TIWIW for Ogden, Utah — Weber State

Now that the dust has settled on Montana’s hard-earned 24-21 win at Weber State – or whatever stands in for dust on artificial turf — there are things I should have taken into consideration while writing up that gamer. 1) Weber linebacker Anthony Morales was everywhere. His hard hit, combined with the ground, broke up [...]

And then there were 24

You knew it had to happen — once the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs expanded to 20 teams, it was a matter of time before the FCS postseason expanded again to 24. That time turned out to be one more year: In 2013, the Pioneer League is going to have an automatic qualifier when the 24-team [...]

Friday Night Lights

It’s less than half an hour until kickoff for the Grizzlies’ quarterfinal game against Northern Iowa. By 9 p.m. we’ll know if Peter Nguyen, Caleb McSurdy and the rest of the Griz are again ready for prime time — and for the Panthers’ Tirrell Rennie. I’ve got a feeling that the Griz could be replaying [...]

Second round FCS playoff predictions

Isn’t that (to the left) sweet? We just have the sweetest guys at the UM athletic department! I kid. Some Griz fans don’t appreciate that the University of Montana took out what looks to be a quarter-page ad in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, wishing the Bobcats luck in the 2010 FCS playoffs. I’m OK with [...]

Keeping my religion while others lose theirs

Here’s my Wednesday column, speaking in defense of the 2010 Griz football team. It was an excellent year that some seem to think was ruinous. I don’t feel that way, and there was a lot to like about that team. One note: I said two 7-4 teams received at-large bids into the Football Championship Subdivision [...]

Things I wish I’d written, Cat-Griz version

After 10 or so days, I am so over Montana State’s 21-16 victory over Montana in the 110th Brawl of the Wild. Two fumbles inside the 5-yard line. Another untimely interception. A fumble by MSU that went through the legs of a Griz defender, letting the Cats recover. Man. And there’s more: 1) Both third-quarter [...]