Tony Sanchez Most Important UNLV Football Coach Ever?

[Boston Rebel 2]

Odom and now Mullen and the national media...everyone mentions our facilities as a reason for being able to attract back to back good coaches now. That practice facility doesn't happen without Sanchez if what I have read here is correct? If so you can argue Sanchez is as important as any football coach we have had since you don't get Odom without the facility.

Part of that is certainly the Raiders stadium and the Rebels locker room as I have heard that mentioned a number of times as well. Whose idea was that to include separate UNLV locker rooms? Maybe that is how the Raiders and Davis wanted it?

 

[LVRebel2000]

That was an important item, for sure. That started the investment in the program which allowed it to get to where it is now.

 

[Meister_Rebel]

Fertitta Money.

 

[RebelSoldat]

Yeah, it was the Fertittas more than anything else.

 

[LVRebel2000]

Fertitta Money.

Which was, from what I remember, tied to Sanchez getting the job, wasn't it?

 

[Stoker016]

Which was, from what I remember, tied to Sanchez getting the job, wasn't it?

Yes

 

[Poster17]

I've said it for years.......when Sanford complained about the facilities he was not wrong. He just went about it in a horrible way. Our facilities, or lack there of, were completely a huge reason why we were struggling as a program and would continue to if changes were not made. There was no investment in the program at that time. The hiring of Sanchez to help get the Fertitta's to put up money for the practice facility was huge.

 

[rebel5280]

Fertitta Money.

Sure wood be nice to see them get back involved, on the NIL end of things here!

 

[reagan21]

This is a slippery slope. Without Hauck the Fertitta's don't front the money tied to Sanchez.

Thanks, Bobby

 

[Boston Rebel 2]

I've said it for years.......when Sanford complained about the facilities he was not wrong. He just went about it in a horrible way. Our facilities, or lack there of, were completely a huge reason why we were struggling as a program and would continue to if changes were not made. There was no investment in the program at that time. The hiring of Sanchez to help get the Fertitta's to put up money for the practice facility was huge.

And a huge risk if you think about it. Sort of a chicken and the egg thing, but investing in your program to eventually get a good coach is a lot easier than hoping for a good coach so you can eventually invest in your program.

 

[Poster17]

This is a slippery slope. Without Hauck the Fertitta's don't front the money tied to Sanchez.

Thanks, Bobby

That's because people started to see that Sanford was correct, and investments to facilities and the program as a whole needed to be made.

 

[Boston Rebel 2]

This is a slippery slope. Without Hauck the Fertitta's don't front the money tied to Sanchez.

Thanks, Bobby

How so? They wanted Hauck hired as well?

 

[reagan21]

That's because people started to see that Sanford was correct, and investments to facilities and the program as a whole needed to be made.

In short, the most important coach in UNLV history is Urban Meyer

 

[reagan21]

How so? They wanted Hauck hired as well?

No, they wanted Hauck fired and Sanchez put in. Sanchez would have been a coach 1 year earlier but we made a bowl game. UNLV wasn't going to fire a head coach after taking the team to a bowl. The next season he won 2--3 games which allowed UNLV and the Feritittas plan to go through

 

[Boston Rebel 2]

No, they wanted Hauck fired and Sanchez put in. Sanchez would have been a coach 1 year earlier but we made a bowl game. UNLV wasn't going to fire a head coach after taking the team to a bowl. The next season he won 2--3 games which allowed UNLV and the Feritittas plan to go through

Ok got you, that makes sense.

 

[1994Rebel]

Fertittas we're about half of the money. Tony and Harper raised the rest. They got aldelson, Wynn, gaughns, Stevens, MGM,maloofs and many more families involved. No Tony no facility. Harper was at every design meeting and every pledge pitch. No Tina, not Desiree.
I got to give Harper credit. Two great hires so far. He will make another one come March.

 

[j. spilotro]

I think that’s why most fans were ok with his hire. On the surface, terrible hire. But it was for long term investment.

 

[Boston Rebel 2]

Fertittas we're about half of the money. Tony and Harper raised the rest. They got aldelson, Wynn, gaughns, Stevens, MGM,maloofs and many more families involved. No Tony no facility. Harper was at every design meeting and every pledge pitch. No Tina, not Desiree.
I got to give Harper credit. Two great hires so far. He will make another one come March.

We got as lucky with Harper as we did landing Odom.

 

[Rebel1986]

We got as lucky with Harper as we did landing Odom.

Harper has been long term at UNLV since 2012, so it wasn't luck that he is at UNLV, but it was smart that they made him the AD when it opened up.