He hides behind the excuse that "I didn't witness the other reporters actions", yet he has no trouble reporting on player and coach behavior that he did not directly witness.
Hansen HAD to have heard what others were saying about Wolken's behavior, but he chose to protect his own. Hansen is an OSU grad, and a reporter. His inclination to then blame ND for something that it could not possible prevent without banning him and his colleagues is predictable.
Hansen also has the gall to claim that he and his fellow reporters are doing a service for Gray, giving him the opportunity and experience to (paraphrase) "grow as a man". He uses the 19 yo's past quotes in different settings to try to justify this view.
Hey Eric, Notre Dame owes you NO preparation. If you don't behave around kids, then you get your ass banned. I'm sure the initial reaction of a reporter with this mentality is to try to claim that such a policy would be "censorship". But it's not. They can write whatever
they want about the football game, but you cannot abuse a grieving 19 yo player. They don't owe you shit.
Link: Hansen's tries his fence walk. and blames ND rather than the haranguing reporter looking for trouble
Nowhere does Hansen question the reporter-only ND for not being prepared-- for bad reporter behavior
Replies to: "Nowhere does Hansen question the reporter-only ND for not being prepared-- for bad reporter behavior"
- Notre Dame football beat writer confirms locker room issues after Ohio State game. Reporter was an [LINK]
- whatsamataU - 9:48am 1/26/25
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- I'm not surprised by the national media but Eric Hansen's comments were ignorant by his standards. - ELP - 8:37am 1/27/25
- We all know what the professional media really are. - murph78 - 8:21pm 1/26/25
- Great post! [NT] - bobdrake - 7:20am 1/27/25
- Morrison called him a coward & told him to get out of the locker room? - IrishChristopher - 7:33pm 1/26/25
- The reporter was amateur hour. No question. [NT] - Hensou - 4:14pm 1/26/25
- Yelling at the media? Yes, please [NT] - Fisher01 - 2:17pm 1/26/25
- the media has always been, and is still, public enemy #1. [NT]
- und67 - 2:04pm 1/26/25
- I'm surprised the coaches didnt lock the doors knowing the teams emotions. [NT]
- whatsamataU - 2:12pm 1/26/25
- Yes. But cfp contracts require locker room access after game. [NT]
- irishone - 10:44pm 1/26/25
- INTERVIEW POLICIES [LINK] - whatsamataU - 1:16pm 1/27/25
- Or perhaps a little instruction on how to handle them. Me? Lock the flockin door. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:23pm 1/26/25
- Yes. But cfp contracts require locker room access after game. [NT]
- irishone - 10:44pm 1/26/25
- I'm surprised the coaches didnt lock the doors knowing the teams emotions. [NT]
- whatsamataU - 2:12pm 1/26/25
- Just another case of the woke mind virus at work (Hanson). Reporter one, have a brain and respect. - oldirish - 1:44pm 1/26/25
- Nowhere does Hansen question the reporter-only ND for not being prepared-- for bad reporter behavior [LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 1:52pm 1/26/25
- I was kinda hoping Freeman would have went Mike Gundy on them - NDWisconsin - 3:26pm 1/26/25
- Nowhere does Hansen question the reporter-only ND for not being prepared-- for bad reporter behavior [LINK]
- BaronVonZemo - 1:52pm 1/26/25
- Sounds exactly like what everyone thought. Wolken was trying to poke at a grieving 19 yo who was - BaronVonZemo - 1:18pm 1/26/25
- Btw, screw Eric Hansen who I previously liked for trying to blame this on the ND for not "prepping - BaronVonZemo - 1:26pm 1/26/25
- I'm in your corner on this. Hanson played the part of Mr. Richard Cranium. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:26pm 1/26/25
- Can you imagine any school preparing a team to react for a loss in a championship game? OMG what is - THEISMANCARR - 2:13pm 1/26/25
- There has to be some awareness or reading the room - NDWisconsin - 3:27pm 1/26/25
- Wolken was on the hunt to smear and poke for reaction for hits. Hansen failed to condemn him, but - BaronVonZemo - 4:23pm 1/26/25
- There has to be some awareness or reading the room - NDWisconsin - 3:27pm 1/26/25
- I totally 100% agree with you. [NT] - ELP - 1:44pm 1/26/25
- Btw, screw Eric Hansen who I previously liked for trying to blame this on the ND for not "prepping - BaronVonZemo - 1:26pm 1/26/25
- Ben Morrison = A real one [NT] - NDNEIL - 12:27pm 1/26/25
- He's lucky somebody didn't dop him!!! Way to go boys!! [NT] - murph92675 - 12:06pm 1/26/25
- I’m with the team on this one and the beat reporter and whiny bitch s/b last priority - LanceManion - 12:04pm 1/26/25
- Gray wasn't in any condition for an interview - ndunabomber - 11:03am 1/26/25
- The coaches should have held a formal Coach and a couple of players - whatsamataU - 2:07pm 1/26/25
- Props to BeMo for standing by teammate/friend - OCIrish - 10:38am 1/26/25
- room issues after Ohio State game. Reporter was an [NT]
- OHIrish - 10:36am 1/26/25
- Well known that you do not go into a college football locker room after a game. Simple antiND [NT] - OHIrish - 10:38am 1/26/25
- Re: Notre Dame football issues after Ohio State game. Reporter was an [NT] - OHIrish - 10:35am 1/26/25
- Feckin vultures trying to interview a player clearly in that state. Good on Ben. [NT]
- Frank L - 10:11am 1/26/25
- Agree. Gray was taking it hard. - NDWisconsin - 3:23pm 1/26/25
- Look at it the same way. They had his back. Eff these media pukes. [NT] - Frank L - 5:54pm 1/26/25
- I support Christian and Ben 100%. There was only one thing missing from this "incident". - ELP - 11:11am 1/26/25
- Agree. Gray was taking it hard. - NDWisconsin - 3:23pm 1/26/25