I thought Saturday’s win against BYU was one of the better games I have seen a UNLV team play. It compared to some of the quality games my teams had over the years at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Everyone knows how much I love the San Diego Chargers. I was just sick when they lost that playoff game to New York because I really thought they could go all the way and win a championship. So, I’m rooting for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday to win the Super Bowl.

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The one thing that makes the Mountain West Conference such a tough league is playing road games against high-altitude schools such as Air Force, Colorado State and Wyoming. Even if those teams are having a down year, it’s a challenge going into their building and coming out with a win. That’s what makes UNLV’s victory against Colorado State on Wednesday so impressive.

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We had some great games with New Mexico over the years at The Pit. That’s one of the toughest places to play in college basketball and I just loved the atmosphere in that arena. The gym is built under ground and you feel like their fans are looking down on you the entire the game.

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Matt Othick would have played much better for us at UNLV than he did for Arizona. We had Matt committed to us and he would have been a great Rebel. But when we got Greg Anthony to transfer in that pretty much sealed that Matt wouldn’t sign.

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I don’t miss coaching. I loved it during my career, but at some point it just became a hassle. Don’t get me wrong, though. I was very fortunate to make a living doing something I loved. I wouldn’t have traded it, especially my years at UNLV, for anything in the world. I just loved coaching at UNLV and the players we had.

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Mark Wade was a great point guard for our 1987 Final Four team. But he couldn’t shoot the ball, and we didn’t want him to shoot it.

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I always spend Thanksgiving morning at Piero’s Restaurant serving food with some of the other community leaders. Freddie (Piero’s owner, Glusman) feeds people who are down on their luck and I’ve been helping him do this for about 25 years. It’s a big Thanksgiving dinner with all of the side stuff.

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It was great getting everyone back together from the national championship team the last few days for a reunion. They are just wonderful kids and the community has seen over the years how great they are.

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I hear all the time how fans of the Rebels want to get back to the big time, back to where we had the program.

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