conradgriz
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UM should hire Mike Chavez as an assistant to the AD to be a liaison between players on all Montana reservations and UM.He could certainly bring quality players and increase attendance.
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conradgriz said:UM should hire Mike Chavez as an assistant to the AD to be a liaison between players on all Montana reservations and UM.He could certainly bring quality players and increase attendance.
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Zirg said:conradgriz said:UM should hire Mike Chavez as an assistant to the AD to be a liaison between players on all Montana reservations and UM.He could certainly bring quality players and increase attendance.
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I have no idea what Mike is up to these days,and perhaps some could learn from his mistakes, but he was probably the most flaky/unreliable Griz of all-time, and I guarantee his involvement would not help attendance one iota. There is no cure for the attendance issue, people!
George Ferguson said:Zirg said:conradgriz said:UM should hire Mike Chavez as an assistant to the AD to be a liaison between players on all Montana reservations and UM.He could certainly bring quality players and increase attendance.
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I have no idea what Mike is up to these days,and perhaps some could learn from his mistakes, but he was probably the most flaky/unreliable Griz of all-time, and I guarantee his involvement would not help attendance one iota. There is no cure for the attendance issue, people!
Mike is ANYTHING but a flake. While I don't think Um needs a N/A liason, Mike is a great guy and is highly respected all across the state of Montana. He is NOT a flake or unreliable. That's just plain stupidity.
Zirg said:George Ferguson said:Zirg said:conradgriz said:UM should hire Mike Chavez as an assistant to the AD to be a liaison between players on all Montana reservations and UM.He could certainly bring quality players and increase attendance.
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I have no idea what Mike is up to these days,and perhaps some could learn from his mistakes, but he was probably the most flaky/unreliable Griz of all-time, and I guarantee his involvement would not help attendance one iota. There is no cure for the attendance issue, people!
Mike is ANYTHING but a flake. While I don't think Um needs a N/A liason, Mike is a great guy and is highly respected all across the state of Montana. He is NOT a flake or unreliable. That's just plain stupidity.
Well he missed a team flight once and had several alcohol issues (open container and DUI) and was suspended or ineligible half the time during his Griz tenure. Call it what you want, but those qualify as "flaky" in my book.
Zirg said:George Ferguson said:Zirg said:conradgriz said:UM should hire Mike Chavez as an assistant to the AD to be a liaison between players on all Montana reservations and UM.He could certainly bring quality players and increase attendance.
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I have no idea what Mike is up to these days,and perhaps some could learn from his mistakes, but he was probably the most flaky/unreliable Griz of all-time, and I guarantee his involvement would not help attendance one iota. There is no cure for the attendance issue, people!
Mike is ANYTHING but a flake. While I don't think Um needs a N/A liason, Mike is a great guy and is highly respected all across the state of Montana. He is NOT a flake or unreliable. That's just plain stupidity.
Well he missed a team flight once and had several alcohol issues (open container and DUI) and was suspended or ineligible half the time during his Griz tenure. Call it what you want, but those qualify as "flaky" in my book.
flatheadgriz406 said:I know Mike well and saw him last year here in Missoula and he was not n a good place. I can tell you with 100% certainty the staff would not go that route unless huge things changed in his life. It is a sad story and I wish him nothing but the best. Hope things are on the up and up for him.
flatheadgriz406 said:I know Mike well and saw him last year here in Missoula and he was not n a good place. I can tell you with 100% certainty the staff would not go that route unless huge things changed in his life. It is a sad story and I wish him nothing but the best. Hope things are on the up and up for him.
Man, that is a total s****er. Except for hoping for the best and offering sympathy, outsiders just feel so helpless in trying to address tragedies like this.Btown said:I saw Chavez recently in Eastern MT and he was in no state to even be considered for any Bball or athletic dept. position...to put it mildly....flatheadgriz406 said:I know Mike well and saw him last year here in Missoula and he was not n a good place. I can tell you with 100% certainty the staff would not go that route unless huge things changed in his life. It is a sad story and I wish him nothing but the best. Hope things are on the up and up for him.
WaGriz4life said:For something positive...... Tuff Harris is doing amazing things at Faith Chapel in Billings. Brings A LOT of Native families every week to church and bible studies, runs several programs to help people on the reservations. Tuff Harris is truly a selfless guy who lives his life to help and serve others
That is awesome. Thanks for sharing that. Tuff is the manPlayerRep said:WaGriz4life said:For something positive...... Tuff Harris is doing amazing things at Faith Chapel in Billings. Brings A LOT of Native families every week to church and bible studies, runs several programs to help people on the reservations. Tuff Harris is truly a selfless guy who lives his life to help and serve others
Tuff really does a lot of that kind of stuff and is very devoted. He and I are on the Native American subcommittee for ACE scholarships in Montana. The committee oversees the ACE scholarship funds going to Native American schools in MT.
WaGriz4life said:That is awesome. Thanks for sharing that. Tuff is the man. And you tooPlayerRep said:WaGriz4life said:For something positive...... Tuff Harris is doing amazing things at Faith Chapel in Billings. Brings A LOT of Native families every week to church and bible studies, runs several programs to help people on the reservations. Tuff Harris is truly a selfless guy who lives his life to help and serve others
Tuff really does a lot of that kind of stuff and is very devoted. He and I are on the Native American subcommittee for ACE scholarships in Montana. The committee oversees the ACE scholarship funds going to Native American schools in MT.
mtgrizrule said:Zirg said:George Ferguson said:Zirg said:I have no idea what Mike is up to these days,and perhaps some could learn from his mistakes, but he was probably the most flaky/unreliable Griz of all-time, and I guarantee his involvement would not help attendance one iota. There is no cure for the attendance issue, people!
Mike is ANYTHING but a flake. While I don't think Um needs a N/A liason, Mike is a great guy and is highly respected all across the state of Montana. He is NOT a flake or unreliable. That's just plain stupidity.
Well he missed a team flight once and had several alcohol issues (open container and DUI) and was suspended or ineligible half the time during his Griz tenure. Call it what you want, but those qualify as "flaky" in my book.
How many years ago were those incidents? Did he not overcome his vises and accomplish a lot, despite his personal demons and struggles? He seems to have move on with a good life since. Speaking of moving on, can we move on too, and do our best to support our GRIZ? Once a GRIZ, always a GRIZ!!!
Zirg said:mtgrizrule said:Zirg said:George Ferguson said:Mike is ANYTHING but a flake. While I don't think Um needs a N/A liason, Mike is a great guy and is highly respected all across the state of Montana. He is NOT a flake or unreliable. That's just plain stupidity.
Well he missed a team flight once and had several alcohol issues (open container and DUI) and was suspended or ineligible half the time during his Griz tenure. Call it what you want, but those qualify as "flaky" in my book.
How many years ago were those incidents? Did he not overcome his vises and accomplish a lot, despite his personal demons and struggles? He seems to have move on with a good life since. Speaking of moving on, can we move on too, and do our best to support our GRIZ? Once a GRIZ, always a GRIZ!!!
I am more than willing to believe that he learned from his many personal trevails as a Griz and college student and maybe he does have valuable insight to help kids in the same boat. But if we are just gonna bury our heads about his troubled time as a Griz and beat up anyone who points that out, that doesn't seem beneficial. If he is straightened out now and can offer a "cautionary tale" to a young Native that may very-well be a good thing, and his whole value will be in telling kids "don't do what I did".