The recruits are adding up… in UNLV

Here’s the latest from the Las Vegas Sun on new UNLV coach Bobby Hauck’s recruiting prowess. He was able to get Kjelby Oiland, a defensive tackle who had long been on his (and Montana’s) radar, to commit to the Rebels over the weekend.
It’s a nice pickup for Hauck, and not unexpected (the story also mentions [...]

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First impressions and (coach) recruits

Here’s a story in today’s Las Vegas Review-Journal about Coach Bobby Hauck’s first team meeting with his new football team, the UNLV Rebels.
“He didn’t talk too long,” defensive end Malo Taumua said. “He didn’t need to talk too long. He wants to get to work.”
Sounds like the Bobby we all know. He’s also been hitting the [...]

Pflu Season

If Robin Pflugrad can coach as well as he can fill a notebook, the Griz are in fine shape. Here’s my story on his introductory press conference at UM, where he showed off his sense of humor:
“I called Bob Beers and I asked, ‘You want to get the band back together?’ ” Flugrad said. “And [...]

Bama’s Missoula connection: McElwain

Here’s one of many posts about Missoula Sentinel product and Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain, who will have to solve the Texas defense in Thursday’s Bowl Championship Series title game.
The best line by the former Eastern Washington quarterback:
“We had 92,000 people at a spring game (at Alabama). There weren’t 92,000 people in the four years [...]