Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

[Panther-Sheik]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hzbo9ht1Fa5BFq-J88ssEZetI6DgD9COK4KG4

I know...wrong message board

[BCPanther]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

Great Hire for UNLV.

I really think Bobby Hauck is a great coach.

[panther84]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

Can't blame him for leaving.....CHA CHING

[Silent Earl]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

Can't blame him for leaving.....CHA CHING

Hope so, because he's probably never going to be heard of again. His highest ambition as a coach now is to get to some meaningless third rate bowl game.

[ryan19]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

Hope so, because he's probably never going to be heard of again. His highest ambition as a coach now is to get to some meaningless third rate bowl game.

I think you're wrong. A coach would get a lot more recognition making a "third rate bowl game" as opposed to the FCS championship game. I know most people on this forum think that FCS is far superior to FBS, but going to UNLV is obviously a huge upgrade from Montana.

[JayJ79]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

upgrade, yeah.
"huge", not really.

[ryan19]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

upgrade, yeah.
"huge", not really.

1. Going to be payed more, a lot more probably.
2. Moves into the Mountain West Conference from the Big Sky
3. Gets to spend more time in Las Vegas
4. Home game against Wisconsin next year
5. Gets out of Montana

Bonus: Away game at Hawaii in 2010

I would call that a HUGE upgrade.

[JayJ79]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

1. Going to be payed more, a lot more probably.
2. Moves into the Mountain West Conference from the Big Sky
3. Gets to spend more time in Las Vegas
4. Home game against Wisconsin next year
5. Gets out of Montana

Bonus: Away game at Hawaii in 2010

I would call that a HUGE upgrade.

So if Farley took a job in the MAC, would that be a "huge upgrade" as well?

[Mountain Panther]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

I think Wa-Griz seats 27k. Average home attendance at UNLV is 29k. No big upgrade there. Safe to say the fanbase is not has rabid in Vegas.

[ryan19]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

I think Wa-Griz seats 27k. Average home attendance at UNLV is 29k. No big upgrade there. Safe to say the fanbase is not has rabid in Vegas.

Why couldn't you say "Wa-Griz seats 27k (its 25,203 and in 08 they only averaged 23k I think.) and Sam Boyd seats 37k?"

[Mountain Panther]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

Why couldn't you say "Wa-Griz seats 27k (its 25,203 and in 08 they only averaged 23k I think.) and Sam Boyd seats 37k?"

You're right, it wasn't apples to apples. But I thought Wa-Griz sold out every home game.

[ryan19]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

So if Farley took a job in the MAC, would that be a "huge upgrade" as well?

yes.

[UNIpanther99]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

If the huge conference shift takes place like some speculate that it will, I could see UNLV as a strong candidate for the Pac 10 if they look to expand to 12 teams. Sure, they haven't been that successful in football, but the Vegas area is a HUGE population base, which is good for TV revenue. And as bad as UNLV is, they can't be any worse that Washington State.

[Felis P. C. Schorgeri]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

You're right, it wasn't apples to apples. But I thought Wa-Griz sold out every home game.

A real sell out or the Iowa version of sell out

[Silent Earl]

Re: Montana coach Hauck to UNLV

1. Going to be payed more, a lot more probably.
2. Moves into the Mountain West Conference from the Big Sky
3. Gets to spend more time in Las Vegas
4. Home game against Wisconsin next year
5. Gets out of Montana

Bonus: Away game at Hawaii in 2010

I would call that a HUGE upgrade.

I wouldn't.

1. Upgrade, although I don't know the details of his pay at Montana or UNLV, so hard to say how huge.

2. Very minor upgrade.

3. LV - cesspool.

4. So what?

5. Montana > LV

No, I don't think very many, if any, on here think FCS is vastly superior to FBS. However, I believe, and I'm sure some others do, that being a nobody low level FBS conference team is not vastly superior to being a perennial top 5-10 FCS team. You clearly disagree.

Pay is really the only upgrade, and that's what most people focus on.