UNM finds its FB Coach

[Meister_Rebel]

Just saw this news.

Entering the Eck era: New Mexico taps Jason Eck to be its next football coach

Idaho head football coach Jason Eck is being hired for the same role at New Mexico, the Journal has learned.

www.abqjournal.com

 

[RebelSoldat]

Interesting hire but it could be a risky one.

 

[Meister_Rebel]

Interesting hire but it could be a risky one.

They are at the bottom now so they either stay there or move on up.

 

[Meister_Rebel]

From ESPN. This particular sentence made me shake my head.

"It marked a distinct turnaround at Idaho, which had just two winning seasons in the 22 years prior to Eck's arrival. His work at a place that doesn't traditionally win appealed to New Mexico officials, according to sources."

Sources: New Mexico to hire Idaho coach Eck

New Mexico has agreed to a five-year deal to hire Idaho coach Jason Eck, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[WarthogRebel]

What an amazing difference. We were there 8 years ago.

 

[MRJA]

Idaho just lost in the playoffs last night. Maybe Eck was like Odom, thinking about the new job?

 

[Meister_Rebel]

Idaho just lost in the playoffs last night. Maybe Eck was like Odom, thinking about the new job?

Definitely. He obviously had already accepted the offer and was just waiting to make the announcement. The moving truck was probably already headed out of Moscow.

 

[rebelzzz]

I think this is a good hire for them. I dont know what they are going to pay but my guess is theu dont have the money to go after a $2million+ coach. This guy has shown he can be successful. Plus it probably leaves money to try and retain Petino. This next year will be difficult but they could have done worse

 

[j. spilotro]

Definitely. He obviously had already accepted the offer and was just waiting to make the announcement. The moving truck was probably already headed out of Moscow.

Smells very Haucky.

 

[Bullmastiff 1]

I think this is about as good as hire as UNM could expect to make barring some massive influx of booster money. I don't know if it will work out or not but Eck was doing a really good job at Idaho.

For some perspective (And I'm not comparing Eck's resume to Entz) Fresno State a 'flagship' program for the new PAC just hired Entz. Considering the perceived gap between Fresno and UNM I think Eck is every bit as good of hire as Entz when you factor that in.