Cat-Griz Insider

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode with some thoughts on the Montana State women's basketball team keeping its season going in the WNIT. Then they close the book on the Montana men's season (6:03), talk about the Big Sky Conference's NCAA Tournament outlook (17:32) and check in on the UM football team as the Grizzlies' spring camp nears its end (29:25). 

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks with Bozeman Daily Chronicle sports editor/MSU basketball beat writer Parker Cotton about the Cats continuing their season in the WNIT after losing the Big Sky Conference tournament title game. They also talk discuss Brent Vigen's press conference last week ahead of MSU spring football camp (26:59).

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores open the episode with a discussion about the Montana State women's basketball team's Big Sky Conference tournament quarterfinal win over Montana and the state of the Lady Griz after their nine-win season. Then they talk about the MSU men's season-ending loss to Idaho (16:30) and some football news/notes as the Grizzlies continue their spring camp and the Bobcats get ready to begin theirs (26:37).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode with a preview of the Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament. Then they talk about the upcoming women's tourney (23:04) and give their Big Sky player of the year picks (31:18). 

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores open the episode with some thoughts on the Montana State women's basketball team's strong week and the Bobcats' Big Sky Conference tournament outlook. Then they talk about the reeling Lady Griz (8:29), the up-and-down MSU men (18:00), the struggling UM men (23:06) and more.

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores open the episode (after some brief Olympics talk) with a discussion about the Montana State basketball teams' Brawl of the Wild sweep in Missoula last Saturday. Then they chat about Bobby Daly's return to MSU as defensive coordinator (23:18) and Sacramento State's move to the MAC for football (27:01).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode with a discussion about former Montana Grizzlies head football coach Bobby Hauck taking the defensive coordinator job at Illinois. Then they talk about Bobby Kennedy's introductory press conference as Hauck's replacement (18:11), ex-Grizzly Patrick O'Connell and former Montana State Bobcat Ty Okada winning Super Bowl 60 (26:23), a couple of Griz football players receiving waivers (30:06), and North Dakota State moving to the Mountain West (32:24).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk about Bobby Hauck's decision to retire as Montana head football coach and the Grizzlies' choice to replace him with Bobby Kennedy. They also discuss the move of Montana State defensive coordinator Shawn Howe to the Pittsburgh Steelers (31:10).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode with a discussion about the recent results, news, etc. from the Montana and Montana State basketball teams. Then they talk about some Bobcat/Grizzly-related football news and notes (20:56).

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores open the episode with some thoughts on the state of the Montana and Montana State football programs on the heels of the Bobcats' FCS championship parade. Then they discuss the MSU women's basketball team's blowout win over UM (25:12) and the Bobcat men's breakthrough victory over the Grizzlies later that day (32:32).

406 MT Sports' Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola opens the episode with some thoughts on the Montana State football team's FCS championship and the state of Griz football. Then he and MSU beat writer Victor Flores go through the transfer and coaching moves for both Treasure State teams (14:17), and they preview the upcoming Cat-Griz basketball games (31:31).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and now-former Bozeman Daily Chronicle MSU football beat writer Braden Shaw talk about the Cats' 35-34 overtime win over Illinois State in Nashville, Tennessee, for the program's first FCS title since 1984.

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores talks with MSU offensive coordinator Pete Sterbick (4:15) and defensive coordinator Shawn Howe (19:20) about the Cats' FCS semifinal win over rival Montana and the upcoming FCS championship game between MSU and Illinois State in Nashville, Tennessee.

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk Saturday night at Bobcat Stadium, a couple hours after the MSU football team beat UM 48-23 in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs.

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the MSU football team's win over Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs (4:14) and UM's quarterfinal victory over South Dakota (12:54). Then they preview the semifinal game between the Cats and the Griz this Saturday in Bozeman (20:24) — the first time the rivals have faced each other in the postseason.

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies' beat writer Frank Gogola open the episode with a discussion about the MSU football team's win over Yale in the second round of the FCS playoffs and the fiery postgame exchange between MSU head coach Brent Vigen and running back Julius Davis. Then Flores and Gogola talk about UM's second-round win over South Dakota State (20:35), the Griz's upcoming quarterfinal game against South Dakota (29:03), the Cats' upcoming quarterfinal game against Stephen F. Austin (37:01) and Illinois State's second-round upset win at top-seeded, defending national champion North Dakota State (46:10). 

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open the episode with some thoughts on Brent Vigen staying at MSU after reportedly being a finalist for the Oregon State head football coaching job. Then they discuss some postseason awards involving Cats and Griz (15:55), preview MSU's second-round FCS playoff game against Yale (32:09) and preview UM's second-round game against South Dakota State (37:04).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the MSU football team's 31-28 win over UM in the 124th Brawl of the Wild. They also discuss postseason awards (35:40), Oregon State's reported pursuit of MSU head coach Brent Vigen (44:16) and the upcoming FCS playoffs, which might feature a rematch between the No. 2-seeded Cats and the No. 3-seeded Griz in the semifinals (52:02).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies' beat writer Frank Gogola open the episode with some thoughts on the MSU football team's 38-17 win over UC Davis, UM's 63-17 win at Portland State and the potential FCS playoff ramifications of the 124th Brawl of the Wild. Then Flores and Gogola preview the rivalry game between the No. 2-ranked Griz and the No. 3 Cats, both of whom will be playing for the outright Big Sky Conference title Saturday in Missoula (24:15). 

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open the episode with a discussion about the UM football team's 29-24 win over Eastern Washington. Then they talk about the MSU football team's 66-14 victory over Weber State (12:37), evaluate the Cats and Griz overall with two regular season games left (19:21), preview MSU's top-10 home game against UC Davis (27:18), preview UM's game at Portland State (28:53) and touch on some other news, including the UM soccer team's wild Big Sky Conference tournament championship win (33:05).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open the episode with some thoughts on the Weber State football program, which lost to UM last week and will play at MSU this week. Then they talk about the Griz's upcoming game against Eastern Washington (9:01), the numerous FCS upsets last week (14:50) and the Cats' hot streak, which continued Saturday with a 55-7 win at Northern Colorado (27:00).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on the MSU football team's 34-17 win at Cal Poly and the Cats' upcoming game at Northern Colorado. Then Flores talks with Montana Grizzlies' beat writer Frank Gogola about the UM football team's 49-35 win at Sacramento State and the Griz's upcoming game at Weber State (13:36).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola open the episode with a discussion about the Griz football team's 43-21 win over Sacred Heart and UM's upcoming game at Sacramento State, whose president insulted the Griz and prompted UM head coach Bobby Hauck to call him a clown. Then Flores and Gogola talk about Montana State's upcoming game at Cal Poly (21:54), some other Bobcat notes and the FCS playoff committee's first top 10 of the 2025 season (30:23).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on the MSU football team's 48-14 win over Idaho State. Then he talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 28-9 win over Cal Poly and the Griz's upcoming game against Sacred Heart (16:37). Flores and Gogola finish the episode with a discussion about the new transfer portal window (33:15).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on the MSU football team's 34-10 win at Northern Arizona and the Cats' upcoming home game against Idaho State. Then he talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 42-38 win at ISU (19:45), Bobby Hauck's irritable answer about his team's center rotation (35:06) and the Griz's upcoming home game against Cal Poly (43:08). 

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with a recap of the MSU football team's 57-3 win over Eastern Washington and a preview of the Cats' top-15 game at Northern Arizona. Then he talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 41-30 win over Idaho and the Griz's upcoming game at Idaho State (16:00).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores recaps the MSU football team's 17-0 win over Mercyhurst and briefly previews the Cats' Big Sky Conference opener against Eastern Washington. Then he talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 63-20 victory over Indiana State, the Griz's conference opener against Idaho and Gogola's story about UM's indoor practice facility (23:00).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with a recap of the MSU football team's 41-7 home win over San Diego and a brief preview of the Cats' upcoming home game against Mercyhurst. Then he talks with Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's 24-23 home win over North Dakota and the Griz's upcoming home game against Indiana State (18:17).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens this week's episode with a recap of MSU's double-overtime Gold Rush loss to South Dakota State, an analysis of the Cats' recent history of against the Dakota State teams and a brief preview of MSU's upcoming home game against San Diego. Then Flores talks to Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about UM's season-opening home win over Central Washington and the Griz's upcoming ranked home game against North Dakota (27:59). 

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on the MSU football team's season-opening loss at Oregon and the Cats' upcoming top-three matchup with South Dakota State for Gold Rush. Then Flores talks with 406 MT Sports' Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about the UM football team's upcoming season opener against Central Washington in Missoula (17:07), the former Cats and Griz in the NFL (29:13) and UM's depth chart (37:30).

406 MT Sports' Montana State beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on the former Bobcats and Montana Grizzlies who learned their NFL fates ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline. Then Flores discusses some takeaways from MSU's season-opening depth chart (8:24), and he talks with Oregon football reporter Tyson Alger about the numerous questions surrounding the Ducks entering their season opener against MSU (14:10). 

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode with some thoughts on Tommy Mellott, Junior Bergen and three other men with Montana ties who were involved in last week's NFL preseason game between the Raiders and 49ers. Then they provide some Montana and Montana State fall camp updates (6:20), talk about the Grizzlies and Bobcats competing in future Vegas Kickoff Classic games (10:30) and go through each game on UM and MSU's 2025 football schedules (13:24).

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on the MSU football program's dismissal of Bryson Parker and other Bobcat fall camp notes. Then Flores talks with 406 MT Sports' Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola about the first few practices of Griz fall camp (11:32) and the former Bobcats and Grizzlies who are currently participating in NFL training camps (24:03).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk about the biggest Montana football storylines entering the Grizzlies' fall camp. Flores also shares some Montana State Bobcats fall camp notes (33:45). 

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks with Montana State football/men's basketball play-by-play broadcaster Keaton Gillogly about the biggest MSU football storylines entering the Bobcats' 2025 fall camp.

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola talk with Braden Shaw of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle during the Big Sky Football Kickoff weekend in Spokane, Washington, about the Big Sky Conference preseason all-conference selections and polls, Kalispell Glacier QB Jackson Presley flipping his commitment from Montana State to Sacramento State (31:29) and Gogola's story about Big Sky coaches' salaries (36:24).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks with Montana Grizzlies athletic director Kent Haslam about the university's athletic performances in 2024-25, Nate Harris replacing Brian Holsinger as UM head women's basketball coach, the first year of the Griz's indoor practice facility, the House settlement and more. NOTE: This will be the final Cat-Griz Insider Podcast episode of Season 4. Season 5 will begin in mid-to-late July.

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks with Montana State athletic director Leon Costello about the MSU teams' performances in 2024-25, the status of MSU's indoor practice facility, new MSU President Brock Tessman, the transfer portal, the House settlement, former Bobcats quarterback Tommy Mellott getting drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders and more.

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores talks to Montana State Bobcats sophomore Harvey Cramb (2:44), who won the men's 1,500 meters at last week's Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and Montana Grizzlies senior Whitney Morrison (18:09), who won the women's heptathlon at the conference meet.

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores opens the episode running through some Montana Grizzlies/Montana State Bobcats news and notes. Then he talks with Griz head men's tennis coach Jason Brown about his team's Big Sky title-winning season, his Montana roots and more (15:56).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores opens the episode with some thoughts on former Montana State offensive lineman Marcus Wehr accepting an rookie minicamp invite from the Seattle Seahawks. Then Flores talks with Frank Gogola about ex-MSU quarterback Tommy Mellott getting drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders (6:27), ex-Montana wide receiver/returner Junior Bergen getting drafted by the San Francisco 49ers (12:13) and other former Bobcats and Grizzlies receiving NFL opportunities (17:55). Flores closes the episode with some words about Unterrio Latin-Henley's dismissal from the MSU football program and the Cats' spring game (27:28).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores runs through some Montana/Montana State football, basketball and track and field news/notes. Then Flores interviews MSU golfer Maddie Montoya about her Big Sky Conference tournament individual title, becoming the first Bobcat to qualify for NCAA Regionals and more (12:19).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode with some thoughts on the Montana Grizzlies' spring game and some other UM football news. Then they talk about Montana State Bobcats spring football camp (12:36), some Griz basketball news/notes (14:26) and some MSU basketball news/notes (18:42).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode discussing the pro day performances from former Montana State football players. Then they talk about the Montana Grizzlies' pro day (22:59). 

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores open the episode talking about Kalispell Glacier quarterback Jackson Presley flipping his commitment from Boise State to Montana State. Then they discuss MSU's and Montana's spring football camps/upcoming Pro Days (15:26), UM basketball transfers/returners (23:14) and MSU basketball transfers/returners (28:30).

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores talk about the Montana men's basketball team's loss to Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Montana State women's basketball team's first-round March Madness loss at Ohio State (9:05) and UM's hiring of Nate Harris as the full-time women's basketball coach (31:37).

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola open the episode with a discussion of the Montana State women's basketball team's buzzer-beating win over Montana in the Big Sky tournament title game and the Bobcats' upcoming NCAA Tournament game at Ohio State. Then they talk about the Montana men's basketball team's Big Sky tournament championship and the Grizzlies' upcoming NCAA Tournament game against Wisconsin (21:54), with some thoughts about the MSU men at the end of the episode. Note: This episode was recorded before Montana signed Nate Harris to a three-year contract and before quarterback Justin Lamson committed to Montana State.

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores talk about the Montana and Montana State basketball teams ahead of the Big Sky Conference tournaments and touch on the performances from the Grizzlies and Bobcats at the Big Sky indoor track and field meet.

406 MT Sports' Victor Flores and Frank Gogola discuss Gogola's story about the Montana athletic department's expense and revenue records in fiscal year 2024. Then they recap the Brawl of the Wild wins from the UM men's and Montana State women's basketball teams in Bozeman (18:13), and Flores runs through the MSU football team's recent coaching moves (35:58).

406 MT Sports' Carson Cashion and Victor Flores preview the Cat-Griz basketball games scheduled for this Saturday in Bozeman.

406 MT Sports' Montana State Bobcats beat writer Victor Flores and Montana Grizzlies beat writer Frank Gogola talk about the major differences between the 2025 recruiting classes for the MSU and UM football teams. Then they recap the weeks for the Cats and Griz basketball teams and discuss the resignation of Lady Griz head coach Brian Holsinger (20:05).