Yeah, this is crazy. Griz fans are unhinged
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Who should Haslam target for the New HC since BK only has a one year contract
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SinCityGriz2005
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It is silly, but, in my defense of the post, I posed the question prior to the press conference.
Maybe you know the last time we had a HC with a one year contract? I don't, probably Mick Delaney?
Also, while Bobby Kennedy might say it's his last job, that certainly doesn't mean he is going to be at UM more than a year.
It's not silly to talk about who could replace him IF things don't come out smelling roses. He did say he wanted his tenure to be a long one. I hope he is wildly successful. Like everyone else, I hope the Griz win at LEAST the BSC next year.
Prior to Coach Hauck retiring, the opening odds this year for UM to win it all sat at +250 or 27%.
ODDLY!!! After running the numbers (AI research of the bet makers
), with Bobby Kennedy (I specifically researched with him as the new HC) those number increased!
The odds of the Griz winning the 2026 National Championship are now 28.6%.
Unfortunately, with Coach Hauck's retirement, the puds chances of repeating went from +110 or 40.3% to -120 or 54.5%. That sucks.
But your're right. Thos post is silly, and none of this matters... because it's all hypothetical, but that's the fun part of it, and it gives us something to talk/speculate about. The off -season is too long.
Btw, here are the results I got:
| Montana State | -120 | 54.5% |
| Montana Grizzlies | +250 | 28.6% |
| Villanova | +500 | 16.7% |
| Illinois State | +600 | 14.3% |
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SinCityGriz2005
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I'm just bored, I love prognosticating and math.
5280Griz
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What’s silly is having this discussion when BK has stated winning the Montana high school recruiting battle is a top priority. What are high school players going to think if our own fan base is only giving him 1 season?It is silly, but, in my defense of the post, I posed the question prior to the press conference.
Maybe you know the last time we had a HC with a one year contract? I don't, probably Mick Delaney?
Also, while Bobby Kennedy might say it's his last job, that certainly doesn't mean he is going to be at UM more than a year.
It's not silly to talk about who could replace him IF things don't come out smelling roses. He did say he wanted his tenure to be a long one. I hope he is wildly successful. Like everyone else, I hope the Griz win at LEAST the BSC next year.
Prior to Coach Hauck retiring, the opening odds this year for UM to win it all sat at +250 or 27%.
ODDLY!!! After running the numbers (AI research of the bet makers
The odds of the Griz winning the 2026 National Championship are now 28.6%.
Unfortunately, with Coach Hauck's retirement, the puds chances of repeating went from +110 or 40.3% to -120 or 54.5%. That sucks.
But your're right. Thos post is silly, and none of this matters... because it's all hypothetical, but that's the fun part of it, and it gives us something to talk/speculate about. The off -season is too long.
Btw, here are the results I got:
Montana State -120 54.5% Montana Grizzlies +250 28.6% Villanova +500 16.7% Illinois State +600 14.3%
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Note: Odds for Montana have fluctuated between +250 and +700 over the last two months but stabilized at +250 following the official coaching transition.
SinCityGriz2005
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Pretty sure my position on the whole "Montana boys" thing is known. Idc if they are from Montana or Keppler-12, I want the staff to recruit the best players who will give the program the best opportunity to win championships again regardless of where they come from. We didn't give him 1 season. Haslam signed him to a 1 year contract. That speaks to itself.
Are you new here?
wbtfg
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Solid point.....
Hmm, I wonder why? Bodnar goes political, Haslam is told 12 hr beforehand and hurriedly schedules a press conference to inform the world that Bobby Hauck is retiring, a position coach is anointed the chosen one to replace him(but don't dare call him an interim HC) for the upcoming season BUT they plan on a national search for a real, permanent HC. I would think any serious HC candidate would know from past experience that the Griz promote from within. Of course the portal is open for those signees wishing to get the hell out. This scenario is a total cluster fuck. But, what's done is done. Now we live with it. If there is any silver lining, its that Kennedy has 30 years as an assistant coach, and at some big time schools. Its all speculation at this point. Kennedy could turn out to be the second coming and accomplish the three main goals, beating the scats, Conference Championship, and NC.Is your cup half empty or half full?
While I think it's silly to get too worked up about a hypothetical coaching search that hinges on what happens this season, I also think Griz fans need to realize that the bar for keeping coach Kennedy after this season is pretty high. It's essentially the exact same staff we've had (with one major subtraction), so simply saying that he's going to recruit Montana harder than Bobby did isn't likely going to save him if he goes 9-3 and the appetite of the fans is for real, substantive change. That's just the reality, and we're gonna have to accept that it probably comes with turnover of players.
That said, they can say they're making Montana the top priority, but I'm gonna need to see it. And the shitty thing is that if we're, say, 4-3 in October, recruits are probably gonna already know he's not sticking around.
That said, I hope he wins every game and we steal every top Montana recruit from ever setting foot in Bozeman. It sure makes everything much easier that way lol
5280Griz
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Not retaining him and the staff after a 9-3 season would mean giving up on Ah Yat and Gillman’s last playoff run together before it even starts, I don’t see that happening. I think if the team makes it to the second round of the playoffs or further BK and the staff will be retained for next season. I think it could just be making the playoffs instead of the second round. If the team doesn’t make the playoffs and loses in Bozeman then I think there will be a national search that will result in many players and coaches leaving.
Trust me there is absolutly no way Roehl is the coach at Montana in two years.. he is in his first year as oc at Iowa State and would have to take a massive pay cut to take the head coaching job for the grizzlies plus it's alot more expensive to live in Missoula than where he is now.
He lived next door to my nephew in Harwood North Dakota for a while so I know his family a little bit, pretty good guy....Montana won't be his next job.
5280Griz
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There is a way if he gets fired from Iowa State. Otherwise there is no chance with how big the pay cut is. Offenses are fun in the Big 12 too.
I will not be at all surprised if BK contract is renewed, reworked, and lengthened well ahead of the end of the next season.
I doubt the one-year deal has anything to do with any lack of confidence of BK, or an "interim" without the title. I think it has more to do with the changing landscape of college football and the need to rethink the model the admin has been using.
The AD in his letter to fans the other day talked about the need to think differently in the NIL era, and include things like revenue sharing with the players. Perhaps, the Admin is taking this coaching transition as an opportunity to put those changes in place but those changes still need to be thought out.
While I believe BH had been thinking his retirement over and the admin had a transition plan, we know once he made his decision it was effectively immediately. The admin needed to get BK under contract immediately. I wouldn't be surprised if they used BH's contract as the framework because it is something they are all familiar with and agree to quickly, with the plan to be intentional on working together to reimaging what a contract should look like going forward.
I doubt the one-year deal has anything to do with any lack of confidence of BK, or an "interim" without the title. I think it has more to do with the changing landscape of college football and the need to rethink the model the admin has been using.
The AD in his letter to fans the other day talked about the need to think differently in the NIL era, and include things like revenue sharing with the players. Perhaps, the Admin is taking this coaching transition as an opportunity to put those changes in place but those changes still need to be thought out.
While I believe BH had been thinking his retirement over and the admin had a transition plan, we know once he made his decision it was effectively immediately. The admin needed to get BK under contract immediately. I wouldn't be surprised if they used BH's contract as the framework because it is something they are all familiar with and agree to quickly, with the plan to be intentional on working together to reimaging what a contract should look like going forward.
Gillman is a senior. This is his last year. Or are you suggesting I'm saying they'll fire him before the playoffs? Clearly they won't, I just mentioned the regular season record.
If he goes 10-5 with a 2nd round playoff exit, he's not going to be renewed. I'd argue even with a quarterfinal loss, it's unlikely.
I think he needs to win in Bozeman and go to the semis or better to even have a shot.
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Definitely need to give BK his shot…but if we are making a list of potential candidates Brandon Fisher needs to be on top of that list.
Well that's ridiculous. He gets ONE year to do what it took Bobby 5 to do?
My dude. At that press conference he'd been HC for all of about 8 hours. Meanwhile WE have been discussing the merits and shortcomings of the team/scheme/talent/etc. for YEARS. Give him a time to catch his breath and roll up his sleeves.
Seriously.
mthoopsfan
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Comments like the one you responded to help
show where many of the unrealistic, outrageous, and wrong comments and expectations of many people come from. Just wow.
It just feels like they're ready to hit the reset button on the program after next year. I think anything similar to or worse than what we did this past season and they'll make a change.
