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If we get the rematch I would pick them to win again but I certainly wouldn’t be shocked if we won. This team has already shown they can win on the road and statistically we were right there with Boise. If they play the same game and cleaned up the mistakes, they could definitely win.

Great game, Rebs

UNLV is getting really close for a breakthrough. I am disappoint as hell with this game. Our red zone offence is comgrobulated mess. The community is coming together. 42K + on a Friday night game in Vegas? WOW! The offence woes will be work on during the bye. I hope. CBO was screaming at Marion.
Marion’s play-calling is particularly poor in the red zone. CBO should consider taking it over in those situations.

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#13 on defense has killed us in both of our losses a dropped int followed by a stupid 15 yard penalty in the Syracuse game and another stupid 15 yard penalty this game. But he was not the only one we have to be prefect if we want to be a considered a top tier program. Still proud and love watching this team though. Rebels Sack UP and win out!!!!
Are you talking about the Saint John's or Ricky White penalty? That Saint John's was a killer. Great flop by Boise.

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#13 on defense has killed us in both of our losses a dropped int followed by a stupid 15 yard penalty in the Syracuse game and another stupid 15 yard penalty this game. But he was not the only one we have to be prefect if we want to be a considered a top tier program. Still proud and love watching this team though. Rebels Sack UP and win out!!!!

Great game, Rebs

UNLV is getting really close for a breakthrough. I am disappoint as hell with this game. Our red zone offence is comgrobulated mess. The community is coming together. 42K + on a Friday night game in Vegas? WOW! The offence woes will be work on during the bye. I hope. CBO was screaming at Marion.

Line ‘em up: Predictions and Game Thread Boise

Where is this 3 headed Go-Go monster that we were expecting to see. The sidecar formation rarely gets used, we don't screen at all, we rarely run jet sweeps anymore, it's just Hajj hand-off or Hajj dive, deep shot, or Ricky 7-10 yards... it's predictable
There were a couple sweeps but they got snuffed out. There wasn’t much available in terms of spreading the ball around. Where was DeJesus? Hurt?

Line ‘em up: Predictions and Game Thread Boise

I'm not worried about either leaving. We'll be fine if they do. I'm kind of over a defense that can't get any pressure in a QB and sits in soft zones coverage 80% of the game
can’t really complain too much about the defense, they kept Jeanty in check last night. Only problem was they couldn’t generate any turnovers. The defense is tops in the country in turnovers.

It used to be that unlv would get torched on every drive, getting demolished in the trenches for 200-300 yards on the ground and/or in the air.

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You can also say we nearly blew the last game, weren’t they at the 3 yard line for the tie? You can also say we coulda/shoulda lost the Kansas game. So it cuts both ways.

You can also say UNLV’s 6 wins came against teams with a combined record of something like 14-30, only two teams above 500, and UNLV squeaked out a win against a two win team (Kansas). Those “big wins” against UH and Kansas didn’t turn out so shiny, bad teams in a name conference, but they were on the road, so credit there.

We are good team though, not great, not top 20, prob not top 30, certainly top 40. And that’s not something to shake your head at. Yeah, if you are Michigan or Penn State, Ohio State, etc …. Not if you are UNLV.

Odom has built this program very quickly and generated, gasp, pride for the first time in decades. We still have warts and chinks, far from complete, but it’s the best group we’ve had in quite some time, probably ever. So there’s that.

I’m as disappointed as everyone else though.

That’s the thing …. Elevate the program through some good wins, through good recruiting, through a style of play, etc … expectations rise drastically and the coach becomes a bum for any falling short, even though the target is now much higher. Can become a victim of your own success.
I agree we are in the 30s and given our history that is awesome. And given it is year 2 it is shocking. Give him time and I think that will get even better. Maybe not next year with all of the losses but in the long run.

What If’s?

I’ve never been the kind of person who dwells on things, but man I can’t seem to get these what if’s out of my head. What if Woodard doesn’t drop that interception at the goal line against Syracuse? What if HMW doesn’t get tackled inside the 5 on that long run in the 1st qtr and it turns into 6 pts instead of settling for a FG? What if we don’t get hit with that penalty and Chittendon makes that FG attempt? What if we actually convert just 1 more red zone trip into 6 pts instead of 3 pts? These are plays that are possibly the difference in this team being 8-0 instead of 6-2. It’s enough to drive a sane man crazy. 🤦‍♂️
Hajj was SO close on that run

Let’s get a big crowd out there!!

The pressure to win and expectations at Arkansas is real! He has already exceeded our expectations and a raise from UNLV and we could have our own version of Sonny Lubbick. A great coach with P5 experience who only needs to be bowl eligible every year to be retained here! You could be right about the hogs but I think we could keep him here because of what I mentioned!
Yeah it is hard to tell the motivation is he Mark Few? That is our best hope. Lifestyle and good money with less pressure hopefully that is what he is looking for.
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