Off season professional development.

[BigBruceBaker]

......Please don't allow GA to go to any of these. He should stay home.

[WalkOn79]

......Please don't allow GA to go to any of these. He should stay home.

[Hawks86]

https://twitter.com/CoachGregorak/status/836607921014308864

[VimSince03]

https://twitter.com/CoachGregorak/status/836607921014308864

Hope Kane and Ty don't get in a fight! We all know Byron knows how to take a punch.

Seriously though, love the Will Muschamp connections.

[wbtfg]

Muschamp definitely one of the best defensive minds out there. What a great resource.

[exppi]

https://twitter.com/CoachGregorak/status/836607921014308864

[catatac]

We're learning, grower, and getting better as a coaching staff whereas Bob's Titt and crew are out putting on clinics and teaching other coaches how "innovative" and "cutting edge" his offense is.

(Kidding - Griz fans don't need to get their panties in a bunch here - I'm sure Stitt and crew are out there doing professional development as well.)

[RobertCats]

https://twitter.com/CoachGregorak/status/836607921014308864

This is so freaking cool! I noticed this is all the defensive coaches, did the offensive coaches go somewhere else? anywhere?

[Hawks86]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

[Rich K]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

More than that, McElwain is proud of his roots in the Big Sky Conference.

He played at Eastern Washington. His coaching career began there, then continued at Montana State. He started Tuesday's football news conference with a story about the time Montana State played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the John Wooden dynasty.

Whatever.....

[kwcat]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

Fun, light hearted read for the day.

Thanks Hawks!

[AFCAT]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

Division 1-AA? There's a reporter that needs to read and research a bit. Nice story though.

[tdub]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

Fun, light hearted read for the day.

Thanks Hawks!

+1. I enjoyed that!

[John K]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

More than that, McElwain is proud of his roots in the Big Sky Conference.

He played at Eastern Washington. His coaching career began there, then continued at Montana State. He started Tuesday's football news conference with a story about the time Montana State played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the John Wooden dynasty.

Whatever.....

So this isn't really on topic, but I've heard before about this MSU-UCLA matchup in the NCAA tourney. In fact Jack Gillespie's son Cody once told me about his dad playing against Kareem and UCLA in the tourney. But according to the official records, MSU has only been in the tourney three times, 1951, 1986, and 1996. However, UM played (and almost beat) UCLA in the tourney in 1975 in a Sweet 16 game. That was Wooden's final season as the Bruins coach, but Kareem was long gone by then. So then what gives with this alleged MSU-UCLA game? Is it just an urban legend or something? Could it maybe have been just a regular season game that McElwain and Cody Gillespie were referring to, not an NCAA tourney game? The only other explanation I can think of, is if MSU actually did play UCLA in the NCAA's during the Wooden/Kareem era, but their BSC title/tourney appearance had to be vacated for some reason? Maybe someone who is even more of an old-timer than me, could shed some light on this?

I also didn't understand what you were referring to with your "whatever" comment?

[lutecat]

I thought mcelwain was a coach at um.....so then it would make sense.

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[MSU01]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

More than that, McElwain is proud of his roots in the Big Sky Conference.

He played at Eastern Washington. His coaching career began there, then continued at Montana State. He started Tuesday's football news conference with a story about the time Montana State played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the John Wooden dynasty.

Whatever.....

So this isn't really on topic, but I've heard before about this MSU-UCLA matchup in the NCAA tourney. In fact Jack Gillespie's son Cody once told me about his dad playing against Kareem and UCLA in the tourney. But according to the official records, MSU has only been in the tourney three times, 1951, 1986, and 1996. However, UM played (and almost beat) UCLA in the tourney in 1975 in a Sweet 16 game. That was Wooden's final season as the Bruins coach, but Kareem was long gone by then. So then what gives with this alleged MSU-UCLA game? Is it just an urban legend or something? Could it maybe have been just a regular season game that McElwain and Cody Gillespie were referring to, not an NCAA tourney game? The only other explanation I can think of, is if MSU actually did play UCLA in the NCAA's during the Wooden/Kareem era, but their BSC title/tourney appearance had to be vacated for some reason? Maybe someone who is even more of an old-timer than me, could shed some light on this?

I also didn't understand what you were referring to with your "whatever" comment?

According to ESPN, MSU never played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament and I am 99% sure that MSU wasn't in the tournament at all during those years. I assume that McElwain is remembering UM's 1975 game against UCLA since he would have been 12 or 13 years old and growing up in Missoula at the time the game was played.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... team1/7718

[John K]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

More than that, McElwain is proud of his roots in the Big Sky Conference.

He played at Eastern Washington. His coaching career began there, then continued at Montana State. He started Tuesday's football news conference with a story about the time Montana State played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the John Wooden dynasty.

Whatever.....

So this isn't really on topic, but I've heard before about this MSU-UCLA matchup in the NCAA tourney. In fact Jack Gillespie's son Cody once told me about his dad playing against Kareem and UCLA in the tourney. But according to the official records, MSU has only been in the tourney three times, 1951, 1986, and 1996. However, UM played (and almost beat) UCLA in the tourney in 1975 in a Sweet 16 game. That was Wooden's final season as the Bruins coach, but Kareem was long gone by then. So then what gives with this alleged MSU-UCLA game? Is it just an urban legend or something? Could it maybe have been just a regular season game that McElwain and Cody Gillespie were referring to, not an NCAA tourney game? The only other explanation I can think of, is if MSU actually did play UCLA in the NCAA's during the Wooden/Kareem era, but their BSC title/tourney appearance had to be vacated for some reason? Maybe someone who is even more of an old-timer than me, could shed some light on this?

I also didn't understand what you were referring to with your "whatever" comment?

According to ESPN, MSU never played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament and I am 99% sure that MSU wasn't in the tournament at all during those years. I assume that McElwain is remembering UM's 1975 game against UCLA since he would have been 12 or 13 years old and growing up in Missoula at the time the game was played.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... team1/7718

Yeah, that seems to be the only plausible explanation. And Cody G. was either mistaken about his dad having played against Kareem, or maybe MSU played UCLA in a regular season game sometime during Jack's career. Another noteworthy thing from that list of UCLA's NCAA tourney results, is that they lost to Idaho state in the Sweet 16 in 1977, which of course means that ISU made it to the Elite 8. Based upon the BSC's dismal performance in the tourney over the last 35 years, it's hard to fathom one of our teams being just one step away from the Final Four. I'd be willing to bet that never happens again in any of our lifetimes.

[TomCat88]

The writer probably heard him wrong. Easy mistake for someone not from Montana to make.

I was 12 when this game between UM and Ucla was played. It was a big deal. Ucla was ranked 10th in the nation and almost everyone was thinking they'd get knocked off in the tourney. Griz came close. Ucla went on to win it all.

[TomCat88]

Fun story about EWU staff at Florida.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gators/wh ... ge/2316603

More than that, McElwain is proud of his roots in the Big Sky Conference.

He played at Eastern Washington. His coaching career began there, then continued at Montana State. He started Tuesday's football news conference with a story about the time Montana State played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the John Wooden dynasty.

Whatever.....

So this isn't really on topic, but I've heard before about this MSU-UCLA matchup in the NCAA tourney. In fact Jack Gillespie's son Cody once told me about his dad playing against Kareem and UCLA in the tourney. But according to the official records, MSU has only been in the tourney three times, 1951, 1986, and 1996. However, UM played (and almost beat) UCLA in the tourney in 1975 in a Sweet 16 game. That was Wooden's final season as the Bruins coach, but Kareem was long gone by then. So then what gives with this alleged MSU-UCLA game? Is it just an urban legend or something? Could it maybe have been just a regular season game that McElwain and Cody Gillespie were referring to, not an NCAA tourney game? The only other explanation I can think of, is if MSU actually did play UCLA in the NCAA's during the Wooden/Kareem era, but their BSC title/tourney appearance had to be vacated for some reason? Maybe someone who is even more of an old-timer than me, could shed some light on this?

I also didn't understand what you were referring to with your "whatever" comment?

According to ESPN, MSU never played UCLA in the NCAA Tournament and I am 99% sure that MSU wasn't in the tournament at all during those years. I assume that McElwain is remembering UM's 1975 game against UCLA since he would have been 12 or 13 years old and growing up in Missoula at the time the game was played.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... team1/7718

Yeah, that seems to be the only plausible explanation. And Cody G. was either mistaken about his dad having played against Kareem, or maybe MSU played UCLA in a regular season game sometime during Jack's career. Another noteworthy thing from that list of UCLA's NCAA tourney results, is that they lost to Idaho state in the Sweet 16 in 1977, which of course means that ISU made it to the Elite 8. Based upon the BSC's dismal performance in the tourney over the last 35 years, it's hard to fathom one of our teams being just one step away from the Final Four. I'd be willing to bet that never happens again in any of our lifetimes.

There was one less round in the tourney back then. Ucla was winding down by then. Big upset nonetheless. UNLV was just coming on.

[Rich K]

The writer probably heard him wrong. Easy mistake for someone not from Montana to make.

I was 12 when this game between UM and Ucla was played. It was a big deal. Ucla was ranked 10th in the nation and almost everyone was thinking they'd get knocked off in the tourney. Griz came close. Ucla went on to win it all.

I remember the game as well, we must be about the same age. Unless coach was reminiscing about the Big Sky in general, I wondered why a former Montana State coach would be referencing one of the high spots of a rival's basketball history in his talk.
The "whatever" meant it probably doesn't matter in the big picture, but it ticked me off anyway.