Grew up in a Griz family, family members played for Griz, went to many Griz games as a kid. Took a full ride scholarship to MSU. Pretty simple. However, as the years have gone by, and as my kiddos have gotten older I often tell myself that when and if they get a chance to pick between the two colleges in MT I’d much rather them attend UM.
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Jeff Choate’s failing Nevada Wolfpack
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TheNorthRemembers
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I'd rather be poor and happy. Like great the university has a flush bank account now we get to watch the team try and scrape together 6 wins to play in the TJ Maxx holiday sweater bowl. Sam Houston was winning championships in FCS now they're 0-6. I really question why the fans should be so concerned about filling the University coffers.
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TheNorthRemembers
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The three weeks in 2023 when we got a snow game, Furman in OT with 2 Bergen return TD's, NDSU in double OT with another Bergen return and the legendary 2 point play are memories I will tell my grandkids one day. I wouldn't trade those moments for anything. Do you think JMU fans are going to be sitting around the fire in 40 years talking about their victory over Western Kentucky in the Boca Raton bowl last year? I doubt it.
Gotta appreciate the perspective...!
Winner! The support is non existent. RENO has the most fairweather fan base in the country.
They follow basketball well when they are winning but football gets zero support.
This year all of the preseason commercials for wolf pack football had Chris Ault in them and I never saw choate in a single one.
HelenaHandBasket
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As long as the athletic department budget balances, Nevada will have zero regrets.
wbtfg
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looks to me like choate continues to have a hard time finding a QB. Unfortunately, in the mountain west, you can’t just throw your best linebacker back there at QB and beat your rival 4 times in a row.
I really liked choate, his players absolutely loved the guy. He’s great at recruiting and developing talent, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
He played a huge role in getting the new athletic complex and indoor facility built. But i also think he may have burned some bridges with administration when he left.
i think nevada is a tough place for a coach to play and recruit….especially in the NIL era.
I really liked choate, his players absolutely loved the guy. He’s great at recruiting and developing talent, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
He played a huge role in getting the new athletic complex and indoor facility built. But i also think he may have burned some bridges with administration when he left.
i think nevada is a tough place for a coach to play and recruit….especially in the NIL era.
Copper Griz
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He had the kid from Dillon. He was lucky. U of M was floundering when he was head coach. Of course his players loved him. He was winning. Waded is gone. They would take him back. They would be fools, but they would do it.
wbtfg
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Maybe, but I would be surprised simply because I don’t think he and the athletic Director had a great relationship.
It will also be interesting to see what happens with coach vigan. Certainly he’ll receive some offers from from places who can pay significantly more, but he also has two kids playing on the bobcats right now.
Grizzlies1982
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If he goes to Oregon, no problem.
He is not that old, he can just have more sons to play on that team too.
billingsgriz
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Largely agree with what you said but I don't feel sorry for Choate--no one held a gun to his head and forced him to apply for and then accept the Nevada job. He wanted the job, they hired him, and now he owns the mess in Reno. Chris Ault he ain't !!!
5280Griz
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My buddy’s brother played at Wyoming when they played in the Poinsettia Bowl in 2016. That was a smaller bowl game pre NIL and he got a lot of swag like clothes and backpack from participating in the game.
wbtfg
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For sure. Totally agree. I think he’d probably agree with that as well.
Copper Griz
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You might be correct. The kid thing is an interesting argument. Not sure it matters as much as we give it credit for. $$’s talk and so does opportunity. We have to remember the amount of times coaches move and sacrifice to get in a position where they finally make some money and call the shots. We will see. I think Vigan take calls and looks to move this time around. He probably leaned from the Washington State experience.
Copper Griz
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You might be correct. The kid thing is an interesting argument. Not sure it matters as much as we give it credit for. $$’s talk and so does opportunity. We have to remember the amount of times coaches move and sacrifice to get in a position where they finally make some money and call the shots. We will see. I think Vigan take calls and looks to move this time around. He probably leaned from the Washington State
wbtfg
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Maybe. I think the deal breaker that time around was that he said he wouldnt leave while msu was still playing.
I assume he’d still be pretty firm on that stance….but maybe not.
Technically, Tommy never played for Choate, as that was the Covid year. His Freshman year was 2021, Vigen 1st year.
Copper Griz
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Good point. You get old, you cannot remember things!
Only reason I remembered was because Choate was at the championship game telling ever Bobcat fan (and the Athletic department) that "This is my team that made it, don't forget that"
markson161
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He should’ve stayed at Texas
