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At least that's what they're saying in Las Vegas, and they're talking about scheduling teams like the Gophers!
“All those teams scheduled winnable games that at least put them near an even playing field in the nonconference. I don’t think anyone would say UNLV and Michigan are on an even playing field. That’s my scheduling philosophy — schedule games where we are even with people.”
Translation: Play an annual nonconference schedule much like the one UNLV faces in 2013.
The Rebels should compete for a win tonight, because the only thing Minnesota has in common with Michigan is the M...
You find the evidence on Page 81 of the UNLV football media guide, where tentative nonconference schedules for the Rebels are listed through 2017.
There are teams such as UCLA and Michigan and Brigham Young.
There are teams such as Central Michigan and Idaho.
There are several TBAs.
If he has enough success this season to remain UNLV’s coach, Bobby Hauck has plans for the latter.
“Winnable games,” he said.
The Rebels open a fourth season under Hauck against Minnesota today on the turf of TCF Bank Stadium, and while the Mall of America in nearby Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields (9.5 million square feet for you trivia buffs), UNLV is concerned only with how it performs on one...
Now, the Rebels get another shot at a Big Ten Conference team that begins with the letter M but is hardly Michigan.
“There are no gimmes for us,” said Hauck, who is 6-32 at UNLV. “We just need to improve and find ways to win. For us, everyone is a quality opponent. We hope we are evolving to the point where everyone feels the same about us. We haven’t played well on the road. We need to flip that switch at some point. Whether it’s (today) or not, we get to see. I think it would be a major accomplishment if we were able to come in here and beat them.”
In the way of breaking such a horrid losing streak, definitely. But it’s also true Hauck has his best team at UNLV, and, while all things are relative given the program’s record under him, it in a fourth year should be good enough to compete with a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten opponent picked to finish last in its Legends Division.
The teams played at Sam Boyd Stadium last year, and Minnesota escaped with a triple-overtime victory. We’re not talking a talent disparity here of the New England Patriots to Palo Verde High School.
Minnesota went 6-7 last season, losing to Texas Tech in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Jerry Kill is the Gophers’ coach known for producing terrific third seasons while turning around losing programs, having gone a combined 20-5 at Southern Illinois and Northern Illinois in those times.
This is Year Three for Kill at Minnesota, a 14-point favorite against the Rebels.
It’s also exactly the type of game UNLV should play each season.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/ed-graney/winnable-games-key-future-scheduling
“All those teams scheduled winnable games that at least put them near an even playing field in the nonconference. I don’t think anyone would say UNLV and Michigan are on an even playing field. That’s my scheduling philosophy — schedule games where we are even with people.”
Translation: Play an annual nonconference schedule much like the one UNLV faces in 2013.
The Rebels should compete for a win tonight, because the only thing Minnesota has in common with Michigan is the M...
You find the evidence on Page 81 of the UNLV football media guide, where tentative nonconference schedules for the Rebels are listed through 2017.
There are teams such as UCLA and Michigan and Brigham Young.
There are teams such as Central Michigan and Idaho.
There are several TBAs.
If he has enough success this season to remain UNLV’s coach, Bobby Hauck has plans for the latter.
“Winnable games,” he said.
The Rebels open a fourth season under Hauck against Minnesota today on the turf of TCF Bank Stadium, and while the Mall of America in nearby Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields (9.5 million square feet for you trivia buffs), UNLV is concerned only with how it performs on one...
Now, the Rebels get another shot at a Big Ten Conference team that begins with the letter M but is hardly Michigan.
“There are no gimmes for us,” said Hauck, who is 6-32 at UNLV. “We just need to improve and find ways to win. For us, everyone is a quality opponent. We hope we are evolving to the point where everyone feels the same about us. We haven’t played well on the road. We need to flip that switch at some point. Whether it’s (today) or not, we get to see. I think it would be a major accomplishment if we were able to come in here and beat them.”
In the way of breaking such a horrid losing streak, definitely. But it’s also true Hauck has his best team at UNLV, and, while all things are relative given the program’s record under him, it in a fourth year should be good enough to compete with a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten opponent picked to finish last in its Legends Division.
The teams played at Sam Boyd Stadium last year, and Minnesota escaped with a triple-overtime victory. We’re not talking a talent disparity here of the New England Patriots to Palo Verde High School.
Minnesota went 6-7 last season, losing to Texas Tech in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Jerry Kill is the Gophers’ coach known for producing terrific third seasons while turning around losing programs, having gone a combined 20-5 at Southern Illinois and Northern Illinois in those times.
This is Year Three for Kill at Minnesota, a 14-point favorite against the Rebels.
It’s also exactly the type of game UNLV should play each season.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/ed-graney/winnable-games-key-future-scheduling
