Early line UNLV is +14.5 to 1-4 Vanderbilt.
We all know about what was essentially a bowl or bust ultimatum made by the AD.
But who knows whats actually going on behind the scenes.
With bowl hopes quickly fading Coach Sanchez has to check off a couple boxes if he hopes to save his job if he can't reach bowl eligibility. He needs some on field progress to point to..
1) Win over a ranked team. Not likely now. Boise may have been his best only shot/only shot this season. Only other chance to even face a ranked team might be SDSU or Hawaii depending how the next few weeks go.
2) Get win over P5 school. Only shot left is Vandy..
3)At least get to 5 wins to show improvement over last year. Still possible but time is getting short. Would need to go 4-3 down the stretch.
4) Beat Reno again. Winning record vs your rival always helps...But likely not enough by itself.
Personally I think he has to get to 6. But With UNLV you never know.
We all know about what was essentially a bowl or bust ultimatum made by the AD.
But who knows whats actually going on behind the scenes.
With bowl hopes quickly fading Coach Sanchez has to check off a couple boxes if he hopes to save his job if he can't reach bowl eligibility. He needs some on field progress to point to..
1) Win over a ranked team. Not likely now. Boise may have been his best only shot/only shot this season. Only other chance to even face a ranked team might be SDSU or Hawaii depending how the next few weeks go.
2) Get win over P5 school. Only shot left is Vandy..
3)At least get to 5 wins to show improvement over last year. Still possible but time is getting short. Would need to go 4-3 down the stretch.
4) Beat Reno again. Winning record vs your rival always helps...But likely not enough by itself.
Personally I think he has to get to 6. But With UNLV you never know.
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