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Bobcats seek 2nd straight win while Griz seek revenge

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MISSOULA — A win or loss in the fiercest rivalry in the Treasure State can completely redefine a football season. Last year’s showdown between Montana State and Montana is the prime example.

MSU did not win a Big Sky Conference game until November, losing the first six league contests of Jeff Choate’s tenure. Montana ripped off five wins in its first six games and, despite losing three of four entering last year’s rivalry game, still had a chance to punch a ticket to the FCS playoffs if the Griz could just beat the struggling Bobcats in Missoula.

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About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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