Bob Davie to New Mexico

[ACamp1900]

Wants to get back in the game and sees this as a possible stepping stone...

good luck to him...

 

[irishfan]

Take out his 5 years as HC at ND (which I realize is asking a lot) and he has an amazing track record. Considering he had to coach after a legend and hasn't had as much leeway as recent coaches in terms of admissions, res life, EEs, training table, etc. its not too crazy to think he can still be a good coach.

 

[BGIF]

I think it was the Spring of '97, Davie had only been a head coach for a couple of months when he encountered some students on their way to visit Rockne's grave. One of them asked if he had ever been there and invited him to join them. He noted he hadn't and joined then. As usual graveside somber and silent. Each of the group made a short comment in praise of Rockne. When it came around to Davie, he said, "Why did you have to set the bar so high?"

He won't have that problem at UNM either on the field or in the classroom. When Davie became head coach at ND, the Irish were #1 in Div 1 Winningest Percentage. ND fell to #2 under Willingham. Davie won't have to contend with ND Admissions, a student body with a 1450 average SAT score, 95% grad rate, parietals, Res Life, or Michigan, Southern Cal, OU, Texas, and the calibre of opponents an ND coach typically faces.

UNM by comparison is #94 on the Winningest Percentage List at 0.4578. Even subracting Locksley's atrocious 2-22 era only raises UNM's Winning Percentage to .4665. Lobo's fan yearn for the "good" times under Franchione and Long yet neither was a winning coach there. Franchione was 0.4782 and Long was 0.4851. You have to go back 3 decades to Joe Morrison to find a winning coach, 0.5441. You have to go back over 60 years to find a coach with a mark of success, Marv Levy (later of the Chiefs and Bills) at 0.700.

Davie's ND mark of 0.5833 would equate to the Second Winningest Coach at UNM since Pearl Harbor! Expectations levels are different. He won't be lamenting the height of the bar.

Locksley had a great reputation as a recruiter. So did Davie, at A&M and at ND. I don't recall anything particular recognition of Locksley as an assistant/position coach or coordinator. Davie got national raves for his defense at A&M and did a pretty good job as DC at ND despite the fans barbs. Davie wasn't Barry Alvarez. But ND fans neglected to realize that Alvarez coached Vinny Cerrato's recruit's. Davie coached Gary Parnell's and Rick Minter's recruits. Davie will do well recruiting Texas as he always did.

Hopefully for UNM's sake he will do better assembling a skilled staff than he did at his first ggi. And perhaps from announcing all those games on TV, he's learned about clock management. He may need to bring that assistant along from the TV van, the one who always told him over the headset, "GOING TO COMMERICAL IN FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE. ROll COMMERCIAL!"

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

I played under Mike Shepherd and Marvin Lewis (who are doing well in Cincinnati)...so bottom line this is a good fit for the Lobos. A guy with class....and preaches D first. I am really pumped.

 

[BGIF]

I played under Mike Shepherd and Marvin Lewis (who are doing well in Cincinnati)...so bottom line this is a good fit for the Lobos. A guy with class....and preaches D first. I am really pumped.

UNM scored 196 pts and gave up 431 (-235) in '09 and scored 190 and gave up 532 (-342)in '10. Davie should make an immediate improvement on the defensive side.

 

[Veer option]

I think it was the Spring of '97, Davie had only been a head coach for a couple of months when he encountered some students on their way to visit Rockne's grave. One of them asked if he had ever been there and invited him to join them. He noted he hadn't and joined then. As usual graveside somber and silent. Each of the group made a short comment in praise of Rockne. When it came around to Davie, he said, "Why did you have to set the bar so high?"

 

[Irish4Life09]

I say we schedule New Mexico IMMEDIATELY!!! lmao.
Good luck on absolute mediocrity with your program for the next 4-5 years New Mexico.

 

[ACamp1900]

I say we schedule New Mexico IMMEDIATELY!!! lmao.
Good luck on absolute mediocrity with your program for the next 4-5 years New Mexico.

that would be a vast improvement

 

[BGIF]

I say we schedule New Mexico IMMEDIATELY!!! lmao.
Good luck on absolute mediocrity with your program for the next 4-5 years New Mexico.

Absolute mediocrity would be higher than the school's All-Time Winning Percentage. After the lost 4 seasons, 6-6 and bowl would be heaven.


Here's their record over the past decade. Note the last 4 years.

2011 1 - 9 (with Wyoming and Boise left, another 1-11 looks like a lock),
2010 1 - 11
2009 1 - 11
2008 4 - 8
2007 9 - 4
2006 6 - 7
2005 6 - 5
2004 7 - 5
2003 8 - 5
2002 7 - 7
2001 6 - 5
Total 56 - 77 (with 2 more to go)

 

[BeauBenken]

I think this is a good move. Let's see what Davie can do.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

He just likes his footbaw.

 

[AlbuquerqueIrishFan]

sounds like somebody is calling in a favor. you can't tell me he's the best man for this job, although who wants the 2nd to worst football team in the country?

Ahhh...UNM is the worst football program in the country. Who is worse?

 

[Veer option]

NMSU?

 

[Irish4Life09]

Absolute mediocrity would be higher than the school's All-Time Winning Percentage. After the lost 4 seasons, 6-6 and bowl would be heaven.


Here's their record over the past decade. Note the last 4 years.

2011 1 - 9 (with Wyoming and Boise left, another 1-11 looks like a lock),
2010 1 - 11
2009 1 - 11
2008 4 - 8
2007 9 - 4
2006 6 - 7
2005 6 - 5
2004 7 - 5
2003 8 - 5
2002 7 - 7
2001 6 - 5
Total 56 - 77 (with 2 more to go)

Wow.....those are staggering numbers.
I was just reading the story,and they were talking about the NCAA probation we received under Davie that started under Holtz with some booster. Do you guys know exactly what happened? I was way to young to know anything really about that...

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

Wow, I must have missed something/ I don't get the Davie hate. Obviously, ND was too biga job for him; indeed, it is for most. But by all accounts he is a good guy, a good coach, and gave it his best effort (which is more than we can say Tyrone Poloshirt).

I wish him well and hope NM does great.

 

[tko]

Wow, I must have missed something/ I don't get the Davie hate. Obviously, ND was too biga job for him; indeed, it is for most. But by all accounts he is a good guy, a good coach, and gave it his best effort (which is more than we can say Tyrone Poloshirt).

I wish him well and hope NM does great.

my dislike stems from the fact that he shtcanned Joe Moore, the BEST OL coach in the nation, God rest his soul. he does look great in the tan blazer with sweater underneath though.

 

[yankeehater]

Does Urlacher have six brothers coming into the UNM program we don't know about?

 

[johnnykillz]

Does Urlacher have six brothers coming into the UNM program we don't know about?

lol.

I'm certain they killed all of them and combined their parts to create "Brian."

SUPER BRIAN!!! (nomnomnomnom)

 

[Old Man Mike]

My two cents on Coach Davie:

A). I like him as a person. He seems like a moral and good man, and has pretty consistently spoken well of Notre Dame;

B). I always thought that he was a very good Defensive Mind and thought that he showed that even at ND while head coach, when one year he turned his attentions back to the D to help coaching there. I on the other hand felt that he looked like he was in student-mode as far as being a head coach was concerned. He has had several years now to have learned something about that.

C). He seems to be able to recruit. At NM that should be huge.

D). Irrelevantly, I always have liked him as an announcer once he was counseled to stop his nervous lip-licking habit. He has a lot of good insight about every phase of what really goes on in football both on the field and off.

E). There seem to be a lot of people in the coaching profession who like Bob Davie, and will be available to him as advice-givers.

Bottomline: God Bless you, sir, and I think that New Mexico just made a great hire. I'm rooting for you. Just because you weren't ready yet for Head Coach at Notre Dame, I'm not going to hold that against you. It is the people who hired you as a head-coach-in-training rather than an established already tested head coach who take the blame for those hard times.

 

[PJWhitfield]

He should do well. Lobos previous coach (not the interim) is an easy act to follow (unlike following Lou Holtz). Lobos have very low expectations, so it won't take much to make the fans happy (the polar opposite of Notre Dame). I wish him success. Should be fun to watch the Lobos rebuild.

 

[Riddickulous]

Cool. Hope this works out for him.

 

[NDFANnSouthWest]

I read some of these negative comments you guys make and it is pathetic. UNM has gone thru hell with Locksley, including sexual harassment charge, punching an assistant coach, and allowing a recruit (while drunk) drive his car. This program is on life support - bringing in a national name that can recruit Texas especially is huge and is a great fit.

I may get banned for this (so be it) however F*ck you guys for beaten down a program that is in such turmoil.

 

[AlbuquerqueIrishFan]

NMSU?

Nope. They've beat the Lobos for last 2 years and have a better record as well. Davie will be a success in year 1 if he wins 3-4 games. I swear, 3 to 4 games.

 

[bobbyok1]

Good, now maybe he'll quit subtly crying and taking stabs at ND on national TV because it didn't work out for him. So tired of hearing him.

 

[irishff1014]

I think its a good hire. I hope he does well.

 

[johnnykillz]

I read some of these negative comments you guys make and it is pathetic. UNM has gone thru hell with Locksley, including sexual harassment charge, punching an assistant coach, and allowing a recruit (while drunk) drive his car. This program is on life support - bringing in a national name that can recruit Texas especially is huge and is a great fit.

I may get banned for this (so be it) however F*ck you guys for beaten down a program that is in such turmoil.

I got your back Cliff.

FTW.

Who wants it first?

 

[tadman95]

I hope he does well and think he will. Moving from a coordinator to head coach, especially at Notre Dame, especially after Holtz, is a big, no huge move for anybody. I think there was a tightening down by the administration after Holtz which made it all the tougher.

I always respect someone's, anyone's, ability to learn through experience and get better. (Edison and the light bulb anyone?)

He's a decent guy, admire him for wanting to get back in after all this time.

My .02....

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

NDFANnSouthWest, looks like you might need to break out the old shoulder pads!

@murphsturph: NewMexico coach Bob Davie said of 67 incoming scholarship players from last 3 recruiting classes, 34 have left program

 

[anarin]

Looks like Iron Man for New Mexico.

 

[AvesEvo]

NDFANnSouthWest, looks like you might need to break out the old shoulder pads!

@murphsturph: NewMexico coach Bob Davie said of 67 incoming scholarship players from last 3 recruiting classes, 34 have left program

How does that happen?