All over the map

I thought I’d go all over the map today, and link to this story about NAU’s surprising 17-14 win at UNLV two Saturdays ago. Don’t read the comments. They’re depressing. As tough as it was on former Griz coach Bobby Hauck it was a landmark win for Northern Arizona, which plays the Grizzlies Saturday in [...]

TIWIW for Western Oregon

If Saturday’s 32-7 win by the Montana Grizzlies over D-II Western Oregon wasn’t always pretty, at least it had plenty to write about. Not that I got to everything. For instance: a) Brody McKnight hit a record six field goals for the Griz, but he’ll be the first to tell you he needed help. Both [...]

TIWIW, Idaho State edition

There were impressive moments in the now No. 14-ranked Montana Grizzlies’ 33-0 win at Idaho State Saturday, including the play of Gerald Kemp. The junior played a few snaps at quarterback but was used more heavily as a slot receiver. Kemp’s first of eight receptions, for 13 yards, ended with him “trucking” an Idaho State [...]

Things I wish I’d written, Northern Colorado version

This should be called Things I wish I’d recorded: Somehow, in all the homecoming hoopla, I forget to set my DVR for the Montana Grizzlies’ 55-28 win over Northern Colorado Saturday. Well, there’s this: At the 1:25 mark of Amanda Beterman’s Missoulian video of the game, you can see 368-pound UNC noseguard Marcus Felker going [...]

A long day in Montana, for Montana

It was with some misgiving and not a little bit of “there for the grace of God…” that I wrote this piece on how the University of Montana will handle Nate Montana’s Friday morning DUI arrest. It was a strange feeling, chasing down UM athletic director Jim O’Day and asking questions about UM’s student-athlete code [...]

Could you imagine

Word came down this week that Nick Montana, a redshirt freshman at Washington, is No. 2 on the depth chart at quarterback for the Huskies. Things are far from set in stone, though redshirt sophomore Keith Price played impressively all spring for the Huskies. It’s a volatile position and a lot could happen. But if [...]