Bobby Hauck does it again!
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:30 am
MISSOULA (AP) — University of Montana football coach Bobby Hauck has dismissed the team's longtime spiritual adviser for refusing to celebrate a Saturday Mass for the team, the former team chaplain said.
‘‘For various reasons, I consider that inappropriate and declined,'' said the Rev. Jim Hogan, who serves Christ the King Catholic Church in Missoula. ‘‘Coach Hauck then informed me that I was no longer needed to minister as team chaplain.''
Hauck and Athletic Director Don Read refused to speak to The Missoulian about the issue.
UM President George Dennison was out of town and unavailable for comment.
Hogan said Wednesday he'll miss his relationship with the players and their parents.
Hogan called game days a rich opportunity to support team members and said he encouraged them to strive for moral excellence both on and off the field.
‘‘As every coach must, Bobby Hauck has his own vision for his team,'' Hogan said. ‘‘We have differing ideas of my role of chaplain. I wish the best for the Griz. I know they will have a very successful year.''
Hogan served as the Grizzlies' spiritual adviser for 17 years, beginning soon after Read came to UM as a football coach in 1986.
Hogan, an unpaid volunteer, traveled with the team to national championship games in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Huntington, W.Va.
He also was known for helping players with homework, proctoring final exams, giving pregame talks, holding voluntary nondenominational spiritual meetings and feeding players home-cooked meals.
Jerome Souers, a former UM defensive coordinator who is now Northern Arizona University's head football coach, said in a 2001 interview that Hogan's presence may have helped the team on the scoreboard.
‘‘I don't think it's ever been done, but someone should do the stats on the Griz's win-loss record when Father Hogan was present,'' Souers said.
‘‘I think what you would find is it's incredible," he added.
‘‘For various reasons, I consider that inappropriate and declined,'' said the Rev. Jim Hogan, who serves Christ the King Catholic Church in Missoula. ‘‘Coach Hauck then informed me that I was no longer needed to minister as team chaplain.''
Hauck and Athletic Director Don Read refused to speak to The Missoulian about the issue.
UM President George Dennison was out of town and unavailable for comment.
Hogan said Wednesday he'll miss his relationship with the players and their parents.
Hogan called game days a rich opportunity to support team members and said he encouraged them to strive for moral excellence both on and off the field.
‘‘As every coach must, Bobby Hauck has his own vision for his team,'' Hogan said. ‘‘We have differing ideas of my role of chaplain. I wish the best for the Griz. I know they will have a very successful year.''
Hogan served as the Grizzlies' spiritual adviser for 17 years, beginning soon after Read came to UM as a football coach in 1986.
Hogan, an unpaid volunteer, traveled with the team to national championship games in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Huntington, W.Va.
He also was known for helping players with homework, proctoring final exams, giving pregame talks, holding voluntary nondenominational spiritual meetings and feeding players home-cooked meals.
Jerome Souers, a former UM defensive coordinator who is now Northern Arizona University's head football coach, said in a 2001 interview that Hogan's presence may have helped the team on the scoreboard.
‘‘I don't think it's ever been done, but someone should do the stats on the Griz's win-loss record when Father Hogan was present,'' Souers said.
‘‘I think what you would find is it's incredible," he added.
I'm gonna get some T-Shirts produced by Cat/Griz this year for sure 
You would think that he would give it up after even people on eGriz started telling him that he needs therapy for his issues.
