Griz Game Day Nov. 14

G2 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Keith Thompson

Lighting up the Big Sky

Forget his size, Thompson has been big addition at UM

By FRITZ NEIGHBOR of the Missoulian

C

hris Likewise knew before Jeff Chudy, and Chudy knew before Bobby Hauck, and now the Big Sky Conference has found out: Keith Thompson can play some football.

Thompson, perhaps generously listed at 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds, doesn’t cut the most striking figure in Washington-Grizzly Stadium, where the second-ranked Montana Grizzlies battle Northern Colorado Saturday. But the cornerback can not only run and cover receivers, he can pack a wallop.

Ask Idaho State’s Jaron Taylor, who took a pass from quarterback Russel Hill on a bubble screen in the first quarter last week, and got lit up.

“Starting in the Sac State game, our coaches started letting us corners read more and go inside on that bubble,” said Thompson, a senior out of Porterville, Calif. “I was able to get a good read and get inside, and get to him.”

Taylor got up after the 3-yard loss, but then took a knee, and then briefly left the game.

Now he knows, too.

“He’s not the most physically imposing guy when you look at him, but he’s a physical player,” said Hauck, whose club is 9-0.

“He’s a good tackler; he likes that part of it, which makes him more effective.

“A lot of offenses try to get the ball on the corner. And with him, it’s a mistake.”

“I was going to take a visit to Montana and had some other trips lined up. But (Chudy) told me if they offered me here, just to take it. And it was a wise decision.”

– Keith Thompson, Montana senior cornerback College recruiters often stopped by Monache High School in Porterville, looking for players to fit their football team. They had to go through Likewise, who has coached or is coaching four of Thompson’s brothers, and he made the same pitch to each visitor. He got the same answer.

“Every coach came through to look at players, and I kept telling them, ‘You’ll really like this kid,’ ” Likewise said. “And they’d say, ‘We do like him. The problem is he’s 5foot-8.’ ” It didn’t matter that Thompson had run for 1,456 yards and 24 touchdowns – he also caught three TDs – his senior year. The big numbers were 5-8 and, by Thompson’s own recollection, 155 (pounds).

“I was real small and I mainly played offense,” Thompson says now. “So I went the JC route to learn how to play corner. There were two JCs in my area, and there were four guys on my team who all wanted to play the same place.”

See THOMPSON, Page G5

UM cornerback Keith Thompson covers Weber State wide receiver MIke Phillips during a game earlier this season. Thompson has 34 tackles this season, 20 unassisted and 3 for a loss.

MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G3

G4 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Stat pack

BY THE NUMBERS MONTANA (9-0)

Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards Montana Opponents

39 48

Griz

Opp

34.3 174.6 4.3 167-277-6 264.9 8.6 439.4 6.2 62-131 29:14 15-7 29-22.6 22-17.8 34-40.3 13-72

18.7 91.2 3.1 230-376-13 270.7 6.5 361.9 5.0 48-135 30:46 11-5 47-19.6 7-7.1 50-37.7 9-65

100 36

59 104 35 49

7 0

DE Severin Campbell 40, 13 unassisted LB Alex Shaw 40, 12 unassisted DT Austin Mullins 38, 8 unassisted CB Keith Thompson 34, 20 unassisted CB Trumaine Johnson 32, 17 unassisted DE Jace Palmer 26, 6 unassisted LB Josh Stuberg 23, 6 unassisted Tackles for loss DE Severin Campbell 5.5-16 DT Tyler Hobbs 5-18 DE Jace Palmer 5-14 DE Bobby Alt 3.5-7 DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10 CB Keith Thompson 3-10 CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6

– 297 – 168

Offensive leaders Rushing Chase Reynolds 203-945 (4.7 ypc.), long 40, 12 TDs Thomas Brooks-Fletcher70-294 (4.2 ypc.), long 18, 2 TDs Peter Nguyen 14-104 (7.4 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Gerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDs Andrew Selle 27-92 (3.4 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDs Justin Roper 11-31 (2.8 ypc.), long 22, 0 TDs Dan Moore 16-39 (2.4 ypc.), long 7, 1 TD Passing Andrew Selle 117-190-2 for 1,706 yards, long 68, 14 TDs Justin Roper 50-85-3 for 678 yards, long 84, 6 TDs Gerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards Receiving Marc Mariani 41-686 (21.2 ypc.), long 84, 6 TDs Tyler Palmer 23-289 (12.6 ypc.), long 25, 2 TDs Chase Reynolds 21-192 (9.1 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDs Jabin Sambrano 19-314 (16.5 ypc.), long 57, 1 TD Stephen Pfahler 17-244 (14.4 ypc.), long 33, 3 TDs Sam Gratton 16-151 (9.4 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDs Dan Beaudin 13-164 (12.6 ypc.), long 61, 1 TD Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 5-67 (13.4 ypc.), long 20, 1 TD

Defensive leaders Tackles LB Shawn Lebsock 61, 25 unassisted SS Erik Stoll 50, 20 unassisted LB Brandon Fisher 48, 18 unassisted FS Shann Schillinger 41, 17 unassisted

DT Tyler Hobbs 3-15 DT Bryan Waldhauser 2-15 DE Josh Harris 2-17

Sacks

Interceptions CB Trumaine Johnson 4-14, long 11, 0 TDs DE Jace Palmer 1-57, 1 TD SS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDs LB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDs LB Caleb McSurdy 1-17, 0 TDs CB Andrew Swink 1-9, 0 TDs DE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDs Fumbles forced-recovered LB Jordan Tripp 0-2 DT Tyler Hobbs 1-1 Pass breakups CB Trumaine Johnson 8 DT Austin Mullins 5 CB Keith Thompson 4 DE Jace Palmer 4

Special teams leaders PATs/Field goals Brody McKnight 36-37/9-15, long 54, 1 blocked, 63 points Punting Sean Wren 34-40.3, long 60, 9 inside 20, 0 blocked Punt returns Marc Mariani 16-17.6, long 82, 1 TD Sam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDs Jabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDs Peter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs Kickoff returns Jabin Sambrano 14-25.8, long 50, 0 TDs

Go Griz!

Open at 4 pm on Game Day

Winemaker’s Dinner Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Check us out on Facebook & become a fan.

Enjoy a 5 Course Dinner

Paired with 5 Wines from Kenefick Ranch

$50 per person/$85 per couple (price includes gratuity)

Seats are limited. Call or email to reserve your seat.

102 Ben Hogan Drive • (406) 728-5132 • www.TheKeepRestaurant.com

Northern Colorado (3-7)

NC

Opp

Scoring average Rushing yards Avg./Rush Passing Passing yards Average per pass Total offense Average per play 3rd-down conversions Time of possession Fumbles-lost Kick returns Punt returns Punting Sacks by-yards

19.2 113.6 3.6 211-354-6 230.6 6.5 344.2 5.1 59-144 28:03 18-9 31-20.4 21-7.2 54-38.6 18-121

25.0 165.9 4.3 198-323-11 206.9 6.4 372.8 5.3 61-149 31:57 19-7 32-21.8 25-4.7 46-40.0 17-111

No. Colorado Opponents

52 107

67 50

32 40

41 53

– –

BEARS’ schedule Sept. 6..................................... at Kansas (L, 3-49) Sept. 12..............................SAN DIEGO (W, 31-12) Sept. 19................at Eastern Washington (L, 0-16) Sept. 26....................... MONTANA STATE (L, 7-25) Oct. 3....................... at Northern Arizona (L, 27-35) Oct. 10......................PORTLAND STATE (L, 18-23) Oct. 17...............................at Idaho State (W, 30-7) Oct. 24............................ WEBER STATE (L, 20-28) Oct. 31........................SOUTH DAKOTA (W, 21-17) Nov. 7.................SACRAMENTO STATE (L, 35-38) Nov. 14..................................................at Montana 192 250

Offensive leaders Rushing Andre Harris 137-621 (4.5 ypc.), long 45, 7 TDs John Burnley 44-153 (3.5 ypc.), long 34, 2 TDs Jhamele Robinson 30-133 (4.4 ypc), long 29, 0 TDs Dylan Orms 26-124 (4.8 ypc.), long 18, 0 TDs Passing Bryan Waggener 205-341-6 for 2210 yards, long 80, 8 TDs Dylan Orms 6-10-0 for 96 yards, long 37, 2 TDs Receiving Alex Thompson 64-790 (12.3 ypc.), long 80, 6 TDs Patrick Walker 42-533 (12.7 ypc.), long 65, 1 TD Andre Harris 28-162 (5.8 ypc.), long 16, 0 TDs

Defensive leaders

Interceptions CB Korey Aske 3-37.3, long 88, 1 TD FS Max Hewitt 3-18.0, long 39, 0 TDs SS Chuks Nweke 2-2.0, long 4, 0 TDs SS Stephen Michon 1-0, 0 TDs Fumbles forced-recovered LB John Eddy 4-0 CB Korey Askew 1-2 SS Stephen Michon 2-1 CB Korey Askew 8 LB Phillips Arias 4 CB George Ortiz 4

Pass breakups

Punting Cameron Kaman 53-239.3, long 66, 16 inside 20, 1 blocked Punt returns Ryan Lutz 20-7.3, long 24, 0 TDs

LB John Eddy 8.5-42 LB Matt King 6-36 DE Nick Hernon 5.5-26 LB Logan Zabel 5.5-18

Kickoff returns John Burnley 16-20.8, long 32, 0 TDs Jhamele Robinson 8-21.4, long 45, 0 TDs

1140 Strand • Missoula, MT M-F 7:30-6:30 • Sat 8-5 • Sun 10-4 Parts 542-0325 • Paint 543-8294 www.PartsPlusTools.com

1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396

$29.99

Sacks

PATs/Field goals Michael York 20-21/10-14, long 47, 0 blocked, 50 points

Tackles for loss

Come in and SAVE

LB John Eddy 5.5-37 De Nick Hernon 5-25 LB Matt King 3-32

Special teams leaders

Tackles LB Matt King 83, 38 unassisted FS Max Hewitt 70, 37 unassisted CB Korey Askew 66, 42 unassisted LB John Eddy 63, 32 unassisted SS Stephen Michon 63, 38 unassisted LB Logan Zabel 57, 21 unassisted CB Quincy Wofford 48, 29 unassisted

NOVCO WHOLESALE

DT Martin Awachie 5-15

• 11th in a series • 1.25 scale diecast metal • Each unit consecutively serial numbered • Limited Edition!

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G5

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Keith Thompson “I knew he could play somewhere – it was just getting somebody to take a chance on a 5-foot-8 guy. I’m super happy for him, and glad somebody took a chance on someone who wasn’t the prototype.”

– Chris Likewise, Porterville (Calif.) High School coach

Thompson

brianbastinelle.com

Patriots – James Sanders. He could made no mention of Sanders in his bio in the Griz media guide, but get some good pointers there, the influence is there. when needed.”

Continued from Page G2 “James said to the other boys, ‘If you’re not willing to give Kathy Thompson recalls Likewise picked up the phone football your all, just don’t do it,’ that Sanders wasn’t many pant and called his old junior college ” Kathy said. “‘It’s not fair to the coach, Chudy. Thompson took off sizes larger than Keith when he sport, and it’s not fair to you if graduated from Porterville: 5for Bakersfield College, where he you’re not going to give it your all.’

11 and 170 pounds, though she helped the Renegades to a 23-3 ” added, “He’s a lot bigger now.” record over the next two seasons.

And young Keith has given his Two other sons were larger, Almost two years later all. she said, and they played in high Thompson has seen just two “He didn’t even question what school, and then they stopped. losses with the Griz. He’s made he wanted to do,” his mom said.

“They didn’t have the heart to the Football Championship “We were like, ‘Keep playing, I play college football,” she said.

Subdivision title game; the don’t care what people say about “They were like, ‘Uh-uh, it’s too Griz lost 24-7 to Richmond much work.’ Between my husband your size.’ James sees the love of it last December. He’s broken (Keith, for whom her Grizzly son is in him.” up four passes this season and named) and I, we have eight boys. has matched the taller, heavier Spring ball was over and Three are still playing.”

Trumaine Johnson big hit for big summer workouts hadn’t begun in Grayson is the third, a high hit, with three tackles for losses.

2008 when Hauck found out that school junior, which means the “I was going to take a visit to two promising corners, Jamaine Montana and had some other trips Thompsons pretty much have Olson and Lyle Brown, wanted to their Fridays, Saturdays (college) lined up,” Thompson said of his transfer. and Sundays (NFL) planned out. recruitment out of Bakersfield.

“Those guys opted out in May,” “High school splits us up,” said “But (Chudy) told me if they Kathy. “Every week somebody has Hauck said this week. “All’s well offered me here, just to take it. that ends well – we’re better off to miss out.”

“And it was a wise decision.” now – but it was kind of a crisis Keith’s college games are “I really thought he was a real situation at the time. We went brought in by computer, though good player and thought he’d into last season, and all the guys the Griz made a couple trips to help somebody,” said Likewise, we played at corner hadn’t taken a California this season. a Californian who played junior snap in Division I football.”

Kathy Thompson is a college ahead of two years at, oddly Johnson, a true freshman, corrections counselor; her enough, Carroll College (in 1991Thompson and fellow JC transfer husband is a former Marine who 92). “He just wanted to continue playing, and I think he knew his Andrew Swink split almost all of took injury retirement from the best chance was to play corner.

Department of Corrections, and is the plays in 2008. That the Griz “Of course, he has a halfwent 14-2 speaks to the job they now in real estate. did. The wins were nothing new brother who’s playing for the The younger Keith Thompson

to Thompson, and neither were the crowds – he played in front of 12,000 in Bakersfield.

“I think going to junior college first really helped me out a lot,” he said. “The defense we ran there was pretty much the same. It wasn’t that big of an adjustment.”

Beyond that, Thompson doesn’t say much about his own exploits. His actions have spoken volumes. This is his fourth year of college, and he’ll wrap up his sociology degree – he wants to be a counselor, like Kathy – in May. On the field, he just wins.

“We need to step it up on D,” he said this week. “We need to get back to where we were playing last year – fast and physical.”

“He’s truly humble,” said Likewise. “But I’ll tell you what, if I had 11 Keith Thompsons I think I’d be able to invade Afghanistan and I’d have Osama bin Laden inside of a week.

“I knew he could play somewhere – it was just getting somebody to take a chance on a 5-foot-8 guy. I’m super happy for him, and glad somebody took a chance on someone who wasn’t the prototype.

“Sometimes those little guys can make big plays.”

Keith Thompson

No. 21 Year: Senior Position: Cornerback Height: 5-foot-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Porterville, Calif.

Fritz Neighbor can be reached at 523-5247 or at fneighbor@ missoulian.com.

Russ’s Body & Paint, Inc

Est. 1940 R h t u New 25,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility at the r ssell • (4 No 06) 5 1105 same location.

Same local family owners!

49-93 27 • www.r usssbod yshop.com Insurance approved shop

In football, encroachment is only a 5-yard penalty.

But in elk country, urban encroachment is much more serious. In fact, across the U.S., over 5,000 acres of wildlife habitat are lost each day to sprawl and development. But the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is changing the game. Learn how at our free Elk Country Visitor Center, just north of I-90 and Reserve St., Missoula. Mention this ad for a free gift!

Join the fight to conserve habitat for elk and other wildlife! (406) 523-4545 � www.rmef.org

We M e e t B y A ccide nt

Free Estimates Gladly Given

G6 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

Buckeyes look to get back to Rose Bowl A victory Saturday in Columbus might be the only road to the BCS for the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes.

The last time Ohio State played in the Ohio State has played in a Bowl Rose Bowl was Jan. 1, 1997. It’s almost hard Championship Series game each of the last to believe it’s been that long. four seasons, but a third loss would likely The Buckeyes under coach Jim Tressel relegate the Buckeyes to one of the lowerhave been the dominant team in the Big profile New Year’s Day games.

Ten for the past decade, winning at least a No. 16 Utah is at No. 4 TCU, and the share of the last four conference titles. But Horned Frogs have legitimate national in a BCS world, Texas and Oklahoma have title hopes. They’ll need plenty of help played in the Rose Bowl more often in the to get to Pasadena for the BCS national past 10 years than Ohio State. championship game, but beating the Utes “It’s something that Ohio State hasn’t represents the toughest task remaining on been to in a while,” tight end Jake Ballard the road to an undefeated regular season said. “It’s something that I think the and the Frogs’ first chance to play in any of Buckeyes need to bring back to Columbus.” the five big-money bowls.

The Buckeyes are a victory away from The picks: ending that Rose-less run.

No. 15 Iowa visits Ohio Stadium on Saturday’s Games Saturday and the winner gets a trip to No. 1 Florida (minus 15fi) at S. Carolina Pasadena, Calif., and a New Year’s Day Gamecocks are one-dimensional, with worst date with the Pac-10 champion. running game in SEC ... FLORIDA 24-10.

The Hawkeyes have gone without No. 2 Texas (minus 23fi) at Baylor a Rose Bowl bid even longer than the Bears have been shut out three times in last Buckeyes. Hayden Fry was still at the helm seven games vs. ’Horns ... TEXAS 35-3. in Iowa when it lost to Washington 46-34 No. 3 Alabama (minus 12) at Mississippi in the 1991 Rose Bowl.

State

By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

VISIT

Tide lost its last visit to Starkville ...

ALABAMA 24-14.

No. 16 Utah (plus 19fi) at No. 4 TCU Utes are 5-1 against Frogs, but outclassed this year ... TCU 37-17.

Idaho (plus 31fi) at No. 6 Boise State Broncos have won 10 straight vs. Vandals, usually in a rout ... BOISE STATE 47-20.

No. 7 Georgia Tech (minus 13) at Duke Yellow Jackets clinch spot in ACC title game with victory ... GEORGIA TECH 35-24.

Notre Dame (plus 7) at No. 8 Pittsburgh Navy loss was fluke, Irish ready for big win ...

NOTRE DAME 34-27.

Louisiana Tech (plus 24) at No. 9 LSU Tigers only lose to national title contenders ...

LSU 30-3.

No. 15 Iowa (plus 16fi) at No. 10 Ohio State California, here the Buckeyes come ... OHIO STATE 24-10.

No. 25 Stanford (plus 10fi) at No. 11 Southern California Loser is pretty much done in Pac-10 race ...

USC 35-28.

No. 12 Miami (minus 3) at North Carolina Hurricanes 0-3 at Chapel Hill ... NORTH CAROLINA 27-21.

No. 13 Houston (minus 4fi) at UCF Unstoppable O plus awful D make Cougs must-see TV – if you can find them ... HOUSTON

US IN THE

45-35.

Arizona State (plus 17) at No. 14 Oregon Sun Devils anemic offense can’t keep up with Ducks ... OREGON 38-14.

Texas Tech (plus 4) at No. 17 Oklahoma State Two constants in this rivalry: High scoring, home team wins ... OKLAHOMA STATE 37-28.

No. 18 Arizona (plus 1) at California Without injured Jahvid Best, can Bears rebound? ... ARIZONA 28-20.

Indiana (plus 25fi) at No. 19 Penn State Now here’s a defense Nittany Lions can handle ... PENN STATE 42-21.

No. 20 Virginia Tech (minus 17fi) at Maryland Hokies are 3-0 vs. Terps since entering ACC ...

VIRGINIA TECH 38-14.

Michigan (plus 8fi) at No. 21 Wisconsin The ugliness continues for Wolverines ...

WISCONSIN 35-21.

No. 22 BYU (minus 26fi) at New Mexico Another loss for winless Lobos ... BYU 47-14.

No. 24 Clemson (minus 8fi) at N.C. State Is any team better at breaking its fans hearts than Clemson? ... NC STATE 35-31.

Last week: 18-5 (straight); 13-9-1 (vs. points). Season: 164-40 (straight); 96-89-4 (vs. points).

BITTERROOT!

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G7

UNC Montana UNC Montana UNC Montana UNC

FREE

Three QBs from the Big Sky Conference are in the top 10 in passing efficiency in the FCS: At No. 9 Matt Nichols (EWU), No. 8 Michael Herrick (NAU) and No. 5 Andrew Selle (UM). That’s right folks, No. 12 on the Griz roster is actually the fifth-best passer in the country.

HAND

WARMER

A key holding penalty and some personal fouls against Montana cost the offense some yards and scoring opportunities last week at ISU. The Griz, who are penalized more yards than any other Big Sky squad on average, need to get those things cleaned up this week.

He didn’t get in the end zone last week, but Montana’s Chase Reynolds still leads the league in rushing yards (945), attempts (203) and touchdowns (12-tied). Something tells me Reynolds will atone for those missed TDs against the Big Sky’s eighth-ranked run defense.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LIMIT 1 PAIR PER COUPON. LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND. MISSOULA STORE ONLY. EXP. 11/20/09

�

Montana

MISSOULA • 2801 W. Broadway • 549-2355 • 1-800-823-6666 • Hours: 8-8 Mon. – Fri., 8-6 Sat., 9-5 Sun.

As long as Marc Mariani continues being Mariani, Griz fans have nothing to worry about. But here’s a concern: Ty Palmer, UM’s No. 2 receiver, has 2 catches for 19 yards over the last three games. Let’s hope the senior from Missoula gets a few more targets on Senior Day to balance things out, for the offense’s sake.

Visit us on the web at qualitysupply.com

MISSOULA

Montana UNC Montana UNC Montana UNC

Northern Colorado got abused last week in allowing 14 rushing first downs vs. Sac State. That’s the most since UNC allowed 17 rushing first downs at Kansas on the opening week of the season. BTW: The Griz D gave up a season-high 11 rushing first downs at Sac State three weeks ago.

Bears junior ’backer Matt King is having a breakout season with 83 tackles, including six for a loss. He’s one of the reasons UNC is third in the Big Sky in total defense right behind Montana, which has its own stud in senior Shawn Lebsock.

The Griz secondary is still a bit suspect in some areas and now there’s word that Trumaine Johnson is injured again. Plus, let’s give props to the pesky Bears and the Big Sky’s No. 1 pass defense.

Get

HAMILTON

BUTTE

DILLON

$50 Christmas Cash!*

e Sav d n A ear!

All Y

0WFS

$PVSUFTZ PG &BHMF 4BUFMMJUF XJUI /FX "DUJWBUJPO

120 501

$)"//&-4 *ODMVEFT " & $BSUPPO /FUXPSL $.5 $/#$ $// %JTDPWFSZ $IBOOFM %JTOFZ &41/ &41/ 'PPE /FUXPSL '09 /FXT )JTUPSZ $IBOOFM )PNF (BSEFO 57 -JGFUJNF .57 /JDLFMPEFPO 5#/ 5#4 5/5 -FBSOJOH 5SBWFM 64" )FBMUIZ -JWJOH 8FBUIFS $IBOOFM BOE MANY MORE.

$

19

99

.P GPS NPT X "HSFFNFOU 3FH

"EE )% -PDBMT NP XIFSF BWBJMBCMF

(JGU 0õ FS 3FRVJSFT NBJM JO SFEFNQUJPO XJUIJO EBZT PG SFDFJWJOH DFSUJm DBUF $VTUPNFS NVTU QBZ GPS TIJQQJOH BOE IBOEMJOH BOE SFUVSO B DPQZ PG UIFJS TU NPOUI %*4) /FUXPSL CJMM "MMPX UP XFFLT GPS EFMJWFSZ 0OF HJGU QFS BDUJWBUJPO 3FUBJMFS SFTFSWFT UIF SJHIU UP TVCTUJUVUF HJGU 0õ FS FOET

(&5 '005#"-- PO %*4) /FUXPSL

Montana UNC

Montana UNC

Even with a few illegal blocks to add to their earlier penalty woes, UM still has the best return squad in the conference. And now we know that Brody McKnight has ice water in his veins. Big kick Brode, big kick.

The Grizzlies need a statement game, especially with Cat-Griz week coming up. By all rights UM should be the No. 1 team in the country, but a pathetic showing against a pathetic ISU squad gave FCS voters little choice but to name Southern Illinois the new No. 1.

t &WFSZ 4DPSF PG Every NFL Game Every Sunday Afternoon PO NFL Red Z one

%JHJUBM )PNF "EWBOUBHF Põ FS SFRVJSFT NPOUI DPNNJUNFOU BOE DSFEJU RVBMJm DBUJPO *G TFSWJDF JT UFSNJOBUFE CFGPSF UIF FOE PG DPNNJUNFOU B DBODFMMBUJPO GFF PG NPOUI SFNBJOJOH XJMM BQQMZ 1SPHSBNNJOH DSFEJUT XJMM BQQMZ EVSJOH UIF m STU NPOUIT "MM FRVJQNFOU JT MFBTFE BOE NVTU CF SFUVSOFE UP %*4) /FUXPSL VQPO DBODFMMBUJPO PS VOSFUVSOFE FRVJQNFOU GFFT BQQMZ -JNJU MFBTFE UVOFST QFS BDDPVOU MFBTF VQHSBEF GFFT XJMM BQQMZ GPS TFMFDU SFDFJWFST NPOUIMZ GFFT NBZ BQQMZ CBTFE PO UZQF BOE OVNCFS PG SFDFJWFST )% QSPHSBNNJOH SFRVJSFT )% UFMFWJTJPO "MM QSJDFT QBDLBHFT BOE QSPHSBNNJOH TVCKFDU UP DIBOHF XJUIPVU OPUJDF -PDBM DIBOOFMT POMZ BWBJMBCMF JO DFSUBJO BSFBT 0õ FS JT TVCKFDU UP UIF UFSNT PG BQQMJDBCMF 1SPNPUJPOBM BOE 3FTJEFOUJBM $VTUPNFS "HSFFNFOUT "EEJUJPOBM SFTUSJDUJPOT BOE GFFT NBZ BQQMZ 'JSTU UJNF %*4) /FUXPSL DVTUPNFST POMZ 0õ FS FOET )#0 4IPXUJNF 1SPHSBNNJOH DSFEJUT XJMM BQQMZ EVSJOH UIF m STU NPOUIT $VTUPNFS NVTU EPXOHSBEF PS UIFO DVSSFOU QSJDF XJMM BQQMZ )#0¥ BOE SFMBUFE DIBOOFMT BOE TFSWJDF NBSLT BSF UIF QSPQFSUZ PG )PNF #PY 0ö DF *OD 4)085*.& BOE SFMBUFE NBSLT BSF USBEFNBSLT PG 4IPXUJNF /FUXPSLT *OD B $#4 DPNQBOZ ª /BUJPOBM 'PPUCBMM -FBHVF "MM /'- SFMBUFE USBEFNBSLT BS USBEFNBSLT PG UIF /BUJPOBM 'PPUCBMM -FBHVF

t 1SP 'PPUCBMM PO /'- /FUXPSL t 6 PG . (SJ[[MJFT PO -PDBM /FUXPSL t &41/ (BNF 1MBO

XXX FBHMFTBUUW DPN

)* 41&&% */5&3/&5 GSPN 19.99 NP $

&"(-& 4"5&--*5& t

5IF -PDBM 4BUFMMJUF (VZT 4JODF

t %6.1$"#-&

G8 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzly Q&A

Peter Nguyen

Freshman brings winning ways to Grizzlies A: Yeah, it was my junior year.

We lost in the semifinals to O’Dea. (Griz safety) Donny Lisowski was His name is pronounced, “Win.” on that team.

As in, that’s what his teams do.

Q: What attracted you to Montana freshman running Montana? back Peter Nguyen is providing a A: I really liked the school when spark out of the backfield for the I came here. I liked the program. unbeaten Grizzlies.

My high school coach thought it The soft spoken Nguyen, who was a good program, too. also returns kicks, has shined Q: Who else recruited you? in limited playing time. He has A: A lot of other smaller schools rushed 14 times for 104 yards, you’ve probably never heard of. including a touchdown against Q: What were your impressions Western State. Nguyen, who also of the state of Montana before you has two catches for 18 yards, ripped were recruited? off a 57-yard run against Portland A: I think everyone that lives in State, as well as a 61-yard kickoff a city just thinks of Montana as just return at Northern Arizona. mountains and no cities.

Nguyen is a product of Q: You’re from Bellevue, Bellevue High School, a football Wash., which is basically a suburb powerhouse in the Seattle area. of Seattle. That doesn’t have Bellevue’s 2008 state 3A football anything to do with this question, championship was the school’s but do you know what Bellevue sixth state crown in eight years. means in French?

Nguyen, who’s brother David A: In French? I have no idea. is a senior running back for Q: It means beautiful view.

Bellevue, said people commonly A: Really? Oh wow. I had no mispronounce his Vietnamese idea. It is beautiful. surname. He said announcers Q: You went to Bellevue High butchered it a lot during high School along with safety Sean school football games. Bellevue Connors, who is redshirting this announcers were even guilty. year. Who committed first and “During my sophomore year when did you know that both of they did it like three games in row,” you were going to play for the he said.

Grizzlies?

A: It was when we were on Q: Your high school football the same recruiting trip. I really team went 14-0 en route to a state didn’t decide until signing day. A championship. Do you remember couple of other teammates from the last time you were on the losing high school are also on the team end of a football game? as walk-ons – (linebacker) Eric

By SCOTT JOHNSON for the Missoulian

No. 28 Year: Freshman Position: Running back Height: 5-foot-8 Weight: 175 Hometown: Bellevue, Wash.

Nelson and (receiver) Cam Warren.

Q: Prior to a playoff game in 2008, the Bellevue football team was involved in a rollover bus crash. What was that experience like?

A: Man, that was a tough experience. Things like that are tough. I know we became closer together because of it.

Q: Bellevue runs an offense with three running backs in the backfield called the Wing-T. Do you think the Grizzlies have the personnel to work in some WingT plays this year or perhaps next year?

A: I don’t think so. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it run in college.

Q: Fellow running back Thomas Brooks-Fletcher is also from Bellevue, but he graduated from Interlake High School. Are Bellevue and Interlake rivals?

A: No, but I lived in that area. I saw him play. I was just in middle school. It was pretty cool.

Q: What are three words you would you use to describe starting Griz running back Chase Reynolds?

A: I think he’s a great running back. He has a lot of patience.

Q: What’s the biggest adjustment on the football field moving from high school to college?

A: Just getting to know the team. Feeling comfortable. I think that’s the first step you gotta take.

Q: What has been your personal highlight this season?

A: Pre-fall camp. Just making new friends on the team. I think that was cool for me.

Q: It’s the Northern Colorado Bears against the Montana Grizzlies this week. Have you ever seen a live bear in the wild?

A: No, I haven’t. I wish. I don’t hunt, but I want to see one.

Q: This Saturday is also Senior Day. I know you’ve only been on the team a short time, but which senior would you say has been an unsung hero on the Griz?

A: I don’t know. I know we have a lot of good seniors. I look up to all of them. I know all of the seniors work hard. Even the ones who aren’t playing work really hard to help make us a better team.

Q: Based on what you’ve seen on film of Northern Colorado, what kind of team can fans expect see Saturday?

A: Every team is good. It just depends on what happens on game day.

Q: The Grizzlies’ average margin of victory at home is 22 points, while on the road its 7.75 points. What is your explanation for the disparity?

A: I’m not sure. I know we always go out and play hard.

Q: Do you get frustrated when you have to raise your hand for a fair catch?

A: I don’t get disappointed. I just concentrate on catching the ball. Everyone would like make a See Nguyen, Page G19

GRIZ FOOTBALL GAME DAY!!

• 22 HIGH DEFINITION TV’S • BEER & DRINK SPECIALS • SPECIAL CASINO DRAWINGS • BUS TO & FROM EVERY HOME GAME LEAVING 1 HOUR BEFORE KICKOFF • NEW LIMITED TIME FOOTBALL MENU • WORLD FAMOUS HOOTERS GIRLS

HOOTERS O F

M I S S O U L A

3050 STOCKYARD ROAD WWW.HOOTERSMONTANA.COM HOOTERS 830-3090 • CASINO 830-3092

www.JimHollenback.com Take advantage of the lowest prices in years on your Arizona winter getaway or Montana summer home. An endless summer is just a short trip away! @JimHollenback

e:Jim@JimHollenback.com

406.552.4115

480.389.4402

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G9

B I T TERROOT MOT O R S

is honoring ALL UNIFORMED & SERVICE PERSONNELwho are serving or who have served our country, state, county and city and their families (i.e. Armed Forces, Firemen, Police, Postal) with the

VETERANSNovember APPRECIATION SALE 11-21 November 11-21

TES ITARY REBA N ACTIVE MIL IO IT D D IN A AVAILABLE TES A EB R Y R TO FACTO 0 FORD - $50 0 0 4 $ TOYOTA

New 2010 Toyota Yaris

5dr, L.Rt back, auto 3 to choose from

featuring featuring All All American American Prices Prices

MSRP $16,173 FACTORY REBATE $750 BMI DISCOUNT $425

Sale Price

ALL A MERI REBAT CAN ES UP TO $620 0

$14,998

New 2010 Ford Focus

4dr, auto 4 to choose from

MSRP $19,275 FACTORY REBATE $2,000 BMI DISCOUNT $277

Sale Price

$16,998

New 2010 Toyota Corolla

LE, auto 3 to choose from

New 2010 Toyota Sienna

MSRP $19,874 FACTORY REBATE $750 BMI DISCOUNT $629

Sale Price

AWD, auto 3 to choose from

$18,498

MSRP $31,660 FACTORY REBATE $750 BMI DISCOUNT $412

Sale Price $30,498

#F10117 #F09412

New 2010 Ford Fusion

4 dr, 5 speed

MSRP $22,165 FACTORY REBATE $2,500 BMI DISCOUNT $667

Sale Price

$18,998

New 2010 Ford Mustang

auto, 6 cyl 7 Mustangs on sale

MSRP $26,870 FACTORY REBATE $1,500 BMI DISCOUNT $1,372

Sale Price

$23,998

New 2009 Ford F150

4x4, Super Crew

New 2010 Toyota Tundra

MSRP $38,655 FACTORY REBATE $4,500 BMI DISCOUNT $2,157

Sale Price

4x4, dbl cab - Tundra Grade 4 to choose from

$31,998

MSRP $32,407 FACTORY REBATE $2000 BMI DISCOUNT $409

Sale Price

$29,998

SELECT FROM OVER 250 UNITS ALL AMERICAN SALE PRICES ON OUR ENTIRE USED VEHICLE SELECTION AND WE’LL PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR TRADE IN!

USED CARS, TRUCKS & VANS Under $9,995

P09-465 2003 Windstar Van, maroon PF09A 2423 2002 Trail Blazer, grey PF09A 1423 2007 Focus SE, green P09A 451 2005 Focus Wgn, silver P09 488 2005 Focus 2x4, silver P09A 435 2002 Camry LE, silver T09A 602 2002 LeSaber

FREE

Clip-on American Flag

(while supplies last)

$10,000 - $13,995

P09A 375 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, white T10A 340 2005 Dakota S-Cab 4x4 P09 490 2008 Focus SE, silver P09 494 2009 Yaris 4dr, blue P09 492 2008 Corolla, gold P09 477 2006 Corolla XRS T10A 300 2005 Camry, silver P09 493 2008 Focus SE

Over $14,000

P09A 475 2008 4-Runner, white 2 to choose from 2006 Highlander Hybrid P09 478 2007 Lexus GX 470, white P09 482 2008 PT Cruiser P09 476 2006 Tacoma D-Cab, silver CP09A 437 2009 Matrix AWD 3 to choose from 2009 Camry LE, low miles P09 455 2008 Trundra Crew Max, grey

Top Dollar Paid for Trade-Ins - We Need Your Car Montana’s #1 New Car Dealer

3943 Brooks Street • 1-888-711-6967 www.bitterrootmotors.com

FREE

4 oil changes for every new Ford or Toyota Sold.

Nov 12-21, 2009

(Pictures are for illustration only. All sale prices are after rebates.

Not all buyers will qualify for special financing.)

G10 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

30th Annual

SKI & SNOWBOARD SALE CHECK OUT OUR COMPLETE PACKAGES! 6 JUNIOR SKI PACKAGES 9 ADULT SKI PACKAGES 4 JUNIOR SNOWBOARD PACKAGES 10 ADULT SNOWBOARD PACKAGES 4 BOARD AND BINDING PACKAGES 6 CROSS COUNTRY SKI PACKAGES

Final Weekend DAKINE WINTER GLOVES

GROUP OF SNOWBOARDS

AR

BY MORROW, 5150, LTD, ATOMIC & LAM

ASSORTED STYLES FOR MEN, WOMEN & KIDS HUNDREDS TO CHOOSE FROM!

Sug. retail up to $349.95

NOW TAKE AN ADDITIONAL

$20 OFF

THIS WEEK ONLY

70% OFF

.99 $1le19 ends 11/15/09

Sug. retail

*Sa

ALREADY LOW PACKAGE PRICE!

‘08/’09 MODEL ROSSIGNOL JR TWIN TIP SKIS CHOOSE FROM BLAST JR FOR BOYS OR TRIXIE JR FOR GIRLS Sug. retail $259.00

SELECTION OF VANS SNOWBOARD APPAREL

HUGE GROUP OF WINTER BEANIES

JACKETS & SNOWBOARD PANTS FOR MEN

SALE $99.99

BY CHAOS, SKI TOPS Sug. retail $22.00

ENTIRE STOCK

60% OFF

SALE $6.99

Sug. retail

‘08/09 K2 APACHE RAIDER M2 11.0 TC HIGH PERFORMANCE SKI/BINDING SYSTEM Sug. retail $875.00

SALE $449.99

WINTER CLOTHING BLOWOUT SPECIALS! ‘08/09 DALBELLO PROTON 8 OR ELECTRA 8 SKI BOOTS FOR MEN OR WOMEN Sug. retail $475.00

SALE $249.99

COLUMBIA YOUTH GIRL’S BUGABOO PARKA

COLUMBIA YOUTH GIRL’S UNICORN VALLEY JACKET

Sug. retail $135.00

SALE $49.99

Sug. retail $75.00

SALE $29.99 COLUMBIA CRITERIAN PARKA

COLUMBIA NORDIC POINT FLEECE JACKET

SALE $69.99

SALE $24.99

FOR MEN Sug. retail $190.00

GRIZ CLOTHING SALE

ENTIRE STOCK OF GRIZ LOGO APPAREL

ADDITIONAL 20% OFF LOWEST MARKED PRICE *SALE ENDS WEDNESDAY, 11/16

only at

M I S S O U L A — 728-3220 • 3015 Paxson • 9-9 Mon- Fri, 9-6 Sat., 10-6 Sun. H A M I L T O N — 363-6204 • 1120 N. 1ST • 9-8 Mon-Fri. 9-6 Sat., 10-5 Sun. *Sale discounts cannot be combined with any other promotional offers.

& Sons

FOR MEN -AVAILABLE IN BLACK Sug. retail $75.00

SPORTING GOODS

LAYAWAYS ALSO AVAILABLE

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G11

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky focus

Big Sky Conference statistics n Team statistics Through Nov. 7 SCORING OFFENSE

G TD XP 2X DX Montana 9 40 36 2 0 EWU 9 39 35 0 0 NAU 9 34 32 1 0 Weber 9 34 28 2 0 Sac State 9 28 26 0 0 MSU 9 26 20 0 0 PSU 10 21 18 1 0 UNC 10 23 20 2 0 ISU 10 11 10 1 0 USHING OFFENSE R

G Att Montana 9 364 MSU 9 351 EWU 9 292 Sac State 9 328 Weber 9 298 NAU 9 287 UNC 10 315 PSU 10 290 ISU 10 266

FG Saf 9 1 4 0 11 1 8 2 10 1 11 1 16 2 10 0 7 1

Avg 34.3 31.2 30.3 29.3 25.1 23.4 19.8 19.2 10.1

Yds Avg TD Yds/G 1571 4.3 17 174.6 1409 4.0 13 156.6 1251 4.3 16 139.0 1244 3.8 12 138.2 1126 3.8 8 125.1 1098 3.8 15 122.0 1136 3.6 12 113.6 985 3.4 6 98.5 387 1.5 1 38.7

CORING DEFENSE S

G TD XP 2X DX FG Montana 9 20 19 0 0 9 MSU 9 23 21 0 0 11 Weber 9 25 17 1 0 10 EWU 9 26 19 1 0 9 UNC 10 32 29 0 0 9 NAU 9 30 28 1 0 13 PSU 10 44 40 2 0 7 Sac State 9 42 39 2 0 7 ISU 10 47 44 0 0 20 USHING DEFENSE R

G Att MSU 9 299 Montana 9 269 NAU 9 298 PSU 10 369 EWU 9 327 Weber 9 317 Sac State 9 317 UNC 10 383 ISU 10 372 ASS OFFENSE P

G Att Cp Int NAU 9 329 223 6 Weber 9 368 237 16 EWU 9 322 211 5 UM 9 277 167 6 PSU 10 342 187 19 UNC 10 354 211 6 MSU 9 305 175 8 Sac 9 272 157 11 ISU 10 375 198 15

Pts 309 281 273 264 226 211 198 192 101

S 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 2

Pts 168 194 199 212 250 251 331 316 390

Avg 18.7 21.6 22.1 23.6 25.0 27.9 33.1 35.1 39.0

Yds Avg TD Yds/G 777 2.6 2 86.3 821 3.1 5 91.2 1142 3.8 12 126.9 1370 3.7 16 137.0 1301 4.0 15 144.6 1330 4.2 10 147.8 1397 4.4 24 155.2 1659 4.3 13 165.9 2132 5.7 25 213.2

Pct. Yds Avg TD 67.8 2754 8.4 19 64.4 2699 7.3 25 65.5 2606 8.1 21 60.3 2384 8.6 20 54.7 2484 7.3 12 59.6 2306 6.5 10 57.4 1978 6.5 11 57.7 1948 7.2 14 52.8 1871 5.0 10

P/G 306.0 299.9 289.6 264.9 248.4 230.6 219.8 216.4 187.1

OTAL OFFENSE T

G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD Montana 9 1571 2384 641 3955 6.2 37 EWI 9 1251 2606 614 3857 6.3 37 NAU 9 1098 2754 616 3852 6.3 34 Weber 9 1126 2699 666 3825 5.7 33 MSU 9 1409 1978 656 3387 5.2 24 Sac 9 1244 1948 600 3192 5.3 26 PSU 10 985 2484 632 3469 5.5 18 UNC 10 1136 2306 669 3442 5.1 22 ISU 10 387 1871 641 2258 3.5 11

P/G 439.4 428.6 428.0 425.0 376.3 354.7 346.9 344.2 225.8

ASS DEFENSE P

G Att Cp Int UNC 10 323 198 11 EWU 9 317 182 12 Weber 9 273 148 9 ISU 10 365 223 7 MSU 9 343 192 10 NAU 9 340 204 9 UM 9 376 230 13 PSU 10 335 193 5 Sac 9 335 220 10

Pct. 61.3 57.4 54.2 61.1 56.0 60.0 61.2 57.6 65.7

Yds Avg TD 2069 6.4 19 2115 6.7 10 2223 8.1 11 2488 6.8 16 2338 6.8 21 2397 7.1 18 2436 6.5 15 2783 8.3 25 2626 7.8 16

P/G 206.9 235.0 247.0 248.8 259.8 266.3 270.7 278.3 291.8

OTAL DEFENSE T

G Run Pass Plays Yds Avg TD MSU 9 777 2338 642 3115 4.9 23 Montana 9 821 2436 645 3257 5.0 20 UNC 10 1659 2069 706 3728 5.3 32 EWU 9 1301 2115 644 3416 5.3 25 NAU 9 1142 2397 638 3539 5.5 30 Weber 9 1330 2223 590 3553 6.0 21 PSU 10 1370 2783 704 4153 5.9 41 Sac 9 1397 2626 652 4023 6.2 40 ISU 10 2132 2488 737 4620 6.3 41

P/G 346.1 361.9 372.8 379.6 393.2 394.8 415.3 447.0 462.0

ICKOFF RETURNS K

G Ret Yds TD Avg Weber State 9 32 802 0 25.1 Portland State 10 55 1296 1 23.6 Montana 9 29 655 0 22.6 Sacramento State 9 40 889 0 22.2 Idaho State 10 63 1299 0 20.6 Northern Arizona 9 39 797 0 20.4 Northern Colorado 10 31 632 0 20.4 Eastern Washington 9 41 746 0 18.2 Montana State 9 34 614 0 18.1 PUNT RETURNS

Montana Weber State Eastern Washington Northern Colorado Montana State Northern Arizona Portland State Sacramento State Idaho State

G Ret Yds TD Avg 9 22 391 1 17.8 9 18 317 1 17.6 9 15 115 0 7.7 10 21 152 0 7.2 9 18 105 1 5.8 9 13 74 0 5.7 10 11 60 0 5.5 9 10 36 0 3.6 10 20 71 0 3.5

PUNTING

No. Weber State 39 Montana 34 Idaho State 72 MSU 49 NAU 47 UNC 54 PSU 46 EWU 45 Sac State 44

Avg 42.2 40.3 42.8 42.0 37.5 38.6 36.7 38.7 39.0

Yds 1644 1369 3078 2058 1762 2082 1689 1743 1717

ASS EFFICIENCY P

G Att Cp NAU 9 329 223 Montana 9 277 167 EWU 9 322 211 Weber 9 368 237 Sac State 9 272 157 UNC 10 354 211 MSU 9 305 175 PSU 10 342 187 ISU 10 375 198

PR Avg TB Net 31 0.8 1 40.8 50 1.5 1 38.2 388 5.4 3 36.5 238 4.9 6 34.7 121 2.6 1 34.5 117 2.2 7 33.8 80 1.7 3 33.7 149 3.3 5 33.2 274 6.2 2 31.9

Pct Int Yds TD Effic 67.8 6 2754 19 153.5 60.3 6 2384 20 152.1 65.5 5 2606 21 151.9 64.4 16 2699 25 139.7 57.7 11 1948 14 126.8 59.6 6 2306 10 120.3 57.4 8 1978 11 118.5 54.7 19 2484 12 116.2 52.8 15 1871 10 95.5

URNOVER MARGIN T

Gained Lost

G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot EWU 9 10 12 22 9 5 14 NAU 9 8 9 17 5 6 11 Montana 9 5 13 18 7 6 13 UNC 10 7 11 18 9 6 15 Weber 9 7 9 16 4 16 20 MSU 9 5 10 15 12 8 20 Sac State 9 4 10 14 10 11 21 ISU 10 13 7 20 15 15 30 PSU 10 8 5 13 9 19 28

Mar +8 +6 +5 +3 -4 -5 -7 -10 -15

P/G 0.89 0.67 0.56 0.30 -0.44 -0.56 -0.78 -1.00 -1.50

ASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCY P

G Att Cp Int Pct Yds TD Effic EWU 9 317 182 12 57.4 2115 10 116.3 Montana 9 376 230 13 61.2 2436 15 121.8 MSU 9 343 192 10 56.0 2338 21 127.6 UNC 10 323 198 11 61.3 2069 19 127.7 ISU 10 365 223 7 61.1 2488 16 129.0 Weber 9 273 148 9 54.2 2223 11 129.3 NAU 9 340 204 9 60.0 2397 18 131.4 Sac State 9 335 220 10 65.7 2626 16 141.3 PSU 10 335 193 5 57.6 2783 25 149.0 IRST DOWNS F

G Rush Pass Pen Total Weber State 9 65 121 14 200 Montana 9 81 102 13 196 Eastern Washington 9 67 112 14 193 Northern Arizona 9 63 110 13 186 Montana State 9 81 85 20 186 Northern Colorado 10 67 100 16 183 Sacramento State 9 76 80 9 165 Portland State 10 55 92 14 161 Idaho State 10 33 84 23 140 RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3

G Conv Montana 9 62 Weber State 9 65 Eastern Washington 9 54 Northern Colorado 10 59 Northern Arizona 9 48 Sacramento State 9 47 Montana State 9 47 Portland State 10 47 Idaho State 10 31

Att 131 143 123 144 122 123 137 139 145

Pct 47.3 45.5 43.9 41.0 39.3 38.2 34.3 33.8 21.4

PPONENT 1ST DOWNS O

G Rush Pass Pen Total Weber State 9 69 89 16 174 East. Washington 9 66 93 16 175 Montana 9 51 114 11 176

Montana State 9 Northern Arizona 9 No. Colorado 10 Portland State 10 Sacramento State 9 Idaho State 10

64 60 93 74 76 105

98 106 87 114 119 108

PP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS O

G Conv Montana State 9 44 Weber State 9 38 Eastern Washington 9 46 Montana 9 48 Idaho State 10 54 Northern Colorado 10 61 Sacramento State 9 54 Northern Arizona 9 64 Portland State 10 72

15 11 17 21 14 17 Att 135 114 134 135 137 149 119 141 154

177 177 197 209 209 230 Pct 32.6 33.3 34.3 35.6 39.4 40.9 45.4 45.4 46.8

SACKS BY

Montana State Eastern Washington Sacramento State Portland State Northern Colorado Weber State Northern Arizona Montana Idaho State

G Sacks Yards 9 22 135 9 22 135 9 19 120 10 19 125 10 18 121 9 17 98 9 15 97 9 13 72 10 8 54

SACKS AGAINST

Montana Sacramento State Weber State Northern Colorado Northern Arizona Montana State Eastern Washington Idaho State Portland State

G Sacks Yards 9 11 71 9 12 85 9 16 99 10 17 111 9 17 118 9 17 122 9 22 111 10 26 177 10 28 165

PENALTIES

Sacramento State Montana State Northern Arizona Weber State Idaho State Northern Colorado Portland State Eastern Washington Montana

G 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9

OPPONENT PENALTIES

G Idaho State 10 Montana 9 Weber State 9 Northern Colorado 10 Eastern Washington 9 Montana State 9 Sacramento State 9 Portland State 10 Northern Arizona 9

No Yds 51 420 55 463 50 498 64 553 78 628 76 640 69 666 68 608 63 643 No 91 70 68 69 56 56 53 54 47

Avg 46.7 51.4 55.3 61.4 62.8 64.0 66.6 67.6 71.4

Yds Avg/G 853 85.3 658 73.1 612 68.0 614 61.4 528 58.7 506 56.2 454 50.4 503 50.3 428 47.6

IME OF POSSESSION T

G Total Time Weber State 9 289:04 Montana State 9 272:20 Sacramento State 9 270:27 Northern Arizona 9 266:22 Montana 9 263:08 Eastern Washington 9 261:39 Portland State 10 289:21 Idaho State 10 282:42 Northern Colorado 10 280:35

Avg 32:07 30:15 30:03 29:35 29:14 29:04 28:56 28:16 28:03

ICKOFF COVERAGE K

G No. Yds ISU 10 28 1855 Sac State 9 46 2834 Montana 9 55 3439 Weber 9 50 3221 PSU 10 46 2988 MSU 9 46 2932 UNC 10 41 2552 NAU 9 54 3314 EWU 9 55 3267

TB 15 7 6 8 4 11 7 10 6

Avg Retn 66.2 276 61.6 683 62.5 919 64.4 883 65.0 932 63.7 736 62.2 696 61.4 1008 59.4 1112

Net 45.7 43.7 43.6 43.6 43.0 43.0 41.9 39.0 37.0

 Individual statistics RUSHING

Reynolds, UM TJones, EWU TSmith, Weber Henderson, NAU Dailey, Sac Mason, MSU

G Att Yds Avg TD 9 203 945 4.7 12 9 117 903 7.7 12 8 184 788 4.3 5 9 192 872 4.5 11 7 118 617 5.2 3 7 103 520 5.0 4

Lg Avg 40 105.0 96 100.3 49 98.5 69 96.9 69 88.1 26 74.3

Harris, UNC 10 137 Palmer, MSU 9 109 Bolen, Weber 9 66 Kavanaugh, PSU 10 72 INTERCEPTIONS

G MJohnson, EWU 9 Schrader, Sac 9 Brown, Weber 9 Rider, MSU 9 Bignell, MSU 9 Hatch, EWU 9 Askew, UNC 10 Hewitt, UNC 10 Shead, PSU 10 Lewis, Weber 8

621 497 351 390

4.5 4.6 5.3 5.4

7 5 3 3

45 31 35 36

62.1 55.2 39.0 39.0

Int Yds TD Lg Int/G 6 58 1 33 0.67 4 78 0 24 0.44 3 65 0 34 0.33 3 12 0 12 0.33 3 3 0 3 0.33 3 0 0 0 0.33 3 112 1 88 0.30 3 54 0 39 0.30 3 49 1 31 0.30 2 16 0 15 0.25

PASSING YARDS

Att Cp Int Herrick, NAU 317 217 6 Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 Nichols, EWU 311 205 5 Hubel, PSU 239 133 12 Waggener, NC 341 205 6 Smith, Sac 230 135 9 Selle, UM 190 117 2 Iddins, MSU 193 113 6 Kempt, MSU 109 61 2 Roper, UM 85 50 3

Pct. 68.5 64.2 65.9 55.6 60.1 58.7 61.6 58.5 56.0 58.8

PASS EFFICIENCY

Att Cp Int Orms, UNC 10 6 0 Selle, UM 190 117 2 Herrick, NAU 317 217 6 NIchols, EWU 311 205 5 Roper, UM 85 50 3 Higgins, WSU 360 231 15 JSmith, Sac 230 135 9 Hubel, PSU 239 133 12 Kempt, MSU 109 61 2 Waggener, NC 341 205 6

Pct. Yds TD Eff. 60.0 96 2 206.6 61.6 1706 14 159.2 68.5 2716 18 155.4 65.9 2581 21 154.7 58.8 678 6 142.1 64.2 2644 25 140.4 58.7 1656 12 128.6 55.6 1976 9 127.5 56.0 727 6 126.5 60.1 2210 8 118.8

Yds TD P/G 2716 18 301.8 2644 25 293.8 2581 21 286.8 1976 9 247.0 2210 8 221.0 1656 12 207.0 1706 14 189.6 1217 5 152.1 727 6 103.9 678 6 84.8

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Run Pass Plays Tot Herrick, NAU 9 -70 2716 344 2646 Nichols, EWU 9 28 2581 362 2609 Higgins, Weber 9 -99 2644 384 2545 Hubel, PSU 8 -72 1976 260 1904 Waggener, NC 10 71 2210 396 2281 JSmith, Sac 8 -49 1656 256 1607 Selle, UM 9 92 1706 217 1798 Iddins, MSU 8 18 1217 232 1235 Kempt, MSU 7 22 727 129 749 Reynolds, UM 9 945 0 203 945 PUNT RETURNS

Toone, Weber Mariani, Montana Davis, EWU Lutz, UNC Thomas, MSU

KICK RETURNS

Sambrano, UM Bolen, Weber Woods, PSU Nguyen, UM McCowan, Sac Meadows, NAU Shanks, NAU Burnley, UNC Ponciano, ISU Gilbert, MSU RECEIVING

Berry, NAU Mariani, UM Boyce, EWU Toone, Weber Fry, PSU Meadows, NAU Thompson, NC Phillips, Weber Reed, Sac Davis, EWU

Ret 16 16 11 20 12

Yds 292 282 108 146 26

TD Long 1 95 1 82 0 25 0 24 0 11

Avg 18.2 17.6 9.8 7.3 2.2

Ret Yds TD Long Avg 14 361 0 50 25.8 29 746 0 67 25.7 48 1178 1 97 24.5 11 267 0 61 24.3 18 414 0 75 23.0 11 238 0 40 21.6 25 531 0 57 21.2 16 332 0 32 20.8 36 741 0 46 20.6 16 317 0 33 19.8

G Rec Yds TD 9 62 875 5 9 41 868 6 7 39 634 6 9 58 791 7 10 58 836 3 9 60 727 4 10 64 790 6 8 32 600 6 8 35 542 4 9 52 595 1

PUNTING

Vanderwielen, ISU Fisher, MSU Snoy, Weber Wren, Montana Zuber, EWU Heath, Sac Kaman, UNC Duyndam, PSU Rauschert, NAU

P/G 294.0 289.9 282.8 238.0 228.1 200.9 199.8 154.4 107.0 105.0

No. 68 36 39 34 30 44 54 41 47

Lg 81 84 53 52 56 78 80 80 48 50

Yds 3078 1596 1644 1369 1179 1717 2082 1557 1762

Avg 14.1 21.2 16.3 13.6 14.4 12.1 12.3 18.8 15.5 11.4 Lg 76 77 66 60 64 57 66 65 54

P/G 97.2 96.4 90.6 87.9 83.6 80.8 79.0 75.0 67.8 66.1 Avg 45.3 44.3 42.2 40.3 39.3 39.0 38.6 38.0 37.5

ALL PURPOSE YARDS

G Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/G TJones, EWU 9 903 336 0 410 1649 183.2 Woods, PSU 10 -2 516 51 1178 1743 174.3 Bolen, Weber 9 351 166 0 746 1263 140.3 Ponciano, ISU 8 11 343 15 741 1110 138.8 Mariani, UM 9 0 868 282 21 1171 130.1 TSmith, Weber 8 788 249 0 0 1037 129.6 Toone, Weber 9 2 791 292 52 1137 126.3 Reynolds, UM 9 945 192 0 0 1137 126.3 Hendersn, NAU 9 872 253 0 0 1125 125.0 Meadows, NAU 9 0 727 70 238 1035 115.0 SCORING

G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts TJones, EWU 9 14 0 0 0 84 Reynolds, UM 9 14 0 0 0 84 Henderson, NAU 9 13 0 0 0 78 Myers, NAU 9 0 32 11 0 65 McKnight, UM 9 0 36 9 0 63 Cunningham, MSU 8 0 20 11 0 53 Brown, PSU 10 0 17 16 0 65 Diniz, Sac 9 0 26 10 0 56 York, UNC 9 0 20 10 0 50 Snoy, Weber 9 0 24 8 0 48

FIELD GOALS

G FG FGA Pct. Brown, PSU 10 16 23 69.6 Cunningham, MSU 8 11 14 78.6 Myers, NAU 9 11 16 68.8 Diniz, Sac State 9 10 11 90.9 York, UNC 9 10 14 71.4 McKnight, Montana 9 9 15 60.0 Snoy, Weber 9 8 14 57.1 Huk, ISU 10 7 10 70.0 Jarrett, EWU 9 4 6 66.7 TACKLES (All positions)

G Pos Solo Ast Sherritt, EWU 9 LB 50 76 Storms, ISU 10 LB 54 56 Schrader, Sac 9 DB 46 49 Arias, ISU 10 LB 33 64 Sedillo, Weber 9 LB 30 52 Brown, Weber 9 DB 34 45 King, UNC 10 LB 38 45 Estrada, NAU 9 DB 42 30 MJohnson, EWU 9 DB 35 36 Tew, ISU 10 DB 43 31 Holmesly, ISU 10 DB 35 38 Hewitt, UNC 10 DB 37 33 Borden, EWU 8 LB 14 42 Buck, Sac State 9 LB 28 34 Lebsock, UM 9 LB 25 36 Bignell, MSU 9 LB 22 38 Askew, UNC 10 CB 42 24 Rau, PSU 10 LB 33 32 Julio, NAU 9 DB 28 30 Thomas, NAU 9 LB 24 33 Hadley, Weber 9 DB 32 25 Gordon, Sac 9 DB 32 25 Michon, UNC 10 DB 38 25 Fletcher, MSU 7 DE 27 17 Johnson, Sac 8 LB 21 29 Rider, MSU 9 DB 33 22 Fisher, UM 8 LB 18 30 Washburn, EWU 9 LB 14 38 Zabel, UNC 10 LB 21 36 Worthen, PSU 10 DB 31 25 Stoll, UM 9 DB 20 30 Pleasant, ISU 10 DB 21 33 Craney, MSU 9 LB 25 21 Owens, MSU 9 LB 23 23 Dumas, NAU 9 DB 28 18

Tot 126 110 95 97 82 79 83 72 71 74 73 70 56 62 61 60 66 65 58 57 57 57 63 44 50 55 48 52 57 56 50 54 46 46 46

SACKS

G Pos Solo Ast Yds Clark, Sac 9 DL 9 0 61 Bond, NAU 9 DE 6 1 38 Linehan, Weber 9 DE 6 0 44 Williams, EWU 9 DL 5 0 42 Vance, NAU 9 DE 5 0 33 Hernon, NC 10 DE 4 2 25 Kragt, EWU 9 DE 4 1 20 Ogden, MSU 9 DL 3 2 19 Fletcher, MSU 7 DE 2 2 25 White, Sac 7 LB 3 0 23 ACKLES FOR LOSS T

G Pos Solo Ast Yds Fletcher, MSU 7 DE 9 6 44 Clark, Sac 9 DL 12 2 70 Williams, EWU 9 DL 9 2 56 Sherritt, EWU 9 LB 8 4 17 Rau, PSU 10 LB 7 6 38 Jacobs, PSU 10 DT 8 3 29 Linehan, Weber 9 DE 8 0 51 Bond, NAU 9 DE 7 2 46 RPedersen,PSU 10 LB 7 1 22 Ogden, MSU 9 DL 5 3 26

P/G 9.3 9.3 8.7 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.3 P/G 1.60 1.38 1.22 1.11 1.11 1.00 0.89 0.70 0.44

P/G Sack 14.0 0.0 11.0 0.0 10.6 0.0 9.7 0.0 9.1 0.0 8.8 0.0 8.3 3.0 8.0 0.0 7.9 1.0 7.4 1.0 7.3 0.0 7.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 6.9 1.0 6.8 1.0 6.7 1.5 6.6 0.0 6.5 4.0 6.4 0.0 6.3 0.0 6.3 0.0 6.3 0.0 6.3 1.0 6.3 3.0 6.2 0.0 6.1 0.0 6.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 5.4 1.0 5.1 0.0 5.1 0.5 5.1 1.0 Tot 9.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.0 3.0

P/G 1.00 0.72 0.67 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.50 0.44 0.43 0.43

Tot 12.0 13.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.5 8.0 8.0 7.5 6.5

P/G 1.71 1.44 1.11 1.11 1.00 0.95 0.89 0.89 0.75 0.72

G12 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

Proud Sponsor of GrizKidz

“Where Honesty & Quality Come Together”

Mountain States Collision Repair, Inc. BIG OR SMALL Ding, Dent, Or Major BODY WORK WE CAN HELP! 1944 Birch Street • Missoula

(406) 721-0881

www.mountainstatescollisionrepair.com

MONTANA STARTING OFFENSE

WR 81 Tyler Palmer

RB 34 Chase Reynolds

MONTANA roster

“WE SPECIALIZE IN ALL ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS”

Griz Game Day Headquarters

• Smoke Free Casino, Lounge, & Restaurant • Casino Gambling • Package Liquor • Food & Drink Specials All Day • Big Screen TVs • Free Drink w/ Ticket Stub

Inn the neighborhood at

680 6 SW Higgins

Casino & Grill

GAME DAY M

728-5643

After the game, the gaming continues

No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year 2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 197 So. 3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 175 Sr. 4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 203 Jr. 5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 195 So. 6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 170 Fr. 7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 210 Jr. 8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 197 Fr. 9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 195 So. 10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 225 Sr. 11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 170 Jr. 12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 219 Jr. 13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 180 Fr. 14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 175 Fr. 14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 185 Fr. 15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON 16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 170 So. 17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 215 Fr. 18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 215 Jr. 19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Fr. 20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 180 So. 21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 175 Sr. 22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON 23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 215 Fr. 24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 210 Sr. 25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 205 Sr. 26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 190 So. 27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 190 Fr. 28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 175 Fr. 29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 170 Fr. 30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 200 So. 31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 205 Sr. 32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 232 So. 33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 215 So. 34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 195 Jr. 35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 225 So. 36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 185 Fr. 37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 280 Jr. 38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 200 Sr. 39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 199 Sr. 40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 245 So. 41 – Kurt Stoll RB 5-11 180 So. 42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 240 Sr. 43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 205 Fr. 44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 210 Fr. 45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 233 So. 46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 212 Fr. 47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 210 Jr. 49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 225 Sr. 50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 242 So. 51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 255 Fr. 52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 205 Fr. 53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 216 Fr. 54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 273 Sr. 55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 270 Fr. 56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 215 Fr. 57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 310 So. 58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 225 Fr. 60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 285 Fr. 61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 255 Fr. 63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 260 Fr. 65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 240 Fr. 66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 310 Jr. 70 – David Arndt OT 6-5fi 280 So. 71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 282 Jr. 72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 315 Sr. 73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 235 Fr. 74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 305 So. 75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 297 Sr. 77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 320 Sr. 78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 271 Fr. 79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 280 Fr. 80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 185 Sr. 81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 210 Sr. 82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 225 Fr. 83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 194 So. 84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 210 Fr. 85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 198 Fr. 86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 245 Fr. 87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 252 Sr. 88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 246 Sr. 89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 240 Jr. 90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 218 So. 91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 260 So. 92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 241 Sr. 93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 270 So. 94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 210 So. 95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 210 Fr. 96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 231 Fr. 97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 275 Fr. 98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 260 So. 99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4 265 Jr.

Hometown Stockton, Calif.

Rowland Heights, Calif.

Sandpoint, Idaho Seattle Spokane, Wash.

Cut Bank Billings Phoenix Billings Tulare, Calif.

Billings Billings San Marcos, Calif.

Missoula Oceanside, Calif.

San Diego Buford, Ga. Corona, Calif.

Butte Porterville, Calif.

Post Falls, Idaho Bellevue, Wash.

Franklin, Tenn.

Billings Drummond Seattle Dillon Scottsdale, Ariz.

Missoula Spokane, Wash.

Missoula Drummond Tucson, Ariz.

Seattle Deer Lodge Wright, Wyo. Baker Boise, Idaho Sandpoint, Idaho Missoula Missoula Missoula Missoula Twin Bridges Denver Billings Huntley Project San Bernardino, Calif.

Great Falls Helena Great Falls Fort Benton Bozeman) Long Beach, Calif.

Helena Union City, Calif.

Billings Missoula Missoula Vancouver, Wash.

Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Drummond Spokane, Wash.

Choteau Portland, Ore. Dillon Sidney Bonita, Calif.

Orcas Island, Wash.

Havre Missoula Portland, Ore. Vancouver, B.C. Belgrade Missoula Fairview Noxon Frenchtown San Leandro, Calif.

Helena Ontario, Calif.

Libby Gillette, Wyo. Yorba Linda, Calif.

Choteau Kalispell Phoenix Ontario, Calif.

Spokane, Wash.

LT 72 Levi Horn LG 74 Jon Opperud

QB 12 Andrew Selle

K 83 Brody McKnight

C 71 Alex Verlanic

RG 77 Terran Hillesland RT 75 Chris Dyk

WR 80 Marc Mariani

TE 88 Steven Pfahler

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS

DE 95 VJ Holm

CB 3 Quincy

QB 17 Gerald Kemp WR 23 Levi Buckles WR 7 Jeff Larson WR 8 Sam Gratton LT 70 David Arndt LG 57 Charles Burton

C 18 Justin Roper RG 66 Russell Piette RT 79 Kyle Hofmann RB 24 T. Brooks-Fletcher TE 87 Dan Beaudin

MONTANA STARTING DEFENSE

WR 18 Alex Thompson

CB 3 Andrew Swink

WLB 32 Alex Shaw

DE 42 Jace Palmer DT 99 Tyler Hobbs

SS 4 Erik Stoll MLB 10 Shawn Lebsock

DT 54 Austin Mullins

DE Se Ca

P 94 Sean Wren

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS DE 91 Bobby Alt LB 56 Brock Coyle DT 37 Carson Bender DE 90 Ryan Fetherston MLB 40 Caleb McSurdy SLB 53 Josh Stuberg

FS 39 Shann Schillinger

SLB 25 Brandon Fisher

WLB 44 Jordan Tripp CB 2 Trumaine Johnson CB 11 Brandon Dodson DT 50 Bryan Waldhauser SS 30 Mike Cummings

MATCHUPS NORTHERN COLORADO STARTING DEFENSE

WR 16 Jabin Sambrano

r r

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G13

Something for the whole family.

CB 2 Korey Askew

FAMILY PRACTICE DEPARTMENT

Northern colorado ROSTER LB 55 Matt King

DE 92 Ethan Davis DT 98 Tony Kolone

P 37 Cameron Kaman

MLB 96 John Eddy

DT 94 Martin Awachie

mes

ROV 39 Stephen Michon

LB 34 Logan Zabel

Wofford

FS 4 Max Hewitt

Nick Hernon 97 DE Cody Gilmore 50 DT Marcus Lucas 99 DE James Schrenk 7 LB

DEFENSIVE BACKUPS

Cameron Friend 51 LB Dylan Kildahl 59 LB Rickey Spencer 9 CB Ryan Lutz 29 CB Michael Van Portfliet 14 ROV Colby Riggins 23 CB

NORTHERN COLORADO STARTING OFFENSE WR 85 Darin McDonald

K 24 Michael York

RT 76 Lee Barbiasz RG 57 Tim McGraw

TB 21 Andre Harris

C 65 Alex Shapiro

QB 5 Bryan Waggener

LG 66 Chris Jones

s

LT 67 Amal Gumbs

E 47 everin ampbell TE 83 Sam Sewell CB 21 Keith Thompson

Denzel Hutchings 82 WR Chris Morris 86 WR Jace Davis 25 WR Derek Palmer 45 TE Andrew Dunkley 79 OT

FB 35 Andrew Downing

WR 11 Patrick Walker

OFFENSIVE BACKUPS

Jake Schalamon 69 OG Andrew Holmberg 72 C James Zapp 63 OG Dylan Orms 13 QB John Burnley 31 TB Chris Morgan 44 FB

No. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year 2 – Korey Askew CB 5-9 170 Jr. 3 – Quincy Wofford CB 6-2 185 Sr. 4 – Max Hewitt S 6-2 205 Jr. 5 – Bryan Waggener QB 6-3 240 Sr. 6 – Brent Brown S 6-2 180 Fr. 7 – James Schrenk LB 6-1 210 Jr. 8 – Matthew Baca QB 6-2 210 Fr. 9 – Rickey Spencer DB 6-0 175 Jr. 10 – Dominic Gunn WR 6-0 160 So. 11 – Patrick Walker WR 5-8 165 So. 12 – Brandon Smith WR 5-8 165 Jr. 13 – Dylan Orms QB 6-1 195 So. 14 – Mike Van Portfliet S 5-10 185 Jr. 15 – Anthony Harrison S 6-2 215 So. 16 – Cameron Deen QB 6-3 195 Fr. 17 – Tanner Ellingsen K/P 6-2 170 Fr. 18 – Alex Thompson WR 6-0 180 Sr. 19 – Matt McDonnell WR 6-0 190 Jr. 20 – Chuks Nweke S 6-2 200 So. 21 – Andre Harris RB 6-0 215 Jr. 22 – Ryan Landseadel DB 6-0 185 Fr. 23 – Colby Riggins CB 5-10 165 So. 24 – Michael York PK 6-2 190 Sr. 25 – Jace Davis WR 6-3 185 Fr. 26 – Tyrone (DC) Wilson RB 5-5 195 Sr. 27 – Ethan Kurtzer CB 5-10 185 So. 28 – Jhamele Robinson RB 5-7 200 Jr. 29 – Ryan Lutz S 5-10 190 Sr. 30 – Jordan Bible LB 5-8 190 Fr. 31 – John Burnley RB 5-11 190 Fr. 32 – Marcel Gibbons RB 5-11 185 Fr. 33 – Josh Morton RB 6-0 195 Fr. 34 – Logan Zabel LB 6-2 220 Sr. 35 – Andrew Downing FB 5-10 260 So. 36 – Dwight Storay CB 5-11 170 Fr. 37 – Cameron Kaman P 5-11 165 So. 38 – Raykeat Gentry DB 5-7 175 Fr. 39 – Stephen Michon S 5-10 195 Sr. 40 – Zak Bigelow PK 6-0 205 Jr. 42 – Thomas Stuemky LB 5-11 200 Sr. 43 – C.J. Stemo DB 5-11 200 Sr. 44 – Chris Morgan FB 6-1 225 Jr. 45 – Derek Palmer LB 6-1 230 Jr. 46 – Conor Sparacio DE 6-1 220 Fr. 47 – Clay Haverty LB 6-2 205 Fr. 48 – Ryan Holmes DE 6-2 245 Fr. 49 – Gavin Miller LB 6-2 235 Fr. 50 – Cody Gilmore DT 6-2 270 Fr. 51 – Cameron Friend LB 6-0 200 Fr. 53 – Curtis Truett LB 5-11 205 Fr. 54 – Dominique Ceja DT 5-11 285 So. 55 – Matt King LB 6-3 230 Jr. 56 – Coy Letlow LB 5-10 195 Fr. 57 – Tim McGraw C 6-2 285 Jr. 58 – Matt Heppard ATH 6-1 190 Fr. 59 – Dylan Kildahl LB 6-3 240 Fr. 60 – Mason Puckett PK 6-1 185 Fr. 61 – David Kraus OL 6-3 300 Fr. 62 – Ryan Kemp OT 6-3 280 Sr. 63 – James Zapp OG 6-4 325 Sr. 64 – Zak Thrall OL 6-2 240 Fr. 65 – Alex Shapiro C/OG 6-2 275 So. 66 – Chris Jones OG 6-2 275 Sr. 67 – Amal Gumbs OL 6-3 290 Jr. 69 – Jake Schalamon OL 6-4 265 Fr. 71 – Bryce Schwindt OL 6-2 280 Fr. 72 – Andrew Holmberg C 6-0 275 So. 76 – Lee Barbiasz OT 6-6 280 So. 77 – Nick Candler OT 6-5 260 Fr. 79 – Andrew Dunkley OT 6-5 285 Jr. 81 – Gio Machado WR 6-4 185 Jr. 82 – Denzel Hutchings WR 5-10 175 So. 83 – Sam Sewell TE 6-3 210 Jr. 84 – Alex Updyke WR 5-11 175 Fr. 85 – Darin McDonald WR 6-3 210 Fr. 86 – Chris Morris WR 6-3 185 Fr. 87 – Anthony Williams WR 5-8 180 Fr. 89 – Andrew Emmerling TE 6-2 250 Sr. 90 – Kendal Ford TE 6-3 220 Fr. 92 – Ethan Davis DT 6-1 250 Jr. 93 – Pasi Fahina DT 5-11 290 Fr. 94 – Martin Awachie DT 6-3 245 Sr. 95 – Vincent (VJ) Holmes DE 6-3 240 So. 96 – John Eddy LB 6-3 255 Jr. 97 – Nick Hernon DE 6-2 230 So. 98 – Tony Kolone DT 6-4 280 Sr. 99 – Marcus Lucas DE 6-4 220 Fr.

Hometown Denver Pueblo, Colo.

Aurora, Colo.

Chino Hills, Calif.

Muskogee, Okla.

Greeley, Colo.

Chino Hills, Calif.

Spring Valley, Calif.

Aurora, Colo.

Long Beach, Calif.

Pueblo, Colo.

Wheat Ridge, Colo.

Parker, Colo.

Richmond, Va. West Covina, Calif.

Firestone, Colo.

La Verne, Calif.

Littleton, Colo.

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Woodland Hills, Calif.

Simi Valley, Calif.

Littleton, Colo.

Greeley, Colo.

Lone Tree, Colo.

Washington Merino, Colo.

Denver Lakewood, Colo.

Aurora, Colo.

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Colorado Springs, Colo.

LaPorte, Colo.

Miami, Okla.

Greeley, Colo.

Corona, Calif.

Overland Park, Kan. Commerce City, Colo.

Englewood, Colo.

Littleton, Colo.

Del Norte, Colo.

Bennett, Colo.

Lakewood, Colo.

Greeley, Colo.

Aurora, Colo.

Windsor, Colo.

Scottsdale, Ariz.

Greeley, Colo.

Aurora, Colo.

Denver, Colo.

Aurora, Colo.

Centennial, Colo.

Golden, Colo.

Hayden, Colo.

Castle Rock, Colo.

Greenwood Village, Colo.

Ault, Colo.

Mililani, Hawai’i Phoenix San Antonio, Texas Englewood, Colo.

Eagle, Colo.

Englewood, Colo.

Fort Collins, Colo.

Denver, Colo.

Boulder, Colo.

Littleton, Colo.

Mission Viejo, Calif.

Milford, N.H. Boulder, Colo.

Johnsburg, N.Y. Palm Springs, Calif.

Aurora, Colo.

Aurora, Colo.

Garland, Texas Greenwood Village, Colo Burbank, Calif.s Colorado Springs, Colo.

Lakewood, Colo.

Aurora, Colo.

Centennial, Colo.

Mesa, Ariz.

Fort Collins, Colo.

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Greeley, Colo.

Castle Rock, Colo.

San Diego Aurora, Colo.

HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN THROUGH ADULTS

westernmontanaclinic.com • 406.721.5600 • 800.525.5688 BROADWAY BUILDING • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER PHYS CTR 3 NOW CARE DOWNTOWN • NOW CARE SOUTHGATE MALL

Stay close to the action!

Four ATMs on campus Adams Center (near Box Office)

University Center (2) Lommassen Center

More than you expect

523-3300 / www.missoulafcu.org

www.SupportUM.org

Chris Honzel • Vickie Honzel REALTORS® Lifetime Partners

532-9211 • vickiehonzel@lambros.com

LAMBROS REAL ESTATE

1415 Holmes Street $199,900

This North Side ranch-style home is in great condition. The spacious one-level floor plan offers so much! The home has been lovingly cared for by the current owners for many years. There is an attached and separately heated shop off the garage. The yard is fenced and nicely landscaped.The location, across from Northside Community Gardens and a stone’s throw from Northside Park and Baseball fields is awesome. So close to UM and downtown. Don’t let it get away!

G14 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Around the Big Sky Compiled by BILL SPELTZ/Missoulian

Northern Colorado (1-6, 3-7) No. 2 Montana (6-0, 9-0)

yards to move all the way up to second and pass Scott Gurnsey on Montana’s alltime list ... Montana senior defensive end Jace Palmer, a Missoula Big Sky grad, is ranked 13th in career tackles for loss with 22.5 and 17th (tie) in career sacks with 12 ... Montana leads the FCS in average attendance at 25,736.

12:05 p.m. (KWVE FM 101.5; KGVO AM 1290; CW-TV; www.bigskytv.org) The Grizzlies can clinch the outright Big Sky title and the automatic bid to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs with a win … Montana has advanced to the playoffs a record 16 straight seasons …

Montana has won 13 straight conference games … The Griz have won 16 straight conference home games dating back to 2005 ... Montana leads the series, 8-1 ...

The Griz have outscored the Bears 14648 in the three meetings since Northern Colorado joined the Big Sky ... Last year Chase Reynolds rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns to lead Montana to a 41-20 win over Northern Colorado in Greeley ... Northern Colorado coach Scott Downing is 6-38 in his fourth season … Montana coach Bobby Hauck is 7516 in his seventh season … Hauck is 3-0 vs. Downing ... Bears wideout Alex Thompson has a league-high 64 catches ... Northern Colorado scored five rushing touchdowns last week in a 38-35 home loss to Sacramento State. Montana has

Sacramento State (4-3, 4-5) at Montana State (4-2, 6-3) 12:05 (Max Media TV; www.bigskytv. org) Montana State leads the series, 6-1, in Bozeman. The Hornets haven’t won in Bozeman since 1991 … Sac’s last win over the Bobcats came in 2004 in Sacramento ... Montana State allows a league-low 86.3 rushing yards per game, and has MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian allowed just two rushing touchdowns Montana’s Thomas Brooks-Fletcher has been a reliable contributor all year. He had this season ... In 9 carries for 20 yards with a touchdown against Idaho State last Saturday. conference play, allowed five rushing touchdowns all the 2000 season. The Griz will finish the the Bobcats allow season ... Reynolds needs just 55 rushing decade with the most wins of any Division an average of 64.8 rushing yards per yards to reach 1,000 for the season.

I team. App State is the closest pursuer game ... Montana State leads the league His 34 career touchdown runs rank him at the FCS level with 96 victories and can in total defense ... Sacramento State third on Montana’s career list. His 2,528 finish with no more than 104 wins ... The averages 153.3 rushing yards per game rushing yards also rank him third all-time Griz have lost only one conference game in conference ... The Hornets will finish at ... Montana’s 12-10 win over Idaho State over the past four seasons ... Wideout last week was its 114th since the start of Marc Mariani needs just 141 receiving See Big sky, Page G17 Have a ferocious appetite?

Griz Buffet$1095 r

Try ou

only

Buffet starts at 8:30 am

Thanks to our Northern Colorado game day sponsors!!

Buffet includes a free ride to and from the griz game.

Ride the bus back to Curley’s where you can enjoy a variety of appetizers, drink specials, and a full dinner menu.

FREE STEAK DINNER

given away at each home game to one lucky bus passenger!

2915 BROOKS • NEXT TO SOUTHGATE MALL • 7214133

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G15

Y A D E GAM BREAKFAST

Griz Scrambler Diced bacon, ham, sausage, peppers, and onions, all scrambled in with eggs and melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese served with golden hash browns and choice of toast. 7.95

Variety means never having to say we’re sorry.

Over 200 items served with a smile.

Starting at 4 pm ENTREES

Featuring 4 of Our 17 NEW Menu Items!

Signature Ribeye Hand cut Certified Angus Beef Ribeye, marinated overnight in our own blend of Herbs and Spices. As tender and delicious as it gets.

18.95 Monte Burger This is the Full Monte, everything you need to satisfy your Burger craving! A ½ pound burger layered with lettuce, fresh tomato, sliced pickles, fried egg, three slices of bacon, and mayo, all stuffed between a grill cheese sandwich.

9.95 Lemon Dill Baked Halibut Panko Parmesan Breaded Halibut baked to perfection and coated with our lemon-dill sour cream.

17.95 Blackened Salmon Blackened seared and served with our scrumptious Cajun Cream sauce. 17.95

Where there's something for everyone!

Go

!

z Gri

2620 Brooks, Missoula p 543-3200 | 4561 N. Reserve, Missoula p 541-8141 | 3540 Harrison, Butte p 494-1400 | Open early ‘til late. www.montanaclub.com

G16 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

WE’RE FANS TOO.

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G17

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Conference capsules

Big Sky

straight winning season ... The Wildcats are trying to secure a second straight winning season ... Jacks quarterback Michael Herrick needs 284 passing yards to reach 3,000 for the season.

Continued from Page G14

least .500 in conference play for the first time since 2006 ... Montana State leads the series, 11-6 ... Last year Demetrius Crawford rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown in helping Montana State to a 31-20 win over the Hornets in Sacramento ... Sac State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 13-19 in his third season … Montana State coach Rob Ash is 19-13 in his third season. Ash is 2-0 vs. Sperbeck ... Cats defensive end Dane Fletcher returned last week after missing two games with an illness. He has 12 tackles for loss this season ... Sac State kicker Chris Diniz missed for the first time last week. He is 10-for-11 on field goals ... Sac State averages a league-low 46.7 penalty yards per game. Montana State is second at 51.4 yards.

Northern Arizona (4-2, 5-4) at No. 19 Weber State (5-2, 5-4) 12:05 (www.bigskytv.org) Weber State had a bye last week ...

Northern Arizona averages a leaguehigh 306 passing yards per game.

Weber State is second at 299.9 ...

The Jacks average 428 yards of offense per game. The Wildcats average 425 ... Northern Arizona’s defense allows 393.2 yards of offense per game. Weber State’s allows 394.8 ... The Jacks are +6 in turnover margin. The Wildcats are -4

No. 18 Eastern Washington (6-3) at Southern Utah (4-5) 1:05 p.m.

Eastern Washington is in position for a playoff bid if it can win its final two games. The Eagles close the regular season next week at Northern Arizona ... The Jacks beat Southern Utah, Steven Gibbons/Associated Press 42-39, on Sept.

Portland State cornerback Tracy Ford, 19 in Flagstaff. right, is flagged for pass interference as he The Big Sky is 5-2 against Great West Conference teams goes against Montana State wide receiver this season ... Eastern quarterback Matt Julius Lloyd during their game in Portland, Ore., last Saturday.

Nichols needs 303 to become the Big Sky’s all-time leader in total offense. He ... Weber State leads the series, 23-22 needs 35 yards to move into second in ... Last year Cameron Higgins threw for league history in career passing yards 334 yards and four touchdowns to lead ... Southern Utah is 4-0 at home this Weber State to a 42-14 win in Flagstaff ... season in Cedar City. The Thunderbirds Weber State coach Ron McBride is 30-26 are coming off a 45-21 road loss to South in his fifth season … Northern Arizona Dakota ... Eastern leads the series, 2-1. coach Jerome Souers is 66-68 in his 12th The Eagles won the last meeting, 49-21, season. McBride is 2-2 vs. Souers ... in 2003 in Cheney ... Eastern Washington Northern Arizona won, 29-20, the last time coach Beau Baldwin is 12-8 in his second the teams met in Ogden in 2007 ... Jacks season … Southern Utah coach Ed running back Alex Henderson needs Lamb is 8-12 in his second season ... The 128 yards to reach 1,000 for the season Thunderbirds average 41.3 points per ... Northern Arizona wideout Ed Berry game at home ... Nichols averages 286.8 averages 6.9 catches and 97.2 receiving passing yards per game. He’s thrown yards per game ... Weber State receiver 21 touchdowns with five interceptions ...

Tim Toone averages 6.4 catches and 87.9 Thunderbirds quarterback Cade Cooper receiving yards per game ... Northern averages 262.2 passing yards per game.

Arizona is trying to secure its fourth He’s thrown 25 touchdowns and 11

Grizzly Cabinets and Counters is your local Showplace dealer. We fabricate solid surface and laminate countertops. Let us help you design your dream kitchen.

™ ATTENTION TAILGATERS OPEN 8AM HOME GAMES

See more at ShowplaceWood.com

16862 Beckwith St # I Frenchtown, MT 59834 (406) 626-0840 www.grizzlycabinets.com

interceptions ... Southern Utah wideout Tysson Potts and Fesi Sitake each have 60 catches and have combined for 17 touchdowns ... Eagles running back Taiwan Jones needs 97 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for the season.

Portland State (1-6, 2-8) at Idaho State (0-7, 0-10) 3:35 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org) This is the final game of the season for both teams … Idaho State is looking to avoid its first winless season since 1988.

The Bengals were winless entering the 2008 finale at Holt Arena, but notched an overtime win over Sacramento State ...

The home team has won the last eight games in the series ... Idaho State leads the series, 22-11-1 ...

Idaho State running back Clint Knickrehm had his first 100yard rushing game last week, gaining 102 vs. Montana ... Portland State has lost four straight games and seven of eight ...

Bengals linebacker A.J.Storms is second in the league with 110 total tackles.

Teammate Phillip Arias is third with 97 ...

Portland State coach Jerry Glanville is 9-23 in his third season … Idaho State coach John Zamberlin is 4-29 in his third season. Glanville is 1-1 vs. Zamberlin ...

Portland State was held to just 82 passing yards against Montana State last week, the lowest total of the Glanville era ...

Vikings kicker Zach Brown has a singleseason school record 16 field goals ...

Last year Drew Hubel threw for 474 yards and three touchdowns to lead Portland State to a 36-13 win over the Bengals in

No good news for those Colorado Bears!

BAD NEWS BEAR 1 oz Jägermeister® 1 oz vodka 4-6 oz Mountain Dew® 2 oz fruit punch Stir ingredients together and serve in a cup.

1300 S. Reserve St. Ste E • Mon-Sat 9-8

406 549-7242 • 406 543-3504 (Reserve & Spurgin)

G18 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Big Sky picks

HOW WE SEE THE BIG SKY

the Griz won last week, but expect to see them play with much more fire Saturday.

Michael: Griz 38, UNC 13. Fritz: Griz 41, UNC 20. Bill: Griz 34, UNC 21.

Nick: Griz 29, UNC 7.

n No. 18 Eastern Washington at Southern Utah: It’s also senior day for the Thunderbirds, who have an FRITZ BILL NICK impressive win over UC Davis on their Season record: Fritz 43-7, Bill 40-10, Nick 42-8, Michael 44-6 NEIGHBOR SPELTZ LOCKRIDGE resume, but are just 4-5 overall. Their most dangerous weapon is receiver Tysson Poots, who ranks second in the FCS in both receptions per game and

By MICHAEL HEINBACH have won nine or more games six of the Oct. 24 to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes receiving yards per game with 8.57 of the Missoulian past seven seasons, and have 10 or more play Minnesota as 105,011 Big Ten catches and 112.14 yards. Poots also football fans looked on at Ohio Stadium. ranks 18th in scoring, at 8.57 ppg. But victories in a season four times in the As the Montana football team plays “How did the noise at the Horseshoe past six years. the tell-tale statistic is the fact that SUU its final regular-season home game of compare with Washington-Griz,” I asked is undefeated at home.

With such unmitigated success, it’s the decade, it’s hard not to be impressed no wonder Montana fans have become Orwig over brunch at The Old Post last Michael: SUU 24, EWU 21. Fritz: with the resume the Griz have racked up some of the most passionate in the weekend.

EWU 40, SUU 20. Bill: EWU 34, SUU over the last 10 years.

“Not even close,” he replied. “It’s way country. It seems like almost every home 33.

Nick: SUU 31, EWU 28.

They’ve either outright won or louder here.” game sets a new record for attendance shared every Big Sky Conference title While this bit of information for an at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. And n Portland State at Idaho State: in the 00s and will finish with more the Montana faithful don’t just pack the unabashed Buckeye fan was enough The Bengals got oh so close to knocking to make me choke a bit on my doublewins in that period than any other house, they rock it. off heavily-favored Montana last stuffed french toast, I began to realize program in Division I. That’s more than If you don’t believe the home of weekend and should come in with a little how lucky we are to have such a devoted Appalachian State, Oklahoma, Boise the Griz is one of the loudest football momentum. Portland State is looking to fan base here.

State or Texas. Oh yeah, we’ll mess with shrines in the country ask former UM right the ship after four straight losses.

That being said, I’m calling on Griz Texas. offensive lineman Chris Orwig. He and Is this the Saturday Idaho state breaks Nation to top itself one more time. his father visited Columbus, Ohio, on Just as impressive is that the Griz through for its first win of the season in Saturday’s game with Northern its 11th game this year? I just can’t bring Colorado will be the final regularmyself to pick the Bengals. season appearance for the 19 seniors Michael: PSU 24, ISU 23. Fritz: ISU on the Montana roster. Their years of dedication, hard work and sacrifice have 24, PSU 23. Bill: PSU 28, ISU 17. Nick: given us much to cheer about.

PSU 36, ISU 20.

So let’s send the seniors out with a bang. Let’s get louder than ever as n Northern Arizona at No. 19 we celebrate Montana’s 12th straight Weber State: The Wildcats face a must Big Sky championship. Let’s get them win if they have any shot at reaching the ready for another Brawl of the Wild postseason. They’re coming off a muchat Montana State before the Griz take needed bye week after getting trounced another run through the FBS playoffs.

Friday & by the Griz in what was supposed to What we have here is truly something be a tight battle for Big Sky supremacy.

Saturday special, whether the rest of the country Look for Weber to come out guns a recognizes it or not. Grizzly fans should blazing, though it’s NAU that averages Nights Only take this opportunity to show the a league-high 306 passing yards per seniors and the rest of the Griz how game. much they’re appreciated by getting Michael: WSU 24, NAU 21. Fritz: louder than ever. They deserve it.

NAU 34, Weber 17. Bill: WSU 27, NAU 20. Nick: WSU 33, NAU 26.

We don’t just serve

CRABS

we serve Grizzlies, too Enjoy all you can eat

Crab Legs

$

29

95

Where the Joker’s Wild About You

549-4403

I-90 & Reserve

The picks

n Sacramento State at Montana State: The Bobcats are are 6-1 against Montana: Even in defeat, the Bears Sac State in Bozeman and the Hornets were impressive in falling 38-35 to haven’t pulled off a victory there since Sacramento State last Saturday. They 1991. Look for that trend to continue. scored five second-half touchdowns, Michael: MSU 23, Sac State 10. tied their season high with 477 total Fritz: MSU 23, Sac 21. Bill: MSU 38, yards of total offense and senior Sac State 28. Nick: MSU 27, Sac State quarterback Bryan Waggener threw for 325 yards. There’s no need to recap how 23. n Northern Colorado at No. 2

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G19

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Pac-10

Continued from Page G8

Can Arizona St. defense stop rushing Ducks?

big play, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

Q: Who was your favorite football player growing up?

A: There were a lot of guys I liked. I like Walter Payton, Dat Nguyen, Terrell Davis, Jerry Rice.

Q: What do you like to do in your free time?

A: With school I don’t have much free time.

Q: What’s your favorite book?

A: Romeo and Juliet. I really liked that book.

Q: What’s the best concert you’ve attended?

A: I’ve never been to a concert.

Q: Who is a musician, author, artist or actor that is under appreciated by the general public?

A: I don’t know, but I like Jamie Foxx. He’s the man.

Q: What was the best movie you saw this year?

A: The Hangover.

Q: If you had an unlimited travel budget, where would you go and why?

A: I’d go to Vietnam. I was there when I was a kid.

All of that poses problems for the Sun Devils ( 2-4 Pac-10, 4-5).

“It’s making sure that you are EUGENE, Ore. – One of Arizona disciplined enough to know your State’s biggest challenges this weekend assignment and patient enough to at Autzen Stadium will be containing know that they are going to move the Oregon’s ground game, which is ranked football and to not try and make plays among the best in the nation. that you’re not responsible for,” Arizona The No. 14 Ducks, with their State coach Dennis Erickson said. distinctive spread-option offense, are Two weeks ago, Oregon ran for 391 leading the Pac-10 with an average of yards and had 631 yards of total offense 233.6 yards on the ground per game. in a 47-20 victory over then-No.4 USC. They’re the ninth-best rushing team in The Ducks had 570 yards total offense the country. and 236 yards rushing last week in a 51Redshirt freshman LaMichael James 42 loss at Stanford. averages 115.89 yards a game overall, It was Oregon’s first conference loss, and 135.5 yards in conference games and it dropped the team from a season to lead Oregon. Quarterback Jeremiah high ranking at No. 7. But the Ducks Masoli is the team’s second-best (5-1, 7-2) are still in good position to rusher, with an average of 61.4 yards a contend for the Pac-10 title, which has game and nine touchdowns. been claimed by the Trojans for the past Oregon’s offense also has an “X” seven seasons. factor in the return this week of “We still control our own destiny. running back LeGarrette Blount, who If we win out, we’re going to the Rose was suspended after punching a Boise Bowl ... but we can’t lose another one,” State player after the opener. He was safety T.J. Ward said. reinstated earlier this week and can play First they’ll have to get by Arizona Saturday, although it is uncertain if he State, which has the best rush defense will. in the Pac-10. The Sun Devils are

Nguyen

By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press

Hard-working Putting Montanans First

ranked sixth nationwide, allowing just 87.44 yards per game.

Last season, Oregon was able to run for 304 yards in a 54-20 victory in Tempe. Masoli and Blount each ran for two touchdowns in the game.

“Obviously we need to be a little more disciplined than we were a year ago,” Erickson said. “You’ve got to simplify things in a plan against them, just so you know what you’re doing.”

Arizona State will start true freshman Brock Osweiler at quarterback. Erickson said earlier this week that Osweiler would compete with Danny Sullivan for the daunting job at noisy Autzen Stadium, but Sullivan sat out of practice with a sore right biceps.

The 6-foot-8 Kalispell Flathead graduate replaced Sullivan and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass in the second half of last Saturday’s 14-9 loss to USC. But it’s obvious that Arizona State’s run defense will be its best weapon in a game that Oregon will be anxious to win given its loss to the Cardinal.

“We’re all really mad and not happy at all about that whole situation,”

Filter water from your tap, streams, rivers, lakes & ponds.

Wherever you go Whatever water source you have available.

The Green Earth Pure Water bottle removes up to 99.99% of contaminants! Filters giardia, e-coli and cryptosporidium.

Great for hunting, camping, fishing and other outdoor activities.

Contact 406-560-1266 for more information

www.fnbmontana.com | 829-2666 | 201 North Higgins Avenue

www.greenearthpurewater.com

G20 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzlies edge Bengals, 12-10

Selle the play

xxx/Missoulian

Montana quarterback Andrew Selle rushes for yardage against Idaho State last week.

GO GRIZ! 36 LANES

“BOWL DOG” LOUNGE & CASINO

Your Neighborhood Convenience Center

Albertsons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549-2351 Cellular Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829-1410 CostCare Medical Clinic . . . . 721-5513

Happy Hour Mon-Sun 4:30-6:00, 2 for 1 Casino OPEN 8am-2am • 7 days a week

Crazy Mike’s Video . . . . . . . . 721-8935

Karaoke Thurs. & Wed. @ 8:30pm and Sat. @ 9:00

Eastgate Veterinary . . . . . . . . 728-0095

Eastgate Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . 549-6163 Montage Salon. . . . . . . . . . . . 543-3344

SIGN UP NOW FOR FALL BOWLING y er Alle Thund n o g n li Bow s Friday

1615 Wyoming • 721-5263 • OPEN MON.-SUN. 9AM-2AM

Montana Ace Hardware . . . . 721-9690 O'Reilly Auto Parts. . . . . . . . 721-1004 Quiznos Classic Subs . . . . . . 327-0222

Just across the Footbridge from the University on the Corner of Van Buren and E. Broadway

Shipping Depot. . . . . . . . . . . 721-0105 William Warren CPA . . . . . . 543-6652

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G21

GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Grizzlies edge Bengals, 12-10

Afternoon snack

Montana defensive end Josh Harris sacks Idaho State quarterback Russel Hill at Pocatello, Idaho, last Saturday.

Giving You Our Best Since 1995

MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian

GO GRIZ!

406-544-4754 www.naturesbestinc.com Full Year Service Packages Available Call For More Info On Budget Billing and Free Estimates

Ouroffice@naturesbestinc.com 2ESIDENTIAL s #OMMERCIAL

6374 West Lake Mead • Las Vegas, NV 89108

w w w . To r r e y P i n e s P u b . c o m

G22 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

S AT I S F Y

THE

BIGGEST

GRIZZLY APPETITE

BUY ONE GET ONE

FREE

BUY ANY MENU ITEM AT REGULAR PRICE, GET ANY SECOND ITEM OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE FREE.

721-6400

Not valid with any other offer. Delivery charges may apply. Must present coupon. Offer expires 12/31/2009

L O G O N TO O U R FO O D & D R I N K B L O G S AT M I S S O U L A FO O D I E . CO M , G R I Z Z LYG R OWL E R . CO M , K N OW YO U RVI N O . CO M

XXXXXX

Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009 – G23

GO GRIZZLIES R

uby’s and Good Food ...

728-9890

a winning combination!

Go

Mon. - Sat. 6 am - 9 pm Sun. 8 am - 3 pm

Griz “You keep us cookin', Missoula” 2101 Regent St. at Brooks

Griz

Trivia

Northern Colorado played how many quarterbacks in last year’s 41-20 home loss to Montana? a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1

LUBE, OIL, FILTER*

$1999

Wideout Marc Mariani ranks fourth in career all-purpose yards for Montana behind Yohance Humphery, Lex Hilliard and who else? a) Shalon Baker b) Renard Coleman c) Brent Pease d) Levendar Segars

DIESEL LUBE, OIL, 99 FILTER $49 2100 W. SUSSEX, MISSOULA

* UP TO 5 QUARTS

The last time Northern Colorado had a field goal blocked was in Missoula in 2007. Who did the honors? a) Colt Anderson b) Kroy Biermann c) Tyler Joyce d) Kyle Ryan Answers: b, d, b *Four Hot Springs Pools *Five Story Enclosed Waterslide *153 Guest Rooms and Suites *Golf, Ski & Family Packages

Montana’s “Premier” Hot Springs Resort!

The Getaway That’s Not Far Away!

Go Griz!

Visit us at www.FairmontMontana.com or call 1.800.332.3272 I-90 Exit 211, 15 miles west of Butte, Montana

• • • •

Canopies • Chairs Heaters • Coolers Grills • Balloons Tables

Don’t be left out in the cold...

Heat up your pre-game with a custom tailgate package from 500 E Spruce • 549-5114 Open 7 Days a Week

G24 – Missoulian, Saturday, November 14, 2009

When your life is on the line...

Our award-winning team of healthcare providers use the most innovative treatment options available to tackle your healthcare needs — so you can get back in the game.

Meet the team:

St. Patrick HOSPITAL

Physician Network

& HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

saintpatrick.org/physiciannetwork

saintpatrick.org

saintjoes.org

stpatsfoundation.org