“I’m not a dog person…”

Here’s an old YouTube video of an Alabama fan voicing his displeasure with the Tennessee Volunteers, which is who the Montana Grizzlies open up the 2011 football season. Thought it was funny the first time I saw it — it dates back at least a couple years to the Phillip Fulmer Era at UT — [...]

Recruiting South Dakota…

Here’s a short story from the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus-Leader about a quarterback and receiver named Matt Hermanson who has verbally committed to the University of Montana for football. South Dakota isn’t a hotbed for Griz recruiting — I only found three Grizzlies who came from Mount Rushmore State, including linebacker Kent Clausen (Aberdeen, 1976-79) [...]

Masoli a Rebel?

You may have heard that Jeremiah Masoli found himself in a bit of trouble at Oregon recently, resulting in his getting kicked off the Ducks’ football team. But now that he’s completed his undergrad studies at OU, he can be eligible to play for someone other than the Ducks – and one blogger says that [...]

A long ways back

Jimmy Wilson is back, as announced by UM and in Tuesday’s edition of the Missoulian. His story has ranged from impressive to tragic and downright dark, and now is on the verge of being amazing. Jailed for two years following the shooting death of his aunt’s boyfriend, Wilson was acquitted of murder a year ago [...]

Nobody ate any sandwiches!

This is a little off-topic, but I love baseball and I really love hating the Yankees, though I begrudgingly respect what George Steinbrenner built in New York. After Steinbrenner’s death Tuesday at age 80, I went straight to the New York Times to read another in their always excellent obituaries. And I found this great [...]

Different sort of 2-for-1

There’s two-for-ones and there’s what Portland State has set up for its home football slate, which is being played at 7,600-seat Hillsboro Stadium this season. According to a release from UM, Griz fans who want to see their team play PSU on Oct. 16 can buy a ticket only if they purchase a ticket to [...]

Pac-10 drop-down headed UM’s way

Here’s a story from the Los Angeles Daily News that includes a snippet about Antwon Moutra’s impending transfer to Montana from UCLA. Moutra was a highly-recruited receiver out of Carson, Calif., who turned down a scholarship offer from Robin Pflugrad – then an Oregon assistant – to play for the Bruins. Two years later – [...]