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Today’s Press Conference

5280Griz said:
I think Griz fans need to temper expectations. It is difficult to win games. It is extremely difficult to win 13 or more games. To me winning 8 games and making the playoffs would be a successful first year of the BK era.
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My expectations are plenty tempered as are most fans. Asking for last years success is a tall task, but it’s ok to have optimism. BK is inheriting generational talent at 3 of the biggest skill positions on offense and some good pieces on defense, so it doesn’t mean the standard needs to be dropped. Beat the cats, win the conference, win the natty, graduate should still be the goals.

Eight wins and a playoff appearance in round one with a loss to a team ranked 9-24 would be an abject failure. 9-10 wins and a quarterfinal appearance would be in line with the last several years and would be successful in my mind(but disappointing as a fan). With no NDSU, SDSU building back in year 2 of Jackson, USD with new staff, It’s pretty wide open. You have the cats who will be able early favorites and UC Davis who has been building under plough but lost Pinnick. Idaho will probably be much improved if Wood stays healthy in year 2 of Ford. Outside of that there’s not a ton of teams. Maybe a Villanova or Valley team that steps up.

And my initial response was simply regarding the numbers you used. You posed the question if MN would be happy with the Griz going 13-3. The only way we have that record is going to the natty and I purely responded that it depended on what record we went into that game with. If we went in at 13-2 it means we lost to get to 13-3. If we went in and 12-3 it means we won the natty to go 13-3. I’d be happy with going to Nashville, but I’d be over the moon ecstatic to go to Nashville and come back with the Griz as national champions.

Realistically, I expect this schedule to be challenging. Expectations could completely flip in season if we beat OSU, or lose to a team like NAU or EWU on the road. I believe that two week road trip to Corvallis followed by Davis will dictate the season. If you get through that at 1-1 or 2-0 then you have margin for error. If not then you better beat Idaho at home and not slip up on the road. The game I’m actually most nervous about this season is ISU being the week before the brawl. That has disaster written all over it in my mind.
 
tourist said:
To be honest, I was about as thrilled with BK as I was when BH was introduced as the new HC for 2003. I'll give BK the benefit of the doubt, but 13-2 is the floor, the standard is set. Onward and Upward! Play ball!
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Using your logic, Bobby Hauck was a total failure. He inherited a team that had won the National Championship and didn't win one.
 
Bobby 2.0

2018 - 4-4 (6-5) - Loss to Cats in Msla (29-25) and no playoff
2020 - Covid
2022 - 4-4 (8-5) - Loss to Cats in Bzmn (55-21) and loss to NDSU in 2nd round
2024 - 5-3 (9-5) - Loss to Cats in Bzmn (35-11) and loss to SDSU in 2nd round

For the 2026 Griz, I think an 8-5 overall record with 4-4 in conference and a loss to the Cats in Bozeman with a loss in the 2nd round would be considered a success. If it was good enough for Bobby, it should be good enough for BK.
 
GriznMN said:
Bobby 2.0

2018 - 4-4 (6-5) - Loss to Cats in Msla (29-25) and no playoff
2020 - Covid
2022 - 4-4 (8-5) - Loss to Cats in Bzmn (55-21) and loss to NDSU in 2nd round
2024 - 5-3 (9-5) - Loss to Cats in Bzmn (35-11) and loss to SDSU in 2nd round

For the 2026 Griz, I think an 8-5 overall record with 4-4 in conference and a loss to the Cats in Bozeman with a loss in the 2nd round would be considered a success. If it was good enough for Bobby, it should be good enough for BK.
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BK is inheriting a program far superior to the one BH inherited in 2018. I guess skipping 2023 embellishes your narrative. Very crafty.
 
kemajic said:
BK is inheriting a program far superior to the one BH inherited in 2018. I guess skipping 2023 embellishes your narrative. Very crafty.
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Bobby 2.0 left the Griz program in much better shape than he inherited. I only looked at the years we played the Cats in Bozeman as that is the most consistent loss for the Griz. If you want to compare to other years, be our guest

On a related note, Bobby 1.0 inherited the Griz program in much better shape than he left it.
 
Your last para is c
GriznMN said:
Bobby 2.0 left the Griz program in much better shape than he inherited. I only looked at the years we played the Cats in Bozeman as that is the most consistent loss for the Griz. If you want to compare to other years, be our guest

On a related note, Bobby 1.0 inherited the Griz program in much better shape than left it.
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Your last para is completely wrong. Hauck
1.0 went to national champ game the last 2
years.
 
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GriznMN said:
On a related note, Bobby 1.0 inherited the Griz program in much better shape than he left it.
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You continue to go farther off the rails. Bobby inherited a program that had lost three of its last four games under lame duck Joe Glenn and the QB he inherited was Jeff Disney.

On the other hand, in BH's last four years before departing for UNLV his teams were 32-1 against BSC competition with back to back NC appearances in his last two years. He left stars like Chase Reynolds and a program far better than he had inherited.
 
kemajic said:
You continue to go farther off the rails. Bobby inherited a program that had lost three of its last four games under lame duck Joe Glenn and the QB he inherited was Jeff Disney.

On the other hand, in BH's last four years before departing for UNLV his teams were 32-1 against BSC competition with back to back NC appearances in his last two years. He left stars like Chase Reynolds and a program far better than he had inherited.
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He didn’t inherit but he brought in former #1 high school qb in the nation with Craig Ochs. Fun fact Bobby Hauck recruited Ochs to Colorado.
 
5280Griz said:
He didn’t inherit but he brought in former #1 high school qb in the nation with Craig Ochs. Fun fact Bobby Hauck recruited Ochs to Colorado.
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If I remember correctly, Craig and his father just showed up out of the blue to speak with Hauck. Hauck wasn't expecting that visit.
 
mtgrizrule said:
If I remember correctly, Craig and his father just showed up out of the blue to speak with Hauck. Hauck wasn't expecting that visit.
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It was the previous connection with Hauck from Colorado that made Craig Ochs want to come here. He would have not come to Montana for another coach.
 
kemajic said:
You continue to go farther off the rails. Bobby inherited a program that had lost three of its last four games under lame duck Joe Glenn and the QB he inherited was Jeff Disney.

On the other hand, in BH's last four years before departing for UNLV his teams were 32-1 against BSC competition with back to back NC appearances in his last two years. He left stars like Chase Reynolds and a program far better than he had inherited.
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I'm still pissed about how Glenn left, didn't return with the team as I remember after the last game.
 
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5280Griz said:
It was the previous connection with Hauck from Colorado that made Craig Ochs want to come here. He would have not come to Montana for another coach.
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Except he committed to Montana during the 2002 season to play for Joe Glenn lol

Ex-Colorado QB Ochs to play at I-AA Montana

Former Colorado quarterback Craig Ochs will play for the University of Montana next season.
www.espn.com
 
kemajic said:
Ochs was not available until game 5, 10/4/2023.
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So, did Hauck take the reins with Ochs already committed? Why on Earth was Joe Glenn talking to the media about Ochs committing if Hauck didn’t inherit him? Lastly, it would’ve been awesome to see Ochs play in 2023.
 
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