So the way it is playing out for Montana is they will need to beat SDSU, USD, MSU (away) and NDSU to win the championship. In addition, they have played UND. They are able to win it all, it would be the most deserving team in the history of football.
SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Sat Dec 06, 2025 11:31 am
So the way it is playing out for Montana is they will need to beat SDSU, USD, MSU (away) and NDSU to win the championship. In addition, they have played UND. They are able to win it all, it would be the most deserving team in the history of football.
SeattleGriz wrote: ↑Sat Dec 06, 2025 11:31 am
So the way it is playing out for Montana is they will need to beat SDSU, USD, MSU (away) and NDSU to win the championship. In addition, they have played UND. They are able to win it all, it would be the most deserving team in the history of football.
Ha! I still don't know how ISU had 5 turnovers and still won. Highlights ought to be incredible.
Ha! I still don't know how ISU had 5 turnovers and still won. Highlights ought to be incredible.
Payton sat in the pocket and the offence did nothing after the first possession. The defense was on the field 42+ minutes. 5 first downs the first 59 minutes.2 lost fumbles. Hayes finished the game on the last drive. I don't know if Payton was hurt or ISU was that great. Worst offensive game in 20 years.
Vidav wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:11 am
I'm happy the Griz won but I am definitely disappointed in how small the crowd was. The whole south end zone was basically empty.
Be careful, I made a similar comment about Montana’s attendance a while back and got lectured by Kalm
Ha! I still don't know how ISU had 5 turnovers and still won. Highlights ought to be incredible.
Payton sat in the pocket and the offence did nothing after the first possession. The defense was on the field 42+ minutes. 5 first downs the first 59 minutes.2 lost fumbles. Hayes finished the game on the last drive. I don't know if Payton was hurt or ISU was that great. Worst offensive game in 20 years.
Not talking crap here, nor trying to rub it in, but that was your first bad game in YEARS. I think we all know NDSU will be on a mission next year.
Vidav wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:11 am
I'm happy the Griz won but I am definitely disappointed in how small the crowd was. The whole south end zone was basically empty.
An AI search has :
MSU at 20,800
Tarleton at 19,700
Montana at 18,000
NDSU at 10,000
Vidav wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:11 am
I'm happy the Griz won but I am definitely disappointed in how small the crowd was. The whole south end zone was basically empty.
Weather forecast definitely cut into the crowd. Not so much the game time forecast, it was more to do with the drive. For Friday they were saying to expect snow in and around Missoula (3" or 4" inches), then 6" to 8" of snow possible around Bozo. So as someone sitting in Billings I found ESPN to be the easier alternative than facing 5 to 6 hours (one way) of lousy roads.
Vidav wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:11 am
I'm happy the Griz won but I am definitely disappointed in how small the crowd was. The whole south end zone was basically empty.
An AI search has :
MSU at 20,800
Tarleton at 19,700
Montana at 18,000
NDSU at 10,000
Then it drops off way off.
Not that I trust AI.
All AI is doing is reporting the attendance numbers these shuksters put out
Vidav wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:11 am
I'm happy the Griz won but I am definitely disappointed in how small the crowd was. The whole south end zone was basically empty.
Weather forecast definitely cut into the crowd. Not so much the game time forecast, it was more to do with the drive. For Friday they were saying to expect snow in and around Missoula (3" or 4" inches), then 6" to 8" of snow possible around Bozo. So as someone sitting in Billings I found ESPN to be the easier alternative than facing 5 to 6 hours (one way) of lousy roads.
The first 2 hours of my drive to Fargo were on bad roads with Minneapolis area traffic. 4 hour drive took 5 hours. At least a dozen accidents and backups. Lucky they were all going the opposite way.
IL State (10-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley) d. 1 ND State (12-1, 8-0 Missouri Valley) 29-28
8 CA-Davis (9-3, 6-2 Big Sky) d. 9 Rhode Island (11-3, 8-0 Coastal Athletic) 47-26
12 Villanova (PA) (11-2, 7-1 Coastal Athletic) d. 5 Lehigh (12-1, 7-0 Patriot) 14-7
4 Tarleton State (TX) (12-1, 7-1 United Athletic) d. North Dakota (8-6, 5-3 Missouri Valley) 31-13
3 Montana (12-1, 7-1 Big Sky) d. 14 SD State (9-5, 4-4 Missouri Valley) 50-29
11 South Dakota (10-4, 6-2 Missouri Valley) d. 6 Mercer (9-3, 8-0 Southern) 47-0
7 Stephen F. Austin (TX) (11-2, 8-0 Southland) d. 10 Abilene Christian (TX) (9-5, 7-1 United Athletic) 41-34
2 MT State (11-2, 8-0 Big Sky) d. Yale (9-3, 6-1 Ivy) 21-13
Quarterfinals
FRI/SAT 12-13 DEC 25
IL State (10-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley) at 8 CA-Davis (9-3, 6-2 Big Sky)
12 Villanova (PA) (11-2, 7-1 Coastal Athletic) vs. 4 Tarleton State (TX) (12-1, 7-1 United Athletic)
11 South Dakota (10-4, 6-2 Missouri Valley) vs. 3 Montana (12-1, 7-1 Big Sky)
7 Stephen F. Austin (TX) (11-2, 8-0 Southland) vs. 2 MT State (11-2, 8-0 Big Sky)
Semifinals
SAT 20 DEC 25
ISU-UCD winner vs. VILL-TAR winner
SD-MT winner vs. SFA-MTST winner
Finals
1630 PST MON 05 JAN 26 ESPN
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
Adam Jones scores to probably put it away. Julius Davis actually had a long TD run earlier, but a taunting penalty before he went in the endzone put the ball back to about the 20.
It was long overdue! 
