Cat/Griz or Griz/Cat?

mquast53000 · Post by **mquast53000** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:43 pm

I was slumming it over at egriz earlier this morning and I noticed that they were referring to the Cat/Griz game as the Griz/Cat game. I was wondering what everyone has called the game through out their years. Have you changed what you call it? Do Griz fans or Cat fans ever list the opposing team first when referring to this game? What are you thoughts?

orsalak · Post by **orsalak** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:47 pm

I voted on both just to make sure my point got across.

WolfPtCat · Post by **WolfPtCat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:12 pm

I sent a small note to the gentleman that sets up the Big Sky Pick'em pool (I think he has something to do with egriz). I noticed that they referred to the game as "Griz/Cat". Here was the jest of my note:

name ommitted,

Thanks for putting together this pool. It is quite fun.
Side note: The entire state of Montana, 1st graders included, knows the biggest football game of the year is called the "Cat-Griz Game", not Griz/Cat or the Brawl of the Wild.

Thanks again for time and effort you put in for the pool,
name ommitted
MSU '01

CARDIAC_CATS · Post by **CARDIAC_CATS** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:56 pm

Cat/Griz is the correct saying. It's like apples and oranges. Although maybe the Griz fans say oranges and apples.

CelticCat · Post by **CelticCat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:57 pm

CARDIAC_CATS wrote:Cat/Griz is the correct saying. It's like apples and oranges. Although maybe the Griz fans say oranges and apples.

Dad and Mom, Jelly and Peanut Butter... Fries and a Burger. Weirdos.

anacondagriz · Post by **anacondagriz** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:58 pm

I am a lifelong Griz fan & have always called it Cat-Griz. It just flows soooo much better.

grizband · Post by **grizband** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:05 pm

anacondagriz wrote:I am a lifelong Griz fan & have always called it Cat-Griz. It just flows soooo much better.

I agree, although I have called it Griz-Cat on occasion.

longhorn_22 · Post by **longhorn_22** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:07 pm

anacondagriz wrote:I am a lifelong Griz fan & have always called it Cat-Griz. It just flows soooo much better.

In high school I went to Billings West and our big rival school was Billings Senior. I've always called it the Senior - West game even though I hate Senior with a passion. It flows better than West - Senior I think as well as Cat - Griz flows better.

ChiOCat · Post by **ChiOCat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:26 pm

Always been Cat/Griz, even before I went to MSU and my sister was attending UM (condolences not necessary

)

The DJ here in town is a Griz alum, and he constantly refers to it as Griz/Cat and it just sounds wrong. He does have a Go Cat's button next to his mike I provided him with! If the Cats win he gets to take it down, a Griz win means he will have to look at it every day for another year.

Cat-theotherwhitemeat · Post by **Cat-theotherwhitemeat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:51 pm

anacondagriz wrote:I am a lifelong Griz fan & have always called it Cat-Griz. It just flows soooo much better.

Ditto that. I think it's funny when Griz fans get their panties in a twist when fellow Griz fans call it that....like it's some big deal.

GFGriz · Post by **GFGriz** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:12 pm

'Cat - Griz. Definitely. And definitively too!

AnchorCat · Post by **AnchorCat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:29 pm

Always has been Cat-Griz. I first heard Griz-Cat in the early '80s from the guy who is now the Griz AD, but always considered it revisionist history.

Btowncat · Post by **Btowncat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:23 pm

Cat/Griz. Calling it Griz/Cat is as lame as believing you can take the "Montana" out of our fair alma mater by referring to us as "State".

GOKATS · Post by **GOKATS** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:27 pm

Btowncat wrote:Cat/Griz. Calling it Griz/Cat is as lame as believing you can take the "Montana" out of our fair alma mater by referring to us as "State".

bozbobcat · Post by **bozbobcat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:48 pm

It's Cat-Griz. No question. The only thing that's bothering me about it is that it's not here yet.

NeMTcat · Post by **NeMTcat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:44 pm

Cat/Griz no doubt...I agree with every post that says it's an oddity to say it the other way...saying it Griz/Cat makes it sound like animal mating gone horribly wrong.

Platinumcat · Post by **Platinumcat** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:47 pm

I say Cat/Griz because it's grammatically correct...ya ya that's why.

GFGriz · Post by **GFGriz** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:10 pm

Btowncat wrote:Cat/Griz. Calling it Griz/Cat is as lame as believing you can take the "Montana" out of our fair alma mater by referring to us as "State".

Well, it is just "State". Nothing more.

wbtfg · Post by **wbtfg** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:20 pm

How about we call it the Montana/State game? I'd be ok with that.

Cat13 · Post by **Cat13** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:07 am

Cat/Griz plain and simple

Cat/Griz or Griz/Cat?

What do you call the MSU vs UM game?

Cat/Griz or Griz/Cat?