2017 Cat-Griz Preview: United Griz seek a return to glory

The Montana Grizzlies don't miss the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs very often. Even more rare is a finish in the bottom half of the Big Sky Conference standings.

And yet, that's exactly where the Griz ended up in 2016, going 3-5 in Big Sky play, 6-5 overall, and missing the playoffs for just the third time in over two decades. And the culprit was four losses in their last five games, including a heartbreaking home loss to Montana State in the Brawl of the Wild in Missoula.

Needless to say, third-year head coach Bob Stitt doesn't want to see any sort of repeat of last year's s...