I think we are going to see things get crazy with Mullen and the portal. I think we will get the best quarterback we’ve had in years and we will score points next year. Can’t wait to see who the DC is …
I know almost all of us despise the guy we loved two weeks ago, but he elevated expectations a lot. And UNLV responded with what appears to be a great hire. THAT is why you don’t poo poo expectations, THAT’S why you don’t chew on “slow growth” … if you invite complacency that is what you’ll get and it invites widespread apathy.
If/when KK doesn’t make it, we should have a good indication if hoops is (essentially) done. If they go slow growth, they don’t care. That’s what slow growth means. We no longer give a sht.
So what’s this mean for football? I think a “bad season” is 500 and bowl eligibility. I think a “good season” is this year or above. And I’d say most times, we will dabble between those two.
But with the conference changes, UNLV should Gonzaga the new conference. That might not mean the biggest bowls. Hell, even with Gonzaga’s dominance, it wasn’t until relatively recently that they “broke through” ….
I’m excited, I absolutely, positively welcome the heightened expectations, I don’t like aiming low and hitting near the target, aim for the toughest target and come close - it yields better results. Higher disappointment …. But better results and visions of more.
I like feeling it, whether good and bad - I don’t like just tolerating it something.
I know almost all of us despise the guy we loved two weeks ago, but he elevated expectations a lot. And UNLV responded with what appears to be a great hire. THAT is why you don’t poo poo expectations, THAT’S why you don’t chew on “slow growth” … if you invite complacency that is what you’ll get and it invites widespread apathy.
If/when KK doesn’t make it, we should have a good indication if hoops is (essentially) done. If they go slow growth, they don’t care. That’s what slow growth means. We no longer give a sht.
So what’s this mean for football? I think a “bad season” is 500 and bowl eligibility. I think a “good season” is this year or above. And I’d say most times, we will dabble between those two.
But with the conference changes, UNLV should Gonzaga the new conference. That might not mean the biggest bowls. Hell, even with Gonzaga’s dominance, it wasn’t until relatively recently that they “broke through” ….
I’m excited, I absolutely, positively welcome the heightened expectations, I don’t like aiming low and hitting near the target, aim for the toughest target and come close - it yields better results. Higher disappointment …. But better results and visions of more.
I like feeling it, whether good and bad - I don’t like just tolerating it something.
