Down with Gadhafi… and GO GRIZ

Here’s a report out of Libya on the protests against dictator Moammar Gadhafi. We strive to be politics-free here at the Griz Blitz, but pay special attention to the clip at the :53-second mark. I was wondering where that shirt went…

Post recruiting hangover

I must’ve have got worn out by signing day; this is my first post since them. So, for starters, here is something that I meant to get to way before now, related to my QnA with Griz football recruiting coordinator Scott Gragg. As you may or may not know, Gragg can talk. We wound up [...]

Tate shouldn’t be surprising…

ESPN.com’s Joe Schad reported Saturday that former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier has narrowed his college choices down to five, and yes, Montana is one of those five (along with Kansas State, Washington, Arizona and Miami). Griz coach Robin Pflugrad – who this week told the Great Falls Tribune that he has had no contact with [...]

The complete and hopefully easy to read Griz 2011 class

Here’s what I shortened it down to…. and here’s a highlight tape of the class (scroll to the bottom). One warning: One of the highlights for Aschan Richards and his cousin Jonathan Richards is exactly the same. Looks one forced a fumble and the other scored. Just not sure who.  Oh, and there are some serious “wow [...]

Hawaii pipeline reopens, and other news…

There’s a lot to like about Montana’s 2011 signing class; second-year Griz football coach Robin Pflugrad is certainly excited. One of the things he liked — and which I didn’t have room to expand on in Thursday’s old-school edition of the Missoulian — was establishing a Hawaii pipeline with the signings of offensive lineman Samson [...]