@ liljoe31:

It was JHawk.

Koloskie has completed the first step that he needed to take to be seriously considered for AD. Sanford needed to go, which was obvious to all. Koloskie was in a tough position being interim AD, but he did pull the trigger, saving the University nearly $50K in the way that he did it. I can live with that, even though I would have liked to see Sanford exit the scene earlier.

Step two. Jerry, if you're reading this, please consider this step as well. You NEED to replace the baseball coach. You have THE PERFECT replace ready, willing, and able to take the job sitting in your lap. Make Tim Chambers the baseball coach (now, before the season and serious practicing starts) and you'll win over more UNLV fans to your cause. This needed to happen a year or two ago.

Rob,

I believe that the information of who initiated the redshirt talk is important in the context of go_rebels comment. As I stated previously, he seemed to be under the impression that Carlos would be unhappy with the decision to redshirt this year, and as a result, would transfer from the program. Also, he seemed to be under the impression it was all Kruger's idea.

By shedding light on the fact that Carlos was actually the one who brought up the idea to Kruger, it shows that Carlos is at least willing to entertain the idea. Coach Kruger may have been considering redshirting him regardless, but the fact that Carlos started the talks says to me that he wouldn't be so unhappy with the decision that he would immediately want to transfer out of the program.

All I'm trying to say is that it DOES matter, IF you are trying to determine what Carlos' frame of mind is.

I love your articles Rob, but with all due respect, what I copy and pasted did have something that wasn't here.

My comment was in response to go_rebels who insinuated that Carlos would be unhappy with a redshirt (i.e., that it was all Kruger's idea). Your article is ambiguous as to who initiated the redshirt talks, while the quote that I posted gives the insight that it was Carlos' idea.

BTW, I still think that the Sun's coverage of the Rebels blows the pants of the RJ's coverage. Sorry if I offended by using the "enemies" stuff. At least I didn't post a link, right?

Carlos is going anywhere. It was his idea to consider a redshirt. Read the following from the RJ:

He (Kruger) did not insert 6-11 Carlos Lopez, however, and said the freshman from Findlay Prep initiated the idea of being redshirted this season while he works on getting stronger.

"We'll continue to talk about that now," Kruger said. "It would be a good option for him if we can afford to do it. But the ballgame tonight showed that we could probably use Carlos."

Hey Rob,

Chace is a sophomore (a 3rd year sophomore), right? Not a 4th year Junior? Just checking, but I'm fairly certain that he transferred after his freshman year at UCLA in 2007, sat out last year per NCAA rules - using a redshirt. That should make him a sophomore.

Great work, though Rob. I love the Rebels section here. Keep the stories coming!

Any news on how the visit went this past weekend?

I don't get how SDSU and NM's home floors can even be finalists. The ONLY reason to move the tournament right now is because of perceived unfairness. Moving the location from one team's home floor to another team's home floor does nothing to improve the situation. If anything, it potentially worsens the situation because you'd be moving from a proven money making location to an unproven one (Denver anyone?).

Speaking of Denver, that was a flat out failure in terms of attendance. If attendance is important (which it should be in terms of making money for the Conference), then Denver should not be considered for another stint.

That leaves remaining with the status quo, i.e., keeping the tourney in the T&M or moving to SLC. No doubt that SLC would do well in terms of attendance with two teams in very close proximity. Also, it not being too far from Vegas, and UNLV looking to be good, I'm sure UNLV fans would travel fairly well. However, wouldn't it be a clear advantage to Utah and BYU, even though it wouldn't be on their "home court?" Maybe there could be a rotation between SLC and Vegas (hopefully we'll get that arena in Vegas to have another "neutral" floor in a city that would make money. I'm sure Alford will whine no matter what though. Remember, he lost to UTAH last year despite being the favored team on a NEUTRAL court, yet he still cries.

C. Brown for Utah is going to be a sophomore, isn't he?

I agree with the rankings. Should be a tough conference this year. Its going to be fun to watch this year. Go Rebs!

Good stuff Rob,

I have really enjoyed the increased coverage and the new site for Rebel Sports. I especially enjoy how attentive you have been in making comments about the story. Keep up the great work!

I'm excited about the players the Rebels have coming in this year and next. Go Rebs and Good luck Carlos.