PlayerRep said:
MTGRZ said:
PlayerRep said:
Hauck was at UM for 7 years? What lawlessness? The house burglary. What else? No sexual assault allegations. Either you or people in MT are just making this up. It isn't supported by the facts.
No sexual assault allegations? Who do you think recruited the athletes who brought a slew of sexual assault and rape allegations/convictions? Do you remember Beau Donaldson? Jordan Johnson? The four players who were accused of a 2010 gang rape? What about Tru's assault? Jason Washington? Gerald Kemp?Jimmy Wilson ended up being justified, but still not a good look.
Like I have said many times before, I do not like widespread bashing of the players/football team/athletic department/University, but come on....We did have some issues. It is beyond time to own up to them. Once we do that, we can move on.
There were no sexual assault allegations in the press during Hauck's time in Missoula. Don't think Hauck recruited JJ. Pflu did. He was acquitted in court, and allowed to stay in school and play. How can that be held against any coach. Yes, Hauck recruited Donaldson. Most of the players involved the BS gang rape situation were not recruited by Hauck. None of them were charged. Every player who bothered to get a lawyer was allowed to continue at UM and graduate. Tru didn't assault anyone. He got in a fight. No charges brought. College kids get in fights. Jason Washington what. He had his medical marijuana thing years after he had been done playing football. Kemp pled nolo to a disorderly conduct charge, i.e. loud party. What's the big deal? The cops were at fault on that one. Lucky they didn't sued. Yes, Wilson acquitted, allowed to come back to UM, and played in NFL.
The problem is some people like you believing false allegations and other things blown out of proportion. As I have said all along, the problem was Gwen Floria and the Missoulian, not Griz football.
So, come on to you, UM actually didn't have a bunch of substantive issues. Mainly a bunch of false allegations, and related bad press. In any event, Hauck, minus the burglary, actually didn't have a bunch of serious stuff. He was a huge disciplinarian.
Two things.
1. Jordan Johnson was recruited under Bobby. He played in 2010, the year after Bobby left.
2. To the greater point of my original post: There was a lot of bad publicity during, and especially immediately after Hauck left. A lot of people not interested in Griz athletics saw this and assumed the program was full of "thugs." Many of those people still do not believe the program, or the University for that matter, have really cleaned up their image. That is the fault of those people, not UM or the team. I believe the team has done a good job moving forward by hiring and recruiting high character people. People that bash the team haven't done their homework to see how great these student athletes are.
Unfortunately there are A LOT of people around the state, but especially in Missoula, that still view Griz football as an unnecessary, and hurtful piece of UM. I believe the Missoulian, Gwen, AND a very FEW unsavory student athletes have led to this feeling (right or wrong).
I understand only Donaldson was charged and served time. I understand there is much discrepancy between allegations and facts surrounding the many instances mentioned above. I also believe a lot of people don't care and assume they are all guilty. I also believe Gwen and the Missoulian did not do a good job covering the team, and led much of the public to believe the team is wild and uncontrollable.
In essence, I think the University of Montana and Griz football suffer from poor public relations. I think it is a HUGE factor for lower enrollment, and I believe it is one of the biggest hurdles left before the University gets back on the right path. MY initial feeling stated above is that hiring Bobby Hauck will only add fuel to the fire stoked by people with anti-Griz agendas.