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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by VimSince03 » Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:08 pm

Cataholic wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:12 pm
If there was anybody on the fence, Gold Rush should have sealed it regardless of win or loss. That place was electric. No 2 vs No 3. Double overtime. Under the lights. Just look at social media and all the amazing content and videos from that game. The don’t have that at many Mountain West schools. And didnt we set a new attendance record? It had to be close.
Pretty special night and tradition. I think we're allowed to call it a tradition but I don't know we may be accused of stealing it. At least we didn't call for a blackout night and wear white uniforms...


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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by BelligerentBobcat » Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:33 pm

VimSince03 wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:08 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:12 pm
If there was anybody on the fence, Gold Rush should have sealed it regardless of win or loss. That place was electric. No 2 vs No 3. Double overtime. Under the lights. Just look at social media and all the amazing content and videos from that game. The don’t have that at many Mountain West schools. And didnt we set a new attendance record? It had to be close.
Pretty special night and tradition. I think we're allowed to call it a tradition but I don't know we may be accused of stealing it. At least we didn't call for a blackout night and wear white uniforms...
Everybody in college football is just copying what the Mecca of football is doing.



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by VimSince03 » Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:44 pm

BelligerentBobcat wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:33 pm
VimSince03 wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:08 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:12 pm
If there was anybody on the fence, Gold Rush should have sealed it regardless of win or loss. That place was electric. No 2 vs No 3. Double overtime. Under the lights. Just look at social media and all the amazing content and videos from that game. The don’t have that at many Mountain West schools. And didnt we set a new attendance record? It had to be close.
Pretty special night and tradition. I think we're allowed to call it a tradition but I don't know we may be accused of stealing it. At least we didn't call for a blackout night and wear white uniforms...
Everybody in college football is just copying what the Mecca of football is doing.
Jeff Choate may have done it to "own the Griz" but Jeff was actually going for something deeper for the culture of the football team. Choate was all about celebrating the history and owning it as our own. Past players, great seasons, great teams. If it was anything positive for the Bobcats, he would push marketing to celebrate it. This happened in small doses in past coaching staffs but stuff like beginning an in-state jersey tradition, taking what Ash did with the Gold Rush game and making it the 2nd biggest game of the year, pushing really hard for stadium improvements despite losing records, and competing for in-state talent at a level unmatched by prior coaching staffs. Jeff is a culture builder, great motivator, and promoter. His x's and o's were arguably average in the grand scheme but he was bringing in a pile of Jimmies and Joes by the time his tenure was up at MSU. If #41 is the best accomplishment of the Choate era along with never losing to the Griz, I guess it makes sense they want to call us little brother for "stealing it" because it wasn't the only thing Choate stole from the Griz in his tenure.


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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by Cataholic » Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:27 pm

VimSince03 wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:44 pm
BelligerentBobcat wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:33 pm
VimSince03 wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:08 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:12 pm
If there was anybody on the fence, Gold Rush should have sealed it regardless of win or loss. That place was electric. No 2 vs No 3. Double overtime. Under the lights. Just look at social media and all the amazing content and videos from that game. The don’t have that at many Mountain West schools. And didnt we set a new attendance record? It had to be close.
Pretty special night and tradition. I think we're allowed to call it a tradition but I don't know we may be accused of stealing it. At least we didn't call for a blackout night and wear white uniforms...
Everybody in college football is just copying what the Mecca of football is doing.
Jeff Choate may have done it to "own the Griz" but Jeff was actually going for something deeper for the culture of the football team. Choate was all about celebrating the history and owning it as our own. Past players, great seasons, great teams. If it was anything positive for the Bobcats, he would push marketing to celebrate it. This happened in small doses in past coaching staffs but stuff like beginning an in-state jersey tradition, taking what Ash did with the Gold Rush game and making it the 2nd biggest game of the year, pushing really hard for stadium improvements despite losing records, and competing for in-state talent at a level unmatched by prior coaching staffs. Jeff is a culture builder, great motivator, and promoter. His x's and o's were arguably average in the grand scheme but he was bringing in a pile of Jimmies and Joes by the time his tenure was up at MSU. If #41 is the best accomplishment of the Choate era along with never losing to the Griz, I guess it makes sense they want to call us little brother for "stealing it" because it wasn't the only thing Choate stole from the Griz in his tenure.
I know we weren’t the first team in college football to have a color themed game (whiteout at Penn State), but I recall the Gris trying to copy us with a “slate” game. Only about a 10% of the crowd showed up with the grey colored shirts. It was an epic failure.



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by Cataholic » Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:32 pm

Cataholic wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:27 pm
VimSince03 wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:44 pm
BelligerentBobcat wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:33 pm
VimSince03 wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:08 pm
Cataholic wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 5:12 pm
If there was anybody on the fence, Gold Rush should have sealed it regardless of win or loss. That place was electric. No 2 vs No 3. Double overtime. Under the lights. Just look at social media and all the amazing content and videos from that game. The don’t have that at many Mountain West schools. And didnt we set a new attendance record? It had to be close.
Pretty special night and tradition. I think we're allowed to call it a tradition but I don't know we may be accused of stealing it. At least we didn't call for a blackout night and wear white uniforms...
Everybody in college football is just copying what the Mecca of football is doing.
Jeff Choate may have done it to "own the Griz" but Jeff was actually going for something deeper for the culture of the football team. Choate was all about celebrating the history and owning it as our own. Past players, great seasons, great teams. If it was anything positive for the Bobcats, he would push marketing to celebrate it. This happened in small doses in past coaching staffs but stuff like beginning an in-state jersey tradition, taking what Ash did with the Gold Rush game and making it the 2nd biggest game of the year, pushing really hard for stadium improvements despite losing records, and competing for in-state talent at a level unmatched by prior coaching staffs. Jeff is a culture builder, great motivator, and promoter. His x's and o's were arguably average in the grand scheme but he was bringing in a pile of Jimmies and Joes by the time his tenure was up at MSU. If #41 is the best accomplishment of the Choate era along with never losing to the Griz, I guess it makes sense they want to call us little brother for "stealing it" because it wasn't the only thing Choate stole from the Griz in his tenure.
I know we weren’t the first team in college football to have a color themed game (whiteout at Penn State), but I recall the Gris trying to copy us with a “slate” game. Only about a 10% of the crowd showed up with the grey colored shirts. It was an epic failure.
I found it, The Granite Game. Epic fail!

https://gogriz.com/news/2015/8/25/FB_0825150251



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by SparkCat » Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am

Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by mslacatfan » Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:46 am

Are there any remaining Montana recruits that have bobcat offers and have not committed at this point?

Or is it pretty much just walk-on and maybe some partial scholarship type players at this point?


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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by VimSince03 » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:00 am

SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am
Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.
?


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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by VimSince03 » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:01 am

mslacatfan wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:46 am
Are there any remaining Montana recruits that have bobcat offers and have not committed at this point?

Or is it pretty much just walk-on and maybe some partial scholarship type players at this point?
Maybe a partial offer battle for a few but it's really "choose your PWO" this time of year.


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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by SparkCat » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:23 am

VimSince03 wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:00 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am
Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.
?
More so sarcastic, just based on us not having many spots to fill, the griz will probably get a few of the in state kids they normally may not have landed.



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by Cataholic » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:32 am

SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:23 am
VimSince03 wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:00 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am
Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.
?
More so sarcastic, just based on us not having many spots to fill, the griz will probably get a few of the in state kids they normally may not have landed.
I think it is decidedly still leaning to the Cats. For scholarship kids, it appears the Cats have 4 of the top 8 and the Gris got 1. The other 3 are going FBS.



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by wbtfg » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:35 am

Cataholic wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:32 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:23 am
VimSince03 wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:00 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am
Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.
?
More so sarcastic, just based on us not having many spots to fill, the griz will probably get a few of the in state kids they normally may not have landed.
I think it is decidedly still leaning to the Cats. For scholarship kids, it appears the Cats have 4 of the top 8 and the Gris got 1. The other 3 are going FBS.
Is Presley still going to Sac St?



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by SparkCat » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:36 am

Cataholic wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:32 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:23 am
VimSince03 wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:00 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am
Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.
?
More so sarcastic, just based on us not having many spots to fill, the griz will probably get a few of the in state kids they normally may not have landed.
I think it is decidedly still leaning to the Cats. For scholarship kids, it appears the Cats have 4 of the top 8 and the Gris got 1. The other 3 are going FBS.
Oh dang! I just did a quick glance. I guess the ole griz will officially be using the portal for the foreseeable future.



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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by VimSince03 » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:54 am

SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:23 am
VimSince03 wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:00 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am
Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.
?
More so sarcastic, just based on us not having many spots to fill, the griz will probably get a few of the in state kids they normally may not have landed.
Whoever doesn't get most of the top group usually brings in the next tier. Anomaly happened last year when the Griz barely landed any of them. Cats have mostly landed who they wanted so far and the same can be said for the past two in-state cycles.


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Re: 2026 Montana Recruits

Post by Cataholic » Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:58 am

wbtfg wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:35 am
Cataholic wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:32 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:23 am
VimSince03 wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 11:00 am
SparkCat wrote:
Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:32 am
Looks like Montana is putting up a fight this year with getting some in state recruits.
?
More so sarcastic, just based on us not having many spots to fill, the griz will probably get a few of the in state kids they normally may not have landed.
I think it is decidedly still leaning to the Cats. For scholarship kids, it appears the Cats have 4 of the top 8 and the Gris got 1. The other 3 are going FBS.
Is Presley still going to Sac St?
For the time being. If you saw him play the past two weeks, he looks really good. And as bad as Sac State has been, I am guessing he might reconsider regardless of their promise of FBS and NIL money.



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