Bullmastiff 1 said:

My guess, to keep recruiting going Marion might get 1st look. If Marion (or Scherer) were to get the job, I would 100% try and get special teams coach Shibest to stay. Offer him some title like assistant HC position to up his pay. I think he's been that impactful.

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There is a reason Shibest is paid as much as Marion and Scherer. Far and away special teams is the most improved unit on the field. Let’s not forget Shibest pulled off recruiting the 8th ranked kicker in the country.

rebel5280 said:

I see what you did there, outside the box in case we don’t get a HC candidate like Gary Patterson… interesting idea. But a former experienced HC has shown so well it may be hard to swallow another coordinator here as the main guy!

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No more coordinators as HC candidates in Football. No assistant coaches without head coaching experience in Basketball. We cannot afford a coach who will need to learn on the job in either sport. Only experienced head coaches need apply.

This has become a mess. I believe it's at least partially due to personal animosity. The university presidents need to fire both Gloria and Teresa. Then get a reverse merger done asap.

If a school leaves the AAC with less than 27 months' notice, the exit fee is about $27.5m. That number drops to $10m when given proper notice.

If schools are considering leaving the AAC to join the Pac-12, the projected exit cost is nearly $27.5 million per school. Yes, they could negotiate that down.

In 2023, Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF negotiated an early buyout to join the Big 12. The AAC reportedly wanted $45 million per school, but the buyout was negotiated down to $18 million per school. Add in the $27.5 from SMU and $17m from UConn.

Following the gorilla math, the AAC has close to $90m-$100m in just previous exit fees to entice their schools to stay. Similar to what Gloria is doing, adding an extra $3-4m, for the 4 schools per year for the next 3 year is absolutely doable.

InZoneU said:

He doesn't have great speed or size and won't be able to bounce off tackles in the NFL like he does now. I sort of see him as a MJD type of pro, which isn't bad.

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I think MJD is a fair comparison. Lets not forget that in 8 seasons MJD averaged 88 yards from scrimmage per game (101 ypg as a starter), was a 3 time pro bowler and a 1st team all pro one time.

rebel5280 said:

Say what you want about the guy but we all would take him here in a heartbeat!
Our RB’s “pale in comparison” to Jeanty!

But I agree about him being mainly a “serviceable” back at the next level!

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Sure of course... his production has been extremely high this year. But he developed into this role and became the focal point for their offense. Our backfield is pretty young still

Couev said:

Man, if he doesn't pass the eye test for you who in college football does right now? I think his biggest problems are he lacks height and I haven't seen him do a lot of pass protection, but as far on film he's got elite 10 yard burst, elite balance especially off of contact, elite vision especially on back cuts, excellent start and stop acceleration/deceleration, above average hands out of the backfield, above average long speed, and above average lateral speed. Of course, if he has a bad combine that could hurt his draft stock but I can't find a reliable draft prospectus that has him outside the top 3 RBs.

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His start stop moves are elite, that’s how he makes guys miss tackles like crazy. He sees the field pretty well for a RB, and you need that to be an elite RB in the NFL. I’ve seen guys with elite speed and all the tools but they can’t see how a play is developing for shit, thus they get hit at the LOS or a yard or two gain.

Dude will be a first rounder and still at least a Heismann finalist right now.

He is special.

As for NFL career? Who knows. But he is having one the best college seasons in the past 30 years?

Rosegreen1 said:

They always suck in scrimmages under Kevin.

Anyone remember the disaster in Canada? Last year lost right out of the gate. This is nothing new.

I am also concerned that Kevin is openly saying that we will use a short bench for the next few games since 3 guys are dinged up and not ready. Supposedly a deep roster and not even going to utilize it and develop guys.

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We used like 5 guys for 80% of the minutes last year so how much shorter can the bench get?

rebel5280 said:

I could be wrong but I fear your negative judgement will be coming by the end of December!

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Nah, I have too many other positive things going for me in life to be stressed out about something I have no control over or the outcome of sporting events.

mwsn7022012 said:

They lost to UCSB in the 2nd scrimmage.

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They always suck in scrimmages under Kevin.

Anyone remember the disaster in Canada? Last year lost right out of the gate. This is nothing new.

I am also concerned that Kevin is openly saying that we will use a short bench for the next few games since 3 guys are dinged up and not ready. Supposedly a deep roster and not even going to utilize it and develop guys.

bcvegaspt2 said:

The more I watch NFL running backs the less I think he is one. He’s putting up the best numbers obviously but he’s not passing the eye test to me.

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Man, if he doesn't pass the eye test for you who in college football does right now? I think his biggest problems are he lacks height and I haven't seen him do a lot of pass protection, but as far on film he's got elite 10 yard burst, elite balance especially off of contact, elite vision especially on back cuts, excellent start and stop acceleration/deceleration, above average hands out of the backfield, above average long speed, and above average lateral speed. Of course, if he has a bad combine that could hurt his draft stock but I can't find a reliable draft prospectus that has him outside the top 3 RBs.

I don't know, from what I've seen, he's smart, hard working, has good speed, amazing balance, and a lot of toughness. He has tons of yards after contact, and has broken long TD runs in pretty much every game, except against UNLV. I think those attributes will make him a very good NFL running back. Some of it will obviously depend on where he ends up, but IMO, you don't have to be a super freak of an athlete to be an NFL RB. Sure, it helps, but if you can read defenses, be patient in waiting for the line to open up a hole, and take advantages of what the defense gives you, he will be successful.

Almost like the basketball gods are telling us something…,

dcut03 said:

Why not Shibest as the head coach?

I mean, from resume alone, he is the best candidate. Has been one of the best coordinators in the game and has been successful everywhere he has been.

I know, I know. Not very common. Hauck was a ST coordinator and that didn't work. And who knows if he can recruit.

But the players love him and respect him, that seems certain.

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I see what you did there, outside the box in case we don’t get a HC candidate like Gary Patterson… interesting idea. But a former experienced HC has shown so well it may be hard to swallow another coordinator here as the main guy!

Gator 82 said:

People pay too much attention to things that don’t matter. Highlight reels, number of stars next to a players name, which program a player transfers from, exhibition games. I only care about on court results in games that count. I’ll reserve judgement until I see the actual product.

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I could be wrong but I fear your negative judgement will be coming by the end of December!

dcut03 said:

Why not Shibest as the head coach?

I mean, from resume alone, he is the best candidate. Has been one of the best coordinators in the game and has been successful everywhere he has been.

I know, I know. Not very common. Hauck was a ST coordinator and that didn't work. And who knows if he can recruit.

But the players love him and respect him, that seems certain.

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Without knowing his recruiting history/ability not sure about HC gig. (Or if he even wants to be a HC)

But I'd 100% do what I could to retain him.

Say what you want about the guy but we all would take him here in a heartbeat!
Our RB’s “pale in comparison” to Jeanty!

But I agree about him being mainly a “serviceable” back at the next level!

Masked_rebel said:

Nah, just tune everything out till the first week of March... Make it a short season

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People pay too much attention to things that don’t matter. Highlight reels, number of stars next to a players name, which program a player transfers from, exhibition games. I only care about on court results in games that count. I’ll reserve judgement until I see the actual product.

I can’t see them coming up with enough money to get at least two teams from the AAC, especially if what someone else said is true, that the AAC has money in reserve to counter them.

I doubt reverse merger still works with us adding Hawaii full and UTEP, but it still might be their best option.

Is it the best option for UNLV and AF, and to a lesser degree the other schools? Probably yes for the other schools, maybe yes for AF, not sure on UNLV.

Same goes for if the PAC comes back to UNLV with a better offer. Even if the PAC offers to cover all fees I’m not sure it’s worth it. UNLV still has a deficit to deal with and needs to up Odoms deal. With the money they’re getting this seems easy, without it they’ll end up having to go to the regents and politics come in to play.

Plus, likely losing the free card to go to an AQ conference is kinda sticky.

WYNN or Dye said:

Well, no matter what excuses Coach Kruger gets or gives this season.
It is, either you make the NCAA's or you are fired.
4 season's, is plenty of time to at least make the NCAA Tournament once.

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All of this!
He should have been fired 2 years ago!

It doesnt really matter. We are playing for 3 days in March no matter who starts in game 1...

InZoneU said:

He doesn't have great speed or size and won't be able to bounce off tackles in the NFL like he does now. I sort of see him as a MJD type of pro, which isn't bad.

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He also doesnt catch the ball much and most NFL teams run hybrid backs these days. Yes he can catch, but its not been a part of his game

Boston Rebel 2 said:

Surprised Tulane is so high their best win is Louisiana?

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Exactly. There is also a weird scenario like what if BSU, UNLV and CSU all go unbeaten from here on out and CSU gets in the CCG game. Yet UNLV and Boise could be ranked #1 and #2 in the G5 if that happens. Could get dicey.

InZoneU said:

There is a thing now called the G5 rankings. It is different now. I am not certain but whoever finishes #1 here will likely get the spot. We only moved down to #3 after last week. Also notice there are teams in this poll from AAC, Sunbelt, MWC, Conference doesn't matter, if you're good enough for the next 2 years, you'll be in this poll and in-play for a bid, regardless of where you play.

Also the top 30-60 or so P4s are going to split apart in a couple years anyways.

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Surprised Tulane is so high their best win is Louisiana?