Ault retires from Nevada

[MrTitleist]

Chris Ault retired from Nevada today.. inventor of the Pistol offense, etc. Big loss for the 'Pack.

 

[Wyokie]

He'll unretire within a year.

 

[MrTitleist]

NFL, probably.

 

[Wyo2dal]

Going to be a huge hit for Nevada.

 

[fromolwyoming]

Now they not only have no HC, but no AD either. Their President said he hired a search firm to do both.

 

[J-Rod]

Going to be a huge hit for Nevada.

Understatement of 2012. Reno is barely a notch up from the Big Sky schools without Ault. I expect a drop off similar to Hawaii's after June Jones left....maybe worse.

 

[MrTitleist]

Nevada's biggest problem is their facilities suck, and it will prob be the lowest paying job in the MW.. or at least, on par with UNLV. Their only hope for a HC in this situation is a young coordinator or an FCS coach ready to move up.

 

[J-Rod]

I thought Wyoming would beat Nevada one way or the other in 2013, but now that game might get ugly....won't be as fun without an Ault tantrum though.

 

[Wyo2dal]

Nevada's biggest problem is their facilities suck, and it will prob be the lowest paying job in the MW.. or at least, on par with UNLV. Their only hope for a HC in this situation is a young coordinator or an FCS coach ready to move up.

Ault also insulted every booster worth a shit in that area so tbh with him gone they will increase donation and booster revenue.

 

[BJC]

Why wait so long? Sort of screws up their coaching search.....or did he let them know a while back?

 

[Wyo2dal]

Why wait so long? Sort of screws up their coaching search.....or did he let them know a while back?

He let them know every year for like the last 5 years but just kept sticking it out.

 

[J-Rod]

Stefon Jefferson has entered the draft. This just gets worse and worse for Reno.

 

[fromolwyoming]

Stefon Jefferson has entered the draft. This just gets worse and worse for Reno.

Apparently Jefferson had a bad case of butter fingers, meaning while he was a good runner, he had a tendancy to drop the ball a lot.

 

[phxpoke]

I heard he was pissed because of their football budget. Lowest in the Mtn.

 

[MrTitleist]

Read this article, tells the tale of Nevada athletics: http://www.rgj.com/article/20121230/SPORTS06/312300042/Nevada-football-Work-remains-Pack-join-Mountain-West-s-top-spenders" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[J-Rod]

http://blogs.rgj.com/packblog/2013/01/04/why-cant-nevada-be-a-million-dollar-a-coach-place/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Interesting article. Nevada could take a big tumble next season. The financial status just isn't there.

Getting to a high level is one thing, financially sustaining it is another.