1. He's a bigger self promoter than I am. He was instrumental in getting Legacy Hall off the ground but his visage is the most prominent when you peruse the Hall of Fame Room. In the grand scheme of things Marion Motley is the greatest thing to come out the school and his display is towards and kind of obscure.
2. I am not from Nevada and I was not raised as a part of the Wolf Pack community and accordingly I can not fully grasp his impact/legacy. A friend that was born and raised in northern Nevada maintained that Ault's impact on the Wolf Pack was greater than Bill Walsh's on the 49ers. I can't stand Walsh either but I understand the connection.
3. During my time at Nevada Ault was responsible for hiring Chris Tormey. Tormey would ultimately have more players with felonies than victories on the field. He fired Tormey and was named head coach shortly afterwards. To me this will always be suspect. Also they got in trouble with the Black Coaches Association due to the Tormey firing fiasco.
4. He gets absolute credit for bringing Nevada football to the D1 level, and rightfully so, but the program has stalled and there is rarely a negative sentiment towards him as either administrator or coach. I realize he is the football program but he is not infallible. If Mike Ditka can be fired by the Chicago Bears then no one is truly safe.
In my mind Ault is a hall of famer but I maintain the 'what have you done for me lately' mentality. My time associated with Nevada has seen more negatives than positives with the football team. But if the Wolf Pack win more than six games this season I will issue a hand written and notorized apology to Coach Ault for all of my negativity.
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