Big Sky Breakdown

Mike Rider joins Colter Nuanez to talk all things Bobcat football on this week's "Ridin' with Rider".

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez to talk Major League Baseball playoffs, Troy Andersen's awesome performance for the Atlanta Falcons against the New Orleans Saints, Montana State's continued formidable run game and the never ending quarterback carousel spinning for the Montana Grizzlies after Logan Fife won Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week. 

0:00 - Intro  1:50 - Montana vs EWU Reaction  14:26 - Idaho vs UC Davis Reaction  24:17 - NAU vs Sac State Reaction  32:13 - Top Big Sky Performances of Week 5  39:18 - My Big Sky Poll After Week 5  47:16 - Previewing The Week 6 Big Sky Matchups  56:39 - Final Thoughts 1:01:33 - End

No. 8 Montana rolled up 701 yards of offense and emerged with a 52-49 win at Eastern Washington on Saturday. The victory is Montana's first in Cheney, Washington since 2008.  UM head coach Bobby Hauck, senior cornerback Trevin Gradney and senior tight end Erik Barker addressed the media ahead of Montana's home game against Weber State on Saturday. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media following his team's 37-17 win at Idaho State and ahead of MSU hosting Northern Colorado (0-5) on Saturday in Bozeman. 

No. 8 Montana rolled up 701 yards of total offense and hung on for a 52-49 win over Eastern Washington, UM's first in Cheney since 2008. Logan Fife threw for 364 yards and 5 TDs while Montana rushed for 339 yards in moving to 4-1 this season. Fife, head coach Bobby Hauck & LB Ryan Tirrell addressed media following the game.

This year of 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Skyline Sports. To celebrate, we will have a collection of Top 10 countdowns about the top athletes, teams & moments of last decade. Colter Nuanez and Brooks Nuanez choose our Top 10 Big Sky football teams of the last 10 years in this spirited countdown.

Ty Gregorak (5:10) joins Colter Nuanez to talk about Montana State's non-conference, the art of building momentum in relation to Bobby Hauck's Montana Grizzlies and some thoughts on Big Sky Conference play.  Ryan Tootell (27:08) chimes in to talk about Montana's rally against Western Carolina then previews the Big Sky with a game of fair or foul. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Samuel Akem to talk about Matt Sluka abruptly redshirting at UNLV because of an NIL deal gone wrong, the current state of affairs for FCS powers given the college football realignment out West, analysis of Montana's comeback against Western Carolina last week plus Sammy gives his Big Sky Conference power rankings entering league play. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho head coach Jason Eck to talk about UI's 3-1 non-conference start and preview his team's Big Sky Conference opener at UC Davis.  Andrew Houghton shares an interview with Idaho running back Eli Cummings (15:45) about his rise and the UC Davis matchup. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Marcus Welnel, the general manager of the Good ol' Grizzlies NIL collective at the University of Montana, to talk about the recent GOG signings of various football position groups plus the ratcheting up of the defensive pressure by the Griz defense in last week's 46-35 win over Western Carolina. 

Former Montana State player and coach Mike Rider joins Colter Nuanez to put a bow on MSU's non-conference schedule and preview the Big Sky opener at Idaho State. 

Former Montana running back and professional sports agent Andrew Schmidt, the once and future king of the Snow Belt Conference, is back on the Big Sky Breakdown to talk all things College Football realignment 

:00 - Intro  1:20 - Montana vs WCU Reaction  14:42 - Idaho vs ACU Reaction  23:37 - Big Sky Stat Leaders Going Into Conference Play 35:52 - My Big Sky Poll Following Week 4 41:03 - My Top Big Sky Performances of Week 4  48:09 - Big Sky Conference Play Preview  1:02:35 - Final Thoughts  1:03:45 - End 

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck along with sophomore running back Eli Gillman, this week's Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and senior defensive end Hayden Harris addressed the media leading up to UM's Big Sky opener at Eastern Washington. 

Montana State 4th-year head coach Brent Vigen along with sophomore offensive tackle Titan Fleishmann, who is a native of Pocatello, Idaho, addressed the media leading up to MSU's Big Sky Conference opener at Idaho State. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Skyline Sports lead analysts Ty Gregorak and Brooks Nuanez to talk about college football realignment, the Bobcats, the Grizzlies and the future of the Big Sky Conference. 

In the latest Akem's Analysis, Samuel Akem talks about: 0:00 - Intro  1:18 - Montana vs Morehead State Reaction  8:12 - UC Davis vs Southern Utah Reaction 12:42 - Weber State vs Lamar Reaction  15:59 - Sac State vs Nicholls Reaction  18:33 - Idaho vs UAlbany Reaction 24:03 - My Big Sky Poll After Week 3 30:39 - My Top Big Sky Performances of Week 3 37:10 - Week 4 Big Sky Matchup Preview  54:49 - P...

Colter Nuanez is joined by Michael Rider to discuss Montana State's early bye week, depth development, evaluation against an over-matched opponent like Mercyhurst, defensive backup depth and more. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho head coach Jason Eck to talk about his team's 41-13 win over No. 17 UAlbany in a rematch of last year's quarterfinal playoff game. Plus, Eck shares his thoughts on college football realignment and Idaho's place within it.  Andrew Houghton shares an interview with Idaho cornerback Andrew Marshall (23:03) who earned Big Sky Special Teams Player of the Week last week....

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez to rap about the continued quarterback battle at the University of Montana plus quick hits from around the Big Sky Conference. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media with his team coming off a bye week and ahead of MSU's home game against Mercyhurst on Saturday in Bozeman. 

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck along with senior center Cade Klimzcak and senior linebacker Ryan Tirrell addressed the media on the heels of Montana's 59-2 win over Morehead State and ahead of the Grizzlies' home game against No. 24 Western Carolina 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Samuel Akem to diagnose just what went wrong for Montana in blowing a 17-point halftime lead in a 27-24 loss at North Dakota. Plus, what has the Bobcats riding so high? And Sammy has to admit Colter was right about Eastern Washington.  

Former Bobcat football player, coach and color commentator Mikey Rider joins Colter Nuanez for a weekly discussion about Montana State football.