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Yale Fans

Post by Run-the-ball » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:06 pm

It sounds like the players were chippy. I’m curious how their fans were to our fans. Anyone interact with them?



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by gris_h8er » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:11 pm

Run-the-ball wrote:
Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:06 pm
It sounds like the players were chippy. I’m curious how their fans were to our fans. Anyone interact with them?
We were plenty loud and opinionated while surrounded by Yale fans. Positive interactions and they were rational. Shook hands with them after the game.


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Re: Yale Fans

Post by cat-o-nine » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:11 pm

There were several Yale fans who appeared to be former players sitting near us in 109. They cheered loudly for their team but were not obnoxious and were friendly to the Cat fans surrounding them. One of them had their young son (7-ish) with him there.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by bobcatozzy » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:14 pm

Most were really good. There were about 3 that were horrible They went to boot barn and bought their Yellowstone TV attire.


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Re: Yale Fans

Post by junruh82 » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:16 pm

Fans next to us were super friendly with a very good scarf and sweater game. Other than #7 DB (#7 RB is really good and seemed to be a good dude in defeat after the game) and some others I was impressed.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by Cats92 » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:21 pm

I talked to a guy in a Yale sweater. He was walking with some friends who were Cat fans. happened to be Lencioni’s parents. Very kind interaction.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by AFCAT » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:23 pm

Yeah, I saw them scattered around the East grandstands. I saw a large contingent on the West side in an area where visiting fans don’t normally sit. I also saw quite a few out at dinner at the Ale Works. No issues with any of them, but I didn’t talk with them either.
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Re: Yale Fans

Post by rfischer94 » Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:36 pm

I had a lovely conversation with two Yale men about my sign. They were terrific!



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by gris_h8er » Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:26 am

bobcatozzy wrote:
Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:14 pm
Most were really good. There were about 3 that were horrible They went to boot barn and bought their Yellowstone TV attire.
Was that the cowbell conversation they had to have with security? We tried to explain that it’s an NCAA Rule but we were too far away. The Yale fans near us accepted and understood the situation


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Re: Yale Fans

Post by nutman » Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:35 am

Nothing but good interactions here.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by bobcatozzy » Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:23 pm

I think those 3 fans spent more time trying to start crap with our students then watching the game. What was the cowbell incident?


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Re: Yale Fans

Post by catbooster » Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:24 pm

I briefly spoke to a couple fans in passing before the game. Two of their fans stopped by the fire at our tailgate after the game and talked with us for quite a while.

They all seemed friendly and happy.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by GoldstoneCat » Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:35 pm

We had several stop at our tailgate. They were great. Hope they enjoyed their time in bozeman.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by aucat » Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:43 pm

I had a positive interaction. Frankly, I was surprised at how the players got into it early, Based on the post game conference given by the Yale coach, I think we can attribute the chippiness to what he must have told his team before the game.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by kwcat » Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:56 pm

aucat wrote:
Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:43 pm
I had a positive interaction. Frankly, I was surprised at how the players got into it early, Based on the post game conference given by the Yale coach, I think we can attribute the chippiness to what he must have told his team before the game.
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Re: Yale Fans

Post by PHAT CAT » Sun Dec 07, 2025 2:11 pm

We a couple beers with the Yale equipment managers and strength coaches Friday night. Super good guys. They even waved to me before the game from the sideline. None of their fans were in 104, so no call on them.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by damnyoutuesday » Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:06 pm

Talked to some at the game and after at the Christmas Stroll. One of the older Yale fans said he'd root against the Griz if we rooted against Harvard, and we exchange some "F*** the Griz" and "F*** Harvard"s lmao. Overall thought Yale fans were pleasant



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by Team10 » Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:35 pm

Had several of their fans walking by our tailgate and yelled at em if they wanted a beer. They immediately stopped and said, “really?!” In complete disbelief that it would even be offered. The fan I spoke to was a former player from the early 90s. He didn’t really want to have much of a back and forth conversation but was very intent on telling me that he was a Yale graduate who live outside of New York like I was supposed to be impressed with all of it. He was a nice guy but pretty full of himself.

I did get a chuckle that each person of the group all had brand new cold weather gear with tags freshly ripped off before heading to the stadium.



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Re: Yale Fans

Post by RangeCat » Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:42 pm

They were pretty nice. Had a couple of them stop and talk with us at Bridger Brewing saying “good game” and “they’d be cheering for us the rest of the way”.

Only thing that kinda rubbed me the wrong was the comments made by the assistant coach during the press conference. “Our kids go to a real university…” not sure if he was trying to take a shot at us or at the larger college football landscape, but raised an eyebrow.


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Re: Yale Fans

Post by SLC_Cat » Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:59 pm

Yale head football coach to take medical leave of absence

https://www.wtnh.com/sports/local-sport ... f-absence/

Maybe why he didn't do pre or post game media.


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