Cat-Griz 2.0

[RockyBearCat]

You never hear a Cat fan acting like the Cats are great because of the '84 title, or for beating the Pandas in 2002.

I hear Panda fans touting the streak, or the 2010 championship game all the time.

What I DO hear Cats fans say is things like "Cats have been to the natty twice in the last 4 years and the semis 4 times....which makes them better than the Pandas." Also, "Pandas haven't won in Bozeman since Obama was president" Also "Cats have pwned the Pandas over the last decade"

Pretty different claims to greatness.

I’ve only found one or two guys here who agree that the team that wins Saturday is the better team. You can at least agree to that, right?

No, I think we’ve already pretty well established that the Cats are a lot better than the Pandas. Even if the Pandas pull off the big upset this weekend.

So now even beating a team doesn’t establish that the winner is better? Then how is it established that the Cats are better? The ranking? I heard from you guys all year that the ranking doesn’t matter and the only way to establish who’s better is on the field. This is getting pretty squishy.

So they should cancel Saturday's game? Cats already proved they are better 4 weeks ago. Give me your address and I'll mail you a postcard from Nashville!

[SLC_Cat]

I like "Cat Griz 2.0"... but what about calling this game the "Super Brawl"???

I feel like this comment has been overlooked.

Super Brawl is really good.

[catamaran]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

Speaking of old fans - I went to this site earlier today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana%E ... ll_rivalry and noticed the first paragraph has this sentence: "The game is most historically and commonly known as the Griz-Cat game, and sometimes as the Cat-Griz game."

I grew up near Missoula until I went to school at MSU in the early '80's. I never heard the game referred to as griz/cat until some time during the streak (I'd estimate mid-90's). Is that what you and your old fan friends remember?

I've gotten used to griz fans wanting to put their name first on this game (though I do think it's petty and juvenile), but it does bother me when people put false information on a site like Wikipedia. I know I should be used to BS on the internet by now. I'm not going to lose sleep over it but I don't understand why people want to put out revisionist history.

I went in to edit that out and it has already been changed

[RickRund]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

I see LOTS of the Gris base on social media call it the mecca.

[OldGriz]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

I see LOTS of the Gris base on social media call it the mecca.

Interesting. I’m not on any social media. I mainly stick with antisocial stuff.

[Joe Bobcat]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

I see LOTS of the Gris base on social media call it the mecca.

Yeah the gris calling it that is just another example of them way over embellishing what they have and what they are. The eye roll they get from others when they say it gives them a cheap thrill, but the eye roll is for how foolish and insecure they look and sound.

[MTnative]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

I see LOTS of the Gris base on social media call it the mecca.

Interesting. I’m not on any social media. I mainly stick with antisocial stuff.

How would you have any time to do ANYTHING on social media with how much time you’re spending on BN!?

[OldGriz]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

I see LOTS of the Gris base on social media call it the mecca.

Interesting. I’m not on any social media. I mainly stick with antisocial stuff.

How would you have any time to do ANYTHING on social media with how much time you’re spending on BN!?

[luckyirishguy25]

@Colter_Nuanez Where the F is our content! this is the biggest game of the century!

He's waiting to get some quotes. Press conferences are today.

You guys are breaking our balls!

JK, but really can't wait for some content!

He just sent me my list of stories. 4 of them coming. I'll get one back to him this afternoon. Not sure when it'll get posted.

Tom its been like 4 hours! tell Colter he's killing us!

[rfischer94]

Hyped up Griz run defense coming into Bobcat Stadium. What could go wrong for them...

Can someone walk me through exactly what Kyon Loud's return does to make their defense so much better? What does it mean for the game on Saturday? @BobcatBuiltTexan, I always appreciate your analysis but any comments are welcome.

They basically starting doing what we do....dbs cover send everyone else to stop the run. They run a 33 stack but they blitz a lot so it's basically like running a 4-2 or a 5-1. You run a te set and they bring another person the box and run an 8 man front. They basically have more people than the offense can block.... it seems that they don't always blitz but it's an add in blitz or what I call an echo blitz.... they are playing run but when they see its pass they do a delayed blitz. They basically feel that their dbsv are good enough to cover your wrs so they don't need lber help... very similar to us. Currently they haven't played anyone who could threaten them. Our wrs are much beget than what they've been seeing.

Um will make some plays, make it hard for us, have some big plays(sacks tfls) but we'll also make some big plays. For me the key thing is our defense is better than their offense and their defense is as good as ours offense. Because of their style of play we will put pressure on their offense to score which will result in turnovers, like last game.

Thanks for the input!

[rfischer94]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

Speaking of old fans - I went to this site earlier today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana%E ... ll_rivalry and noticed the first paragraph has this sentence: "The game is most historically and commonly known as the Griz-Cat game, and sometimes as the Cat-Griz game."

I grew up near Missoula until I went to school at MSU in the early '80's. I never heard the game referred to as griz/cat until some time during the streak (I'd estimate mid-90's). Is that what you and your old fan friends remember?

I've gotten used to griz fans wanting to put their name first on this game (though I do think it's petty and juvenile), but it does bother me when people put false information on a site like Wikipedia. I know I should be used to BS on the internet by now. I'm not going to lose sleep over it but I don't understand why people want to put out revisionist history.

I have always called it the Cat-Griz game. I remember hearing some who said Griz-Cat. It seems to me like the majority said Cat-Griz.

Only reason it’s called Cat/Griz is because how it sounds. Cat is a strong sounding word and the ending of Griz with the Z creates a more satisfying ending. It’s a great name for a rivalry game that encompasses the name of both schools. There is a reason it’s called the Bourbon Bowl and not Mud Dogs/Cougars.

Just like "Montana-Montana State" sounds better than "Montana State-Montana."

[SparkCat]

Holy crap, just listened to the Fight in Montana Podcast… Those two dudes are some of the biggest Gris homers I have heard. Lots and lots of terrible takes on the Cats. Are they that delusional over in Gris lala land?

[DMMDCats]

Coaches looking for the crowd to be a little “unhinged”

Are you ready for some football?

“Light snacks and lots of drinking”

[coloradocat]

I plan on not getting my voice back until Monday, just like the last two home Cat-griz games.

[Cataholic]

Stop calling it Mecca. Seriously.

I’ve never heard Griz fans call it that. ESPN and some national writers, yes.

Seriously? I commonly hear griz fans call it that.

Seriously — I’ve never heard it from Griz fans. But I’m old and hang with old fans.

I see LOTS of the Gris base on social media call it the mecca.

Interesting. I’m not on any social media. I mainly stick with antisocial stuff.

Your own radio guys call it the Mecca. They open their broadcast with it.

[Colter_Nuanez]

@Colter_Nuanez Where the F is our content! this is the biggest game of the century!

He's waiting to get some quotes. Press conferences are today.

You guys are breaking our balls!

JK, but really can't wait for some content!

[catatac]

Dang, some good stuff with Bobby's interview. First off, seems to be floating some potential future excuses out there... how physical their games have been, they're banged up, having to shorten practices, etc. Also, I found it interesting he said the Cats should have been ranked #1 over NDSU.

[Colter_Nuanez]

[BelligerentBobcat]

Dang, some good stuff with Bobby's interview. First off, seems to be floating some potential future excuses out there... how physical their games have been, they're banged up, having to shorten practices, etc. Also, I found it interesting he said the Cats should have been ranked #1 over NDSU.

He wanted us #1 so he wouldn't have to play us in Bozeman.

[technoCat]

Dang, some good stuff with Bobby's interview. First off, seems to be floating some potential future excuses out there... how physical their games have been, they're banged up, having to shorten practices, etc. Also, I found it interesting he said the Cats should have been ranked #1 over NDSU.

He wanted us #1 so he wouldn't have to play us in Bozeman.

Are they even banged up? All I hear is how theyre getting everyone back.