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University of Montana quarterback Nathaniel Joseph Montana has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Missoula radio station KGVO-AM reports that Montana was arrested shortly before 4 a.m. Friday morning. He was released from jail after posting $685 bond.
Montana is the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana. Montana in February transferred from Notre Dame to the University of Montana where he is vying for the starting quarterback spot.
Montana due in Missoula Justice Court at 2:30 p.m. before Judge John Odlin.

A Montana football player in trouble with the law! Shocker! Who'da thunk it?

Ouch.

Appaholic wrote: A Montana football player in trouble with the law! Shocker! Who'da thunk it?

You should have walked on here, Appa. You'd have been a perfect fit!

Appaholic wrote: A Montana football player in trouble with the law! Shocker! Who'da thunk it?

Wouldn't it be a double Montana?

kids make mistakes. I wonder how the school is going to handle such a high profile player screwing up this badly.

eaglesfootball wrote:kids make mistakes. I wonder how the school is going to handle such a high profile player screwing up this badly.

This could get interesting...

Thing is that Nate was already busted for underage drinking at ND prior to transfer. Not a good indicator.

At least this may get Forcier interested in UM, thinking he may get playing time. Don't know if that is a good thing for UM or not. That cat is a headcase.

Trapped in CA wrote:Thing is that Nate was already busted for underage drinking at ND prior to transfer. Not a good indicator.

At least this may get Forcier interested in UM, thinking he may get playing time. Don't know if that is a good thing for UM or not. That cat is a headcase.

Nate wasn't going to get to play anyway... at least not at QB. Daddy must be proud.

HA HA HA!! That's right griz. You are a bunch of rule breaking...Hold on...What ?...The Cats coach was selling what?...And the players shot WHO? Son of a bitch.

SACCAT wrote:HA HA HA!! That's right griz. You are a bunch of rule breaking...Hold on...What ?...The Cats coach was selling what?...And the players shot WHO? Son of a bitch.

AZGrizFan wrote:

eaglesfootball wrote:kids make mistakes. I wonder how the school is going to handle such a high profile player screwing up this badly.

This could get interesting...

Exactly. The question at this point is:

Does Joe Montana = Craig James?

eaglesfootball wrote:kids make mistakes. I wonder how the school is going to handle such a high profile player screwing up this badly.

My only hope would be that they handle it just like if it were any other kid......Which is (I assume) legally the way they have to!

VictorG wrote:

eaglesfootball wrote:kids make mistakes. I wonder how the school is going to handle such a high profile player screwing up this badly.

My only hope would be that they handle it just like if it were any other kid......Which is (I assume) legally the way they have to!

Not so. They could go overboard because he's an athlete as BYU did to "show" that they're tough on this sort of thing.

SuperHornet wrote:

VictorG wrote:
My only hope would be that they handle it just like if it were any other kid......Which is (I assume) legally the way they have to!

Not so. They could go overboard because he's an athlete as BYU did to "show" that they're tough on this sort of thing.

Dude...if you don't realize that there's a difference between UM and BYU when it comes to sex, drugs, and alcohol, you're more clueless than previously thought.

Grizalltheway wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:
Not so. They could go overboard because he's an athlete as BYU did to "show" that they're tough on this sort of thing.

Dude...if you don't realize that there's a difference between UM and BYU when it comes to sex, drugs, and alcohol, you're more clueless than previously thought.

I didn't say that I EXPECT them to do that. I merely mention it as a possibility.

AZGrizFan wrote:

eaglesfootball wrote:kids make mistakes. I wonder how the school is going to handle such a high profile player screwing up this badly.

This could get interesting...

Without ever playing a down, with being a transfer, with previous problems...I hope Pflu sits this kid down for at least 4 games. He wasn't going to be QB anyways.

grizzaholic wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
This could get interesting...

Without ever playing a down, with being a transfer, with previous problems...I hope Pflu sits this kid down for at least 4 games. He wasn't going to be QB anyways.

Have to agree. Any other walk on would be fuckin gone. But you're right, at the end of spring, JJ looked better in pretty much every facet.

uofmman1122 wrote:

grizzaholic wrote:
Without ever playing a down, with being a transfer, with previous problems...I hope Pflu sits this kid down for at least 4 games. He wasn't going to be QB anyways.

Have to agree. Any other walk on would be fuckin gone. But you're right, at the end of spring, JJ looked better in pretty much every facet.

I don't give a rats ass if Nate was 80-80 900 yds passing with 16 TD's and 450 yards rushing in the spring games, he gets time to sit. He just got here...TRANSFER. He should be on his best behavior.

And not holding him to differnt, higher, standards than every other athlete. But he should WANT to be better. He has the HOF'er dad and anything he does brings the spotlight right to him/University of Montana/his father. He should know if he screws up it will be reported.

I am sure he could have gotten someone else to drive him or call a cab or whatever last night. I am sure his dad wouldn't mind kicking in a few bucks for a cab ride for his kid. WE ALL HAVE DONE WRONG AT THAT AGE, he just should know that being HIS son he should be extra careful.

grizzaholic wrote:

uofmman1122 wrote:Have to agree. Any other walk on would be fuckin gone. But you're right, at the end of spring, JJ looked better in pretty much every facet.

I don't give a rats ass if Nate was 80-80 900 yds passing with 16 TD's and 450 yards rushing in the spring games, he gets time to sit. He just got here...TRANSFER. He should be on his best behavior.

And not holding him to differnt, higher, standards than every other athlete. But he should WANT to be better. He has the HOF'er dad and anything he does brings the spotlight right to him/University of Montana/his father. He should know if he screws up it will be reported.

I am sure he could have gotten someone else to drive him or call a cab or whatever last night. I am sure his dad wouldn't mind kicking in a few bucks for a cab ride for his kid. WE ALL HAVE DONE WRONG AT THAT AGE, he just should know that being HIS son he should be extra careful.

Agreed 100%.

He should know better, and $ for a cab isn't going to be an issue with him. His dad is worth BANK, and he was only there at the jail for 30 minutes; you know he had that cash/check on him, and didn't have to rely on his dad to bail him out. Speaks volume about his discipline not only as an athlete, but as a person. No wonder he never got a chance at ND.

grizzaholic wrote:I am sure he could have gotten someone else to drive him or call a cab or whatever last night. I am sure his dad wouldn't mind kicking in a few bucks for a cab ride for his kid. WE ALL HAVE DONE WRONG AT THAT AGE, he just should know that being HIS son he should be extra careful.

I run into this quite a bit talking about the Blazers. The idea that somehow an athlete should have the same level of logic as a 30 or 40 or 50 year old at the age of 20. For me, the idea of taking a cab home from a bar after drinking was not something I considered until I was in my late 20's. But back then, growing up in Montana, a designated driver was the one in our group who did not drink as much as the rest of us (but still did their fair share of drinking during the night).

Yes, we all have done things in college that we look back now and are not too proud of. College life does that and it does not matter if you are famous or not, or if your parents or relatives are famous or not.

grizzaholic wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
This could get interesting...

Without ever playing a down, with being a transfer, with previous problems...I hope Pflu sits this kid down for at least 4 games. He wasn't going to be QB anyways.

And you know this how? Remember that Pops didn't start at the Dome until he was a freaking senior. And even at that, he wasn't drafted until the third round. Drafting QBs is pretty much a crapshoot, anyway, especially when talking about first rounders. Ryan Leaf was #2 overall, but was a bust of Sampson proportions. On the other hand, Kurt Warner was undrafted but is probably going into the team HOF for two teams.

SuperHornet wrote:

grizzaholic wrote:
Without ever playing a down, with being a transfer, with previous problems...I hope Pflu sits this kid down for at least 4 games. He wasn't going to be QB anyways.

And you know this how? Remember that Pops didn't start at the Dome until he was a freaking senior. And even at that, he wasn't drafted until the third round. Drafting QBs is pretty much a crapshoot, anyway, especially when talking about first rounders. Ryan Leaf was #2 overall, but was a bust of Sampson proportions. On the other hand, Kurt Warner was undrafted but is probably going into the team HOF for two teams.

SH.....His history...His spring....He would be better off, like Ursus said either in another thread or at a lunch, he would be moved to Safety or something else....

Kicker might be a good thing for him.

grizzaholic wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:
And you know this how? Remember that Pops didn't start at the Dome until he was a freaking senior. And even at that, he wasn't drafted until the third round. Drafting QBs is pretty much a crapshoot, anyway, especially when talking about first rounders. Ryan Leaf was #2 overall, but was a bust of Sampson proportions. On the other hand, Kurt Warner was undrafted but is probably going into the team HOF for two teams.

SH.....His history...His spring....He would be better off, like Ursus said either in another thread or at a lunch, he would be moved to Safety or something else....

Kicker might be a good thing for him.

Move him to Safety and bring in Nick.

Trapped in CA wrote:Thing is that Nate was already busted for underage drinking at ND prior to transfer. Not a good indicator.

At least this may get Forcier interested in UM, thinking he may get playing time. Don't know if that is a good thing for UM or not. That cat is a headcase.

Jeez, big deal on what happened at ND. The police raided a house party. Over 40 kids were cited for MIP. The majority of them were ND athletes. BFD. Being caught at house party has nothing to do with getting a DUI.