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

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. 

We then 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

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

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. From 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.  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. Stay for the bonus content where we quiz Mike on his favorite soups. And hear from Brint on what types of pizza college kids think is high quality.

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

It’s a big week in Griz Nation as the #4 Montana Grizzlies head to Cheney to play the #6 Eastern Washington Eagles.  In this weeks episode of the GFP we share our thoughts from the homecoming game against Cal Poly.  From how impressive the defense and special teams were, to the inconsistent showing from the offense.  There’s also a segment dedicated to our ongoing observations around the gameday experience.  We then look around the league and recap what happened in Big Sky Conference play and predict the upcoming week.  After that it’s time to talk about this huge game against EWU, we talk about who to look for, what to expect, and how the Griz can win.  Finally, as always, we’ve got a large array of fan questions to cover as we close out the show including a pick one option about being a pirate or driving a teal Miata with the roof down in the winter.

TOC:

1 – 27:00 Cal Poly recap

27:00 – 43:00 Gameday experiences

43:00 – 58:00 Big Sky recap

58:00 – 1:05 Picking the next week

1:05 – 1:25 Eastern Washington talk

1:25 – 2:21 Fan questions

It’s homecoming for Montana!  With the bye week in the rear view mirror the Griz ramp up for their next opponent, the Cal Poly Mustangs.  Without a prior game to recap the guys jump into talking about the wild last week of Big Sky Conference football and also discuss the week ahead for all other conference teams.  We chat as well about the upcoming Griz opponent in Cal Poly.  The Mustangs new head coach is former EWU coach Beau Baldwin and he’s undergoing large changes with the program.  Gone are the triple option days for Poly, but as discussed in the pod, we don’t know who’s starting at QB and we’re expecting some tricks up Baldwin’s sleeve.  The last half of the pod closes out with the wide array of fan questions and comments, some of which lead to some long discussions on various topics.

Big Sky, Big Takes is back! A couple weird audio issues in the middle of this one because Producer Jerry doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Host – Bear Tycoon

Panel – Brint Wahlberg (Griz Fan Pod), Hot Take Nate (Mint Sports), and Colby Peterson (Weber State Weekly)

Producer – Jerry the idiot

Montana is now 2-0 after coming

off a 42-7 home opener win against Western Illinois.  We just cannot stop talking about how

impressive this defense has been so far! 

This week we focus on our observations from the game and cover our

overall thoughts of where this team is at with the bye week ahead of us.  This was also the first full capacity home

game since November of 2019 and we share our thoughts on the gameday

experience, good and bad. 

With no upcoming game to preview we then hop right into recapping games around the Big Sky and then make our picks for the week ahead.  And after our most popular episode left we had a lot of new fan questions to get to.

TOC

0 – 21:00 – Gameday experience

21:00 – 59:00 – Western Illinois recap

59:00 – 1:16 – Around the Big Sky

1:16 – 1:19 – Indoor practice

facility

1:19 – 1:49 – Fan questions / close out

In what might be the most impressive Week 1 in Big Sky football history, we have a lot to talk about. All that while previewing Week 2.

Host:

Chris Hammond – Tubs at the Club

Panelists:

Kylor Neale – Eagles Power Hour

Montana Parlay – Montana Mint Sports Pod

Hot Take Nate – Montana Mint Sports Pod

We’re back at it, and fresh off the greatest regular season upset that the Montana Grizzlies have ever accomplished. Riley Corcoran, The Voice of the Griz, joins the guys to give his perspective on this historic win. Get an inside look before, during, and after the Grizzlies upset the Huskies.

There’s more to talk about than just the Washington win though, the Western Illinois Leathernecks are coming to town. The guys discuss who to look for, what to expect, and how to avoid a letdown. Additionally there was plenty to break down from around the Big Sky too.

As always we close with a wide array of fan questions, some serious, some not so much.

TOC:

0 – 16:30: Luke / Mike / Brint catch up

16:30 – 1:21: Riley joins the pod, recapping the UW game

1:21 – 1:35: Preview and chat on Western Illinois

1:35 – 1:58: Big Sky Conference games and talk

1:58 – end: Fan questions