OT - New Mexico hires former ND coach Bob Davie
November 16th, 2011 at 4:04 PM ^
Seriously? This guy has been out of coaching for like 10 years.
November 16th, 2011 at 4:12 PM ^
New Mexico still plays football? Huh. Who knew?
November 16th, 2011 at 5:14 PM ^
For getting him off my tv screen.
November 17th, 2011 at 12:22 AM ^
He says the same phrase over and over and over I felt bad for Mark Jones the last couple years.
November 16th, 2011 at 5:38 PM ^
Davie always has come across as a very likeable and classy guy and he was smart enough to hire Greg Mattison away from Michigan. I think he will do well at UNM maybe not great but certainly better than what they have been there.
November 16th, 2011 at 7:13 PM ^
Brian Urlacher wasn't bad either. They produce several average players a year and a great one every few years. New Mexico and West Texas are damn near the same so if he can keep players at home and grab a few from Texas and a few from Arizona he should be able to make them an average Mid Major.
November 16th, 2011 at 8:12 PM ^
and he's a good and decent man. He'll do well in NM.
November 16th, 2011 at 9:02 PM ^
connections, he'll be able to recruit Texas pretty well, since there are like what, 3 d1 kids a year in New Mexico.
November 16th, 2011 at 10:20 PM ^
I really do. I'm just afraid of what will happen when he names Holtz as his OC.
Today, we work on the path! Tomorrow, the ruth!
November 17th, 2011 at 2:54 AM ^
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November 17th, 2011 at 7:23 AM ^
I live in the Albuquerque area and think Davie is a decent hire. His ties to the state of Texas, where there are so many 3 and 4 star types, should really help with recruiting.
Like somone else mentioned, New Mexico produces a handful of 3 or 4 stars each year. Last year, a top 100 player nationally from the state committed to Notre Dame. Quickly looking at the 2012 class in NM, there's a 3 star OL that has SEC offers (interestingly, he's from Switzlerland and would be the first Swiss person to play D-1 football).
Nothing but upside in this hire (considering the state of the program though, any coach would offer optimism).