enough of a reason for him to keep the program stuck in neutral. He didn't show good signs of improvement in 5 years. Giving hime one more year wouldn't change anything.

 

[mcnabb7542]

Shopping for a coach at the lower level could mean more of the same for the program.

I want them to turn things around just like you or anyone lese in this thread. But I think if they can't afford to pay a better coach not much will change.

You answered your own question!

That is why you go get a DII coach that established himself and his program at the lower level. You aint going to be paying out millions to the guy. He is gonna have to come in and prove his worth, which in turns means he has to win, which in turns means if he wins they money will be coming very easily to give him that raise down the road.

 

[mcnabb7542]

Here you go prospect # 1

Beau Baldwin
Current position
Title Offensive coordinator
Team California
Conference Pac-12
Biographical details
Born May 21, 1972 (age 47)
Santa Barbara, California
Playing career
1990–1993 Central Washington
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–2002 Central Washington (QB)
2003–2006 Eastern Washington (OC/QB)
2007 Central Washington
2008–2016 Eastern Washington
2017–present California (AHC/OC/RB)
Head coaching record
Overall 95–35
Tournaments 2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
11–5 (NCAA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I (2010)
5 Big Sky (2010, 2012–2014, 2016)
Awards
2x Big Sky Coach of the Year (2012, 2013)


Go look this guy up! I've watched this guy grow into the coaching role, hell of a job at Eastern Wa, took off with Justin Wilcox to CAL to revive that fallen program, they've been there two years 18-18 record and its the offense that Baldwin is catered too.

 

[Wamu]

You answered your own question!

That is why you go get a DII coach that established himself and his program at the lower level. You aint going to be paying out millions to the guy. He is gonna have to come in and prove his worth, which in turns means he has to win, which in turns means if he wins they money will be coming very easily to give him that raise down the road.

I was thinking more a coach that's had success at the FBS level. But I understand what you're saying. I just want them to get going in the right direction. Whoever the next coach is hopefully he's the right one.

Just throwing a name out there, about the only one I can think of right now. How about Youngstown State's Bo Pelini? When he was the coach of Nebraska he won at least 9 games each if his 7 years there. And was 4-3 in bowl games.

 

[Peter Gozintite]

For what? So he can recruit kids there based off the new facility just so they can go out and record another 2-10 record on the field?

I know Gary is loved down there and he had built a fantastic program up at Gorman but sometimes you have to cut ties to the guys we love and find someone that take the program out of the dumpster and make it a name in the college football world!

Hows that worked out for the last 50 years?

 

[Peter Gozintite]

I disagree about one more year. Five years & couldn't get bowl eligable once? That's not good. And if I remember doesn't Sanchez have some ties to the Fretitta's? If so that wasn't enough of a reason for him to keep the program stuck in neutral. He didn't show good signs of improvement in 5 years. Giving hime one more year wouldn't change anything.

That was the reason they built the practice facility.