I can't believe the WCC can offer their remaining teams much $$ without Gonzaga being in the mix. Additionally they are looking at being a one bid league. Perhaps we could add two of them ( Non football). St. Mary's and USF could boost the MWC to a two bid league and give teams an extra chance. Or combine the Conferences for a 16 team basketball league and an 8 team football league.

j. spilotro said:

Agree. He read us quickly and responded quickly.

if it’s a freshman/sophomore quarterback, UNLV crushes Cuse. There are probably 75 other QBs starting in the country that would have lost that game against UNLV.

I’m not saying he’s an NFL HOF guy or anything. But his IQ/experience was high level.

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Yes he has high IQ but we still could have pressured him, hit him or at least got him off his comfortable spot?

We didn’t and it looked like 7 on 7 out there most of the evening for him!

oneepstein said:

I don’t think the pass rush was as much an issue as them having a really good qb who was great at recognizing and getting the ball out quick when needed.

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It was an issue!

You have to pressure a QB like McCord or you he will kill you!
We could neither sack him or even move him off his spot on Friday night, pass rush pressure was lacking!

rebel5280 said:

I don’t suspect anyone left on our schedule will have that kind of success throwing the ball like Syracuse did. Our pass rush is still an issue, as we all saw Friday night.

But what team left on our schedule has a McCord at the QB spot? I did not think Syracuse could be that effective but the lack of pass rush was exposed big time and now will teams be able to hammer that weakness, we’ll see.

The question is, which QB left on the schedule can expose us, Schrager, Madsen, Petras, Brown, Lewis or McCoy?

I don’t think any of the names above are the threat that McCord was!

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Not passing, but Jeanty is going to be just as big of problem. I don't think we beat Boise because of him.

j. spilotro said:

UNLV just has to tread water for a couple of years. With SDSU, Boise and USU gone, UNLV is virtually guaranteed a top 3 spot in conference every single year with UNM and UNR. Fresno and CSU are two programs that pop up every 5 years or so to make an impact in conference and they’re gone.

Now if we can escape those pesky 40 point losses to AFA, UNLV basketball will be back on the map.

Sigh.

The future is bright.

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I hope we don’t schedule Southern and LMU again because we can’t hang with them at home. The home court advantage is as strong as ever.

Ive been to a lot of Stanford games, some where the stadium is sold out and others that look a lot like that picture. I know it was close to 100 degrees in Palo Alto on Saturday, it gets friggin hot in that stadium. The last game I went to a game there it was a very hot day and more people were watching from the shade in the concourse me included than were sitting in their seats. I dont doubt Stanford sold what they say they did but know from past experience there predictably were a lot of no shows on a scorching hot day as well as people that were there watching from somewhere other than their seats.

j. spilotro said:

Agree. He read us quickly and responded quickly.

if it’s a freshman/sophomore quarterback, UNLV crushes Cuse. There are probably 75 other QBs starting in the country that would have lost that game against UNLV.

I’m not saying he’s an NFL HOF guy or anything. But his IQ/experience was high level.

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Heard he transferred from Ohia St..

That guy is solid. Hope he gets drafted. I got no problems with Cuse.

rebel5280 said:

I don’t suspect anyone left on our schedule will have that kind of success throwing the ball like Syracuse did. Our pass rush is still an issue, as we all saw Friday night.

But what team left on our schedule has a McCord at the QB spot? I did not think Syracuse could be that effective but the lack of pass rush was exposed big time and now will teams be able to hammer that weakness, we’ll see.

The question is, which QB left on the schedule can expose us, Schrager, Madsen, Petras, Brown, Lewis or McCoy?

I don’t think any of the names above are the threat that McCord was!

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I don’t think the pass rush was as much an issue as them having a really good qb who was great at recognizing and getting the ball out quick when needed.

unlv7163 said:

We are in total rebuild mode after last season

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I am not here to spread sunshine if it is cloudy. But you return the teams best player, and one of the best 2 thru 4 (Boone bros also in top 4). And a key piece coming off acl.

Not a total rebuild. Do I see a for sure conference title? No also.

j. spilotro said:

Short memory heading into Logan

In Saturday’s heartbreaking loss against visiting Syracuse, the Rebels can’t help from replaying so many moments

unlv.rivals.com

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Well one way to look at is the losses are heartbreaking vs one sided beat downs that started to feel like groundhog day.

reagan21 said:

More like this at Bull's spot...

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There was the infamous rotisserie pig trailer fire incident on Boulder Highway 15 years ago. There were flames, a fire truck, fire retardant foam, melted beer cooler and an apartment complex security guard involved.

I don't like to talk about though. 🙂

Loyal Coug1 said:

Your picture. in the corner right below the peppers. I was kidding of course but tell me that doesn't look like a small animal. Little ears and everything.

That said, all of the pictures look great. Buuuut, do you all get your cholesterol checked ever? Yowser.

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Cholesterol? Nah..Only communists, health-care professionals and vegans worry about cholesterol.

I eat keto centric diet high protien, healthy fats and greens (started about 15 years ago) Mon-Fri. No alcohol during the week only weekends. Enjoy my bourbon and beers then. Eat what I want Saturday and Sunday. Stay away from processed carbs like breads except on weekends.

Smartest thing I ever did. Controls weight, blood sugar levels, blood pressure and cholesterol (not that I worry about cholesterol I'm not a communist)

Yeah looking at picture maybe a chipmunk?

But most definitely beef short ribs marinaded in a dry herb chimchuri..We're fancy like that.

We are in total rebuild mode after last season

unlove said:

Hopefully less portal transfers out of UNLV given the high number of seniors departing.

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This staff is pretty good with sharing the love. I see the 3 deep at multiple positions getting time in. I hope that RB that left is an exception. Better to get some time in than no time in.

Hopefully less portal transfers out of UNLV given the high number of seniors departing.

Bullmastiff 1 said:

Which pic? It's a short ribs. Or the bones that peeled off. We cooked the opossum earlier.

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Your picture. in the corner right below the peppers. I was kidding of course but tell me that doesn't look like a small animal. Little ears and everything.

That said, all of the pictures look great. Buuuut, do you all get your cholesterol checked ever? Yowser.

Boston Rebel 2 said:

I think he could do it skills wise but I think he would never play a full season with injuries and would miss many games if he did do that.

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You could be right and I’ll add this.. “we are fixin to find out!” Lol

Meister_Rebel said:

Colorado State wanted to build with Freshman. They have some transfers but, they want freshman to build a culture and grow together. This is their third year under Norvell. At the beginning of the season he talked about building from freshman and how good they were going to be this year. Right now they are sitting at 2-3. Personally, I like a good mix and I think Odom is doing that. He is barely in year 2 and you can't argue with his approach. Talented transfers give the young guys a chance to grow.

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Mix is key. Have to develop young players as a 'base' and fill needs in the portal. Nice thing with the portal now is you can grab guys with 2-3-4 years of eligibility. In the past transfers typically only had 1 or 2 years and they had to sit a year.

Odom so far has done that. A number of freshman and red shirt freshman are seeing reps this year which helps for next season.

RebelinWA said:

We can reach pretty deeply into the portal to find those guys that are buried on better depth charts. Our roster is littered with transfer success stories.

Where would we be without Catalon, Powell, Doyle, Woodard, White, St John, Vessel, Hajj, Chavis, Grimes, and DeCambra?

We are losing a lot of seniors this year, but I have confidence that Odom can gather the next group to rebuild and be ready next season. The portal has made rebuilding much easier.

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Colorado State wanted to build with Freshman. They have some transfers but, they want freshman to build a culture and grow together. This is their third year under Norvell. At the beginning of the season he talked about building from freshman and how good they were going to be this year. Right now they are sitting at 2-3. Personally, I like a good mix and I think Odom is doing that. He is barely in year 2 and you can't argue with his approach. Talented transfers give the young guys a chance to grow.

rebel5280 said:

We didn’t think anyone could play baseball and football at the level his head coach did back in the day either but if anyone can do it even for a moment in time, it will be Travis Hunter!

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I think he could do it skills wise but I think he would never play a full season with injuries and would miss many games if he did do that.

Bullmastiff 1 said:

That's true. Flipside you get guys like Ricky White and others around the country that find themselves buried on depth charts and transfer down and stick around.

It will be interesting to monitor over the next few years.

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We can reach pretty deeply into the portal to find those guys that are buried on better depth charts. Our roster is littered with transfer success stories.

Where would we be without Catalon, Powell, Doyle, Woodard, White, St John, Vessel, Hajj, Chavis, Grimes, and DeCambra?

We are losing a lot of seniors this year, but I have confidence that Odom can gather the next group to rebuild and be ready next season. The portal has made rebuilding much easier.

unlove said:

RWIII is a just a pleasure to watch. He just about took over the game in the second half.

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He’s been incredible.

Rebel_Luv said:

We will be a development conference. Why sit on bench for 1-3 years for P4? Instead play at UNLV for 1-3 years increase your NIL money dramatically.

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That's true. Flipside you get guys like Ricky White and others around the country that find themselves buried on depth charts and transfer down and stick around.

It will be interesting to monitor over the next few years.

Bullmastiff 1 said:

Love it or hate it I think we may see more days with crazy results like we saw yesterday because of the portal. They rich will always be the rich but the portal has given everybody including G5s a little more of a chance. A former CUSA QB just lead Vandy over #1 Alabama.

We are see higher end prospects transferring 'down' as well.

I thought originally it would kill mid level P4 and G5 programs but it's not working out that way.

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We will be a development conference. Why sit on bench for 1-3 years for P4? Instead play at UNLV for 1-3 years increase your NIL money dramatically.