If you watching this game. What do you think the level of competition vs teams like UNLV and Boise State. Do you think they can measure up? NMSU looks like a bunch of 30 years dude playing on together in the park. Liberty is down 14-7 vs NMSU.
Liberty vs NMSU game now
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Is Sanchez still the WR coach? Is that the reason they have that new indoor practice facility?? Seriously, they were just showing it off a little bit ago - and I know he had it as plans as next build at UNLV In addition to the F complex. If so, can we please bring him back to staff!?
Oh, it might have been Liberty. Thought they said NM state. My mind is still thinking about that years after.
He is still with NMSU. Yes man, I agree that Tony need to come home ...if he is willing to.
Why?
Our staff is perfectly capable without him.
There wouldn't be anymore money following him..
Are you sure he would have no connections that would add value?
I agree current staff is capable! Totally!, but I don’t agree that someone like that tied to the valley is of no value.
He is becoming a good college coach. He is always right next to Jerry Kill. I dont know about the money but I think he can add value to to our team.
He coached the Fertitta's son. That was the connection. They did him a solid. It's why he got the UNLV job.
I have no idea what connections he had beyond that.
Even with money already promised by Fertitta's for facility, UNLV struggled to come up with remainder.
I'm not sure how great his ties really were in the city to be honest or how much beyond the Fertitta's initial investment he was responsible.
@j. spilotro can correct me if I'm wrong here.
The son that committed to ND, that is now part of this staff?
So they committed money to Tony for a player not on the team,.. because he got him into ND?
I was just thinking his connection to BG would be a positive, but maybe not now. Idk.
No because he won a HS national championship under Sanchez.
The initial money for facility was tied to UNLV hiring Sanchez.
There was zero reason to hire him otherwise.
Mark Anerson who was covering the team at the time tweeted out the night he was hired that rumors of a large donation were tied to the hiring.
Facility bogged down a bit because UNLV was (rumored to be) struggling to raise the remainder of the funds.
Fertitta's would be more likely to donate because their son is on staff now than anything to do with Sanchez at this point.
I'm not bashing the guy but I think the narrative that he was solely responsible for the fundraising is a bit misleading. The money was there from the start. How much he helped raise beyond that I don't know.
I don't think he would be some sort of donation machine if he returned.
I'm taking grad certificate classes at Liberty now and one more class to finish. It's a great school with pretty accomplished professors and very veteran oriented.
Richie Mckay has done really well with the basketball team.
This is their first impressive win of the year this year. I think we'd hang with them.
But they are definitely good
Agreed.
No real big scalps on their resume, but considering how recently they moved up to this level it's pretty impressive.
Any additions to facilities would be welcomed for sure.
I don't want it to come off as I dislike Sanchez.
His hiring was necessary, to get UNLV the facilities.
If those things were already here and UNLV was in a better place I don't think they ever make that hire.
Notre Dame tried going with a HS coach and it didn't work. And they had everything in place. It was an impossible ask to think Sanchez could turn it around. He hired a veteran staff. I think if he had, had a run as a coordinator first (he had a short stint somewhere as a WR coach I think) he might have been better prepared ready for the job.
I absolutely think there was a reason Nicco was brought on staff. Whether that results in any money? Don't know.
