Anyone else watching? Good game so far.

(08-29-2015 03:37 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  Anyone else watching? Good game so far.

no, what channel?

ESPN. Tied at 21, mid second quarter.

(08-29-2015 03:54 PM)Wedge Wrote:  ESPN. Tied at 21, mid second quarter.

Great game, great atmosphere in a packed house. These teams can play!

Great start to the college football season.

Montana is a great choice as a showcase of the best of FCS programs. Large stadium (by FCS standards) that's always packed.

Better atmosphere there than at most G5 schools

Montana wins 38-35 over national champ NDSU at the buzzer!

Great game Montana.

They figured out how to beat NDSU: throw it at Champion #5. He did everything in his power to lose the game for NDSU.

What a way to start the season. Congratulations Griz!

Great finish.

A Big Fluffy team takes down NDSU. Their fans said that would never happen!!!

"Why is Montana excited? They have to go through a playoff, the regular season is meaningless"
- Bowl Executives, probably

Big congrats to the Griz. Great start to the football season.

Yup, great game. Let's do it again in January in Frisco.

Great game, exciting finish, flawless utilization of ESPN airtime.

That was an awesome game. Montana has a nice stadium. Some of the schools that snuck into FBS while programs like that are in FCS is beyond me. That looked like a big time game atmosphere to me.

(08-29-2015 07:12 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  That was an awesome game. Montana has a nice stadium. Some of the schools that snuck into FBS while programs like that are in FCS is beyond me. That looked like a big time game atmosphere to me.

Maybe it's something simple, like those programs wanted to be in the FBS and Montana didn't.

I wonder how much these schools were paid by ESPN for the rights to this game. I'll bet they got a pretty decent audience, given they had the stage all to themselves.

(08-29-2015 07:18 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(08-29-2015 07:12 PM)polkhigh Wrote:  That was an awesome game. Montana has a nice stadium. Some of the schools that snuck into FBS while programs like that are in FCS is beyond me. That looked like a big time game atmosphere to me.

Maybe it's something simple, like those programs wanted to be in the FBS and Montana didn't.

Montana doesn't want to be in a conference with Texas teams, like the WAC would have been. When a western fcs conference gets a chance to move up, Montana will be leading the charge.

Great, gutsy game and win for the Griz. Caught the second half and winning score. We can expect Montana to be a top 5 team in the new rankings. Liberty, that plays Montana on September 19 in Lynchburg, will likely play 2 top FCS teams if Coastal plays well. Looking forward to a very exciting game in Lynchburg on the 19th.