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UNLV hires HS coach

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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,545 Swaye's Wigwam
    I don't know anything about the coach, but I like the move. UNLV is a shit school that has had two winning seasons since 2000. Thinking outside the box should be applauded. The worst that can happen is the coach sucks and your fire him in three years. That is probably what would have happened making a conventional hire. You might as well take a risk.
  • KoolAidMan
    KoolAidMan Member Posts: 319
    Wasn't Orgeron and some other USC assistant (Wilcox, Martin?) candidates for this job as well?
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,032 Founders Club
    Anu Solomon is from Bishop Gorman
  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,468
    Bishop Gorman has been a powerhouse in Nevada, for whatever that's worth. They've won six of the last seven state football championships. Either way, it should be an interesting hire
  • FreeChavez
    FreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    Would people bitch this much if bellevue's coach got a shot somewhere? It's not like they hired him at somewhere with a long history of winning. As roaddawg said, wtf is there to lose? More games? you're already doing that.
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter

    Would people bitch this much if bellevue's coach got a shot somewhere? It's not like they hired him at somewhere with a long history of winning. As roaddawg said, wtf is there to lose? More games? you're already doing that.

    I'd be bitching if Goncharoff was hired at UW as more than a few dmc poasters were clambering for.
  • BallSacked
    BallSacked Member Posts: 3,279
    edited December 2014

    I don't know anything about the coach, but I like the move. UNLV is a shit school that has had two winning seasons since 2000. Thinking outside the box should be applauded. The worst that can happen is the coach sucks and your fire him in three years. That is probably what would have happened making a conventional hire. You might as well take a risk.

    I don't like the move because it's based on cronyism, not objectively good coaching

    The Fertita brothers (UFC founders, big time Vegas promoters) are tied in with Sanchez. They built Fertita stadium at Gorman HS. Their kid plays for Gorman HS, he's an ND committ and I assume he may flip to unlv now. They are (have?) going to give a lot of money to UNLV and my guess is that they propped up Sanchez as their guy.

    Gorman was the #1 team in the country this year, but they hold an overwhelming talent advantage due to resource and recruiting in Vegas which is really the reason for their dominance in Nevada.

    I don't think Sanchez success is based on the same situation as Briles or Malzahns coming out of HS. As such, I don't see him succeeding at UNLV
  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    Obviously, this coach knows how to successfully recruit southern California.
  • AZDuck
    AZDuck Member Posts: 15,468

    I don't know anything about the coach, but I like the move. UNLV is a shit school that has had two winning seasons since 2000. Thinking outside the box should be applauded. The worst that can happen is the coach sucks and your fire him in three years. That is probably what would have happened making a conventional hire. You might as well take a risk.

    I don't like the move because it's based on cronyism, not objectively good coaching

    The Fertita brothers (UFC founders, big time Vegas promoters) are tied in with Sanchez. They built Fertita stadium at Gorman HS. Their kid plays for Gorman HS, he's an ND committ and I assume he may flip to unlv now. They are (have?) going to give a lot of money to UNLV and my guess is that they propped up Sanchez as their guy.

    Gorman was the #1 team in the country this year, but they hold an overwhelming talent advantage due to resource and recruiting in Vegas which is really the reason for their dominance in Nevada.

    I don't think Sanchez success is based on the same situation as Briles or Malzahns coming out of HS. As such, I don't see him succeeding at UNLV
    See, this is inside knowledge I don't have. If this guy has some coaching chops, it could be good for UNLV. If not, not.

  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,841
    Is UNLV any better than a high school?