Bob Davie to New Mexico

[NDFANnSouthWest]

LOL. Yes i went last week to his camp. They are hurting. However there is great excitement around the city- Bob is a very good speaker.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

There is also a rumor is that tko is their #1 target!

 

[BGIF]

How does that happen?

Locksley is a much better recruiter than he was a head coach. If I recall correctly there were a number of character issues and probably academic issues. ("Coach didn't say we had to go to class if we came here.") Add normal attrition.

Neither Albuquerque nor New Mexico is for everyone. I know people that live there that wouldn't live anywhere else. And I know others that have lived there and would live anywhere else. It a climate and lifestyle you have to desire. If you think ND has a problem selling snow to kids from the South, try selling the desert climate and adobe lifestyle to inner city kids as well as kids from the South, Northwest, Northeast, and Midwest. Hip Hop with the Hopis, mountain hiking in the Sandias, museums, galleries, and ballon festivals aren't South Beach, L.A., etc. Not a knock on the climate and lifestyle but rather pointing out the large transition in climate and lifestyle many of Locksley recruits had to make.

I don't know how many of the 34 were from NM, AZ, or West Tx where the adjustment would be minor but suspect many of them were from Locksley's old stomping grounds where he had connections with high school coaches.


Davie recruited Texas and the Southwest at A&M and for ND. I suspect he'll be looking closer to home for most of his recruits than Locksley did.

 

[BeauBenken]

34?!

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[tko]

There is also a rumor is that tko is their #1 target!

i am coming back to be the QB baby. 39 yr old with one year of eligibility left!

 

[IrishInFl]

Looks like Iron Man for New Mexico.

Is that Sinbad?

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

Locksley is a much better recruiter than he was a head coach. If I recall correctly there were a number of character issues and probably academic issues. ("Coach didn't say we had to go to class if we came here.") Add normal attrition.

Neither Albuquerque nor New Mexico is for everyone. I know people that live there that wouldn't live anywhere else. And I know others that have lived there and would live anywhere else. It a climate and lifestyle you have to desire. If you think ND has a problem selling snow to kids from the South, try selling the desert climate and adobe lifestyle to inner city kids as well as kids from the South, Northwest, Northeast, and Midwest. Hip Hop with the Hopis, mountain hiking in the Sandias, museums, galleries, and ballon festivals aren't South Beach, L.A., etc. Not a knock on the climate and lifestyle but rather pointing out the large transition in climate and lifestyle many of Locksley recruits had to make.

I don't know how many of the 34 were from NM, AZ, or West Tx where the adjustment would be minor but suspect many of them were from Locksley's old stomping grounds where he had connections with high school coaches.


Davie recruited Texas and the Southwest at A&M and for ND. I suspect he'll be looking closer to home for most of his recruits than Locksley did.

You nailed it on all fronts. Well done.

 

[BeauBenken]

Is that Sinbad?

Yes it is. I know this movie and you don't? Weird.

 

[BeauBenken]

Hey Bob, if you're willing to get me a free education at NM and let me learn from under you, I'll come play for the Lobos. haha

 

[Irish YJ]

How does that happen?

to add... same way Crean cleaned house with IU B-ball.
I know, BB is much different from FB, but thinking he knows expectations are low...
I'm sure he'd rather struggle with HIS young guys for a couple years, than struggle for more years with academic and attitude issues that will never buy into the Bob D'd way of doing things. I applaud him. Turning out well for Crean. Hope it goes well for Bob.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Coach Davie has a tremendous hole to dig the program out of. Not one of his current athletes, including the incoming freshman class, are greater than three-star ranks and the majority are not ranked at all. The local fan base better be willing to give him at least four years to show that he at least has competitive athletes at all the positions. I would trust him to immediately install a better defensive system, as he has always been a very good defensive coach to my eye. That defense probably won't play too great this first year due to lack of personnel, but the system will be fine. I'm rooting wholeheartedly for him to succeed.

 

[BGIF]

ALL BALL!

Well the Second Half anyway.

Boise happy to have Albuquerque in the rear view mirror.


Boise State Broncos vs. New Mexico Lobos - Recap - September 29, 2012 - ESPN

The second half shows you what this can be," first-year New Mexico coach Bob Davie said. "The atmosphere in the stadium, to be honest, was electric. You could feel it. And when that atmosphere is electric and we play decent to good football, you can see the results of that. It looked like a different team.

The Lobos already have matched last year's win total. They lost 45-0 to Boise State in 2011.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Right on Coach Davie!!

Hope Bob turns that thing completely around and makes his reputation as more than a very good DC.

[p.s. it looks like the prediction of more Davie first year wins than Weis is pretty safe ... wish Charlie more luck, but his bunch might not win another, looking at their schedule].

 

[NDinFL]

Thank you, OMM, (I predicted Davie)

So, What IS the difference in the W-L column for these two coaches?

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

Coach Davie has the team and community believing- we shall see, I am cautiously optimistic.

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

Thank you, OMM, (I predicted Davie)

So, What IS the difference in the W-L column for these two coaches?

New Mexico is 2-3 (wins over Southern and NMSU). Kansas is 1-3 (win over South Dakota State). Kansas probably won't win a game in the Big 12. New Mexico gets to play Colorado State and Hawaii.

Anyone know who Davie's OC is? Interesting to see they are running the option.

 

[johnnykillz]

The QB for NM played for the legendary Coach Kirk Potter.

Gautsche is the kids name.

Potter was also my Highschool coach...

 

[Old Man Mike]

But the rumor is that only HARRY Potter could have turned JohnnyK into a successful football player... he spent entirely too much time on his mullet.

 

[johnnykillz]

But the rumor is that only HARRY Potter could have turned JohnnyK into a successful football player... he spent entirely too much time on his mullet.

It's true.

Sadly enough.

My fame is affiliation oriented only.

 

[NDinFL]

It's true.

Sadly enough.

My fame is affiliation oriented only.

But oh how that Kentucky waterfall shines

 

[johnnykillz]

But oh how that Kentucky waterfall shines

I bet I could take on OMM in a foot race...

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Is Bob still just standing there licking his fingers on the sideline?

 

[BGIF]

New Mexico is 2-3 (wins over Southern and NMSU). Kansas is 1-3 (win over South Dakota State). Kansas probably won't win a game in the Big 12. New Mexico gets to play Colorado State and Hawaii.

NM also plays Texas St, UNLV, and Wyoming in addition to CSU and UH. They've got a shot to go bowling. If they can put 4 quarters together instead of just 1 half they could take AF as well. Is there kool-aid in the desert?

Anyone know who Davie's OC is? Interesting to see they are running the option.

His OC, Bob DeBesse, took Sam Houston St to the FCS Title Game last year as OC there. Before that he was a HS assistant. Spent 5 years as WR Coach at A&M and PU (where he coach Tyler Stubblefield NM's WR Coach). He was a HC for 5 yrs at Southwest TX St. He was also an OC for MINN and TCU back in the 90's. DeBesse has run the option in the past.

 

[kmoose]

His OC, Bob DeBesse, took Sam Houston St to the FCS Title Game last year as OC there. Before that he was a HS assistant. Spent 5 years as WR Coach at A&M and PU (where he coach Tyler Stubblefield NM's WR Coach). He was a HC for 5 yrs at Southwest TX St. He was also an OC for MINN and TCU back in the 90's. DeBesse has run the option in the past.

...teacher's pet....

 

[ulukinatme]

Boob gets an extension:

New Mexico Lobos sign Bob Davie to 2-year extension - ESPN

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The University of New Mexico and head football coach Bob Davie have agreed on a two-year contract extension.

The school announced Tuesday that the new seven-year agreement will run through the 2019 season.

New Mexico says the financial terms from Davie's original contract remain unchanged.

Vice president for athletics Paul Krebs says school officials are excited about the direction of the Lobos football program on and off the field under Davie.

Davie, a former head coach at Notre Dame, signed a six-year, $4.5 million contract in late 2011 to become the Lobos' head coach.

Davie led the Lobos to a 4-9 record during his first season in 2012, producing more victories than the 2009 to 2011 seasons combined.

Loxley sure had that program in the right direction when he left, eh?

 

[Old Man Mike]

Hurray for Coach Davie! I always liked him as a person and as a Defense Coach, and hoped that he'd get another chance after he learned how to expand into head coaching duties. Hope he keeps the development going.

 

[koonja]

Good luck to him. Like OMM said, always liked Davie. Personally, I thought he was great at broadcasting and selfishly hoped his ND affiliation would lead him to a NBC booth, but it looks like we're in good hands there now, too.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

He has been a great asset to the community.

 

[BGIF]

Dennis Dodd
Cbssports.com
Nov 18,2015

New Mexico Lobos
Bob Davie making waves
Where does New Mexico's Bob Davie go at age 61? Perhaps to the school's athletic hall of fame. The Lobos are bowl eligible for the first time in eight years after beating Boise State. The former Notre Dame coach can clinch the program's second winning season since 2004 by beating Colorado State.

His best win since beating LSU in Baton Rouge in the last millennium.

ND is still no place for on the job training for a head coach.

 

[Irish YJ]

Good for him, always liked him as a person, just not a HC at ND.

Spot on BGIF