Ill drink diluted bleach then.
Was not blown away with his tenure here before.
Great recruiter and position coach. But defense didn't get much better under him vs Baer.
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Was not blown away with his tenure here before.
Great recruiter and position coach. But defense didn't get much better under him vs Baer.
If somebody doesn't want to play the transfer portal/nil game then they have to be out. Can't be successful today without that
That's my point. He wouldn't take a HC Job and not play the game. At least not here. Maybe FCS or something
Somebody mentioned orgeron... I would like that. Players love him and he's from the SEC where they get down and dirty in recruiting.
I can’t imagine BO would make that mistake …
Would you be willing to wait through Oregon's playoff run?
Feels like that's a lot of time in portal/recruiting/retaining you could miss out on. I don't think any coach coordinator or otherwise would leave with a shot at a national title.
make it a trifecta, losing to Boise State and then choosing Purdue….then BM as OC.
I don’t think we can wait that long. We need a quick but quality hire to work the portal. That’s exactly why Odom is announced and signed now.
I would love Orgeron. I have always felt that a coach that can recruit well but maybe not as strong in the X's and O's can work in Vegas. Ideally they would be strong in both, but beggars can't be choosers.
Exactly, how much more does he have to see. Offense was terrible against a quality opponent.
I don’t know, Harper alluded to conversations and that they talked regularly. Then mentions that Odom was only transparent in the last 24 hours.
Holy crap. I read that as Oregon and thought he was referring to Will Stein the Ducks OC.
Dohhh!
With his indirect Me Too ties I can't imagine UNLV going for him but he would be a great hire otherwise.
He also called him professional about it.
I didnt think he was stunned, just disappointed. They had what he called regular candidates talks. He never used "blindsided or surprised".
If he was blindsided or surprised, we’re in trouble.
I said this on X..
What if Harper just got lucky with the Odom hire falling unto his lap and he's actually not that good at his job...
Bungled the conference realignment stuff
Kept Kevin despite multiple opportunities to move on
Now had no clue that Odom was leaving...
What is the value of speculating on that?
He mentioned the last 24 hours Odom was transparent, so what about the previous year and the bogus extension? These things aren’t happenstance where Purdue just drops a 30-35 million dollar contract on Odom on a Saturday night just because.
I also think today was supposed to be a day where UNLV celebrates the la bowl invite but instead it is about this bullshit. Could’ve waited but I don’t think the phone calls between Odom and Harper were amicable.
Arroyo would not have been fired (which was a surprise after 3 years) unless Harper has his replacement lined up.
Right, but Odom walked into the facility and said "I want to coach here." Then Arroyo got fired and his agent called... you think Odom was just on top of his list and he called Barry and was like "you're my number 1 guy"...
He always said the right things from a PR standpoint but also seemed a little phony.
There was a potential replacement lined up but it wasn't Odom.
No. Not the name I heard.
But that would be a name I wouldn't be upset about this go around.
Do I think UNLV can come out OK with this hire..Yeah.
But people should probably temper expectations to some degree.
You make it sound like Odom was a no brainer. It wasn’t like Gary Patterson or Ed Orgeron walked in and said I want the job. Odom had a career record of 21-24 at Mizzou.
Ed Orgeron would be dead in a week in Las Vegas. Way too many temptations.
Not saying this is realistic because I believe he has turned down P4 overtures and doesn’t sound like he wants to be a HC again, but Al Golden would be a great hire if he were open to being a HC again.
Not an awful name but left coaching for health reasons didn't he?
Bryan Harsin would be a very good hire but I would be surprised if it happened.
Would kicking the tires for Kellen Moore be akin to asking a Gucci supermodel out as your prom date?
Would kicking the tires for Kellen Moore be akin to asking a Gucci supermodel out as your prom date?
Can't hurt to ask but probably try to position himself for an NFL job.. (Moore)
Not interviewing or at least contacting Harsin would be AD malpractice.
Neal Brown
Tyson Helton
Jason Candle
Clay Helton
Nick Rolovich
Bryan Harsin
I think those are realistic names of guys that UNLV could possibly entice or lure away from their current job. None are making much over a million some under 1 million per. In the case of Rolovich, Harsin and Brown a chance to get back into coaching. Brown was rumored to be heading to Appalachian State but talks broke off? He came out yesterday saying he's not taking that job. Rolovich has some legal battle with WSU I think? Not sure if that's still going on. So don't know if that might impact him taking a job at college level.
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32-25 is a disaster? Odom was only 25-25. It’s not like we can get an Urban Meyer to come. Going to have to take a chance on someone who has some flaws one way or another. To each their own, but I think he’d be great
