One other point. I am happy to see the Go-Go offense Go. Too gimmicky for me and it was very ineffective (ranked 99th in the country) in the red zone.

they’re all going P4 schools..

Good luck and thank you for being a Rebel.

bcvegaspt2 said:

It's never a bad idea to have an experienced backup at any level of football.

Friel is not a starter for a good team. He's learning for his coaching future and I'm not mad about that. He doesn't need a BA in something that won't help him land a job. He's learning an SEC offense next year and has been in the Go-Go the last two seasons, not to mention whatever Arroyo ran.

Smart move thinking about the future and not just the present.

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Crap I'm agreeing with the idiot..

dcut03 said:

Friel is known as a great teammate and leader. Not a huge surprise that he is staying. He has been recruited over every year since he has been here. It made much more sense for him to leave long ago, so it is not surprising now. He obviously loves UNLV and has been content with his role over the past several years.
I do think him staying is a huge sign that he will start our even be a major contender to start next year.
I think he has some talent and perhaps he makes a push in camp, but most likely he is staying to continue his role as a mentor and leader without necessarily playing.
Again I think he is good enough to be a back up and not a wasted schollie by any means.

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Exactly this.

TimothyC3 said:

Friel was the MWC Freahmen of the year. The Go-Go offense at its core is a triple option offense. Friel is not a triple option QB. That’s why he didn’t start. In contrast, neither Haj or Sluka have the arm to be effective in a pro-spread offense. They are running QB’s and would not beat out Friel if UNLV ran the spread which is perfect for Friels skill set. Also, the reports coming out of the fall camp was that Friel was the better passer with the stronger arm over both Haj and Sluka who couldn’t throw a lick.

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Tim he was fresman of the year with a pretty uninspiring stat line. He had a similiar completion % to Hajj and had 6 TD to 11 INTs.

He's barely played since. The uninspiring mix of QBs Doug Brumfield, Justin Rogers (Pre GoGo), Hajj and Sluka kept him off the field. Maiava a freshman himself got the nod over the more experienced Friel. Maiava is a similiar skill set to Friel. He did well in the Go-Go and he isn't exactly mobile.

Yes I think he has some talent. Yes I think with Mullen he could possibly do well.

But no I'm not excited about the prospect of a guy leading the team to the CFP that hasn't taken a meaningful snap in three years.

If reports come out of camp that he is flourishing in the offense, great I'll be pumped. Until then though I'm hesitant to get excited about it.

Friel is known as a great teammate and leader. Not a huge surprise that he is staying. He has been recruited over every year since he has been here. It made much more sense for him to leave long ago, so it is not surprising now. He obviously loves UNLV and has been content with his role over the past several years.
I don't think him staying is a huge sign that he will start our even be a major contender to start next year.
I think he has some talent and perhaps he makes a push in camp, but most likely he is staying to continue his role as a mentor and leader without necessarily playing.
Again I think he is good enough to be a back up and not a wasted schollie by any means.

1Tripoda said:

You got that right. It was BSU and SDSU who did not think UNLV metrics are good enough. F*ck looks like child play of a Fiesta Bowl yesterday. Totally embarrassing being in the same conference. UNLV could have done a little better.

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Sorry Trip, we couldn't have. Penn State way too big and athletic up front.

Loyal Coug1 said:

After recalculating the metrics, the Pac has decided that UNLV meets them. Please join the Pac-7?

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Buddy I wanted to. Wasn't my call though.

unlove said:

All I care about is whether BSU did enough to keep a G5 with a spot in the CFP. Personally I’m glad they lost since they’re part of the group that felt UNLV wasn’t worth the initial invite. Now I just want CDM to build UNLV into a juggernaut that crushes all PAC teams and is the dominant team out west by a long shot.
Edit: That’s my New Year wish!

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You got that right. It was BSU and SDSU who did not think UNLV metrics are good enough. F*ck looks like child play of a Fiesta Bowl yesterday. Totally embarrassing being in the same conference. UNLV could have done a little better.

Common theme on this "hijacked thread" all old(er) blood on here. I bet most of us our 45 plus. Depressing in the fact that this program has done very little in the last 30 years to reenergize the fan base.

Loyal Coug1 said:

After recalculating the metrics, the Pac has decided that UNLV meets them. Please join the Pac-7?

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Two conferences and two leaders leading their conferences into oblivion instead of joining forces is stupidity!

Rebel1986 said:

Utah State is a paper tiger that has played an incredibly weak schedule!

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They are 4-0 quad 1 and 2-1 quad 2. That is not a weak schedule.

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They did beat Iowa, at St Mary's, at San Diego State, and at UNR.
Their only loss was to UC San Diego (bad loss).

That's not a terrible schedule, or at least it doesn't sound terrible to me. Maybe those teams still have the 'name' associated with them but not the skill that they typically do. I don't know.

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Not saying UNLV is a good team, but in comparison they have had a much harder schedule so far. The only win for Utah State over a ranked team is over SDSU by 1. I believe they are similar to the UNLV team from 2015 and 2017 that started out really strong and then hit the meat of the MWC schedule and fell on their faces.

Friel was the MWC Freahmen of the year. The Go-Go offense at its core is a triple option offense. Friel is not a triple option QB. That’s why he didn’t start. In contrast, neither Haj or Sluka have the arm to be effective in a pro-spread offense. They are running QB’s and would not beat out Friel if UNLV ran the spread which is perfect for Friels skill set. Also, the reports coming out of the fall camp was that Friel was the better passer with the stronger arm over both Haj and Sluka who couldn’t throw a lick.

DE JESUS VISITING Purdue. Looks like he's following Odom.😮‍💨

All I care about is whether BSU did enough to keep a G5 with a spot in the CFP. Personally I’m glad they lost since they’re part of the group that felt UNLV wasn’t worth the initial invite. Now I just want CDM to build UNLV into a juggernaut that crushes all PAC teams and is the dominant team out west by a long shot.
Edit: That’s my New Year wish!

Rosegreen1 said:

Am I the only one that sees Pape as a potential breakout player? He needs more minutes since he’s a total mismatch for the opposition.

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I see it as well. He definitely has potential to become a breakout player in his college career. He’s made good strides as a freshman and has the raw tools to become a force in the MWC over the next year or two.

Bullmastiff 1 said:

I'm sorry but the MWC finished 2-1.. The PAC finished 0-3

NIU is joining the MWC therefore it counts for the MWC.

I assure you PAC fans would have been crowing about Boise if they had won and been yapping about them being part of the new PAC.

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Am I the only one that sees Pape as a potential breakout player? He needs more minutes since he’s a total mismatch for the opposition.

Rosegreen1 said:

Boise got bullied pretty bad last night, doesn’t look like they were ready for their physical style of play. They did the best they could as a program with limited resources compared to Penn State.

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PSU held back a lot.

Boise got bullied pretty bad last night, doesn’t look like they were ready for their physical style of play. They did the best they could as a program with limited resources compared to Penn State.

Rename thread Bonaza High reunion thread. 😂

I graduated from bonanza in 92 as well