Bobby Hauck

[Mr Lisle]

giving credit where due, and keeping this alive, UNLV beat Fresno yesterday on the last play of the game! Bobby lives to fight another day.

[BLACKnBLUEnGOLD]

giving credit where due, and keeping this alive, UNLV beat Fresno yesterday on the last play of the game! Bobby lives to fight another day.

Since then, UNLV has had two straight losses. Down with Bobby!

[grizzh8r]

giving credit where due, and keeping this alive, UNLV beat Fresno yesterday on the last play of the game! Bobby lives to fight another day.

Since then, UNLV has had two straight losses. Down with Bobby!

On a related note, I saw that Wyoming throttled Fresno State on Saturday. My how the mighty have fallen. I remember when Fresno State used to schedule (and beat) really good Pac-12 teams and compete year in and year out with Nevada and Boise St. for undefeated seasons in the WAC.

[Mr Lisle]

UNLV now 2-9. Play 3-8 Hawaii Saturday and currently 6-4 Nevada in two weeks. BH most likely needs to win both the survive.
Someone on egriz posed the question "would they take him back". I could hear the collective groan from here.

[Weltercat]

UNLV now 2-9. Play 3-8 Hawaii Saturday and currently 6-4 Nevada in two weeks. BH most likely needs to win both the survive.
Someone on egriz posed the question "would they take him back". I could hear the collective groan from here.

He's got another year there. UNLV is not in a position to buy out his contract.

I think those dopes over there in fizz land would take that jerkoff back in a heartbeat.

[John K]

UNLV now 2-9. Play 3-8 Hawaii Saturday and currently 6-4 Nevada in two weeks. BH most likely needs to win both the survive.
Someone on egriz posed the question "would they take him back". I could hear the collective groan from here.

He's got another year there. UNLV is not in a position to buy out his contract.

I think those dopes over there in fizz land would take that jerkoff back in a heartbeat.

Why wouldn't they? He had a pretty good record over there, even though he's a giant d-bag. It's really surprising to me how many highly successful FCS coaches struggle to replicate their success at the next level. None of the former UM coaches have been successful after moving up. Dennehy failed at Utah State, Glenn washed out at Wyoming, and Hauck has done no better at UNLV (it looks like last season was just an aberration). Even Don Read failed at the next level, before being hired at UM. He got fired at Oregon before going to Missoula.

[kmax]

I saw this sequence of tweets come through yesterday from Scott Bilo and found them interesting...

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Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Right now, #Montana is a better job than #UNLV. Was when Hauck left for Vegas also.

followed by:

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Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Would not be surprised if by 2020 that #Hawaii, #UNLV and #UAB all had dropped football. UAB and Hawaii look immanent.

[John K]

I saw this sequence of tweets come through yesterday from Scott Bilo and found them interesting...

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Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Right now, #Montana is a better job than #UNLV. Was when Hauck left for Vegas also.

followed by:

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Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Would not be surprised if by 2020 that #Hawaii, #UNLV and #UAB all had dropped football. UAB and Hawaii look immanent.

I think it's a shame that schools like these three apparently won't even consider transitioning to FCS as a viable alternative to dropping football altogether.

[Weltercat]

I saw this sequence of tweets come through yesterday from Scott Bilo and found them interesting...

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Right now, #Montana is a better job than #UNLV. Was when Hauck left for Vegas also.

followed by:

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Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Would not be surprised if by 2020 that #Hawaii, #UNLV and #UAB all had dropped football. UAB and Hawaii look immanent.

I think it's a shame that schools like these three apparently won't even consider transitioning to FCS as a viable alternative to dropping football altogether.

Because it cost too much money to have a football team. Also if you get rid of football it ffrees up a ton of scholorships for mens baseball, hockey, wrestling, golf and all kinds of other things. Title iX has absolutely ruined mens wrestling, golf gymnastics and others because everyone is so football nuts.

[John K]

I saw this sequence of tweets come through yesterday from Scott Bilo and found them interesting...

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Right now, #Montana is a better job than #UNLV. Was when Hauck left for Vegas also.

followed by:

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Would not be surprised if by 2020 that #Hawaii, #UNLV and #UAB all had dropped football. UAB and Hawaii look immanent.

I think it's a shame that schools like these three apparently won't even consider transitioning to FCS as a viable alternative to dropping football altogether.

Because it cost too much money to have a football team. Also if you get rid of football it ffrees up a ton of scholorships for mens baseball, hockey, wrestling, golf and all kinds of other things. Title iX has absolutely ruined mens wrestling, golf gymnastics and others because everyone is so football nuts.

I would prefer having a football program, even an FCS program, rather than all of those other sports combined. I can't imagine going to a school, or being an alumnus of a school, that doesn't play football.

[Mr Lisle]

John L. Smith took an amazing ride out of Idaho. He went to Utah State and did "well enough" (16-18) to be hired by Louisville where he did a good job. On to Michigan State where he went 8-4 his first year and beat Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl. Then things started going south and four years later so did John L., to Arkansas where he ran the special teams. Then to Weber where he finished 0-0...promptly off to Arkansas on what amounted to a temp. fill-in and a single season of 4-8. Now at Rocky Mountain Conference, Ft. Lewis where he went 4-7 last year and is currently 3-8.
Dennis Erickson did good. I'd produce his bio here, but I'd run out of ink.

[Weltercat]

I saw this sequence of tweets come through yesterday from Scott Bilo and found them interesting...

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Right now, #Montana is a better job than #UNLV. Was when Hauck left for Vegas also.

followed by:

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Would not be surprised if by 2020 that #Hawaii, #UNLV and #UAB all had dropped football. UAB and Hawaii look immanent.

I think it's a shame that schools like these three apparently won't even consider transitioning to FCS as a viable alternative to dropping football altogether.

Because it cost too much money to have a football team. Also if you get rid of football it ffrees up a ton of scholorships for mens baseball, hockey, wrestling, golf and all kinds of other things. Title iX has absolutely ruined mens wrestling, golf gymnastics and others because everyone is so football nuts.

I would prefer having a football program, even an FCS program, rather than all of those other sports combined. I can't imagine going to a school, or being an alumnus of a school, that doesn't play football.

Your attitude is typical. I would rather have a mens hockey team that competes like they do at UND and a mens wrestling team and even baseball rather than a FCS team that nobody has heard of outside the state but i am certainly in the minority.

[John K]

John L. Smith took an amazing ride out of Idaho. He went to Utah State and did "well enough" (16-18) to be hired by Louisville where he did a good job. On to Michigan State where he went 8-4 his first year and beat Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl. Then things started going south and four years later so did John L., to Arkansas where he ran the special teams. Then to Weber where he finished 0-0...promptly off to Arkansas on what amounted to a temp. fill-in and a single season of 4-8. Now at Rocky Mountain Conference, Ft. Lewis where he went 4-7 last year and is currently 3-8.
Dennis Erickson did good. I'd produce his bio here, but I'd run out of ink.

Oh for sure, there have been plenty of coaches who have done well at the next level. Jim Tressel is probably Exhibit A. A little closer to home, Jim Sweeney had a very successful run at Fresno State, and Sonny Lubick did very well at Colorado State. I guess what I meant to say is that no recent UM coaches have managed to succeed after taking a step up the ladder. It begs the question though...have they built such a "machine" at UM, that virtually any coach could step in and keep them at or near the top of the BSC? Granted, they're certainly not as dominant as they once were, but they're still perennially among the top 10-15 teams in the nation, even as different coaches come and go. I'm really curious to see how Bohl does at Wyoming.

[Triple C]

UNLV now 2-9. Play 3-8 Hawaii Saturday and currently 6-4 Nevada in two weeks. BH most likely needs to win both the survive.
Someone on egriz posed the question "would they take him back". I could hear the collective groan from here.

I actually hope they hire him back. Personally, nothing made me hate the Griz more than Bobby. My wife and I once passed him on I-90 just west of Missoula. As we were passing, she said "Is that Bobby?" Sure enough it was, so I pulled in front, and slowed down so he could read my GRZH8R plates.

[Cat Grad]

I saw this sequence of tweets come through yesterday from Scott Bilo and found them interesting...

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Right now, #Montana is a better job than #UNLV. Was when Hauck left for Vegas also.

followed by:

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Scott Bilo
‏@BiloFootball
Would not be surprised if by 2020 that #Hawaii, #UNLV and #UAB all had dropped football. UAB and Hawaii look immanent.

I think it's a shame that schools like these three apparently won't even consider transitioning to FCS as a viable alternative to dropping football altogether.

Because it cost too much money to have a football team. Also if you get rid of football it ffrees up a ton of scholorships for mens baseball, hockey, wrestling, golf and all kinds of other things. Title iX has absolutely ruined mens wrestling, golf gymnastics and others because everyone is so football nuts.

I would prefer having a football program, even an FCS program, rather than all of those other sports combined. I can't imagine going to a school, or being an alumnus of a school, that doesn't play football.

Your attitude is typical. I would rather have a mens hockey team that competes like they do at UND and a mens wrestling team and even baseball rather than a FCS team that nobody has heard of outside the state but i am certainly in the minority.

I agree with you but I'd like to see all the Plus 5 conferences and I-AA (hate FCS) merge with equal scholarships for those that choose to play football. I literally despise the I-AA playoffs as is because you're asking a coaching staff to keep a group of kids focused during the holidays and prepare for a team you know absolutely nothing about in a week. Those with a history of doing well in the playoffs concentrate on doing what they do well and execution on their part.

As I love baseball and so many of the other sports just receiving lip service by schools in our conference, I'd rather we join one of the Plus 5 conferences and offer several other options. I miss our rifle teams, the bowling teams, baseball, we'd be able to afford many opportunities for kids. I also enjoy rowing and skiing.

Last, I'm very impressed with our Spirit of the West. There are so many other options for a college kid. Whether the Plus 5 likes it or not, they're small college as are we and Division II. The only discernable difference is the number of football scholarships.

[LTown Cat]

Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't most of the problems and players that got into trouble that Phlugrad inherited Hauck recruits? I can't imagine they would want him back unless winning simply trumps all of that.

[lutecat]

Someone on egriz posted that no way his ego let's him come back and the was from someone that proportedly knows him.

[John K]

Someone on egriz posted that no way his ego let's him come back and the was from someone that proportedly knows him.

PInk slips tend to lead to shrinkage of egos, in the same way that cold water leads to other forms of shrinkage. Although he could probably catch on as a coordinator at some FBS school, which would probably be less bruising to his ego than going back to the FCS as a head coach...and for more money too.

[KittieKop]

IF they were to even consider taking him back would prove UM has learned nothing from recent years. The years of letting players get away with murder (ahem, cough, cough) are over, and Hauck was famous for sweeping crap under the rug and making problems disappear. I contend Hauck and The Streak have been the two worst things for the UM/MSU rivalry.

[grizzh8r]

Someone on egriz posted that no way his ego let's him come back and the was from someone that proportedly knows him.

PInk slips tend to lead to shrinkage of egos, in the same way that cold water leads to other forms of shrinkage. Although he could probably catch on as a coordinator at some FBS school, which would probably be less bruising to his ego than going back to the FCS as a head coach...and for more money too.

Well when you say it like that... I LOL'ed John!