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Montana's Xavier Harris, left, goes past a diving Montana State defender during the 120th Brawl of the Wild last month in Missoula. The No. 6 Grizzlies and No. 8 Bobcats both had byes in the first round of the FCS playoffs last weekend. Now, Montana hosts Eastern Washington in a huge rematch Friday night in Missoula, while the Cats host Tennessee-Martin Saturday afternoon in Bozeman in second-round FCS playoff matchups.
I'm not sure how long ago it was. But I remember it vividly. Pre-pandemic, I wrote a column about how I wished the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats played more night games.
I even suggested that, at the very least, the Brawl of the Wild should always be a late afternoon kickoff, if not an actual night game.
Of course, one of the excuses not to do it is how cold it gets that time of year. To that I say, come on Montanans, you can't have it both ways. Either we brag about how tough we are in cold weather, or, it's just a bunch of hot air.
Whatever though, for now, the Cats and Griz pl...
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