"We are judged every day, coaches and me. We've got plenty of people saying, 'Fire Ault' and 'Fire Groth.' I'm judged just as much as Coach is and I accept that challenge and I accept that responsibility. As we proceed through the season we evaluate ourselves and we evaluate our program. But we've just played three football games. While we're all disappointed we're 0-3, let's see how we respond."For the record, I'm quite happy with Groth. She's arguably one of the best ADs we've ever had. Before she showed up, local advertising of our sports programs was mild and sporadic at best - after she showed up, I saw McDonald's pushing Wolf Pack connections, most of the major casinos running Wolf Pack-related promotions, and so on. She's been paying attention to our basketball program, she's been pushing for more aggressive scheduling for our football program, our softball team won the WAC championship last year, and on and on it goes. Unlike previous ADs (Ault!), she pays attention to more than one sport and doesn't micromanage her coaches, unlike previous ADs we've had around here (AULT!!!).
Back to our namesake...
I want to be crystal clear about something. We don't expect to win against top-25 teams - well, I don't, anyway. It would be nice if we did from time to time, mind you, but I don't expect it. There's a reason they're top-25, after all, and there's a reason we usually aren't ($$$). That said, it's one thing to lose. It's another thing for an experienced football team to do this:
Nevada has 10 turnovers and just one takeaway through three games this season. The turnover total is four more than the Wolf Pack's touchdown total. Maryland, which defeated Nevada, 42-35, in the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho, last December, is 1-3 and has 13 turnovers and 11 touchdowns. The Terps lost to Rutgers, 34-13, at Maryland on Saturday. Our take(AWAY): It should be no surprise, then, that these two teams are a combined 1-6.It's not the losses that are driving me to "negative nerd" territory. It's how our team is losing that's disturbing me.
Last but not least, just a gentle reminder: We have a comments section! Feel free to post a comment below a post. I know we're not the only ones that are fed up with Ault - our traffic numbers prove it. Feel free to share your misery and pain with the world. That's why we're here.
Just fire him already!!!!!!! Do we really need any more reasons? The guy is absolute garbage. Can't close games, can't recruit, embarasses himself and our players on national TV (remember him jerking Colin around a couple of years ago for the whole country to see?), can't call plays (4th and 1---pistol), and can't take responsibilty for his own actions, his own mistakes. Just get rid of him please.....we can do no worse.
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