Griz Rumor Alert!

ftg3485 · Post by **ftg3485** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:54 pm

I heard an interesting story today from a Griz booster and has ins with the AD department in Missoula talking about Neuheisal (sp?) luring Hauck away to UCLA. There is nothing definate and this is just a rumor but I heard from two very reliable sources that talks have definately been going on for some time.

kstack · Post by **kstack** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:15 pm

It would make sense for Hauck. Forget comparing salaries. Jumping from the Big Sky to Pac-10 is too big an opportunity to pass up. Just ask EW's ex-coach (can't think of his name). If it were a positional coach spot, I could maybe understand not making the jump. But if Hauck is the coordinator position, that is too rich for any sensible person in that profession to pass up.

GrizinWashington · Post by **GrizinWashington** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:27 pm

I don't see it. It would mean a pay decrease in real dollars, and being a head coach is better than being a coordinator. It would take an offer to become associate HC with many more duties and responsibilities than the average coordinator has for that move to make sense.

MSU01 · Post by **MSU01** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:48 pm

At this point, I'd be far more likely to believe that Hauck is leaving if the "very reliable sources" say he'll be staying at UM.

AGRBobcat · Post by **AGRBobcat** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:17 pm

Wasn' t Hauk in charge of Rick's colorado recruiting problems?

Cat-theotherwhitemeat · Post by **Cat-theotherwhitemeat** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:40 pm

I know for a fact that Hauck and Newy are very good friends. It would make sense for him to move (if offered) since the recent player indiscretions make his marketability on very shaky ground. Not to mention his less than stellar record in the post season. I would think success in a cordinator position at U.C.L.A would bring a head coaching job at that level quicker than staying the Griz coach.

I can see it now....

Rick: "Bobby, I've been meaing to ask you..."
Bobby: "YES!"

Rick: "But, you don't understa...."
Bobby: "The answers YES! And I'm already packed"

Post by **SonomaCat** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:46 pm

He might be about ready to go someplace where he can win games and get some credit and appreciation for it.

I'm not saying that he is unfairly maligned now, but it is undeniable that he is the most-criticized coach for his winning % in the country. It might be a nice change to be a part of the staff that is seen as the "saviors" as opposed to having everybody wonder if their team would be even better without him.

The UM job would be a tough one to have in many ways, and it seems like it's losing its luster as a road to the big league jobs. The lack of success by Dennehy and Glenn at the next level might be leading A.D.s to assume that successful coaches at UM are just results of the system as opposed to being successful on their own merits, and that could make getting a call-up for a head coach position really hard.

And then there is the criminal taint stuff, which certainly isn't helping his cause for a head job, right or wrong.

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:18 pm

Cat-theotherwhitemeat wrote:I know for a fact that Hauck and Newy are very good friends. It would make sense for him to move (if offered) since the recent player indiscretions make his marketability on very shaky ground. Not to mention his less than stellar record in the post season. I would think success in a cordinator position at U.C.L.A would bring a head coaching job at that level quicker than staying the Griz coach.

I can see it now....

Rick: "Bobby, I've been meaing to ask you..."
Bobby: "YES!"

Rick: "But, you don't understa...."
Bobby: "The answers YES! And I'm already packed"

Exactly.

I'm sure that's exactly how it's going down. If he doesn't go to UCLA, it's because Bobby was so eager it scared RN off.

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:25 am

ftg3485 wrote:I heard an interesting story today from a Griz booster and has ins with the AD department in Missoula talking about Neuheisal (sp?) luring Hauck away to UCLA. There is nothing definate and this is just a rumor but I heard from two very reliable sources that talks have definately been going on for some time.

I have talked with a handful of very well connected Griz Boosters since tricky Nick was first mentioned for the UCLA job. This "Bobby to leave to join Nick at UCLA " has been a common Fear / Hope rumor type thing for sometime. The consensus has always been that Bobby would consider it (again in these guy's opinion) only if it was a decent pay hike and a top assistant type thing. ie he most likely would not take a job as special teams coach. The most common thought has been he would move on if he was offered the defencive Coordinator / recruiting coordinator position. Again just the opinions of some old farts talking among themselves.

Cat-theotherwhitemeat · Post by **Cat-theotherwhitemeat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:22 am

Well, if he goes to U.C.L.A it won't be as defensive coordinator. Walker will remain the DC under Neuheisel.

Old Skool Cat · Post by **Old Skool Cat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:42 am

"UCLA Nights - The Ballad of Ricky & Bobby"

Cledus · Post by **Cledus** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:14 am

Old Skool Cat wrote:"UCLA Nights - The Ballad of Ricky & Bobby"

HelenaCat95 · Post by **HelenaCat95** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:19 am

Cledus wrote:
Old Skool Cat wrote:"UCLA Nights - The Ballad of Ricky & Bobby"

That's funny.

canyoncat · Post by **canyoncat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:56 am

Cat-theotherwhitemeat wrote:Well, if he goes to U.C.L.A it won't be as defensive coordinator. Walker will remain the DC under Neuheisel.

Walker was hired as UW DC. Guess that makes this "rumor" just a little more juicy!

GrizinWashington · Post by **GrizinWashington** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:59 am

canyoncat wrote:
Cat-theotherwhitemeat wrote:Well, if he goes to U.C.L.A it won't be as defensive coordinator. Walker will remain the DC under Neuheisel.
Walker was hired as UW DC. Guess that makes this "rumor" just a little more juicy!

Not sure where you're getting your facts. But you've got it backward.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/

canyoncat · Post by **canyoncat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:06 am

GrizinWashington wrote:
canyoncat wrote:
Cat-theotherwhitemeat wrote:Well, if he goes to U.C.L.A it won't be as defensive coordinator. Walker will remain the DC under Neuheisel.
Walker was hired as UW DC. Guess that makes this "rumor" just a little more juicy!
Not sure where you're getting your facts. But you've got it backward.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/

Sorry, I got it from this article from the Sporting News.

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/vi ... p?t=331789

Hit the submit button before I sent it. So no, I don't have my "facts" backwards. Just didn't know he backed out of it.

Cat-theotherwhitemeat · Post by **Cat-theotherwhitemeat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:15 am

canyoncat, let this be a lesson....CTOWM is NEVER wrong!

I can't believe you even doubted me. I'm very disappointed in you.

old wise one · Post by **old wise one** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:18 am

canyoncat wrote:
GrizinWashington wrote:
canyoncat wrote:
Cat-theotherwhitemeat wrote:Well, if he goes to U.C.L.A it won't be as defensive coordinator. Walker will remain the DC under Neuheisel.
Walker was hired as UW DC. Guess that makes this "rumor" just a little more juicy!
Not sure where you're getting your facts. But you've got it backward.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/
Sorry, I got it from this article from the Sporting News.

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/vi ... p?t=331789

Hit the submit button before I sent it. So no, I don't have my "facts" backwards. Just didn't know he backed out of it.

Would it be enough of a pay hike if Ricky made Bobby assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator?

crazycat · Post by **crazycat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:22 am

canyoncat wrote:
GrizinWashington wrote:
canyoncat wrote:
Cat-theotherwhitemeat wrote:Well, if he goes to U.C.L.A it won't be as defensive coordinator. Walker will remain the DC under Neuheisel.
Walker was hired as UW DC. Guess that makes this "rumor" just a little more juicy!
Not sure where you're getting your facts. But you've got it backward.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/
Sorry, I got it from this article from the Sporting News.

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/vi ... p?t=331789

Hit the submit button before I sent it. So no, I don't have my "facts" backwards. Just didn't know he backed out of it.

This guy Deinert from TSN is never right. He had Hauck going to CSU and now this. He be a foo...

canyoncat · Post by **canyoncat** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:25 am

Cat-theotherwhitemeat wrote:canyoncat, let this be a lesson....CTOWM is NEVER wrong!

I can't believe you even doubted me. I'm very disappointed in you.

Never again will I ever doubt CTOWM!

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