UNLV
On an off day for his players, UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger reported to work as usual Sunday. He was not exhausted after a sleepless night spent worrying about his team.
It will come Saturday evening at San Diego State, the most significant football game UNLV will have played in eight years. But regardless if the Rebels win or lose against the lowly Aztecs, whether they become bowl eligible or finish two games under .500, Mike Sanford’s future as head coach should be even more solidified come Sunday morning.
It’s not often the better coaching job in a UNLV basketball game takes place opposite the Rebels bench.
When opposing coaches brag about a UNLV senior, the subject of praise most often will be Wink Adams.
If he believed in psychics, Lon Kruger could pay a visit to one and get a reading on his basketball team’s future. That is unnecessary, though, because the UNLV coach already knows what to expect.
Kathy Olivier’s UCLA basketball teams didn’t rely on the 3-point shot, and she said her UNLV squads won’t, either.
A sense of sadness surrounded him. From a courtside seat, and through his disbelieving, droopy eyes, Jerry Tarkanian could see everything was fading away, even the memories.
A fake punt at Brigham Young was a disaster and helped cost UNLV the game. On Thursday, a fake punt might have saved the Rebels’ season.
The ball was sailing toward the end zone and the waiting hands of David Leonard, and it appeared Wyoming would rally to catch UNLV in the fourth quarter Thursday.
It is in their hands now for the first time in what seems an eternity. Eight years, really. But what a long, painful, frustrating eight it must have been for those who follow UNLV football. Think of the world’s incessant wait for Tom Cruise to take up scientology full time and try ruling the universe in anonymity. That long.