Montana at NAU

[Screamin_Eagle174]

22 seconds left in the 1st, and the game is tied at 7 after an NAU score.

[Tod]

I'm such an idiot. I went out for a smoke (first sign I'm an idiot. Oh, and the second sign, too, since I missed the play/drive) and I missed the score by NAU. What happened?

[Screamin_Eagle174]

I'm such an idiot. I went out for a smoke (first sign I'm an idiot. Oh, and the second sign, too, since I missed the play/drive) and I missed the score by NAU. What happened?

Two big receptions for NAU. Not sure who it was, I've got a couple games open.

[Poker Alan]

Chase w/ TD #2 on the day, on a 4th down situation... Montana 14-7

[gbhmt]

This announcer sounds like he did three lines before the game.

[GrizFoo]

TD by a slippery Marc Mariani.
Griz 21 NAU 7

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Mariani is a savage. TD Griz. 21-7

[Silenoz]

21-14

Passing all over us

[GOKATS]

Jacks score. griz up 21-14

[Grizaholic17]

our kicker has improved tremendously it seems. 54 yard field goal. 24-14

[gbhmt]

Ladies and gentlemen, after a year, the Griz have their kicking game back.

[I Bleed Purple]

Looks like NAU scored.

[CopperCat]

our kicker has improved tremendously it seems. 54 yard field goal. 24-14

That's a pretty long kick for a BSC kicker, or any kicker for that matter. It was in the dome (at very high altitude) but nonetheless that's pretty impressive.

[Tod]

That's a pretty long kick for a BSC kicker, or any kicker for that matter. It was in the dome (at very high altitude) but nonetheless that's pretty impressive.

Just missed a second 54 yarder, wide left.

This is a game!

[Tod]

NAU moving the ball pretty well, they seem to have the momentum.

[I Bleed Purple]

I noticed a lot of people at Egriz crowing that Weber only won by one TD as if that shows they're an inferior team. Uh...

[Tod]

1st down NAU at about the 14 of the Griz.

[Tod]

1st down, incomplete pass...

2nd down, run for no gain...

[PantherRob82]

I noticed a lot of people at Egriz crowing that Weber only won by one TD as if that shows they're an inferior team. Uh...

I think it's more that you guys were almost eliminated from an at large bid today.

[Tod]

3rd down...SACK!!!

4th...36 yd FG attempt...good. Griz 26, NAU 23.

[I Bleed Purple]

I think it's more that you guys were almost eliminated from an at large bid today.

How so? Still have 7 D-I games left. 8-3 will get a Big Sky team into the playoffs.

[CopperCat]

Almost 750 yards of total offense in this game!?!?!?!? Whoa.

[Silenoz]

Griz on upset watch here

2nd half has been pretty ugly

[Tod]

TD NAU.

PAT is good.

NAU 31, UM 27, under 4 min. to go.

[I Bleed Purple]

Uh Oh.

That Halloween game looking a little less important at the moment.

[I Bleed Purple]

Weber passed the test.

Can Montana?

[Tod]

Sambrano from the end zone, takes the kickoff to near the 50!

[Tod]

1st down gain of two or three...

2nd down, false start, Montana...

[Tod]

2nd and 12, gain of seven

3rd and five.

TD MONTANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tod]

PAT good...

Montana by 3

[I Bleed Purple]

And they come through. Good pass.

[Silenoz]

What a stud. Another star WR for Montana in the making

[ValleyChamp]

score and time?

[Tod]

2:37 left.

Montana to kick off...

Taken at the five, out to the 23...

NAU with all three TO's

[Screamin_Eagle174]

What a game!

[putter]

4th and 6 for NAU

[Tod]

Carson Bender of Deer Lodge, Montana, smacks down the 3rd down pass!!

4th down...NAU makes it!

On their own 36...

[putter]

1st down NAU @ their 36 1:10 left

[I Bleed Purple]

Big first down.

[Tod]

1:10 left...

NAU with two timeouts...

[Screamin_Eagle174]

1st down NAU!!!

[Tod]

1st down NAU. To the 50...

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Palmer down for the Griz.

[I Bleed Purple]

Across midfield.

[Tod]

2nd and 5...about the Griz 45...to the 40, close to 1st down yardage...

call for measurement...

:36 left...

[putter]

1st down @ Montana 40 :36 left

[Tod]

1st down NAU! At the UM 40...

2 timeouts left...

Pass batted down again!

[Tod]

NAU gain of five...

20 seconds left. TO NAU...

One TO left...

Careful, Griz... They're going to go for it and kick if they miss...

[Silenoz]

You have got to be kidding me on that last play. Lucky bastards

[putter]

Harrick lucks out throwing it up out of a sack and NAU gets a gift spot @ 30. :06

[Silenoz]

47 yard FG attempt coming up to tie it

[putter]

NAU will try 47 yd FG. Griz try to ice kicker

[Tod]

Griz almost had a sack, NAU QB throws it up (excellent pass, actually), and it's caught for a 1st down with 0:06 left!

Kicker on the field...

47 yard attempt...

And, its...blown dead!

TO Montana.

xlolxxlolxxlolx:D:D:D

[Silenoz]

$%$#

[Tod]

And...It's GOOD!

Tied game with 2.8 seconds left!

[Shellin]

While our defense has looked terrible, I must say I'm impressed with Herrick, hopefully we can pull this out..

[I Bleed Purple]

What feed I can get from BigSkyTV, the ball really came off the kicker's foot well.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Overtime baby!

[Thumper 76]

dang wish i could see this game!

[Tod]

Overtime!!!

[CopperCat]

Wow! NAU came to play! Its been back and forth the entire fourth quarter. Looks like OT unless the griz can run it back.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

EWU up 7-0 over Sac State.

[CopperCat]

883 total yards of offense combined by both teams, and only 123 of them were rushing yards. That is crazy.

[I Bleed Purple]

EWU up 7-0 over Sac State.

And there's no Gamecast for that one, either. At least the Montana and Weber game have one.

[Silenoz]

TD pass to Palmer on the first play of OT

[Tod]

TD Montana on the first play of OT!

[Thumper 76]

They just brought up UM and MSU on the Penn State Iowa game and said when herbsteet asked if they won or not the other guy said well the usually do xlolx

[Tod]

PAT good!

NAU ball...

[Silenoz]

You have to be kidding me lol

NAU to the 1 yard line

[Tod]

NAU to the goal line, not in!

[Tod]

1st and goal, ball at the 3...

Missed that...xconfusedx

Anyway, TO NAU...

[Silenoz]

INT

Griz win!

I need alcohol!

[Tod]

1st and goal, NAU...

INT!!!!

Montana wins!!!!!!!!!

[putter]

Pick in endzone. UM wins'!!!!1

[putter]

Hats off to NAU their QB is the real deal....

and gotta love the bullsh!% chant by the NAU fans......

[Benne]

Unreal finish. Nice game

[Thumper 76]

not gunna lie, after watching the replay this game should still be going, nonetheless, great job by montana in coming through with the INT

[Gringer1]

Montana just got mentioned on ABC during the Iowa/Penn State game. The commentators were giving a plug to the new "espndallas.com" and said "we've got espn for Boston, Chicago, and now Dallas; let's get a few more. How about espnmissoula?" The other guy says "Yeah, gotta keep up on the Griz." This isn't verbatim, but it's pretty close.

[Shellin]

Great game today by NAU, I'm glad we managed to pull that one out. Couple that with Weber's win earlier and there have been two very entertaining games in the Big Sky today.

[Silenoz]

not gunna lie, after watching the replay this game should still be going, nonetheless, great job by montana in coming through with the INT


Schillinger caught the ball and was on the ground. Receiver jumped on him and grabbed the ball, but he was already down

[CopperCat]

NAU is scary. I am glad we are playing them at home this year.

Nice win for UM, big time play there in OT. Somehow you guys always seem to have that edge right at the end of the game.

[Shellin]

Montana just got mentioned on ABC during the Iowa/Penn State game. The commentators were giving a plug to the new "espndallas.com" and said "we've got espn for Boston, Chicago, and now Dallas; let's get a few more. How about espnmissoula?" The other guy says "Yeah, gotta keep up on the Griz." This isn't verbatim, but it's pretty close.

Yeah, it was Brent Musburger, and I think he is from some smaller town in Montana.

[ValleyChamp]

what a load of crap. Run the ball in from the 1.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Hats off to NAU their QB is the real deal....

and gotta love the bullsh!% chant by the NAU fans......

That was a bad call by the LJ... he didn't step out. It sucks there isn't very good camera work/angles to review plays like that.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

For those who want to watch the Sac State - EWU game, go here: http://b2tv.com/upcoming_events.asp?q=v&value=bigsky

[CopperCat]

That was a bad call by the LJ... he didn't step out. It sucks there isn't very good camera work/angles to review plays like that.

I think that's a big difference between the BSC and other conferences. Our refs consistently make bad calls at critical times in the game when other conferences don't seem to have as much of that. I saw that replay and I don't think he stepped out either.

[I Bleed Purple]

Sure didn't look like he stepped out to me. At least it was close enough to where it wasn't a completely horrid call.

[Shellin]

Agreed, it was close but I think he was in.

[mlbowl]

It sucks there isn't very good camera work/angles to review plays like that.

Well...then how do you know it was a bad call???...I saw the replays too...and my opinion is his foot touched the linexnodx...I'm sure you didn't see all the horse**** ball spots they got...I think they could turn this into a movie called 'Adventures in Ball Spotting'...starring the BSC Line Judges.

[I Bleed Purple]

EWU destroyed Sac's D-Line, and Jones takes it from there.

[Tod]

Yeah, it was Brent Musburger, and I think he is from some smaller town in Montana.

Billings. Smallest town in Montana. ;)

[CatFan22]

Yeah, it was Brent Musburger, and I think he is from some smaller town in Montana.

He was born in Portland and grew up in Big Timber. I thought he was born by, or in Billings, but I can't find an official confirmation.

[Shellin]

Billings. Smallest town in Montana. ;)

Hehe, whoops :o

[Tod]

For those who want to watch the Sac State - EWU game, go here: http://b2tv.com/upcoming_events.asp?q=v&value=bigsky

Thanks my friend! xthumbsupx

[Benne]

It looked like he stepped out to me.

[Green26]

It was clear, on replay, that he stepped out at the 3.

[CatFan22]

Billings. Smallest town in Montana. ;)

That's what I thought, but everything I look up varies.

[GrizFanStuckInUtah]

Man, lots of barn burners today in the BigSky. xthumbsupx