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Playoffs! Griz vs EWU and Cats vs UT Martin | MT Mint Sports Pod Ep. 67

Hot Take Nate makes good on a bet (kind of) by singing the Griz fight song, and he and Bear Tycoon relive Cat/Griz after a week off. Then they preview this weekend's playoff games Griz vs EWU and Cats vs UT Martin .

Griz Fan Podcast - EWU Playoff game, Brawl final thoughts, guest Colt Palmer

On this playoff edition of the Griz Fan Podcast the guys are joined by Colt Palmer, a Griz player from 2001 - 2004.  Colt shares some incredible stories and insight from his time as a player.  What does a week of playoff prep look like?  How does this staff adjust it's schedule with a Friday game?  What is it like playing the same team twice in one season?  Colt goes on to share some memories from his playing time and brings up his continued disdain for all things Bobcat.  There's also plenty to discuss about the upcoming EWU playoff game.  What's changed on each team since they last met, and what needs to be done for a Grizzly win.   The final segment, as always, is your fan questions and comments.

 

TOC:

0-5 - James and intro of Colt

5-1:30 - Brawl wrap / team prep / general playoff talk

1:30 - 1:50 - EWU rematch

1:50 - 2:39 - Questions and close

Land Grab - Chapter Two: The Big Deal

In chapter two of Land Grab, our narrative for the season kicks off in earnest. We meet the key figure for the rest of the show: Andrew B. Hammond, and chart his journey from teenage lumberjack to prospector to partner in the corporation that will become the Missoula Mercantile. 

In the Bitterroot Valley, future President James Garfield arrives and forges an agreement that claims Chief Charlo’s Salish band are willing to leave their homelands. The forgery enrages Charlo and sets the Salish up for decades of tensions with the Valley’s white settlers. 

And we finish up the episode by examining the most consequential business deal in Montana history, as the Northern Pacific Railroad comes to town and partners with Hammond and the Anaconda Copper company to create a new timber monopoly in the territory that will build the railroad and the giant smelter at Anaconda. 

Land Grab - Chapter One: Foreign Country

Welcome to the first season of Land Grab! In this first chapter, we’re laying out the terms of the story we’re going to tell in this season: the story of the opening of the Flathead Indian Reservation to white settlement; and the real foundations of Missoula and Western Montana. 

This first chapter largely focuses on the precolonial history of Montana. We’ll learn about the origins of Montana’s aboriginal people, and the complex societies they developed over tens of thousands of years in the area. We then move into the early interactions between the indigenous people in the region and the first white explorers, trappers, and settlers who ventured into the Northwest: from Lewis and Clark to the Hudson Bay Company.

And we’ll finish the episode by looking at how the Flathead Reservation came into existence with the Hellgate Treaty of 1855. We’ll dive into the miscommunications and outright deception used by Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens to engineer a treaty agreement on paper that was vastly different from the one tribal negotiators believed they were signing. And we’ll end as the first permanent settlement, a little shanty town called Hellgate, gets started in the Missoula valley, right as the first gold discoveries are made in the area, and Montana explodes into a new age. 

Find out more about Land Grab, and consider making a contribution at www.landgrabpodcast.com and find us on social media @landgrabpod 

Links to sources mentioned at the end of the episode:

OPI Indian Education for All Videos: https://montanatribes.org/iefa-big-picture/

CSKT Natural Resource Department Online Education Portal: http://fwrconline.csktnrd.org/

Griz Fan Podcast - Griz stomp the Cats, playoff talk, & team thoughts, with guest Shaun Rainey

Still euphoric, and with maybe 1 or 2 GFP members a little hungover, we're celebrating the Montana Grizzlies dismantling of the Bobcats.  Shaun Rainey with ABC/Fox, SWX joins us for this marathon pod to give his thoughts and insights every step of the way as well.  

The Montana defense put forth its most dominant performance of the year.  The special teams were near perfect in every fashion, and the offense shocked MSU early and then steadily moved the ball through the day.  On this episode we go over our thoughts and observations from as many points of the game as possible. 

From there, it's time to talk playoffs.  Montana is the #6 seed and will face the winner of UNI vs EWU.  We look around the bracket, discuss games worthy of watching, and talk about regionalization and the challenges its caused to the FCS playoffs. 

With a 9-2 regular season record we then move into discussions on the team as a whole, team awards, conference awards, and more.   Shaun also brings a fun trivia type game to the pod, where we try to identify what Griz player best symbolizes a Thanksgiving Day dish.  After that, we've got nearly an hour of questions and comments to cover.  At the GFP, we care about you and we know it's a holiday week.  We wanted to get this pod out a day early, and make it a long one.  Hopefully it helps with some holiday travel or getting away from (or spending time with) family.

TOC:

0 - 5 - James & Shaun's intro

5 - 1:07 - Recap of the Brawl

1:07 - 1:35 - Playoff talk

1:35 - 2:00 - Awards, team discussion, regular season wrap

2:00 - 2:15 - Shaun's Thanksgiving game

2:15 - 3:02 - Fan questions and close

Brawl of the Wild roundtable with GFP / Montana Mint / R&R Cat Cast

With the Brawl of the Wild just days away, we're happy to bring you a special roundtable episode featuring Griz and Cat fans from around the Big Sky Podcast Network realm.  Mike and Brint with the Griz Fan Pod share and discuss their thoughts and opinions of this game from the Montana Grizzlies perspective.  Both Ryan and Ryan from the R&R Cat Cast and Montana Parlay and Hot Take Nate from Montana Mint join to share their Montana State Bobcats perspective.  It's a fun hour and half of discussion, banter, occasional jokes, and opinions from both sides of the rivalry.  

IT‘S CAT/GRIZ WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | MT Mint Sports Ep. 66

WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon talk Cat/Griz. What more do you need?

Griz Fan Podcast - Cat Week! With guests Riley Corcoran and Andrew Schmidt

The Brawl of the Wild awaits this Saturday and we've got plenty to cover on the GFP.   With Luke out for the week, Riley Corcoran joins Mike and Brint in person.  In our chat Riley goes over some final thoughts from NAU and looks ahead to the Cat game.  As the pod goes on, Andrew Schmidt, everyone's favorite backup running back, joins in virtually to chat all things cat week.   Both share great insights, stories, and fun moments of their memories on this great rivalry.   This was the first GFP that was also live-streamed on Twitch during Andrew's segment as well.  

 

TOC:

0 – 5 - Intro / James’s picks

5 - 27 - Riley / NAU

27 – 37 – Around the Big Sky / College Gameday

37 – 1:44 – Andrew Schmidt joins to talk Griz-Cat

1:44 – 1:47 – Riley signs off

1:47 – 2:21 - Fan Questions and close

Bobcats get signature W over EWU. Griz roll over UNC | MT Mint Sports Ep. 65

Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon go over the Cats big win in Cheney, the Griz domination in Greeley, and preview this week's games. 

Griz Fan Podcast - Mike‘s atonement, UNC win, NAU, & ESPN Gameday

The GFP is back at it and we've got plenty to cover!  The Griz are looking much better after a 35-0 shutout win vs Northern Colorado.  And as many were hoping for, Mike quickly addresses his UNC pick and seeks atonement from Griz Nation.  Moving beyond that point there was plenty to cover from the game and the guys go over all of it.  

From there we move on to a broad look around the Big Sky and the FCS.  There's two weeks of regular season left and the post-season is on the horizon.  What do the Griz need to do to secure a spot?  How are the FCS polls shaping up?

 

After that it's time to talk NAU and what to expect for this upcoming game.  The Griz have had a tough go of it in Flagstaff in the last decade and this young NAU team is eyeing Montana for an upset.  Then, as always, the last hour is all of your fan questions that came in this week.  

 

TOC:

0-27 Intro, Mike's atonement, Lady Griz Soccer, Gameday

27-56 Northern Colorado recap

56-1:10 Around the Big Sky and FCS

1:10-1:31 Northern Arizona preview

1:31-2:13 Fan questions