* The general S&P+ stat used is really the "Close-Game S&P+" stat you know and love. It offers the perfect "hornet's nest" type of situation, in which a young BCS-conference team is ambushed by an experienced, angry non-BCS host. And there's absolutely no question that Ault will have his boys ready to rock and roll on a Friday night, especially against a team that beat them by 52 points last year. Nevada has been to four straight bowls, and while they haven't beaten many big-name opponents (UNR hasn't actually beaten a BCS-conference team finishing with a winning record since their move to 1-A in 1992-really, a blemish on Ault's record), they win. If Kansas State fans want hope for the second Bill Snyder Administration, look to Ault's time in Reno (and not John Robinson's time at USC and UNLV, or Bill Walsh's second stay in Palo Alto). In the last 24 seasons of Nevada football without Ault leading the way (1961-75, 1993, 1996-2003), they've managed 116 wins and a. I like the first line of Chris Ault's bio: "Simply put, Chris Ault is University of Nevada football." In 24 seasons as coach of the Wolfpack (over three stints), Ault has managed 198 wins and a. Pythagorean Record Since 2004: +0.29 wins (+0.6/year) Mr. Luck could be on their side in 2009, but experienced defenders need to bring it. For that matter, so did only recovering 15 of 46 fumbles. And.New Mexico State? Really? At home? This was a team with star power in Colin Kaepernick and, to a lesser extent, Vai Taua and Marko Mitchell, and pretty strong lineplay as well but the back seven-the LBs and DBs-let this team down considerably. They ended up 2-4 versus teams with winning records and 5-2 versus teams that finished. Yes, Fresno State and Louisiana Tech were both bowl teams, and UNLV beat Arizona State, but none of those teams were in the upper half of the final S&P+ rankings. but they didn't actually beat anybody good.
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They made mincemeat of a series of bad teams, and they looked alright against Maryland. So.how good was Nevada in 2008? They played Texas Tech tough in Reno, and they almost completed a dramatic comeback in falling short to Boise State by a touchdown. Wins (S&P+ Ranking in parentheses): Fresno State (#61), Louisiana Tech (#86), UNLV (#88), Utah State (#99), San Jose State (#101), Idaho (#119), Grambling State (N/A)
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Football is about matchups, and Nevada appears to match up quite well with a Missouri team full of different strengths and weaknesses than last year's squad. And never mind how hypnotically good Colin Kaepernick looks for a handful of plays each game. Never mind that it's a road game, far away, on a Friday night.
While Illinois is clearly the biggest name on the non-conference slate, the most interestingly challenging opponent will likely be Nevada. After four games in 2009, Missouri could be 4-0, and they could be 2-2 (or, technically, worse).
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