CDAGRIZ said:
Crazy how he totally caused all of this. I bet he wishes he wouldn’t have made the racist comment that caused everything to have befallen him. Welp, maybe it’s time to move on from a Griz never was.
Zac didn't cause all of this. The entire episode was woke theatre manufactured by a former Griz player -- Keenan Curran. Corbin and Akem played a role, they all had their own motivation for taking part in the smear campaign.
If you read through the different exchanges on Twitter he had with some of the Sentinel parents last fall, Keenan acknowledged this:
https://twitter.com/KeenanCurran6/status/1464030726639161361?s=20&t=iQxM4fsI3WbynFfJQWRVpw
"We’re bringing to light issues that you would sweep under the rug.
Because it’s our responsibility because so many other adults don’t see how that statement is problematic."
Keenan's statement is self-righteous and arrogant. It's also disconnected from reality -- I haven't met a single adult who doesn't believe the statement was problematic -- but I digress.
Keenan appears to view himself as some kind of morally superior, community activist.
https://twitter.com/KeenanCurran6/status/1460384319306797061?s=20&t=iQxM4fsI3WbynFfJQWRVpw
I think Keenan is a good young man, but he has an extremely over-inflated ego.
He recruited Sammy into the plan so he could meddle in the Griz program -- a program Keenan hadn't been a part of since 2018 -- while the 2021 team was getting ready to make a playoff run.
That Keenan put his personal agenda ahead of the football program demonstrates his hubris.
Keenan also asserts if he, Corbin, and Sammy didn't do what they did, "that would have went uncorrected."
It also sounds like he doesn't trust Hauck or Haslem and likely is still carrying animosity towards them. So he felt justified in causing a huge distraction for the program ahead of their first playoff game.
https://twitter.com/KeenanCurran6/status/1464045578011119616?s=20&t=iQxM4fsI3WbynFfJQWRVpw
Keenan makes it clear they felt justified sabotaging Zac's post-season awards and destroying his Griz football career. They were teaching him a lesson and sending a message to white kids everywhere.
Keenan made Corbin the face of the campaign and had him push it on Thanksgiving morning to ensure that Zac wouldn't be considered for the Gatorade POY and the Shrine Game.
It was a no-brainer he was a lock for both.
For those who don't know, Corbin had a tremendously underwhelming Griz football career. He had one reception for 12 yards and one total tackle while playing in four games in 2017. He switched to tight end during the spring of 2018 and transitioned to the defensive line midway through 2019 spring camp.
He had an ax to grind with Hauck because
he cut Corbin after spring drills concluded in 2019.
If you notice, he was using Zac to call out Hauck in the original Tweet. To him it wasn’t about Zac, it was about Hauck.
Also, Corbin is not a guy who is easily offended. That's why tried to hide his Twitter posts in the spring when the Kaimin article was published.
Unfortunately for him, his account was public last fall. All of his racially offensive and misogynistic comments were easy to find. And there were plenty of pissed-off people who support the Crews family that took screenshots of the offensive things he said. It looks like some of those are starting to come to light.
https://twitter.com/GrizFanNews/status/1553471142765088768?s=20&t=wpw1giblrRRvtqGxNKwQmw
So Keenan believed it was his responsibility to destroy Zac. And Corbin still resented Hauck. Sammy’s motivations appear to be linked to his support of with the BLM movement. You can look at
the header image in his Twitter bio.
Sammy always seemed like a happy kid, which is why it seemed out of character when I noticed him aggressively calling for a high school coach to be fired because the coach voiced his frustrations with the BLM and Antifa rioting and looting in 2020.
https://twitter.com/s_akem18/status/1276673717733490690?s=20&t=wpw1giblrRRvtqGxNKwQmw
His passive-aggressive comment about "good ole MT!" was what I found most surprising.
https://twitter.com/s_akem18/status/1276691000405094400?s=20&t=wpw1giblrRRvtqGxNKwQmw
This is a community that embraced Sammy and provided him with an opportunity to get an education while developing into one of the best receivers in the FCS.
Yet he basically implied that Montana was racist and didn't bother to clarify he wasn't in any danger when a person told him to "stay safe" -- as if racist mobs were roaming the streets of Missoula.
https://twitter.com/CoachPugh317/status/1276692527618371584?s=20&t=wpw1giblrRRvtqGxNKwQmw
And yet, for a kid who was so offended, he didn't seem upset when his friends made racially insensitive jokes.
https://twitter.com/youknowtfgoin/status/551661105228288000?s=20&t=wpw1giblrRRvtqGxNKwQmw
And he didn't worry about offending anyone with the "white girl" jokes he posted on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/s_akem18/status/534139407620923392
It appears that Sammy has fallen for the divisive woke, BLM extremism and has gone from the kid from Oklahoma with an infectious smile, to an angry young man who sees racism everywhere he looks — even among the community that embraced him for the last five years.
Keenan took advantage of Sammy’s anger and conspired with him to promote Corbin’s tweet.
Sammy’s retweet was important because no one in Montana remembers or cares about Corbin. As a current Griz player, Sammy had a much bigger presence.
So to conclude this point — nothing about this was authentic.
Keenan, Cobin, and Sammy each had their own motivations. They lit the match and intentionally started a fire for their own selfish reasons. The fact that they intentionally destroyed Zac’s Griz football career over an unintentional private message that was made public is of no consequence to them.
Those of you still trashing Zac because he and his family finally shared their side of the story need to ask yourself why. He's already moved on. Maybe it's time you do to.