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It’s Season One, Episode Four of the Montana Trivia Championship - the first game show devoted entirely to Montana!  In this first game of semifinals matchup.  We don’t want to spoil the first rounds, so we’re not going to tell you who is in it.  You got to listen! Holy cow!

It’s Season One, Episode Three of the Montana Trivia Championship - the first game show devoted entirely to Montana!  In this last of our quarter finals matchup, Joe, Jim, and Hot Take Nate fight to see who is the smartest Montanan.  Wow!

It’s Season One, Episode Two of the Montana Trivia Championship - the first game show devoted entirely to Montana!  In this quarter finals matchup, Will, Chris, and John fight to see who is the smartest Montanan.  A battle for the ages!

It’s Season One, Episode One of the Montana Trivia Championship - the first game show devoted entirely to Montana!  In this quarter finals matchup, Dan, Dave, and the tag team of Kaylee/Ethan fight to see who is the smartest Montanan.  Oh my!

Mike, Luke, and Brint have guest Shaun Rainey with ABC/Fox SWX Montana on the pod this week.  Shaun currently is the longest tenured local sports media reporters and brings some great stories and perspectives from his time so far as a reporter.  This pod covers Shaun’s background in sports and what brought him to Missoula, looking ahead to NCAA rule changes, Covid19, and The Last Dance.  The guys...

The guys are back with guest Kyle Hansen with KPAX News to talk about all the current topics around sports and Grizzly Athletics.  Kyle brings a perspective as a former Missoulian and Billings Gazette reporter and now the sports reporter for KPAX and the MontanaSports.com website.  In this podcast the GFP and Kyle discuss The Last Dance so far, both men's and women's basketball, the NFL draft, and...

The guys are back and discussing the GFP poll of Grizzly fans of the 5 best games that have ever occurred in Washington Grizzly Stadium.  This poll consisted of feedback from message boards, twitter, calls, and texts.  The selection covers games ranging from 5 to 25 years ago.  Spend a few hours with the guys as they discuss their memories of these games and the epic moments we all remember from o...

In the first installment of the GFP Happy Hour, the guys welcome Brynn Molloy who is the Associate Athletic Director for Marketing and Community Relations for the University.  If you've been curious about what goes on behind the scenes on a football game day this is the show for you.  Brynn shares her insights on prep work, in-game events, and what happens after the games too.  Beyond that we disc...

The guys are back together and properly socially distanced by way of a zoom conference call.  Mike, Luke, and Brint dive into all aspects of Grizzly Athletics this spring and discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on Montana sports and their lives in general. The Big Sky Conference suspended their tournament before the men's team could even play a game, while the Lady Griz lost the day before.  Football...

Mike, Luke, and Brint are back, talking Grizzly Basketball as the conference tournament is just around the corner and they discuss a few early impressions from football's spring camp and have more general talks on the roster and what to expect moving forward.   The show also features guests from the Kaimin Sports.  Jack Marshall is one of the sports reporters and he shares a bit of his story, his...

Former Griz Quarterback Dalton Sneed joins the Montana Mint Sports Pod to talk about his next steps, how he chose Montana over Portland State, and how he beat out an incumbent QB for the top job in Missoula.  

In a marathon of a podcast Mike and Brint with guest Colter Nuanez with ESPN Radio Montana and Skyline sports to talk Grizzly and Lady Griz Hoops, summarize and discuss the recently completed recruiting class for the Montana Grizzlies, chat about the upcoming spring roster and spring camp, and Colter shares a lot of his insights into the programs.   Segments roughly as follows: Intro - 50:00 Griz...

After a few weeks off, Brint, Luke, and Mike return to record their first pod of the year that covers a wide array of topics including the FCS title game, a look ahead to spring ball for the Montana Grizzlies, a look back over the last decade for Montana, Dante Olson, and many more topics. Segments as follows: 0 – 27:00 FCS playoffs and national title talk 27:00 – 45:00 signing day / recruits 45:0...

Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon break down the Griz quarterfinal loss to Weber State and celebrate the Cats' win over Austin Peay.  The Cats will go to the semifinals for the first time since 1984!  Montana Parlay makes his gambling picks for the week and the episodes closes with some Cats v NDSU talk and bagging on Spokane.

Mike, Luke, and Brint return to discuss the Grizzlies final game of the season, their quarterfinal playoff loss to Weber State.  They pick apart the game and discuss all of the aspects of it from their perspective.  Moving on they additionally discuss the overall 2019 season, take a look at the 2020 roster, rumored recruits, and they close out with fan and listener questions. Index: 0 - 51:00 - We...

Guest host Chris Hammond is joined by Mike Nugent (Griz Fan Podcast), Ryan Thornburg (R&R Cat Cast), and Kylor Neale (FCS Fans Nation) to talk this weekends games and everything else Big Sky related.

Bear Tycoon and Hot Take Nate take pride in the Montana schools being a quarter of the 8 teams left in the FCS playoffs.  They reflect on Round 2 beatdowns and look forward to Round 3 where MSU will host and UM hits the road.  They also go back in time to Billboard hits the last time the Cats and Griz made the quarterfinals.

The guys recap the the record-breaking win against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions.  They cover the playoffs this prior week and looking forward.  Then they spend time to revisit the Weber State Wildcats and talk about this rematch and how huge this game is.  Finally, as always, they close with questions from fans. Index: 0:00 - 45:00 - Southeastern Louisiana game recap 45:00 - 1:01 - Playoffs an...

Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon are ready for the playoffs!  A lot of time on football and more time than we thought on Jack Horner and his affinity for younger dinosaur enthusiasts!  Let's Go!

Mike, Brint, and Luke talk about last weeks first round playoff games and the week ahead.  They also discuss and further break down the Southeastern Louisiana Lions and what that team brings to Missoula for this weekend's playoff game.  As always we close with fan questions! Index: 0 - 23:00 - First round of the playoffs  23:00 - 52:00 - Around the Big Sky Conference and conference award winners 5...

Hot Take Nate gloats about the Cats big win as Bear Tycoon looks forward to the playoffs.  

Mike, Luke, and Brint share some beers and break down the painful loss to the Bobcats, going over the concerns and deficiencies from the game plus what Griz Nation can build off of.  They discuss the FCS playoffs and take nearly a full hour to go over a mountain of fan questions that span from the season, to the cat game, to the years ahead.  

Hot Take Nate and Bear Tycoon breakdown the only game that matters.  Plus another round of Parlay's picks!

On a very special episode of Big Sky, Big Takes, our panel is composed of two Griz fans and two Cat fans.  For the Griz, Brint Wahlberg of the Griz fan pod and regular BSBT host Bear Tycoon.  For the Cats, Hot Take Nate and Montana Parlay of Montana Mint Sports.  Guest host is Brian Marceau of the Tubs at the Club podcast.  

Brint, Luke, and Mike are back to discuss the Grizzlies big win over Weber State at home, talking the playoffs, and scouting out the bobcats ahead of this week's Brawl of the Wild.  We answer fan questions and have a special segment with former Griz running back, Andrew Schmidt in the last segment of the pod. General breakdown: 0 - 43:00 - recapping the Weber State game 43:00 - 57:00 - talking Big...