Analysis

Bobcats, Grizzlies each relatively healthy entering rivalry game

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Early on in his first Division I head coaching gig, first-year Montana head coach Bob Stitt had a realization for what it would take for his team to be successful.

Stitt, who will coach in his first-ever showdown with rival Montana State on Saturday, knew implementing his offense would endure growing pains. He knew the ups and downs of his first Big Sky season would be challenging. Stitt felt that if he could reach this point in the season and his team was at full strength in terms of its health, the Griz could make a run.

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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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