Holtz says Hauck hire was right call
ESPN analyst: Experienced coaches fare better
By MARK ANDERSON
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Lou Holtz thinks UNLV made the right choice in selecting a sitting head coach to run its football program.
A coach such as Bobby Hauck, who went 80-17 at Montana, doesn't have the learning curve of someone who hasn't held a head post, said Holtz, the former Notre Dame coach and current ESPN analyst"That's what I said about the University of Notre Dame: They should hire someone who's successful," Holtz said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "You don't jump around. You don't question. You just do it. The Fighting Irish hired Brian Kelly in December, luring him from Cincinnati, where he was 33-6 with two BCS bowl bids in three seasons.
But Holtz said Hauck would be better off keeping the spread offense rather than adopting a two-back attack. "I think the two-back is outdated," Holtz said.
Hauck has said UNLV will keep some spread concepts in its offense this season, largely because it better suits the personnel he inherited. Also, Hauck said his long-range plans aren't to run strictly a two-back offense. "What we want to be is multiple and balanced," Hauck said. "I don't think that saying we're an I-formation football team is accurate. We want to make people prepare for a broad-based offense every week."
ESPN analyst: Experienced coaches fare better
By MARK ANDERSON
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Lou Holtz thinks UNLV made the right choice in selecting a sitting head coach to run its football program.
A coach such as Bobby Hauck, who went 80-17 at Montana, doesn't have the learning curve of someone who hasn't held a head post, said Holtz, the former Notre Dame coach and current ESPN analyst"That's what I said about the University of Notre Dame: They should hire someone who's successful," Holtz said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "You don't jump around. You don't question. You just do it. The Fighting Irish hired Brian Kelly in December, luring him from Cincinnati, where he was 33-6 with two BCS bowl bids in three seasons.
But Holtz said Hauck would be better off keeping the spread offense rather than adopting a two-back attack. "I think the two-back is outdated," Holtz said.
Hauck has said UNLV will keep some spread concepts in its offense this season, largely because it better suits the personnel he inherited. Also, Hauck said his long-range plans aren't to run strictly a two-back offense. "What we want to be is multiple and balanced," Hauck said. "I don't think that saying we're an I-formation football team is accurate. We want to make people prepare for a broad-based offense every week."
