Listen to Montana and Montana State beat reporters discuss the latest on the Bobcats and Grizzlies.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks with Montana Grizzlies athletic director Kent Haslam about the university's athletic performances in 2024-25, Nate Harris replacing Brian Holsinger as UM head women's basketball coach, the first year of the Griz's indoor practice facility, the House settlement and more.
NOTE: This will be the final Cat-Griz Insider Podcast episode of Season 4. Season 5 will begin in mid-to-late July.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks with Montana State athletic director Leon Costello about the MSU teams' performances in 2024-25, the status of MSU's indoor practice facility, new MSU President Brock Tessman, the transfer portal, the House settlement, former Bobcats quarterback Tommy Mellott getting drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders and more.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks to Montana State Bobcats sophomore Harvey Cramb (2:44), who won the men's 1,500 meters at last week's Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and Montana Grizzlies senior Whitney Morrison (18:09), who won the women's heptathlon at the conference meet.
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores opens the episode running through some Montana Grizzlies/Montana State Bobcats news and notes. Then he talks with Griz head men's tennis coach Jason Brown about his team's Big Sky title-winning season, his Montana roots and more (15:56).
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on former Montana State offensive lineman Marcus Wehr accepting an rookie minicamp invite from the Seattle Seahawks. Then Flores talks with Frank Gogola about ex-MSU quarterback Tommy Mellott getting drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders (6:27), ex-Montana wide receiver/returner Junior Bergen getting drafted by the San Francisco 49ers (12:13) and other former Bobcats and Grizzlies receiving NFL opportunities (17:55). Flores closes the episode with some words about Unterrio Latin-Henley's dismissal from the MSU football program and the Cats' spring game (27:28).
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast running through some Montana/Montana State football, basketball and track and field news/notes. Then Flores interviews MSU golfer Maddie Montoya about her Big Sky Conference tournament individual title, becoming the first Bobcat to qualify for NCAA Regionals and more (12:19).
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on the Montana Grizzlies' spring game and some other UM football news. Then they talk about Montana State Bobcats spring football camp (12:36), some Griz basketball news/notes (14:26) and some MSU basketball news/notes (18:42).
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast discussing the pro day performances from former Montana State football players. Then they talk about the Montana Grizzlies' pro day (22:59).
406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast talking about Kalispell Glacier quarterback Jackson Presley flipping his commitment from Boise State to Montana State. Then they discuss MSU's and Montana's spring football camps/upcoming Pro Days (15:26), UM basketball transfers/returners (23:14) and MSU basketball transfers/returners (28:30).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores talk about the Montana men's basketball team's loss to Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Montana State women's basketball team's first-round March Madness loss at Ohio State (9:05) and UM's hiring of Nate Harris as the full-time women's basketball coach (31:37).
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with a discussion of the Montana State women's basketball team's buzzer-beating win over Montana in the Big Sky tournament title game and the Bobcats' upcoming NCAA Tournament game at Ohio State. Then they talk about the Montana men's basketball team's Big Sky tournament championship and the Grizzlies' upcoming NCAA Tournament game against Wisconsin (21:54), with some thoughts about the MSU men at the end of the episode.
Note: This episode was recorded before Montana signed Nate Harris to a three-year contract and before quarterback Justin Lamson committed to Montana State.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores talk about the Montana and Montana State basketball teams ahead of the Big Sky Conference tournaments and touch on the performances from the Grizzlies and Bobcats at the Big Sky indoor track and field meet.
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast discussing Gogola's story about the Montana athletic department's expense and revenue records in fiscal year 2024. Then they recap the Brawl of the Wild wins from the UM men's and Montana State women's basketball teams in Bozeman (18:13), and Flores runs through the MSU football team's recent coaching moves (35:58).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores preview the Cat-Griz basketball games scheduled for this Saturday in Bozeman.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the major differences between the 2025 recruiting classes for the MSU and UM football teams. Then they recap the weeks for the Cats and Griz basketball teams and discuss the resignation of Lady Griz head coach Brian Holsinger (20:05).
406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on the MSU indoor track team's record-setting day at the Bobcat Performance, the MSU football team hiring Matt Smith as offensive line coach (3:26) and former MSU O-lineman Marcus Wehr's strong showing at the East-West Shrine Bowl (3:26). Then 406 MT Sports' Montana Grizzlies beat writer shares some Griz football news/notes (7:05) and talks with Flores about the UM and MSU basketball teams' undefeated weeks and big upcoming games (11:12).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies football/men's basketball beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the MSU women and the UM men winning the season's first Brawl of the Wild basketball games. Flores also shares some thoughts on MSU's recent football coaching moves.
406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on MSU's new offensive coordinator Pete Sterbick and some recent Cat and Griz football transfer news. Then Flores and Gogola talk about the MSU and UM basketball teams ahead of the season's first Brawls of the Wild this Saturday in Missoula (17:09).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies' beat writer Frank Gogola talk about Gogola's article about college sports revenue sharing, NIL and other related topics. Flores also discusses the MSU football team's players who've entered the transfer portal.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Montana State Bobcats beat writers Victor Flores (406 MT Sports) and Braden Shaw (Bozeman Daily Chronicle) talk about the MSU football team's 35-32 loss to North Dakota State in the FCS title game, the Cats' historic season, the departures of key players and coaches and MSU's 2025 outlook.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks with InForum/Forum of Fargo-Moorhead columnist Mike McFeely about North Dakota State's return to the FCS title game, the Bison's rematch with MSU, the new contract for MSU head coach Brent Vigen and more.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Montana State Bobcats beat writers Victor Flores (of 406 MT Sports) and Braden Shaw (of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle) talk about the MSU football team's 31-17 FCS semifinal win over South Dakota to set up a rematch with North Dakota State in the national championship game Jan. 6 in Frisco, Texas. Flores also briefly runs through some recent Montana Grizzlies football news.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Montana State Bobcats beat writers Victor Flores (of 406 MT Sports) and Braden Shaw (of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle) talk about the MSU football team's 52-19 FCS quarterfinal win over Idaho, the Cats' upcoming semifinal game against South Dakota and Idaho losing head coach Jason Eck and several of its top players.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the UM football team's 35-18 loss at South Dakota State in the second round of the FCS playoffs, the Griz's up-and-down 2024 season, the transfer portal entrants from UM and MSU, the Cats' 49-17 second-round win over UT Martin and their upcoming quarterfinal game against Idaho.
406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on UM's 41-27 win over Tennessee State in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Then they preview the Griz's second-round game at South Dakota State (15:11) and MSU's second-round home game against UT Martin (20:29).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola discuss the MSU football team's 34-11 Brawl of the Wild win and look ahead to the Cats' and Griz's FCS playoff paths.
406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on the MSU football team's crazy finish to its Big Sky title-clinching win at UC Davis. Then they talk about UM's eventful home victory over Portland State (19:47) and preview the 123rd Brawl of the Wild (30:38).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the UM football team's 30-14 loss to UC Davis and briefly preview the Griz's upcoming game against Portland State. Then Flores and Gogola discuss MSU beating Sacramento State 49-7 to improve to 10-0 and preview the Cats' top-four game at UC Davis (24:05).
406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on MSU's 42-28 win at Eastern Washington and the Cats' upcoming home game against Sacramento State. Then he chats with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 42-7 win at Cal Poly and Griz's upcoming top-seven home game against UC Davis (15:43).
406 MT Sports' Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola and Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on UM's 24-0 win at Northern Colorado and the Griz's upcoming game at Cal Poly. Then they discuss MSU's upcoming game at Eastern Washington coming off a bye (23:33).
406 MT Sports Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores begins this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts about the MSU football team's 44-14 win at Portland State. Then he talks with Montana Grizzlies' beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's upcoming game at Northern Colorado (11:22).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks about the MSU football team's 38-7 win over Idaho and the Cats' upcoming game at Portland State. Then Flores talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 31-20 win over Northern Arizona (19:45).
406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on the MSU football team's 55-17 win over Northern Colorado and its upcoming top-10 game against Idaho. Then Flores talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 55-48 overtime loss to Weber State and its upcoming top-25 matchup with Northern Arizona (7:41).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores recaps the MSU football team's 37-17 Big Sky-opening win at Idaho State and previews the Cats' Homecoming game against Northern Colorado. Then he talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 52-49 conference-opening win at Eastern Washington and upcoming home game against Weber State (13:33).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks about the MSU football team's 52-13 win over Mercyhurst and upcoming Big Sky opener at Idaho State. Then Flores chats with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 46-35 comeback victory over Western Carolina and upcoming game at Eastern Washington to begin Big Sky play (13:54).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola discusses the Griz football team's 59-2 win over Morehead State and previews UM's upcoming game against Western Carolina. Then Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks about MSU's bye week and upcoming game against Mercyhurst (17:24). Gogola and Flores conclude the episode with some thoughts about the Pac-12 adding four Mountain West programs and whether or not that could lead to UM and MSU moving up to the FBS (22:23).
406 MT Sports Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores recaps the MSU football team's 41-24 Gold Rush win over Maine. Then Flores talks with the 406's Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 27-24 loss at North Dakota (12:20).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks about the MSU football team's 31-7 win at Utah Tech and previews the Cats' Gold Rush game against Maine. Then he chats with 406 MT Sports Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's season-opening 29-24 home win over Missouri State and the Griz's upcoming game at North Dakota (16:40).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks about the MSU football team's wild comeback victory at New Mexico to open the 2024 season. Then Flores chats with the 406's Montana Grizzlies' beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's upcoming season opener against Missouri State (21:58).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's Braden Shaw break down the Montana State football team ahead of the 2024 season and discuss the Bobcats' mysterious season-opening opponent, New Mexico.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Inside Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola go through each football game on the 2024 schedules for the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk about the beginning of Montana Grizzlies fall football camp, Montana State's Marcus Wehr appearing on The Athletic's Freaks List and more.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks about the beginning of Montana State's 2024 fall football camp, then plays the full interview with MSU wide receiver Ty McCullouch from Bobcats media day on July 25 (18:45).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the 2024 Big Sky Conference preseason football polls, the preseason all-conference teams, takeaways from the Big Sky Football Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, and more.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores plays his interview with Craig Kilborn from May about Kilborn's basketball career at Montana State, his time at ESPN's SportsCenter, The Daily Show and The Late Late Show, why he walked away from late night and more.
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores begins this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast by talking with recent Whitefish graduate Brooke Zetooney about her bittersweet experience at the Class A state track and field meet and her future with the Montana Grizzlies (5:15). Then Flores interviews recent Cascade grad Caiden Sekuterski about his record-setting performance at the State C track meet and signing with the Griz (18:20).
406 MT Sports' Victor Flores begins this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast talking to recent Corvallis graduate Olivia Lewis about her record-setting performance at the Class A state track and field meet, her future with the Montana State track program and more (1:53). Then Flores chats with recent Jefferson grad Dalton Noble about his State B track championship performance, flipping his football commitment from Army to MSU and more (17:17).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks with University of Montana athletic director Kent Haslam about the House vs. NCAA settlement (3:37), the Grizzlies' 2023-24 season (11:40), the UM football team (13:51), the UM athletes' academic success (15:42) and the Griz's incoming indoor practice facility (16:59).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks with Montana State athletic director Leon Costello about the Bobcats winning the Big Sky women's all-sports trophy (2:08), MSU's thrilling victory at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5:16), the MSU men's basketball team's Big Sky tournament title (9:50), the House vs. NCAA case (14:39), the new video board at Bobcat Stadium and MSU's upcoming indoor practice facility (20:04), Costello's excitement for the 2024-25 season (24:03) and more.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406 MT Sports' Victor Flores recaps the Montana State men's track and field team's thrilling Big Sky outdoor championship win over Northern Arizona, then plays interviews with Bobcat sprinter Michael Swan (8:14), MSU pole vaulter Colby Wilson (14:18), MSU jumper/hurdler Elena Carter (16:37), MSU decathlete Nicola Paletti (18:57), Montana Grizzly jumper Erin Wilde (24:16) and UM javelin thrower Evan Todd (26:27).
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on Alex Gubner's NFL rookie minicamp invites, Montana State's latest men's basketball commit Max Agbonkpolo and the upcoming Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Bozeman. Then he plays an interview with former MSU quarterback Casey Bauman, who recently joined the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent after two seasons at Augustana (7:46).
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts about the former Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats who've received NFL opportunities. Then he runs through some football transfer news (14:02) and talks to UM women's tennis Steve Ascher about his team's best season in a decade (16:05).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's Braden Shaw talk about the Montana State football team's 2024 spring game, MSU's kicking situation, Tommy Mellott and other Bobcat storylines entering the upcoming season.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts about women's basketball player Esmeralda Morales transferring from Portland State to Montana State, some Montana men's basketball news and former UM quarterback Clifton McDowell committing to McNeese State. Then Gogola recaps the Grizzlies' spring football game (10:09).
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on quarterbacks coach Chuckie Keeton leaving Montana State, then breaks down Matt Logie's new contract as MSU head men's basketball coach (3:25), discusses some other Bobcat and Montana Grizzly basketball news (11:27) and recaps MSU's Pro Day (15:36).
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts about Montana State head men's basketball coach Matt Logie turning down an offer from Washington State and MSU's Eddie Turner III entering the transfer portal. The rest of the episode features interviews with former Montana football players TraJon Cotton (8:38), AJ Forbes (13:00), Alex Gubner (17:52) and Braxton Hill (22:13) after their Pro Day performances on Tuesday.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts about the Montana State men's basketball team's NCAA Tournament First Four loss to Grambling State and former MSU coach Danny Sprinkle being hired by Washington. Then he talks with Frank Gogola of 406 Sports/the Missoulian about the Montana men finishing their season in the CBI and the women in the WNIT (20:09).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores talks with Bozeman Daily Chronicle sports editor Parker Cotton about the Montana State men's basketball team's remarkable run to the NCAA Tournament First Four, where the Bobcats will face Grambling State on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores talks about the Montana State men's basketball team's win over rival Montana in the Big Sky Conference Tournament title game. He also touches on the MSU and UM women's season-ending losses and a couple of future Bobcats (23:58).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and 406 Sport/Missoula Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the UM and MSU basketball teams, who will begin Big Sky Conference tournament play on Monday in Boise, Idaho.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast episode with some thoughts on the Big Sky Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships and the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships. Then they talk about the Montana and Montana State basketball teams (3:27) and preview UM's spring football camp (23:50).
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts about Montana defensive coordinator Ronnie Bradford taking a special teams assistant job with the Miami Dolphins. Flores and Gogola also talk about the UM basketball teams sweeping Montana State in Missoula on Saturday (3:59). The episode ends with an interview from Feb. 2 with Flores and former MSU head football coach Rob Ash about DeNarius McGhee's Bobcat hall of fame induction (21:22).
406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on the Montana and Montana State football team's latest signees, namely Missoula Sentinel grad and BYU transfer Dylan Rollins. Then they talk about the UM and MSU basketball teams ahead of this week's Brawls of the Wild in Missoula (13:51).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks about the Montana State football team's recent commitments, Montana hiring a new offensive line coach and the up-and-down MSU and UM basketball teams.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on Bobby Hauck's contract extension as Montana head football coach, then chat about UM and Montana State basketball (7:18). The second half of the episode features a phone interview between Flores and Utah State head men's basketball coach/former MSU coach/Helena native Danny Sprinkle that took place on Jan. 19 (20:15).
406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on Montana's recent football transfer news and Montana State hiring Chuckie Keeton as quarterbacks coach. Then Flores talks about the recent UM and MSU basketball games, including the Brawls of the Wild in Bozeman that the Bobcats won on the women's side and the Grizzlies won on the men's side (7:13).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast discussed the football and basketball teams at Montana and Montana State.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores shares some thoughts about the Bobcat football team's offensive coordinator change before talking about MSU's basketball teams heading into this Saturday's Brawls of the Wild (7:07). Then Flores chats with Frank Gogola of 406 Sports and the Missoulian about the UM football team's recent transfer news (15:30) and the Griz basketball teams (31:16).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talks with 406 Sports Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores about UM's 23-3 loss to South Dakota State in the FCS title game Sunday in Frisco, Texas. They also reflect on the Griz's 2023 season and look ahead to 2024.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola previews Sunday's Football Championship Subdivision title game between the Griz and South Dakota State with 406 Sports Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk about the Montana football team's double overtime victory over North Dakota State in the FCS semifinals, the Grizzlies' upcoming national championship game against South Dakota State, Junior Bergen becoming a Griz legend and more.
406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on the MSU football players who've entered the transfer portal and the MSU volleyball team's historic season. Then he chats with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about the UM football team's overtime FCS quarterfinal win over Furman and the Griz's upcoming semifinal game against North Dakota State (15:24).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast focuses on the second-round FCS playoff games for the Montana and Montana State football teams.
406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts about MSU's overtime playoff loss to North Dakota State, the Bobcats in the transfer portal and MSU's up-and-down 2023 season. Then Flores talks with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about Montana's snowy second-round win over Delaware and the Grizzlies' upcoming quarterfinal game against Furman (31:37).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens with some thoughts on the MSU volleyball team's first-ever postseason berth, then previews the MSU football team's FCS playoff game against North Dakota State (2:29) and talks with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's upcoming playoff game against Delaware (16:21). Both MSU and UM had byes last week.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about UM's 37-7 home win over MSU in the 122nd Brawl of the Wild. They also briefly preview the FCS playoffs.
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast dives deep into the upcoming Brawl of the Wild football game.
406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola briefly talk about UM's 34-10 win over Portland State and MSU's 57-14 win over Eastern Washington. Then Flores and Gogola preview the 122nd Brawl between the No. 3 Griz and the No. 4 Cats at this Saturday Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula.
406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast with some thoughts on the MSU football team's 45-21 win over Northern Arizona and the Bobcats' upcoming home game against Eastern Washington.
Then Flores talks with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 34-7 win over Sacramento State and the Griz's upcoming game at Portland State (17:33).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks about the MSU football team's 24-21 top-10 loss at Idaho. Then Flores chats with Missoulian/406 Sports Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's shutout win over Northern Colorado and the Griz's upcoming top-10 matchup with Sacramento State (21:05).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores shares some thoughts about the MSU football team's 42-30 win at Sacramento State and the Cats' upcoming top-10 game at Idaho.
Then Flores chats with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about the Griz coming off their bye and preparing for a home game against winless Northern Colorado (20:54).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast mainly focuses on the Montana football team's 23-21 win at then-No. 3-ranked Idaho on Saturday.
406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on MSU's 59-19 home win over Cal Poly and its upcoming game at Sacramento State. Then Flores talks with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about now-No. 9 UM's victory over now-No. 10 Idaho for the Little Brown Stein (6:26).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast opens with some thoughts from 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores about the MSU football team coming off a bye and preparing for Cal Poly. Then Flores chats with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 31-23 win at UC Davis and the Griz's upcoming game at Idaho (6:27).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast begins with some thoughts from 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores about the MSU football team's 38-22 homecoming win over Portland State. Then Flores chats with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies' beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 28-20 homecoming victory over Idaho State and the Griz's upcoming game at UC Davis (16:38).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast recaps a couple of football results that were surprising in different ways.
406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores begins the episode with some thoughts about No. 3-ranked MSU's 40-0 win at then-No. 10 Weber State, and he touches on the Bobcats' upcoming game against Portland State. Then he talks with 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's upset loss at Northern Arizona and a bit about the No. 18 Grizzlies' next game against Idaho State (15:32).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast features some audio from Montana State offensive coordinator Taylor Housewright, as well as breakdowns of Montana's and Montana State's previous and upcoming football games.
The first Housewright clip is a statement he gave Tuesday about his DUI citation. Then 406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores talks about the Bobcats' 57-20 win over Stetson and their Big Sky Conference opener this week at No. 10 Weber State (3:11) before chatting with 406 Sports/Missoulian UM beat writer Frank Gogola about the Grizzlies' 17-10 victory over Ferris State and their upcoming conference opener at Northern Arizona (18:04).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast mainly dives into the first road games of the season for the Montana and Montana State football teams.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores recaps the Bobcats' eventful loss at defending FCS champion South Dakota State, then talks to 406 Sports/Missoulian UM beat Frank Gogola about the Grizzlies' blowout win at Utah Tech and their intriguing upcoming game (22:09).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast looks back at the Montana and Montana State football teams' season openers and looks ahead to Week 2.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores talks about Montana State's dominant win over Utah Tech in the Bobcats' Gold Rush game and previews MSU's highly anticipated rematch with defending FCS champion South Dakota State. Then, Flores talks with Missoulian/406 Sports UM beat writer Frank Gogola Montana's up-and-down victory over Butler and the Grizzlies' upcoming game at Utah Tech (16:10).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast dives deep into the Montana and Montana State football teams as they prepare for their 2023 season openers this Saturday.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on MSU's season-opening opponent Utah Tech, the Bobcats' depth chart and other MSU storylines. Then he chats with 406 Sports/Missoulian UM beat writer Frank Gogola about the Grizzlies' opener against Butler, UM's QB battle and other Griz football topics (17:54).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast features audio from the Montana and Montana State head football coaches.
MSU's Brent Vigen talked to media members on Saturday after the Bobcats' scrimmage (3:03), and UM head coach Bobby Hauck talked to reporters after Monday's fall cap practice (15:06).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast examines extreme hazing — in light of the Northwestern scandal — from the perspective of the athletic directors at Montana's two Division I schools.
406mtsports.com/Missoulian Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talks to UM athletic director Kent Haslam (3:02), and the 406's Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores chats with MSU AD Leon Costello (15:44). Costello's interview begins with some thoughts on college football conference realignment, specifically what it would take for MSU to move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast dives into the Montana and Montana State fall football camps, which both began within the past week.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts about the first week of Bobcats fall camp, then chats with 406 Sports UM beat writer Frank Gogola about five Grizzlies fall camp storylines (14:06).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores runs down some MSU and Montana Grizzlies news, dives into the biggest MSU storylines entering 2023 fall camp (4:24) and plays his interview with MSU football commit Ryan Bowles (22:15).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast features a conversation between 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola from the Big Sky Football Kickoff in Spokane, Washington.
Flores and Gogola discuss their interviews with Big Sky coaches and players on Monday (1:52), the Big Sky preseason polls and all-conference selections (7:16), Montana State winning the 2022-23 Big Sky Presidents' Cup (21:05) and the 2023 Big Sky Hall of Fame inductees (22:03).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast features an interview with former Montana State and NFL linebacker Dane Fletcher.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores gives a podcast schedule update (1:49) and discusses some recent MSU and Montana Grizzly news (2:55) before playing his conversation with Fletcher, who will be speaking at Montana Football Hall of Fame's Speak Up Symposium on Mental Health this Saturday in Billings (11:59).
This week's episode features an interview with Carson Steckelberg, a Bozeman Gallatin outgoing senior who will run cross country and track and field for the Montana Grizzlies.
Before talking with Steckelberg (at the 11:59 mark), 406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores talks about Duncan Hamilton's second-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and goes through some UM/MSU basketball and football news.
The bulk of this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast features an interview with Montana State-bound athlete Annie Kaul, who won Class C state titles in cross country and track and field during her high school career at Plentywood.
Before his interview with Kaul (at the 8:52 mark), 406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores talks about some MSU/Montana football, basketball, volleyball and track news and notes.
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast mainly features an interview with Emily Maughan, a Seeley-Swan senior who has signed with the University of Montana to continue her track and field career.
406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores talks to Maughan (beginning at the 8:58 mark) about her back-to-back Class C state long jump titles, becoming a Grizzly, the serious health issues she's dealt with throughout high school and more.
Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on Duncan Hamilton and the other Montana State track athletes who qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores talks briefly about some MSU and Montana Grizzlies news, then plays his interview from last week with former MSU and current professional golfer Paige Crawford.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores talks about the legal issues surrounding Montana State's football team and touches on some other MSU and University of Montana sports news (13:43). Then Flores chats with former UM linebacker and Kalispell native Patrick O'Connell about signing with the Seattle Seahawks, his favorite NFL team (18:53).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast features an interview with Montana State beat writer Victor Flores and former Montana State defensive back Ty Okada about Okada signing an undrafted free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks.
Before playing that interview at the 19:13 mark, Flores talks about Montana State offensive coordinator Taylor Housewright getting cited for a DUI, provides an update on former MSU linebacker Callahan O'Reilly's pro hopes (4:00), discusses some MSU and Montana Grizzly football transfer portal news (9:36) and touches on some recent MSU basketball news (15:02).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast focuses on the Montana and Montana State football players who've earned NFL opportunities.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores opens the podcast with some information/thoughts on those NFL hopefuls, then gets into some basketball news (12:53), discusses the medical retirement of MSU's Max Kimball (22:17) plays a clip of MSU head football coach Brent Vigen about the Bobcats' fullback situation (22:36) and plays audio of former MSU linebacker Callahan O'Reilly after his Pro Day (29:31).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast bounces around several sports but mainly focuses on Montana State football.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores touches on the news that Levi Janacaro will don the Montana football team's legacy No. 37 jersey (0:57), the MSU and UM women's golf teams' performances at the Big Sky Conference tournament (3:44), MSU's Duncan Hamilton posting the best steeplechase time in the nation (5:04), the Grizzlies men's and women's basketball teams' recent transfer additions (6:30) and the introduction of new MSU head men's basketball coach Matt Logie (9:05). Then, Flores talks with the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's MSU football writer Braden Shaw about the Bobcats' spring game, the addition of kicker/punter Brendan Hall and other MSU football topics (13:48).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast was recorded one day after Montana State hired Matt Logie to be its head men's basketball coach.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on recent news regarding Bobcat football (1:50) and Montana Grizzlies football and basketball (5:28). Then, he talks with Bozeman Daily Chronicle sports editor/MSU basketball beat writer Parker Cotton about Logie and the many Bobcats who have entered the transfer portal (8:25).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast focuses on the Montana State Bobcats.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on 406 Sports/Missoulian Montana football beat writer Lucas Semb, who has been laid off. Then Flores talks about Danny Sprinkle leaving his position as MSU men's basketball head coach to take the same position at Utah State (2:45), the transfer intentions of MSU women's players Grace Beasley and Leia Beattie (14:21) and the MSU football team's Pro Day (20:15).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast was recorded right after the Montana football team's Pro Day and less than 24 hours before Montana State's Pro Day.
After a brief preview of MSU's Pro Day (0:29), 406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores discusses Bobcats women's basketball star Darian White entering the transfer portal (2:20) and talks with 406 Sports/Missoulian UM football beat writer Lucas Semb about the Grizzlies' Pro Day (8:38).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast tackles several sports.
406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores talks about the decision of Montana men's basketball player Josh Bannan to turn pro, a couple of MSU men's transfer portal entrants, former Montana State rodeo athlete Caleb Berquist's scary accident, former Griz star Shann Schillinger taking the University of Mary head football coaching job and the injury-riddled MSU men's tennis team (1:35).
The final portion of the episode features the full audio from Tuesday's press conference with MSU head football coach Brent Vigen, who talked about the Bobcats' second week of 2023 spring practices, the desire for an indoor practice facility in light of Bozeman's recent snowstorm and more (23:25).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast wraps up the 2022-23 basketball season and dives into Montana and Montana State 2023 spring football practices.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores touches on the first week of MSU spring football practices (1:00), recaps the Bobcat men's basketball team's loss to Kansas State at the NCAA Tournament (2:05) and talks with 406 Sports/Missoulian UM football beat writer Lucas Semb about Grizzlies spring football, Robby Hauck's new coaching job and Junior Bergen's NIL deal (11:28).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast focuses on the Montana State men's basketball team's upcoming NCAA Tournament game.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores discusses some recent Montana and MSU football news (3:57), then talks with Bozeman Daily Chronicle sports editor Parker Cotton about the Bobcat men (11:26), who are a No. 14 seed at the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, this time against Kansas State on Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast focuses on the final games of the Montana and Montana State women's basketball seasons.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores shares some thoughts on the UM and MSU men's Big Sky Conference tournament quarterfinal wins (1:22), then discusses the Grizzlies' and Bobcats' quarterfinal losses on the women's side (2:57). Audio from the MSU and UM women's postgame press conferences plays toward the back half of the episode (8:03 for MSU's Tricia Binford, Kola Bad Bear and Darian White; 19:23 for UM's Brian Holsinger, Sammy Fatkin and Carmen Gfeller).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast focuses almost exclusively on Big Sky Conference basketball.
After opening with some thoughts on the Big Sky tournament brackets and Montana State's Brawl of the Wild Series win, Victor Flores and Frank Gogola break down the Montana men (9:34), the MSU men and other men's tourney info (16:03), the UM women (28:48) and the MSU women (31:49) ahead of the conference tournaments, which begin Saturday in Boise, Idaho.
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast mainly recaps Saturday's Brawl of the Wild basketball games.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores begins the episode with some talk about Montana's recent football coaching moves (0:43) and Zac Crews' walk-on opportunity at Montana State (2:13).
Flores then recaps MSU's first men's and women's basketball Brawl of the Wild sweep since 1999 (6:14), with postgame press conference sound from MSU women's coach Tricia Binford and Bobcat players Kola Bad Bear and Darian White (10:25), UM women's coach Brian Holsinger (13:12), UM women's players Libby Stump and Mack Konig (15:42), Cats men's players RaeQuan Battle and Great Osobor (16:55), Cats men's coach Danny Sprinkle (19:15), Grizzlies men's coach Travis DeCuire (21:32) and Griz men's players Josh Bannan and Aanen Moody (25:07).
The episode concludes with sound from MSU women's players Lexi Deden and Madison Jackson (28:53) and Binford again (34:41) about their school's historic sweep.
The bulk of this week's Cat-Griz Insider Podcast episode focuses on legendary former Montana women's basketball coach Robin Selvig.
UM recently named the Dahlberg Arena court after Selvig and honored him in a ceremony on Friday. Selvig's full speech can be heard in this episode, starting around the nine-minute mark.
This episode also includes some updates on the UM and Montana State football teams (0:17) and the current Grizzly and Bobcat basketball teams, who will face each other this Saturday in Bozeman for the season's second Brawls of the Wild (2:19).
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast explores some recent Montana and Montana State sports developments and features an interview.
406mtsports.com MSU beat writer Victor Flores opens with some football talk: Bobcats fullback Jaharie Martin entering the transfer portal, last week's relatively quiet National Signing Day, the introduction of MSU offensive line coach Al Johnson and the two UM starters who received waivers (0:45). Then, Flores touches on UNLV's hire of former MSU volleyball coach Daniel Jones (9:28) and recaps last week's MSU and UM basketball games (11:30).
The episode ends with Flores' interview with MSU assistant women's basketball coach Katie Bussey and strength coach Derek Jones about their players' Army ROTC fitness test in August (21:15).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola dive into Big Sky Conference basketball at what is essentially the midway point of the league schedule.
They begin with some Montana and Montana State football updates (0:32), then discuss Big Sky men's (4:06) and women's (18:56) basketball and how the Montana teams look compared to the other conference teams.
This week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast mainly recaps the men's and women's basketball Brawls of the Wild, but it starts with some talk about fall sports.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores touches on the departures of Montana defensive coordinator Kent Baer and defensive line coach Barry Sacks (2:00), the transfer of former Montana State running back Isaiah Ifanse and the introduction of Matt Hock as MSU head volleyball coach (12:19).
Flores then discusses the MSU basketball teams' road wins over UM on Saturday (14:30) and plays sound from the post-Cat-Griz press conferences:
• MSU women's coach Tricia Binford (17:59)
• Bobcat women's players Kola Bad Bear and Darian White (20:07)
• Grizzlies women's coach Brian Holsinger with players Libby Stump and Mack Konig (23:12)
• Cats men's coach Danny Sprinkle (30:13)
• MSU men's players Jubrile Belo and Darius Brown II (33:50)
• Griz men's coach Travis DeCuire (36:27)
• UM men's players Aanen Moody and Dischon Thomas (38:33)
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk Montana and Montana State hoops ahead of the Brawls of the Wild.
Flores and Gogola first talk about Monday's games, which every UM/MSU team lost except the MSU women (0:32). Then the 406mtsports.com writers preview Saturday's rivalry games between the Bobcats and Grizzlies in Missoula (19:48).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk at length about some recent Montana and Montana State football news before getting into both schools' basketball teams.
Flores and Gogola discuss the departures of MSU offensive line coach Brian Armstrong, All-American running back Isaiah Ifanse and kicker Blake Glessner, as well as some recent UM quarterback changes (1:49). They then talk about Damar Hamlin's injury, which MSU head football coach Brent Vigen saw live (11:49), and they conclude with Bobcat and Grizzly hoops talk (26:10).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb talk about the start of the college football early signing period for Montana (1:19) and Montana State (16:16). They also touch on the transfer of UM quarterback Daniel Britt and other related Grizzly and Bobcat news.
On this week's episode of the of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, a pair of Montana State football beat writers reflect on the 2022 season and look ahead to the Bobcats' bright future.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's Braden Shaw discuss MSU's 39-18 Football Championship Subdivision semifinal loss at South Dakota State (1:16), the 2022 season as a whole and what lies ahead for the Cats (16:48). The Prediction of the Week: will MSU win an FCS title in the next two seasons? (33:57)
The Cat-Griz Insider Podcast continued its football focus this week, but the latest episode also tackled some basketball.
406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores discussed MSU's 55-7 win over William & Mary in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals (1:45), broke down the storylines in the Bobcats' upcoming semifinal game at South Dakota State (10:10) and made Predictions of the Week about both FCS semifinal games (20:40).
Later in the episode, Flores talked with the Missoulian/406 Sports Montana Grizzlies men's basketball beat writer Frank Gogola about the UM men's hoops team, and they touched on the Griz women and MSU's basketball teams (24:15).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb discuss the many storylines surrounding the Montana and Montana State football teams.
Flores and Semb discuss UM's 49-26 loss at North Dakota State in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs (0:55), evaluate the Grizzlies' season as a whole (9:08), talk about Montana State's 33-25 playoff win over Weber State (20:19), honor late MSU legend Sonny Holland (29:04) and touch on the return of Bobcats defensive coordinator Willie Mack Garza from a one-game suspension (30:45). The episode ends with an NFL-themed Prediction of the Week (32:53).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb look back at the eventful Thanksgiving weeks for the Montana and Montana State football teams and look ahead to their second-round playoff games.
Flores and Semb break down UM's comeback win over Southeast Missouri State in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs (1:00), preview the Grizzlies' second-round game this Saturday at defending national champion North Dakota State (9:55) and get into several topics surrounding the Bobcats, including their rematch with Weber State this Saturday in the second round (22:26). The Prediction of the Week focuses on the College Football Playoff (34:20).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb recap the 121st Brawl of the Wild and look ahead to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Flores and Semb discuss what went right for Montana State and what went wrong for Montana in MSU's 55-21 home win (1:14), talk about the FCS playoff committee's interesting decisions regarding the Bobcats and Grizzlies (21:20) and make a Prediction of the Week about the FCS postseason (33:52).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Lucas Semb talk the unique upcoming Brawl of the Wild.
They open the episode with their thoughts on ESPN's College GameDay visiting Bozeman this week for its first-ever Big Sky Conference football game, then they briefly recap Montana State's and Montana's blowout wins this past Saturday: MSU over Cal Poly (9:58) and UM over Eastern Washington (11:13).
Flores and Semb break down the key players, matchups, stats, etc. involved in the 121st Cat-Griz game, which will kick off at noon Saturday at Bobcat Stadium (12:28). The Prediction of the Week (27:35) is straightforward: who will win the Brawl?
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Lucas Semb discuss the football games that could provide important preparation for Montana and Montana State heading into the Brawl of the Wild.
Flores and Semb recap MSU's walk-off win at Northern Arizona (3:20) and UM's snow-filled blowout victory over Cal Poly (17:10) before briefly previewing this week's games: the Bobcats at Cal Poly (23:20) and the Grizzlies at home against Eastern Washington (28:19).
The Prediction of the Week segment focuses on Big Sky Conference basketball now that the 2022-23 season is underway (33:00).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb discuss the first winless week of the season for Montana's Division I football teams.
The Montana Grizzlies are coming off their third straight loss, while the Montana State Bobcats remain atop the Big Sky Conference standings coming off their bye.
On the podcast, Flores and Semb discuss UM's 24-21 loss at Weber State (0:47), MSU's upcoming game at Northern Arizona (19:09) and UM's upcoming game against Cal Poly (29:23). The episode ends with the Prediction of the Week (33:33).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb discuss Montana's and Montana State's crazy Week 8 football games.
First, Flores and Semb talk about the Bobcats' 43-38 home win over Weber State (1:07), a game that included four safeties from the Wildcats' long snapper. Then they dive into the Grizzlies' overtime loss at Sacramento State and the controversial no-calls (14:17).
The episodes ends with a preview of UM's game at Weber State this coming Saturday (26:40) and a Prediction of the Week about the Big Sky offensive and defensive players of the year (32:21).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb talk about arguably the biggest stretch of the football season for Montana and Montana State.
Flores and Semb look back at UM's first loss of the season, 30-23 to Idaho (1:05), and MSU's 37-14 win at Northern Colorado (11:24), including injury updates and other storylines surrounding Montana's Big Sky Conference teams. Then they preview the Bobcats' upcoming top-five matchup with Weber State (23:20) and the Grizzlies' top-seven battle with Sacramento State (25:51). The episode concludes with the "Prediction of the Week" segment (30:33).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Lucas Semb mainly talk about Montana State's quarterback situation and Montana's big game coming off a bye.
The episode starts with a discussion of MSU's 37-6 homecoming win over Idaho State (0:53) before diving into MSU's QB "controversy" involving Sean Chambers and Tommy Mellott (4:08). Flores and Semb then preview Montana's "Battle for the Little Brown Stein" game against Idaho (21:23), and they conclude the episode with the debut of the "Prediction of the Week" segment (30:40).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com Montana State beat writer Victor Flores and Montana beat writer Lucas Semb focus on an Idaho State-heavy football stretch.
They discuss Montana's 28-20 win at ISU (0:58), Montana State's 41-27 home win over UC Davis (5:39), MSU's upcoming game against ISU (13:59), UM's bye week and other topics surrounding the Bobcats' and Grizzlies' football teams (18:41).
The episode ends with a breakdown of UM's Brawl of the Wild volleyball victory on Friday at a packed Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (28:51).
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk about Montana State's 38-35 win at Eastern Washington and Montana's 53-16 win over Portland State, and they preview the second Big Sky games of the season for both Treasure State football teams.
They also chat with new 406 Sports/Missoulian Grizzlies writer and podcast co-host Lucas Semb.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk about the latest chapters of the Montana and Montana State football seasons.
Flores and Gogola discuss Montana's 49-14 win at Indiana State, Montana State's 68-28 loss to Oregon State and the Bobcats' and Grizzlies' upcoming Big Sky Conference openers. They end the episode with some updates on MSU cross country, MSU and UM volleyball and UM soccer.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Frank Gogola recap Week 2 and preview Week 3 for the Montana and Montana State football teams.
Flores and Gogola discuss MSU's dominant, injury-marred home win over Morehead State, talk about UM's suffocating home win over South Dakota and provide some information about the Bobcats' and Grizzlies' road games this Saturday: MSU at Oregon State, UM at Indiana State. They also touch on a few other Cat- and Griz-related topics.
406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola spend most of this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast talking about Saturday's season openers for the Montana and Montana State football teams.
They break down the positives and negatives from UM's 47-0 win over Northwestern State and MSU's 40-17 victory over McNeese State, provide a legacy number update and talk about MSU's unique pregame runout.
Flores and Gogola also briefly preview this week's games — South Dakota at UM and Morehead State at MSU — and mention the former Bobcats and Grizzlies on NFL rosters/practice squads.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Frank Gogola prepare Montana and Montana State football fans for this Saturday's season openers.
Flores and Gogola provide information on Northwestern State (the Grizzlies' opponent) and McNeese State (the Bobcats' opponent) and discuss the latest developments at UM and MSU, such as MSU's depth chart. They also touch on the former Cats and Griz in the NFL (NOTE: this episode was recorded before Tuesday's 53-man roster cut deadline).
On the latest episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola discuss a handful of Montana and Montana State sports topics.
They dive into Montana State's recent suspension and injury news, a jersey number bond built by Montana's Justin Ford and Marcus Knight, the Bobcat and Grizzly NIL collectives and the former UM and MSU players competing in NFL training camps/preseason games.
The episode also includes some discussion about the Missoulian's new Griz football beat writer, UM soccer, the Cat and Griz volleyball programs and more.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, Victor Flores and Frank Gogola discuss some current and former Montana and Montana State football players.
First, Flores and Gogola talk about some positions groups: offensive line, running backs, receivers and tight ends for UM; receivers, defensive backs and tight ends/fullbacks for MSU.
Then, they touch on the former Bobcats and Grizzlies who are currently participating in NFL training camps, such as Los Angeles Rams preseason star Lance McCutcheon (NOTE: ex-MSU safety Tre Webb was cut by the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, the day after this episode was recorded).
The episode ends with an update — or lack thereof — on the legacy numbers at UM and MSU.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola dive into some of the biggest storylines surrounding Montana and Montana State as their fall football camps begin.
The episode explores some of the biggest question marks for the top-four nationally ranked Football Championship Subdivision teams: at quarterback, running back, offensive line and more.
Editor's note: This episode was recorded on Monday night.
On this week's episode of the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast, 406mtsports.com's Victor Flores and Frank Gogola tackle some topics from the Big Sky Football Kickoff, which took place July 25 in Spokane, Washington.
Flores and Gogola mainly discuss two of Gogola's stories: the first about the value of an Football Championship Subdivision championship, the second about the many topics Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill discussed at his Kickoff press conference.
Flores and Gogola also reveal parts of their preseason all-conference and Big Sky poll ballots.
After a nearly four-year hiatus, the Cat-Griz Insider Podcast is back.
On the short re-introductory episode, 406mtsports.com Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola discuss their plans for the show, which will post every Tuesday and run 30-45 minutes. The highly ranked MSU and UM football teams will take up much of Victor's and Frank's time, especially in the fall, but every sport at the state's two Division I schools will come up. Interviews, bonus episodes and more might be on the horizon as well.