Post Of The Day

Another excellent post, this one followed the aforementioned RGJ article:

"First of all, what kind of meaning does a Bowl game have when you are 5-7, or even 6-6. Give me a break. Unless you are in the BCS championship game it is just about fundraising. And I hate to burst bubbles but UNR will probably never have to make travel arrangements to that game. I don't know Ault personally but he comes across as a jerk. As far as his job is concerned, why should he be any different from a non performer in any field. If you are not doing your job you shouldn't have one."

Chris Ault, to be sure, has not lived up to the standards that (ironically enough) he set. We must try something new...

The Reno Gazette Journal Finally Wakes Up, Sort Of

Apparently Dan Hinxman, a not-so-critical Reno Gazette Journal columnist, has finally realized that Chris Ault may not be a fan favorite. Hinxman interviewed Nevada AD, Cary Groth, about Ault's future with the program. It seems that Groth is taking a preemptive stance with the coach, denying that his job is in any sort of jeopardy, even though the issue has yet to be broached by Northern Nevada news outlets.

To read for yourself, click HERE

The comments following the article are especially interesting. It appears that many of the knowledgable Pack faithful have grown tired of the perennial mediocrity. Maybe we can finally affect a little change...

Post Of The Day

This was posted on a Reno Gazette Journal message board. The demands for a coaching change are growing louder. The intelligent fans of Nevada sports no longer chose to allow single, power-mongering individuals to monopolize one of their teams.

" 'The play calling is predictable, that's a problem.' --poster TheObjective.

Of course it is predictable. How else could a 14 point lead be taken away by halftime adjustments? Tomey is a good coach, not a great coach (AZ chased him out after better seasons than fAult), and a 32-yr-old Pat Fitzgerald & staff found a way too. Coaching matters. Idaho and Utah St. adjusted and made 2nd half surges too. They have 3 wins between them, and they found a way to make it a game against the fAulty Nevada coaching on both sides of the ball. Go figure."
-AZona

Post Of The Day

" 'Go check his record, compare him to his sucessors, Horton, Tisdale, Tormey. Also check who came calling for him before having to settle for Jeff Horton.' -poster nvgrad

Isn't his current record similar to that which got the forementioned canned?

Nobody came calling when Ault and his coaching staff were pushing paper and warming desks for nearly 10 years. You get what you pay for.

I can't wait for the Arizona-Arizona State game this weekend. I'll get to be around 2 programs that hired coaches to take them to the next level, with fans and a student body who care.

Mackay will have 100/16,000 students in attendace and 7,000/150,000 from the surrounding areas.

Yep, you get what you pay for. An outdated coach, and an unimpressed fan base.

If it was an "outsider" coaching this season instead of a guy with 40-year-old blue liscense plates, would you still want him back?

Didn't think so. The "Good 'Ole Boy" mentality is holding Nevada football back.

The old man got a beat down by a 32-year-old Big 10 bottom feeder who knew how to better coach and adjust after halftime."




-This was posted today on a Reno Gazette Journal comment board, following an article written by RGJ columnist Dan Hinxman.

It's Time For A Change...

Last night we lost to San Jose State, after a scoreless second half. We left the field at halftime with a 24-10 lead, against a team we hadn't lost to since 2001. All indicators pointed toward victory. But 30 minutes later, the Pack left Spartan Stadium dejected, after having been beat 27-24.

This was the latest in a series of winnable games that were lost because of coaching ineptitude and a fundametal unwillingness by the University to regain control of its football program, and point it in a different direction. Chris Ault is no longer an acceptable head coach. It's time to begin change...