Here’s a blog post from ESPN.com’s Paul Kuharsky on the AFC South, division of the Tennessee Titans. Enjoy the nice words about Marc Mariani, Griz fans. And a picture, too? The Havre flash is making a splash. Apologies accepted, Paul. Here’s also something from a Falcons’ blog on the improving fortunes of safety Shann Schillinger, [...]

Denny Bedard tells us that the University of Montana Grizzly football coach’s radio show has moved to Tuesday and starts Aug. 31 — that’s tonight — at 6 p.m. on KVWE FM. The program airs live from Paradise Falls and listeners can call 1-877-401-9151 with questions for Coach Robin Pflugrad and the voice of the [...]

I found this obituary on the N.Y. Times today for William P. Foster, the band director who revolutionized college halftime shows during his time at Florida A&M. I mention it because FAMU is also referenced in this 2003 column by former Sports Illustrated write Steve Rushin, in which he recounts one band, during the “Fifth [...]

Here’s my story about Robin Pflugrad that led off our Griz preview in Sunday’s Missoulian. My favorite part: Chris Walterskirchen’s trivia that on Sept. 4, Pflugrad will be the exact same age Don Read was when he made his debut with the Grizzlies on Sept. 20, 1986: 52 years, 279 days. I did have a [...]

Peter Fields, like Jim O’Day before him, has denied talking turkey with the Western Athletic Conference in a story by the Bozeman Chronicle’s Will Holden. Fields, Montana State University’s athletic director, said his conversations with WAC commissioner Karl Benson haven’t included overtures or hints about joining the WAC. In his words: “Karl and I are [...]

Fresno State and Nevada restarted the Reshuffle Party with Tuesday’s announcement they are leaving the WAC for the Mountain West Conference, and while Montana watches all factors of this movement with interest, the sticker shock stands out for me. This Fresno Bee story has the WAC collecting a $5 million fine from each departing school, [...]

Here’s a photo the Missoulian received Monday from Afghanistan. Army specialist Kristopher Krause, a Hamilton native now a part of the U.S. Army’s 230th Vertical Engineer Company, sent it along with the following words: “I live in Missoula and I have attached a photo that was taken by us earlier today (Aug. 15) on top [...]

Here’s my story in Thursday’s Missoulian on Steve Hackney, the University of Montana’s equipment manager who is retiring at the end of the football season. It’s hard for me to feel like I can spend 8 hours on a story and do justice to a man who spent 30 years at UM, but I gave [...]