Tailgate #6 - November 17, 2012, GRIZ CAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gameday Weather:

Mostly cloudy

High 44 degrees

Low 31 degrees

Gametime temperature: 43 degrees with winds out of Hellgate Canyon at 5 mph

This weekend's main course is PIZZA!

Let's make this thing easy and fast, so we can cheer on the GRIZ to a VICTORY!!!!!!!!!

Here is a list of items that are needed for this week's tailgate:

1) PIZZA!!!!!!!

2) ANY TYPE of TAKE OUT FOOD. (for example chinese)

3) Vegetable Plate

4) Chips

 

5) Cheese Plate

6) Dessert

7) THE DOCTOR!!!!!!

8) Hot Wings

 

9) WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BRING FOR THE LAST GAME!!!!

 

Post a comment below this post or email me (mtmotorstables@gmail.com) and we'll update this list.


Thank you and Go Griz!!!!
Doug

Albany, Richmond join rankings; EWU a solid No. 1

The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes)		2012 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	Eastern Washington Eagles (125)	6-1	4014	1
2.	Georgia Southern Eagles (14)	6-1	3787	3
3.	North Dakota State Bison (13)	6-1	3746	4
4.	Montana State Bobcats	6-1	3489	5
5.	Sam Houston State Bearkats (5)	5-2	3218	6
6.	Old Dominion Monarchs	6-1	3089	7
7.	Wofford Terriers	6-1	3060	8
8.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3)	8-0	2839	3
9.	James Madison Dukes	5-2	2779	2
10.	Stony Brook Seawolves (1)	7-1	2704	10
11.	Cal Poly Mustangs (3)	7-0	2437	14
12.	New Hampshire Wildcats	6-2	2434	12
13.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	6-1	2083	16
14.	Central Arkansas Bears	6-2	1654	19
15.	Indiana State Sycamores	6-2	1416	21
16.	Appalachian State Mountaineers	5-3	1404	13
17.	Illinois State Redbirds	6-2	1394	11
18.	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	6-2	1152	23
19.	Villanova Wildcats	6-2	1135	24
20.	Delaware Blue Hens	5-2	837	25
21.	Tennessee State Tigers	7-1	786	17
22.	Youngstown State Penguins	4-3	686	15
23.	Towson Tigers	3-4	515	15
24.	Albany Great Danes	6-1	483	NR
25.	Richmond Spiders	5-3	456	NR
Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 337, Southern Illinois 306, UT Martin 246, Harvard 223, Bethune-Cookman 107, Alabama A&M 78, The Citadel 68, Sacramento State 59, McNeese State 55, Jacksonville State 39, Chattanooga 35, Northern Iowa 28, Stephen F. Austin 26, North Carolina Central 25, Princeton 24, Eastern Illinois 14, Samford 9, Montana 6, Southeastern Louisiana 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4, Drake 3, Colgate 2, Fordham 2, North Dakota 1

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - It can be easy to overlook teams from some of the smaller FCS conferences on a national level. That's not the case with the University of Albany, which on Monday joined The Sports Network FCS Top 25 for the first time since 2006 at No. 24. As expected, Eastern Washington was ranked No. 1, gaining 125 of the 164 first-place votes and 4,014 points. James Madison was the only Top 10 team to lose this past weekend and it dropped from No. 2 to 9, with Georgia Southern moving up to No. 2 behind top-ranked EWU, which also has an Eagles nickname. Ironically, Albany (6-1), the Northeast Conference leader, moved into the poll off its bye week. But the Great Danes, who participated in the FCS playoffs for the first time last season, have been impressive against a solid schedule. All of their wins have been by double figures, including against high-scoring Colgate from the Patriot League and Maine of CAA Football. Their only loss was by a touchdown to Youngstown State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Bob Ford, the only coach Albany has known in 43 seasons, has 261 career wins, including 252 on the varsity level. His squad features senior running back Drew Smith, who leads the FCS with 15 touchdowns. Albany's ranking is its first since the Sept. 25, 2006 poll and the first for an NEC team since Robert Morris was ranked 25th in the Nov. 8, 2010 poll. Big Sky-leading Eastern Washington (6-1) held its top ranking by holding off Sacramento State, 31-28, on Saturday. The Eagles already have tied their win total of a year ago. EWU was followed in the Top 10 by No. 2 Georgia Southern (6-1); No. 3 North Dakota State (6-1), the defending FCS national champion; No. 4 Montana State (6-1); No. 5 Sam Houston State (5-2); No. 6 Old Dominion (6-1); No. 7 Wofford (6-1); No. 8 Lehigh (8-0); No. 9 James Madison (5-2); and No. 10 Stony Brook (7-1), which posted its highest ranking ever. Cal Poly (7-0), one of only two FCS unbeatens along with Lehigh, moved up three spots to No. 11 after it beat Portland State, 37-25. Following the Mustangs were No. 12 New Hampshire (6-2), No. 13 Northern Arizona (6-1), No. 14 Central Arkansas (6-2), No. 15 Indiana State (6-2), No. 16 Appalachian State (5-3), No. 17 Illinois State (6-2), No. 18 Eastern Kentucky (6-2), No. 19 Villanova (6-2) and No. 20 Delaware (5-2). Rounding out the poll were No. 21 Tennessee State (7-1), No. 22 Youngstown State (4-3), No. 23 Towson (3-4), Albany and No. 25 Richmond (5-3), which after beating James Madison, 35-29, moved into the rankings for the first time this season. Richmond, which is enjoying a turnaround under first-year coach Danny Rocco, gave the CAA a national-best seven teams in the Top 25. South Dakota State and Harvard dropped out of the Top 25 after suffering losses this past Saturday. A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote. During the regular season, the Top 25 is released every Monday afternoon, except for the final weekend of the regular season, when it will be released Sunday morning, Nov. 18, prior to the selection of the FCS playoff field. The Sports Network will release a final Top 25 following the FCS championship game, which will be held Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas.

Tailgate #5 - October 27, 2012, Opponent Idaho State

Gameday Weather:

Mostly cloudy and chilly with a chance for a bit of snow or flurries

High 44 degrees

Low 33 degrees

 

Gametime temperature: 44 degrees with winds out of the west a 4 mph

This weekend's main course is Chili and Soup!

Here is a list of items that are needed for this week's tailgate:

1) Chili

2) Soup

3) Bowls and spoons

4) Grated Cheese Cheese

5) Vegetable Plate

6) Chips

7) Dessert

8) Chopped Onions and or anything else you like on chili or soup

9) BEER!!!!!!!!!!! Contact Tim at 549 - 1293 or http://www.wordens.com/ for information about the a keg.

10) Bread or Crackers for dunking

 

Post a comment below this post or email me (mtmotorstables@gmail.com) and we'll update this list.


Thank you and Go Griz!!!!
Doug

Spice Rubbed Beer Can Chicken

Ingredients

Spice Rub:

• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1 (3 1/2 to 4-pound) chicken
• 1 (12-ounce) can beer

Directions

Heat a gas or charcoal grill with a lid big enough to accommodate the bird. Put a drip pan below the grates.

Mix the ingredients for the Spice Rub until they are well blended. (This will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 week.) Rub it all over the chicken, inside and out.

Open the beer and take a big swig or just pour out a couple of ounces. Sit the chicken on the beer can so the legs are at the bottom and the wings are at the top. Stand the beer can on the grates over the drip pan. Put the cover on and cook over indirect heat until the juices run clear, about 1 hour. (If using charcoal, push the coals to 1 side so the chicken is not over direct heat.)

Note: This chicken can also be cooked in a 350 degrees F oven. Just stand the beer can in a shallow roasting pan and cook about 1 hour or until juices run clear.

Roasted Asian Chicken Wings

Ingredients

• 5 pounds chicken wings, separated at the joints, wing tips reserved for another use
• 1 tablespoon Emeril's Asian Essence
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 2 cups fresh orange juice
• 1 cup canned pineapple juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup mirin
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons minced green onions
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons diagonally sliced green onions, for garnish

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a baking sheet with 1-inch sides with aluminum foil.

In a large bowl, season the chicken wings with the Essence, salt and pepper, tossing to coat well. Spread the seasoned wings in the prepared roasting pan evenly and bake until browned, about 35 minutes.
While the wings are baking, in a large skillet, combine the remaining ingredients set over medium-high heat, except the sesame seeds and green onions. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved and the liquid has reduced to a syrup, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and cover to keep warm until ready to use.
Remove the wings from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Place the wings in a large, heat-proof bowl. Drizzle half the prepared sauce over the wings, reserving the other half, tossing to coat well. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the wings and toss again. Place a wire cooling rack inside a large baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and arrange the coated wings on top of the rack. Return the pan to the oven and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until cooked through and crispy.
Arrange the wings on a large serving platter and top with sliced green onions. Serve immediately with the remaining sauce passed on the side for dipping.

Dirty P's Garlic-Ginger Chicken Thighs

Ingredients

• 2 pounds skin-on, boneless chicken thighs
• 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced peeled ginger
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh tangerine or orange juice
• Freshly ground pepper
• Vegetable oil, for the grill

Directions

Combine the chicken, onion, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, juice and 1 teaspoon pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Seal and shake to coat the chicken with the marinade. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.

Preheat a grill to medium high and oil the grate. Grill the chicken skin-side down until marked, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and continue to grill until cooked through, about 5 more minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.

Lime Chicken Tequila Tailgate

Ingredients

• 2 ounces olive oil
• 1 cup julienned red onion
• 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno
• 1/2 cup roasted and julienned red bell pepper
• 1 roasted chicken, boned, skin discarded and shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
• 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish
• 5 ounces mozzarella, grated
• 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 3 ounces tequila
• 1/4 cup diced Roma tomatoes, for garnish
• 4 sourdough rolls, warmed

Directions

Layer 2 (15-inch) sheets of heavy aluminum foil together and fold 1/4-inch of the edges together to create 1 sheet. Repeat with another 2 pieces of foil, to create 2 double foiled sheets. Bend the edges of 1 of the sheets up 2 inches, to help keep the liquid in the foil.

On a double sheet of foil, layer (in this order), the oil, onions, jalapeno, red bell peppers, chicken, salt and pepper, garlic, cilantro, cheeses, lemon juice and tequila.
Put the second, double layered foil sheet on top of layered ingredients. Fold both double layered sheets of foil together in 1/4-inch folds, 4 times. When all the sides are folded together, make sure that the pouch is not leaking. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
To cook preheat the oven or grill to 250 degrees F. Remove the foil pouch from the refrigerator and put on the grill, being careful not to snag the foil pouch and tear it open. Grill for 10 minutes, then flip and cook for another 10 minutes.
Remove the pouch from the grill and slice the bag open. Garnish with the tomatoes, cilantro, and Parmesan and serve on warmed rolls.

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College football rankings, week 7: Big Sky teams rise, but Montana still absent

The Montana State Bobcats garnered three first-place votes in this week's FCS Top 25, headlining four Big Sky Conference teams who are ranked after Saturday's results. The Bobcats are 6-0 after a 48-41 win over UC-Davis.
The Montana Grizzlies, however, are not ranked for the second-straight week. The Grizzlies were excluded from the top 25 last week for the first time since 1998 after losses to Northern Arizona and Eastern Washington. A 40-17 win over Northern Colorado was not enough to move them back into the rankings, and Montana sits five slots out, according to point totals.
Eastern Washington moved up one spot to no. 6 after a dominant 55-17 win over North Dakota. The Eagles' only loss remains a four-point defeat at Washington State. Northern Arizona (4-1) moved up two spots to no. 16 on its bye week.
The undefeated Cal Poly Mustangs made the biggest jump in the poll among Big Sky teams, moving five slots to no. 15 after a 45-23 win over Weber State.

FCS Coaches Poll

SPARTANBURG, S.C. AP) — The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 7 and previous ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pvs
1. North Dakota State (26)	5-0	650	1
2. Montana State	6-0	622	2
3. Old Dominion	5-0	594	4
4. Wofford	5-0	558	5
5. James Madison	4-1	526	6
6. Eastern Washington	4-1	524	7
7. Georgia Southern	4-1	484	8
8. Sam Houston State	3-2	449	9
9. Youngstown State	4-1	441	3
10. Lehigh	6-0	424	10
11. Stony Brook	5-1	374	13
12. Appalachian State	4-2	340	14
13. New Hampshire	4-2	304	17
14. Cal Poly	5-0	284	19
15. McNeese State	4-1	251	18
16. Illinois State	5-1	236	11
17. Central Arkansas	4-2	201	20
18. Northern Arizona	4-1	195	21
19. Towson	2-3	193	12
20. Tennessee State	6-0	170	24
21. Harvard	4-0	144	23
22. Delaware	4-2	114	15
23. Eastern Kentucky	4-2	86	16
24. Albany	5-1	73	—
25. Alabama A&M	6-0	40	—

Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 29, Samford 28, Northern Iowa 26, The Citadel 22, Montana 19, Jacksonville State 16, Indiana State 10, Maine 9, UT Martin 6, Bethune-Cookman 2, Sacramento State 2.

Montana out of Top 25 for first time since 1998

Sports Network

12:18 PM CDT, October 1, 2012

Philadelphia, PA

The Sports Network FCS Top 25 on Monday was as much about who wasn't in the rankings as it was who was in.

The usual powers were leading the way, with defending FCS national champion North Dakota State sitting No. 1 again as it heads into Saturday's Missouri Valley Football Championship showdown against No. 3 Youngstown State.

But perennial power Montana was outside the Top 25 rankings, ending a run of 195 straight appearances dating to the Nov. 2, 1998 poll.

The perennial national power Grizzlies, who have won two FCS (then Division I- AA) titles, been the runner-up five times and ruled over the Big Sky Conference for decades, is off to a 2-3 start this season.

Ranked No. 21 a week ago, Montana fell out of the rankings after it let a late lead at Big Sky rival Eastern Washington slip away to a 32-26 loss Saturday.

The Grizzlies, under first-year coach Mick Delaney, return to action this weekend at Northern Colorado, trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak since a span of the 2005 and '06 seasons.

The biggest game of the weekend will be North Dakota State hosting Youngstown State in a matchup of 4-0 teams. The Bison's only loss in the last two seasons was at home against YSU last November.

NDSU's hold on the top ranking remained strong. The Bison, who posted a 33-21 victory at rival Northern Iowa on Saturday, received 156 of the 169 first- place votes - 92.3 percent - and 4,204 points.

Montana State (5-0) was second and had six first-place votes. Youngstown State was third with seven first-place votes.

In fact, the top seven teams went unchanged as CAA Football programs Old Dominion (5-0) and James Madison (3-1) were ranked No. 4 and 5, respectively, followed by No. 6 Wofford (4-0) from the Southern Conference and No. 7 Eastern Washington (3-1).

Georgia Southern (3-1) moved up two spots to No. 8, while Sam Houston State (2-2) and Illinois State (5-0) shared the No. 9 spot.

Up next were No. 11 Lehigh (5-0), No. 12 Towson (2-2) and No. 13 Stony Brook (4-1), which beat Army, 23-3, on Saturday for its first-ever win over an FBS program.

New Hampshire (3-2) rose six spots to No. 14 following a 34-14 win over Delaware. With Montana falling out of the Top 25 rankings, UNH owns the longest active run of appearances at 118, dating to 2004.

The Wildcats were followed by No. 15 Appalachian State (3-2), No. 16 Delaware (4-1), No. 17 Eastern Kentucky (4-1), No. 18 Northern Arizona (4-1), No. 19 The Citadel (3-2) and No. 20 Cal Poly (4-0).

Rounding out the poll were No. 21 McNeese State (4-1), No. 22 Northern Iowa (1-4), No. 23 South Dakota State (4-1), No. 24 Central Arkansas (3-2) and No. 25 Harvard (3-0), the defending Ivy League champion which moved into the rankings for the first time this season following a 52-3 rout of Holy Cross.

A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote.

During the regular season, the Top 25 is released every Monday afternoon, except for the final weekend of the regular season, when it will be released Sunday morning, Nov. 18, prior to the selection of the FCS playoff field.

The Sports Network will release a final Top 25 following the FCS championship game, which will be held Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas.

Copyright © 2012, Sports Network

The past week in Grizzly athletics

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Beau Baldwin Post Game Speech vs. Montana 9/29/12

NAU vs Montana Highlights

FSN Weekend Recap: Montana

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Mountaineer Football Highlights 2012 - vs. Montana

Top 25 matchups add to conference showdowns

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Take a close look at The Sports Network FCS Top 25 because it should be quite different next week. Saturday's schedule has five conference games matching Top 25 squads. Included are four of the top seven teams squaring off: No. 2 Montana State hosting No. 6 Eastern Washington in the Big Sky and No. 5 Wofford visiting No. 7 Georgia Southern in the Southern Conference. Few, however, are talking about change atop the Top 25. Monday's new rankings saw North Dakota State solidify its hold on No. 1, which wasn't surprising after the Bison routed then-No. 3 Youngstown State, 48-7, in Missouri Valley Conference action this past Saturday. The defending national champions, who have a 5-0 record, received 164 of the 167 first-place votes - 98.2 percent - and 4,171 points in the poll. The other three first-place votes went to Montana State (6-0), the two-time reigning Big Sky co-champion. The Bobcats have won their last two meetings with Eastern Washington, although they shared the conference title two years ago. Entering Saturday's showdown, both teams have won their first three conference games this season. With Youngstown State falling five spots in the new poll, CAA Football co- leaders Old Dominion (5-0) and James Madison (4-1) rose one spot each to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. While ODU was idle this past weekend, JMU rallied to a win over defending CAA champion Towson. No. 5 Wofford (5-0) holds the lead in a bunched SoCon race, although a win at Georgia Southern (4-1) would provide some separation for the Terriers. Both squads run triple options, and Wofford leads the FCS in rushing yards per game (448.8) and Georgia Southern ranks second (437). After Eastern Washington (4-1) and Georgia Southern (4-1), Youngstown State (4-1) settled in at No. 8, followed by No. 9 Sam Houston State (3-2) and No. 10 Lehigh (6-0), which travels to Georgetown for a key Patriot League game on Saturday. Stony Brook (5-1) has followed the path of new Big South all-time rushing leader Miguel Maysonet to No. 11 - the highest ranking in program history. Then it's the two programs with the longest active streak of FCS playoff appearances, New Hampshire (4-2) at No. 12 and Appalachian State (4-2) at No. 13. They are followed by No. 14 Illinois State (5-1), which hosts Youngstown State in a Top 25 matchup on Saturday; No. 15 Cal Poly (5-0); No. 16 Northern Arizona (4-1); No. 17 Towson (2-3); No. 18 Tennessee State (6-0), the Ohio Valley Conference leader which is in the rankings for the first time since Nov. 17, 2008; No. 19 McNeese State (4-1); and No. 20 South Dakota State (4-1). Rounding out the poll are No. 21 Central Arkansas (4-2), which visits McNeese State in a Top 25 game among Southland Conference teams Saturday; No. 22 Harvard (4-0), whose 13 straight wins are the FCS high; No. 23 Eastern Kentucky (4-2); No. 24 Delaware (4-2); and No. 25 Samford (5-1), which is appearing in the rankings for the first time since Oct. 13, 1993. Samford also is part of a Top 25 matchup Saturday, hosting Appalachian State in the SoCon. The CAA has the most Top 25 teams with five, while the Big Sky, Missouri Valley and SoCon have four each. The Citadel and Northern Iowa, which are both on three-game losing streaks, fell out of the Top 25. A national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries select the Top 25. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote 24 points, all the way down to one point for a 25th-place vote. During the regular season, the Top 25 is released every Monday afternoon, except for the final weekend of the regular season, when it will be released Sunday morning, Nov. 18, prior to the selection of the FCS playoff field. The Sports Network will release a final Top 25 following the FCS championship game, which will be held Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas.

The Sports Network FCS Top 25

Team (First-place votes)		2012 Record	Points	Previous Rank
1.	North Dakota State Bison (164)	5-0	4171	1
2.	Montana State Bobcats (3)	6-0	3965	2
3.	Old Dominion Monarchs	5-0	3732	4
4.	James Madison Dukes	4-1	3578	5
5.	Wofford Terriers	5-0	3414	6
6.	Eastern Washington Eagles	4-1	3292	7
7.	Georgia Southern Eagles	4-1	2914	8
8.	Youngstown State Penguins	4-1	2909	3
9.	Sam Houston State Bearkats	3-2	2735	9
10.	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	6-0	2457	11
11.	Stony Brook Seawolves	5-1	2425	13
12.	New Hampshire Wildcats	4-2	2110	14
13.	Appalachian State Mountaineers	4-2	2093	15
14.	Illinois State Redbirds	5-1	1637	9
15.	Cal Poly Mustangs	5-0	1581	20
16.	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	4-1	1575	18
17.	Towson Tigers	2-3	1490	12
18.	Tennessee State Tigers	6-0	1102	NR
19.	McNeese State Cowboys	4-1	1079	21
20.	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	4-1	855	23
21.	Central Arkansas Bears	4-2	796	24
22.	Harvard Crimson	4-0	662	25
23.	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	4-2	628	17
24.	Delaware Blue Hens	4-2	623	16
25.	Samford Bulldogs	5-1	490	NR
Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 414, Albany 383, Alabama A&M 236, The Citadel 153, Montana 143, Richmond 106, Indiana State 81, Maine 63, Sacramento State 49, Stephen F. Austin 46, Bethune-Cookman 46, UT Martin 45, Southern Illinois 45, Jacksonville State 32, Villanova 26, North Dakota 18, Howard 18, Tennessee Tech 9, Jacksonville 8, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 8, Brown 8, Western Illinois 8, Chattanooga 7, Alabama State 6, Duquesne 2, UC Davis 1, Fordham 1....The Sports Network FCS Top 25 Voters - The Sports Network: Aaron Corrill; Craig Haley; Tim McDonnell; Phil Sokol; Kevin Spiegel. Big Sky Conference: Brian Berger; Brad Bugger; Eric Burdick; Dave Cook Neil Gardner; Matt Gerrish; Paul Grua; Jeremy Hoeck; Mick Holien; Jon Kasper; Doug Kelly; Heather Kennedy; Bill Lamberty; Mike Lund; Scott Marsh; Fritz Neighbor; Ryan Powell; Mike Robles; Steve Schaack; Randy Scovil; Steve Shaff; Mitch Strohman. Big South: Zeke Beam; Wade Branner; Mike Cawood; Adam Gutes; Matt Hogue; Chris Lang; Marc Rabb; Mark Simpson; Eric Thacker; Todd Wetmore; Alan York. CAA Football: Ted Alexander; Scott Burns; Zach Burrus; Pete Clawson; Dave Cohen; Glenn Frazer; Dean Kenefick; Allen Lessels; Andrew Mahoney; John Martin; Scott Meyer; Mike Murphy; Dan O'Connell; Scott Selheimer; Mike Stoss; Kevin Tresolini; Kimberly Zivkovich. Ivy League: Rick Bender; Eric Dolan; Jeremy Hartigan; Chris Humm; Craig Larson; Dan Loney; Craig Sachson; Kurt Svoboda; Ron Vaccaro. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Thomas Grant; Bill Hamilton; Ed Hill Jr.; Brian Holloway; Chris Hooks; Ronnie Johnson; Dennis Jones; Matt Michalec; Patricia Porter; Dan Ryan; Michael Stambaugh; Maurice Williams; Brent Woronoff. Missouri Valley Football Conference: Bryan Boettcher, John Bohnenkamp; Scott Gierman; Todd Golden; Jeremy Hoeck; Jason Hove; Todd Hefferman; Ace Hunt; Mike Kern; Rick Kindhart; Jeff Kolpack; Colin McDonough; Patrick Osterman; Trevor Parks; Randy Reinhardt; Jeff Schwartz; Mike Williams; Terry Vandrovec. Northeast Conference: Lizzie Barlow; Matt Harmon; Spencer Kowitz; Andrew Santillo; Chris Shovlin; Jason Sullivan; Jeff Symonds; Ralph Ventre; Greg Viscomi. Ohio Valley Conference: Neal Bradley; John Brush; Michael Clark; Wallace Dooley; Jeff Honza; Brad Kirtley; Travis Kriens; Joe Lofaro; Rich Moser: Brian Nielsen: Karl Park: Mike Parris: Rob Schabert: Kyle Schwartz: Greg Seitz. Patriot League: Charles Bare; Bill Bowman; Joe DiBari; Matt Dougherty; Keith Groller; Phil LaBella; Steve Lomangino; Eric Malanowski; Matt Markus; John Painter. Pioneer Football League: Ty Patton, Mark Brumbaugh; Cody Bush; Jack Cronin; Mike Ferraro; Ted Gosen; Doug Hauschild; James Nasella; Paul Oren; Matt Schabert; Matt Segal; Jason Williams; Ryan Wronkowicz. Southern Conference: Jay Blackman; Tommy Bowman; Mike Flynn; Brian Gargone; Barrett Gilham; Don Heath; David Jackson; Joey Mullins; Tyler Norris Goode; Chris Rash; Hunter Reid; Todd Shanesy; Adam Smith; Brent Williamson. Southland Conference: Jason Barfield; Louis Bonnette; Matthew Bonnette; Jamie Bustos; Erik Cox; James Dixon; Kevin Gore; Alex Hickey; Doug Ireland; Todd Lamb; David McCollum; Brent St. Germain; Gene Shallenberg; Matt Sullivan. Southwestern Athletic Conference: Antoine Bell; Santoria Black; Rodney Bush; Natalie Hicks; Chris Jones; Duane Lewis; Leonard Moon; Wesley Peterson; Brandon Willis. Other Representatives: Rolf Bertulies; Brian Brennan; Josh Buchanan; Jim Seman.

Always fun to watch

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Get your tickets now! Montana Wine & Beer Festival Set For October 12

Montana Wine & Beer Festival Set For October 12

The “social event of the year” is coming soon. Summit Beverage and the Grizzly Scholarship Association (GSA) are excited to announce Montana Wine & Beer Festival (formerly Western Montana Wine Festival) is scheduled for Friday, October 12, at the Adams Center in Missoula. The event will run from 7-10 p.m.

The festival consists of fine wine and craft beer tasting with food samples from some of Missoula’s top restaurants and caterers. In addition, Montana artists will be on site displaying and selling art. A silent auction consisting of limited edition originals and a variety of collector’s wine items will be a part of the evening festivities. All proceeds from this event benefit the GSA.

Tickets are $60 per person and you must be 21 or older to attend.

Tickets are available at the GSA office in the Adams Center and Worden’s Market. To order by phone call 243-6481.

Greg Sundberg

Associate Athletic Director, External Operations

Executive Director - Grizzly Scholarship Association

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT 59812

(406) 243-4509

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2012 VIP WINE TASTING

Good morning,

We have some spots remaining for the 2012 VIP Wine Tasting Event on October 11, 2012. Please share with your family and friends.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Washington-Grizzly Stadium Canyon Club

7-9 p.m.

$100/person ($150 combo package includes Montana Wine & Beer Festival ticket as well- works out to a $10 discount)

RSVP: 406.243.5405

Limited Space Available

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GRIZZLIES’ 2012-13 MEN’S HOOP SCHEDULE FEATURES 14 HOME GAMES

MISSOULA, MONTANA (9/25/12) – The University of Montana’s 2012-13 men’s basketball schedule features 14 home games, and 10 of those will be Big Sky Conference contests in the expanded, 10-team league.

Seven-year head coach Wayne Tinkle’s Big Sky defending champion squad will make its seasonal debut on Thursday, Oct. 25, in the annual Silver-Maroon scrimmage, which starts at 5:30 p.m. in Dahlberg Arena. The Griz are in action a week later, hosting Lewis and Clark in an exhibition game on Nov. 1.

UM’s four-game, non-league slate consists of Minot State (Nov. 14), University of San Diego (Nov. 24), Carroll College (Dec. 8), and South Dakota State (Dec. 15).

“It’s going to be a challenging schedule,” said Tinkle, who has a career record of 116-71 and whose teams have won more than 20 games the last three seasons in a row. “It was really hard to fill our schedule. We just couldn’t find teams that wanted to come to Missoula.

“San Diego is a return from a home-and-home, and they’ve got everyone back from a team that really progressed last year,” Tinkle said. “South Dakota State won 27 games and went to the NCAA tournament, and also have about everyone back (including 6-4 senior guard Nate Wolters, an honorable mention All-American who led SDSU with 21.2 points a game last season).”

The Grizzlies return three starters from a 25-7 and Big Sky (15-1) championship team that advanced to the NCAAs a year ago. Those starters are senior guard Will Cherry (6-1), junior guard Kareem Jamar (6-5), and senior forward Mathias Ward (6-7).

Both returning guards were first team all-league selection last season, although Cherry, who led the Griz in scoring (15.8 ppg) as a junior, recently suffered an injury and is expected to be out six to eight weeks. Jamar was UM’s second leading scorer (10.9 ppg) and rebounder (5.6 rpg). Ward was third on the team in scoring at 10.9 points a game.

Montana has a formidable non-league road schedule, starting with its opener on Nov. 9 at Colorado State. The Griz also play at Idaho, BYU, and the University of San Francisco.

“We open at Colorado State with its new coach Larry Eustachy, and they return everybody from a really good team (20-12),” Tinkle said. “Then we are at Idaho, which has some new players, and that will be a tough one. AT BYU – we all know how good (26-9 last year) they are; and we are playing them in the Energy Solutions Arena, where the Jazz play in Salt Lake City. And then USF, who we don’t know too much about.

“It’s going to be a challenge, but that’s what we wanted for this team,” Tinkle continued. “We approach the pre-season pretty much like all exhibition games – it’s preparation for conference. Yes, we want to win games, but more importantly we want to prepare ourselves for what we know is ahead in the Big Sky race.”

With the addition of North Dakota and Southern Utah, league games begin even earlier than in the past, as the Griz play at Northern Arizona on Dec. 19, and then at Sacramento State on Dec. 21, before taking a week-plus break before resuming Big Sky play on Jan. 3 at home against Eastern Washington.

“It’s a little different starting in the league before Christmas and then we have a really long break,” Tinkle said. “Northern Arizona has a new staff and they’re excited down there and they have some good young players. I think Sac could be one of the most improved teams in the league this year.

“Right away we’re tested on the road beginning at Colorado State, and then we’re going to be tested at the beginning of league play heading out on the road at NAU and Sac,” he said. “There are a lot of things up in the air about our squad, and it’s going to be interesting to see how we can develop in those early weeks.”

2012-13 University of Montana Grizzly Men’s Basketball Schedule

Date-Day Opponent Time(Mtn.)

Oct. 25-Thurs. Silver-Maroon Scrimmage 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 1-Thurs. Lewis and Clark(Exhib. ) 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 9-Fri. @Colorado State 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 14-Wed. Minot State 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 17-Sat. @Idaho 8:05 p.m.

Nov. 24-Sat. University of San Diego 6:05 p.m.

Nov. 28-Wed. @BYU 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 30-Fri. @University of San Francisco 8:00 p.m.

Dec.-8 Sat. Carroll College 7:05 p.m.

Dec.-15-Sat. South Dakota State 7:05 p.m.

Dec.-19-Wed. @Northern Arizona* 6:35 p.m.

Dec.-21-Fri. @Sacramento State* 8:05 p.m.

Jan. 3-Thurs. Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m.

Jan.-5-Sat. Portland State* 7:05 p.m.

Jan.-10-Thurs. @North Dakota* 6:05 p.m.

                                                                                    Jan.-12-Sat. @Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m.

Jan.-17-Thurs. Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m.

Jan.-19-Sat. Montana State* 7:05 p.m.

Jan.-24-Thurs. Idaho State* 7:05 p.m.

Jan.-26-Sat. Weber State* 7:05 p.m.

Jan.-31-Thurs. @Portland State* 8:35 p.m.

Feb. 2-Sat. @Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m.

Feb.-7-Thurs. Northern Colorado* 7:05 p.m.

Feb.-9-Sat North Dakota* 7:05 p.m.

Feb.-14-Thurs. @Weber State* 7:05 p.m.

Feb.-16-Sat. @Idaho State* 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 23-Sat. @Bracket Buster TBA

March-2-Sat. @Montana State* 7:05 p.m.

March-4-Mon. @Southern Utah* 7:05 p.m.

March-7-Thurs. Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m.

March-9-Sat. Northern Arizona* 7:05 p.m.

March 14-16 Big Sky Conference Tourn. TBA

Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. (At regular-season champion)

*=Big Sky Conference game

Dave Guffey
The University of Montana
Associate A.D., For External and Media Relations
Hoyt Athletic Complex
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
406-243-5402-Office; 370-9435-Cell; 243-6859-Fax
guffeydb@mso.umt.edu

Lady Griz season officially underway

When Katie Baker knocked down a pair of free throws with 2:45 remaining in Montana’s quarterfinal game against Montana State in Pocatello, Idaho, at the Big Sky Conference tournament last March, it gave her 1,000 points for her career. That milestone was mostly forgotten just minutes later when the Lady Griz lost to the Bobcats 68-59.

It’s that loss and the looming prospect of her senior season, and not the pursuit of more personal achievements, that drove Baker over the summer.

“It a here-today, gone-tomorrow world,” Baker says. “Remembering what a disappointment that loss was and not reaching our goals, it’s given me more of a sense of urgency this year.

“I’m on board and ready to go. I want to win more than anything and make this a masterpiece season.”

The 2012-13 edition of the Lady Griz, sporting a roster flush with 16 players, opened its season Monday. It was the team’s first chance to put brush strokes to a blank canvas in the pursuit of that masterpiece.

Playing for the Picasso of the hardwood -- coach Robin Selvig, now in his 35th year, enters the season with a career record of 774-247 -- the team is hoping its season can turn into a work of art, something worthy of hanging among the rafters in Dahlberg Arena. Something titled “2012-13 Big Sky Conference Champions.”

Kenzie De Boer, one of Baker’s fellow seniors, says, “I want to end with a bang. We want to host the (Big Sky) tournament and make the NCAAs, and I think we have a really good shot at doing that this year.”

Preseason Notes

1. Montana returns five starters from last year’s team. It’s the first time since the 2007-08 season that the Lady Griz return all five starters, and that team ended up winning 25 games and making the NCAA tournament.

Baker, De Boer, senior Alyssa Smith and juniors Torry Hill and Jordan Sullivan not only started all 30 games last season, they all averaged more than 25 minutes per game and were five of the team’s six leading scorers.

Baker was a unanimous first-team All-Big Sky selection. De Boer was honorable mention.

2. Montana lost just a single player off last year’s roster, Tianna Ware. And Ware accounted for just 12 points and 11 rebounds her senior season.

The team’s key reserves from last season, current senior Alexandra Hurley and sophomores Kellie Cole, Maggie Rickman and Carly Selvig, are all back, one more year experienced, and in the case of Rickman, who appears to have purchased Ryan Lochte’s shoulders over the summer on eBay, one year stronger.

3. With everything in place, one might be tempted to think the team is game ready. Just stick with the same starters and off-the-bench rotations of a year ago, and bring on Temple. But that would be admitting that finishing fifth in the Big Sky Conference (with a 9-7 record) and losing in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament would once again be acceptable.

Try selling that to a coach who has led his team to 22 regular-season conference championships and 19 NCAA tournaments.

“We don’t want it to be last year. We want to be better,” says Selvig, who has yet to have a four-year class play its final game without claiming at least one regular-season championship during its career. (This year’s senior class is still chasing its first, though it was a part of Montana’s 2010-11 Big Sky tournament champion and NCAA tournament team.)

“We’ve got a lot of kids who have been playing, so we maybe don’t have as many question marks this season, but this is always going to be an equal-opportunity team. Basically you start anew.”

4. Montana only had 12 scholarship players last year. Ware graduated, and nine were mentioned in points No. 1 and 2 above. That leaves sophomore Haley Vining and Hannah Doran as the other returners.

Doran redshirted last winter as a true freshman, and Vining, who unknowingly played on an ACL tear in the 12 games she played last season, will redshirt the 2012-13 season to return to 100 percent.

5. Selvig filled his allowable 15 scholarship players with Shanae Gilham of Bozeman, Mont., Molly Klinker of Fairfield, Mont., DJ Reinhardt of Missoula, Mont., and Rachel Staudacher of Bothell, Wash.

The team also added guard McCalle Feller, of Lewistown, Mont., who will be a non-scholarship player her first season. Feller, a three-time Class A high jump champion for Fergus High and the state javelin champion as a senior, will also compete for the Griz track and field team during its outdoor season.

Selvig has had time with the Lady Griz since school opened, both in individual workouts and team practices, but he is noncommittal about the roles his freshmen can have on a team that appears to have few openings.

“You can’t really tell yet, because (our time with the team) has been mostly conditioning and fundamentals,” he says. “So I would hesitate to answer that question.

“Sometimes you get fired up about somebody, then you get a couple of weeks into practice and it’s different when you’re running things.”

6. Montana will hold 16 practices leading up to its public debut: the Maroon and Silver scrimmage on Thursday, Oct. 25. The Lady Griz will start at 7:30 p.m. following the men’s scrimmage.

Montana will host Carroll (Oct. 30) and Minot State (Nov. 5) in exhibition games at Dahlberg Arena, then open its regular season on the road on Friday, Nov. 9, against a good Temple team that won 23 games a year ago.

7. At 36.8 percent, Montana ranked 258th last year out of 336 Division I teams in field goal percentage. It was the lowest shooting percentage of any of Selvig’s 34 teams. And yet the Lady Griz won 16 games.

The reason: When Montana shot well and combined that with its typical solid defense, they were rarely going to be beat.

In its 16 wins last season, Montana shot 41.2 percent and averaged nearly 70 points (69.6) per game. In its losses: 31.6 percent shooting and 53.6 points per game.

In other words, if the Lady Griz can shoot the ball consistently well this season (even 40 percent shouldn’t be asking too much), they could be REALLY good and become Selvig’s 28th 20-win team.

8. Back in 2008-09, the final year of the Mandy Morales, Sonya Rogers and Britney Lohman teams that had a four-year record of 101-23, Montana shot 42.7 percent. It’s no wonder that team won 28 games and had a scoring differential of nearly 14 points (13.9) per game.

In the three seasons since, Montana has shot 39.3, 37.8 and 36.8 percent, and its wins have dropped to 15, 18 and 16. The scoring differential has dropped to +2.2, +1.7 and +3.6, and blowout wins have been replaced by game after game of tight contests.

The Lady Griz have played 27 games the last three seasons that have been decided by seven points or fewer and those have been tossups, with 13 wins and 14 losses.

9. But it’s not just Montana. It’s the current trend in the Big Sky Conference.

Idaho State won the league last season at 14-2, finishing three games clear of second-place Northern Colorado. But it wasn’t the dominant run through conference that it first appears.

The Bengals shot just 37.9 percent in 16 league games last season, just two clicks better than Montana’s 37.7. Both were among the top three defenses in the league (along with Northern Colorado).

So why did Idaho State win 14 Big Sky games and Montana nine? Seven of ISU’s 16 league games were decided by seven points or fewer, and the Bengals went 7-0 in those games, including seven- and six-point wins over Montana. The Lady Griz also played seven such games and went 3-4.

In its two losses to Idaho State, Montana averaged 49.5 points on 34.6 percent shooting. It’s the thin margin by how Big Sky Conference championships are now won and lost.

Six of the Lady Griz’ seven league losses last season were by 10 points or fewer, with only the game at Northern Colorado, a 59-42 setback, getting away from them.

“We could have won (the Big Sky championship) last year. Just look at our losses,” Selvig says.

“We played well in a lot of areas, but we’re not going to be a great team this year unless we shoot the ball better.

“We have kids who on occasion score well, but what we haven’t had from them is consistency. I’m hoping being more experienced makes us more consistent.”

10. We started with Katie Baker, we end with Katie Baker.

“I still feel like a freshman,” she says when asked if she can believe her senior season is here. “You still remember your dad dropping you off in the Craig Hall parking lot, your first team picture, your first conditioning with the team.

"It’s gone by so fast. It’s been an amazing experience, and it’s unbelievable that this is it. So I’m going to be the hardest-working player, I’m going to be encouraging, and I’m going to be a good teammate.

“I’m going to have fun with everyone off the court as well and build those friendships we’ll all have for life. I’m going to make the most of it.”

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GRIZ LINEBACKER JORDAN TRIPP NAMED TO 2012 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCH LIST

Philadelphia, Penn. (10/3/12) – University of Montana linebackerJordan Tripp is one of three players who was added to The Sports Network’s2012 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List (Football Championship Subdivision’s “Defensive Player of the Year”), the organization announced today.

Joining Tripp on the list were linebacker Robert McCabe of Georgetown and safety Cooper Taylor of Richmond.
This season's winner will join a list of Buchanan Award greats such as Dexter Coakley, Jared Allen, Rashean Mathis, (former Griz defensive end) Kroy Biermann and the 2011 recipient, New Hampshire linebacker Matt Evans, who is trying to win for the second season in a row.
Tripp, a 6-3 ½, 244-pound junior, has team-highs of 52 tackles, 5.5 stops for losses, and 2 forced fumbles. He is tied for 25^th in the FCS with 10.4 tackles a game.

“I am very happy for Jordan – he deserves it,” said Griz defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ty Gregorak. “He’s played very well over the last month. He’s a very sideline-to-sideline player, probably the best sideline-to-sideline player I’ve got to coach here (2003-2009 and 2011-12). I know there are a lot of good players on that list, and he has another year to play for us.

“As you and I were just talking, I am more concerned about going to Northern Colorado and playing well this Saturday and getting our first win in three weeks,” Gregorak said. “But, that being said, our defense goes as Jordan goes, and he’s been playing very well and made a lot of plays for us this fall and he’ll continue to make more.”

Tripp is a third-generation Montana player and a linebacker like his father Bryan, a starter at UM in 1989-90. His grandfather, Gene (Junior) Tripp played for the Griz in 1963-64. Following a 2011 season which was cut short by a shoulder injury, Tripp has come back strong, and has had 10 or more tackles in three of five games this year.

“That’s a tribute to how hard Jordan has worked over the last year, having to sit out last season because of the injury to his shoulder,” said Griz head coach Mick Delaney. “That hard work made him about as physical as he can be. He gained 15, 16 pounds because he worked so hard in the weight room, and got on a good nutrition program, and worked on his speed and flexibility. This situation is very, very well deserved, and he’s worked hard to get there. Now he’s just got to get better every week, and I am sure that he will be in the hunt.

“He’s outspoken, but in a positive way, and he leads by how hard he works and plays,” Delaney said. “He’s just a tremendous young man both on and off the field.”

McCabe, a 6-foot-2, 234-pound senior, ended September with an FCS-best 13.6 tackles per game, including double-digits in all five Georgetown games. He was the Patriot League's preseason defensive player of the year.

Taylor, a 6-5, 235-pound senior, is the biggest of the three players despite being a safety. The second-year transfer from Georgia Tech has intercepted three passes in the last four games, scoring a touchdown on one return.

Other nominees on the Buchanan Watch List are nose tackle Brent Russell of Georgia Southern; defensive

ends Willie Jefferson of Stephen F. Austin, Joseph LeBeau of Jackson State and Ben Obaseki of Indiana State;

linebackers Evans,Clarence Bumpas of Northern Colorado, Wes Dothard of Chattanooga, Jeremy Kimbrough of

Appalachian State, Blake Peiffer of Southeast Missouri State, Keith Pough of Howard, Derek Rose of Northwestern State and Tyler Starr of South Dakota; cornerbacks Demetrius McCray of Appalachian State, B.W. Webb of William & Mary and Marcus Williams of FCS champion North Dakota State; and safeties Kejuan Riley of Alabama State and Darnell Taylor of Sam Houston State.
The Buchanan Award will be voted on by a national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries following the regular season on Nov. 19.

The Sports Networkalso presents the Walter Payton, Jerry Rice and Eddie Robinson awards. The Payton Award honors the outstanding player in the FCS, the Rice Award goes to the FCS freshman of the year and the Robinson Award honors the FCS coach of the year. All four awards will be presented on Dec. 17 at the FCS Awards Banquet and Presentation in Philadelphia.

Dave Guffey
The University of Montana
Associate A.D., For External and Media Relations
Hoyt Athletic Complex
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT 59812
406-243-5402-Office; 370-9435-Cell; 243-6859-Fax
guffeydb@mso.umt.edu

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