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This week Dr. Luke Wood joined the GFP to talk to us about Sacramento State's future and plans as they attempt to move from the FCS to the FBS.

The Evil Empire is alive and well, Montana put it to Idaho under the lights on Saturday night to retain The Little Brown Stein in convincing fashion.  Joining the pod this week is guest host Colter Nuanez with Skyline Sports and ESPN Missoula and GFP auditor Jay.  On this episode we discuss takeaways from the game and areas still needing improvement.  We then start to look at the trajectory of thi...

GFR is back!  We put a final bow on the Indiana State blowout win and look ahead to the Idaho Vandals

The Montana Grizzlies, fresh off of a blowout win against Indiana State, are now 3-0 and headed into a top-10 matchup against Idaho.  On this week's GFP we celebrate Tommy's first Grizzly touchdown, Ah Yat's best game, and the progression of the defense.  We dedicate some time to previewing the Idaho game, and then close with fan questions.   TOC: 0 - 1:00 Indiana State recap and thoughts 1:00 - 1...

The GFR is back, this time we were on a new location and clearly need some better work in our noise reduction.  We'll get better, we promise.  This week's show has final thoughts from the thrilling UND game.  From there we discuss what we'd like to see against Indiana State.

Famous last words by one of the GFP's contributors.  Who, as of this recording has still not lived up to his promise.   Stay tuned to the GFR this week to see if Brint comes through.  In the meanwhile, we've got a hoot wine / GFP beer fueled 3 hour episode for you.  This episode covers all the highs and lows of Saturday's thrilling come from behind win.   

Join us as we share some final thoughts from the opening night game, we talk about players that surprised us, and some concerns moving forward.  And now, we're on to North Dakota, the FCS game of the week.  We go over who to look for, what to expect, and then we pick the game.  

The long stretch between Grizzly football games is over, the Griz are back!  With 26,000+ on hand the Montana Grizzlies overcame a sloppy start to win their opener against Central Washington.  This week the pod takes on observations, good and bad, from the game and looking forward.  Some time is given to talk about events around the conference and discuss the Grizzlies next opponent, North Dakota.

Griz Fan Radio is live!  Find us on KGRZ from 6pm - 7pm every Thursday evening, on the KGRZ App, or right here on our podcast channel once the live broadcast has concluded.   On this episode we take a look at what to expect from Central Washington in the Grizzlies home opener.  We cover some top level discussions on the Grizzly roster and on season expectations as well.

It's time to kick off the 2025 Grizzly Football season!  Joining the pod for his 5th season kickoff episode is Voice of the Grizzlies, Riley Corcoran.  And for his 2nd time Ace Sauerwein with The Daily Drive is with us as well.  There is plenty of discussion to be had over transfers, fall camp, and players to watch.  We give predictions on the regular season.  We additionally have a handful of gue...

The University of Montana officially opted-in to the House Settlement that allows the program to share revenue with the players.  Helping explain what that means and how the next few years will look, Montana Athletic Director Kent Haslam sat down with us to talk it over.  In one of our shorter pods Kent shares the process, the reason for the decision, and how the current NIL collective will contin...

In our latest GFP former Griz, and current Regina Roughrider Braxton Hill joins the pod to talk about football career so far.  He shares stories on growing up in Anaconda, playing for Montana, and what the CFL is like.  It's a fun look back on his upbringing that would turn him into one of Montana's more dominant linebackers and then his time as Griz.  

Keelan White joins the GFP in this episode as we discuss his time as a Grizzly and his next steps as he prepares for the CFL draft and possibly an NFL camp invite.  In this episode we cover his recruitment, his best memories, and his training for pro day.  We have a few fan questions to round out the pod as well.

In this special (and shorter) episode of the GFP, we sat down with UM Athletic Director Kent Haslam. We tackle a variety of topics on the minds of Griz Nation. This week we put out the question: If you could ask the athletic department one question, what would it be? The responses received were incredible, and we build an extensive list of questions from it. We did our best to cover as much as pos...

It's 2025 and it's time to take a look ahead to what's in store for the Montana Grizzlies.  After a few weeks off the GFP found themselves with quite a few topics to cover!  Through the pod time is given to talk college football and the playoffs (FBS and FCS) in general.  There's some chat to the NFL playoffs as well.  A good portion of the pod is given to discussions portal additions and losses t...

It's probably Monday morning and you're oddly waking up to this week's GFP already in your podcast app.  By popular demand our extended version post-season wrap up is here for you to take in.  And don't worry Griz fans, we're planning a good mix of off-season GFP content right here for you.  It's been a season of ups and downs on the football field and we're really thankful for all of you who went...

On this week's GFP we open celebrating Junior's record tying 7th and 8th punt return score in his football career.  From there we dive into the recap of the TSU win, the positives, and the ongoing concerns.  With plenty to discuss and cover the conversation ranges from takeaways during the game and looks to the future.  As we all know, the next opponent now for Montana is South Dakota State, and w...

How are we feeling Griz Nation?  Here at the GFP we have an array of emotions and wanted to share with all of you after yet another soul crushing road loss to MSU.  With guest Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports and ESPN Montana we dissect our observations from the game.  Discussions move on to cover the state of the program after that.  After that, some extra scouting and discussion is given to Tenne...

It's cat week!  The Grizzlies are off to Bozeman as major underdogs in a fight for a playoff seed and to keep the brawl trophy.  Joining the pod is former Grizzly D-lineman Tyler Hobbs.  Hobbs expresses his initial query of what the GFP really does know about football and then the stories get rolling.  Over the course of this marathon pod the high points of the PSU game are covered.  The QB situat...

Guests Shaun Rainey and Ben Wineman join up with the GFP this week for an extensive discussion on the Grizzlies.  Following a painful home loss under the lights, the Grizzlies backs are to the wall and need to bounce back fast.  There were a lot of fan questions this week, it covers nearly half the pod!

Everyone's favorite backup running back and GFP text thread participant Andrew Schmidt joins up with the pod this week.  The guys spend some time recapping moments from the Cal Poly game and give some thoughts and comments on the current status of the program.  From there extra time is dedicated to the upcoming UC Davis game.  Davis vs Montana is a top-10 matchup under the lights in Wa Griz and pr...

The Grizzlies have handled one of their back to back road games with a solid, but kind of dull, win against UNC.  The Grizzlies defense pitched a shutout, the QB rotation baffled the guys once again, and the RB duo did their thing.  The guys spend a bit of time to look around the conference and talk/scout out Cal Poly.  We round out the pod with fan questions! TOC: 0-24: Intro with James 24-1:10:...

It was a restful bye week for the Montana Grizzlies and for their fans alike, but now it's crunch time.  Joining the pod this week is KPAX news sports journalist Kyle Hansen to talk on his observations of the season so far.  With no game to recap, but plenty of roster talk to cover, the guys get into their opinions on the season and future outlooks as well.  After a lengthy chat and differing of o...

The Montana Grizzlies got back on track with a win against NAU on homecoming.  The game was tense for quite some time, however there were signs of some nice improvements.  On this week's pod we break down the ongoing worries and the hope we have as the Griz head into their bye week.  With no game to scout, we then look around the conference.  And finally, we get to all the fan questions!   TOC: 0-...

Through the good and the bad, the GFP is here for you Griz Nation.   Coming off the heels of a tough home loss to Weber we cover the game and our thoughts from it.  For this pod we mix up the order a bit as the fan questions all centered around the game.  In closing we give a quick scouting look to NAU who is coming to Montana this week for homecoming. TOC:   0 - 19 Intro with James 19 - 1:35 Webe...