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Attendance and Winning

We regularly have a recurrent discussion after a poorly attended game about why people don't show like they used to.

Wyoming is a good example of winning affecting attendance. Laramie doesn't have NHL, NFL or any other big time sport to compete with their college teams. I a reason often mentioned when we discuss attendance) But their attendance does move greatly with their ability to win. Last night they had 3200 people in a 12,000 seat arena. On TV it looked more like 1500. Before it was renovated, their arena used to hold 15000. They regularly put 12,000 to 15,000 in it IF THEY WERE WINNING. On a down year they drew 1/4 of that.

Winning is what matters to attendance.
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DJ

The kid has been far more than we could expect from a high school senior/college freshman. He’s carried a heavy load for the team and continues to get better it seems. Yesterday he led the team in scoring again and led the team in rebounds for most of the game, ending up tied for the most rebounds. He also leads the team in minutes per game and that has begun to worry me. Yesterday he was hobbling around a bit in the first half. He seemed ok in the second but I’m concerned about his stamina thru the end of the regular season and into the MWCT. Without DJ this team is bottom third in the conf and has no shot in the MWCT. With Wyoming and especially SJSU coming up next Sat at home perhaps CKK should give DJ some rest in those games and play him sparingly (unless needed). After those games come SDSU and then at UNR, then the MWCT. The next two games will be the last chance to get him some rest and fully healthy for the final push.

ESPN Transfer QB article

Bill Connelly from ESPN recently wrote an article, "10 most interesting quarterbacks for the 2024 college football season" with the 2 UNLV additions coming in at #9.

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9. Matthew Sluka and/or Hajj-Malik Williams, UNLV Rebels

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At the FCS level in 2023, six quarterbacks (a) threw for at least 1,700 yards with a passer rating of at least 150 and (b) rushed for at least 250 net yards. Two of those six will don UNLV jerseys in 2024. Coach Barry Odom couldn't hold onto quarterback Jayden Maiava after his 2023 breakout season, as the sophomore-to-be transferred to USC. But Odom turned the loss into an opportunity, bringing offensive coordinator Brennan Marion two of the most exciting and versatile QBs from the next level down.

Over the past two seasons at Holy Cross, Sluka threw for a combined 4,217 yards and 46 touchdowns while rushing for 2,481 yards and 20 more scores. He led the non-scholarship Crusaders to their first two FCS playoff wins ever, not to mention two wins over FBS teams (UConn and Buffalo) and a near-upset of Boston College last season. Williams, meanwhile, comes to Vegas from Campbell, where he completed 71%, threw for at least 300 yards three times and rushed for at least 40 yards three times.

It's hard to accurately project which FCS-to-FBS transfers will translate properly at the next level. Some don't. But the hits -- quarterback Bailey Zappe (Houston Christian to Western Kentucky), defensive end Jared Verse (Albany to Florida State), quarterback Vernon Adams (EWU to Oregon), etc. -- have been pretty spectacular. And grabbing two FCS transfers obviously increases the odds of landing one gem."

The other QBs to make the list:

1. Drew Allar, Penn State Nittany Lions
2. Kyron Drones, Virginia Tech Hokies
3. Jalon Daniels, Kansas
4. Avery Johnson, Kansas State Wildcats
5. Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee Volunteers
6. KJ Jefferson, UCF Knights
7. Josh Hoover, TCU Horned Frogs
8. Miller Moss, USC
10. Preston Stone, SMU

Walk the ball up

Dribble at half court and pass right to center to left all beyond the 3, throw in back out drive pass to baseline back to 3 and 30 seconds violation. If your going to walk it up and start your offense at 16 seconds and pass it around this is what you get, Wyoming is horrible. Not having backup PG and guys who can create on dribble, that's UNLV.
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Are the chances actually 0%?

For an at-large?

In 2022, Rutgers became the lowest-ranked team in the NET era to earn an at-large bid. The Scarlet Knights got into the tournament with a No. 77 NET ranking, largely based on their 6-6 record in Quad 1.

The Athletic

We are currently Net 80 with a 5-4 record in Quad 1 with SDSU and Reno being quad 1 games left in the regular season. As of today, any of the top teams except Boise and Reno would be a Quad 1 game in the MWC tourney.

Does the committee consider that Boone was not eligible during the Southern and LMU loss?
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Forgotten Man

He came back home 2+ years ago after playing sparingly at West Virginia and had to redshirt way back then. Battled shoulder injiries for a year and then foot injuries for the last year. So we have a 6’11” redshirt sophomore that really hasn’t played or practiced much in over 2 years.
I must admit I was hoping for a lot more from him earlier in the year, his feet were slow and he just didn’t seem ready to play. Looking back at what he has been through the last 2+ years is it any wonder?
Last night Cottrell played a huge role in taking down CSU. He looked quicker, much more active and was the preferred big over Boone down the stretch. Hopefully his injuries are behind him and he becomes what we had hoped for. With or without Whaley in the next couple games he could be a big piece for the Rebs.
Gotta love the home town boys that came back to represent.
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