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Previewing MSU vs. EWU, UM vs NoCo, and a surprise appearance from Mike Nugent | MT Mint Sports Ep. 64

Bear Tycoon and Hot Take Nate preview the Bobcats upcoming game against EWU, discuss the ugly Griz win over SUU, talk the potential for College Gameday coming to Missoula, and call in a special guest - MIKE NUGENT.

Griz Fan Podcast - SUU scare, College Gameday, & UNC

It’s been quite the week in Griz Nation as many fans are still reeling from Montana’s 20-19 win over 1 win Southern Utah.  The GFP is back and ready to share our thoughts, good and bad.   We go over the ongoing struggles the offense is having, team penalties, and the continued effort from the defense.  We chat about having two strong candidates for the Buck in Pat O’Connell and Justin Ford.  Discussion also centers around areas of needed improvement, team leadership, and road games vs home games.

 

Before the recap of the SUU game though, the guys have SID Eric Taber on to talk about the very real possibility of having College Gameday come to Montana for the Brawl.   Montana fans need to go all out for the next two weeks to tag game day in all social media posts to get their attention.  There’s a big push behind this, let’s make it happen!

 

Once complete with the recap we jump into our usual look around the conference and make picks for the upcoming week.  Then it’s on to the Northern Colorado game.  UNC has been playing better and will pose a bigger challenge to Montana than one might expect.  We break down what to expect, who to look for, and what the Griz need to do to get a win.  Then, as usual, we close with all of our great fan questions and topics. 

 

TOC:

 

0 – 6:30 – Introduction & James’ picks

 

6:30 – 16:40 – Eric Taber on Gameday

 

16:40 – 1:02 – Southern Utah talk

 

1:02 – 1:17 – Around the Big Sky

 

1:17 – 1:36 – Northern Colorado Preview

 

1:36 – 2:31 – Questions and close

Montana Schools 2, Idaho Schools 0 | MT Mint Sports Ep. 63

Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon discuss Montana's rebound win against Idaho and Montana State's slow but steady win over Idaho State.

Griz Fan Podcast - The Stein Stays in Montana

The Little Brown Stein stays in Montana as the Grizzlies got back on track with a solid win against the Idaho Vandals.  And as it turned out there was quite a few takeaways we wanted to chat about.  The offense showed great improvement, there are still a lot of costly errors, and the defense appeared to be back to it’s dominant ways.  Beyond that there was plenty to cover from the officiating, the lack of replay, the atmosphere, beer sales in the Kibbie Dome, and the woes of the Idaho faithful. 

 

Moving beyond the Idaho game we shift gears to look around the conference.  Weber pulled off a major upset against Eastern Washington, the crazy box score from ISU vs MSU, and Sac appears to be rolling.  With just 4 weeks left of regular conference play it’s also time to start looking at the very murky Big Sky Conference playoff picture.  

 

After that we strap on the oxygen tanks, get the scuba masks, and get below the surface waters of the upcoming Southern Utah game.  SUU’s stats aren’t great but they’ve put a few scares into teams, we go over their season so far, and what to expect.  Brint also updates us on his planned tailgate spread for this weekend.  And finally, as always, we finish with all of the fan questions that piled up on egriz and twitter.

 

TOC:

 

0 -  13: intro

13 – 1:05 – Idaho recap

1:05 – 1:35 – Around the big sky / Playoffs

1:35 – 1:57 – Southern Utah

1:57 – end – Fan questions

Griz lose to Sac St, Cats roll and a fun little surprise | MT Mint Sport Ep. 62

Hot Take Nate does a victory lap on MSU's recent win and then rubs the Sac State win over Montana in Bear Tycoon's face. Plus we have a fun little surprise (we compare all the Big Sky teams to NFL teams. How fun!)

Griz Fan Podcast - Sac State loss, team discussion, & looking forward. With guest Colter Nuanez

On the heels of a tough home loss to Sacramento State the GFP is back to dissect the game and where the team is at right now.  And who better else can we have on hand to assist in the discussion but Colter Nuanez with ESPN Missoula and Skyline Sports.  With Colter’s insight we have some long discussions on the roster, the game, and the coaching staff’s approach and plans week in and week out.  It’s an impressive overview that spins off multiple conversations that give Griz Nation a total perspective that helps give insight to some of what’s happening with this team. 

 

Moving beyond last week’s game the guys discuss the upcoming Idaho game and what to expect there.  With Colter’s help we analyze the importance of the next handful of games Montana has coming up and what the Griz need to do to get back on track.  Of course everyone’s favorite part of the pod, the fan questions, close us out in in the last 45 minutes.  The questions range from serious ones about the roster, play calling, and playoff hopes to having to pick between Backstreet Boys or NSYNC. 

 

TOC:

 

0 – 13:00 – Introduction and talk on the 2001 team reunion

 

13:00 – 1:40 – Sac State game talk, state of the team discussion

 

1:40 – 2:05 – Idaho game

 

2:05 – 2:15 – Around the Big Sky

 

2:15 – 3:00 – Fan questions

Cats Dominate Cal Poly, Griz beat Dixie State | MT Mint Sports Ep. 61

Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon fight through some scheduling drama and microphone issues to bring you a recap of last week's games and preview this week's slate, including a Friday night matchup for the Cats on ESPNU.

Griz Fan podcast - EWU, Dixie, Sac, and soup

With the mysterious lost pod now in the rear-view mirror the guys are back at it and covering all of your need to know Grizzly topics.  Fresh off a 31-14 win over Dixie State there was plenty to dissect about Kris Brown’s first start, the offensive line, the defense, injuries, and illness.  It was also a crazy weekend around the FCS and in the Big Sky as there were plenty of surprising games to recap.  And now, Montana has a major test with a challenging Sacramento State coming to Missoula.  As always, we close with fan questions, and we added in a bunch that were not answered from the last week as well.

 

TOC:

0 – 17 – Lost pod and EWU look back

17 – 52 – Dixie State recap

52 – 1:08 Around the big sky

1:08 – 1:30 – Sac state

1:30 – 2:10 – questions and close

Interview with Max Demarais, the Butte guy in the middle of the McCaffrey clipboard incident | Mint Sports Ep. 60

We interview Max Demarais (the Bobcat fan who got a broken clipboard thrown at him by Max McCaffrey) and talk Cats stomping Northern Colorado + the instant classic of EWU beating UM.

Cats over PSU, Griz crush Cal Poly | MT Mint Sport Ep. 59

Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon (the birthday boy!) breakdown MSU's win over Portland State, UM's big win over Cal Poly, and all of the week 5 Big Sky Conference Action.