Lil' General

Somehow he's been able to maintain a level of respect from the community 'earned' 20 years ago, against lesser competition. He's a dinosaur in a pre historic town - Our Kid on Wolf Pack football Head Coach Chris Ault

Our Kid's quote stems from the University of Nevada releasing their 2007 football schedule today and the absolute shock that they scheduled Divsion I AA powerhouse Nicholls State, the pride of Thibodaux, LA. Ault has been maintained that he wants to raise the bar on Wolf Pack football since he instated himself as head coach.

"When you add those non-conference games to our existing conference games and UNLV each year, it certainly raises the bar,” Nevada head coach Chris Ault said. “We are anxious to meet those expectations.”

The Pack start their season on the road against Nebraska and Northwestern. By the time they host Nicholls State they will be 0-2 but well on their way to thrashing a lesser opponent. Which I guess is no different then the Cornhuskers taking on the Wolf Pack.

I attended Nevada from 2002-05 and since then they produced one decent player, Nate Burleson. Their is some NFL Draft buzz going around about quarterback Jeff Rowe, who recently completed his senior season at the grip of The Pistol, but he is the product of a gadget offense in a bad conference. I can't remember Rowe playing well against the better teams (i.e. Boise State) but I guess 6'4" QB's are in demand.

With that said, Nevada football is stagnant and has been so for twenty years. They're not on the rise and they have really haven't bottomed out, essentially they're a average squad in a bad conference.