Big Sky Breakdown

Big Sky Breakdown Audio After Week 80:00 - Intro 0:58 - NDSU vs SDSU Reaction 9:39 - Montana State vs Portland State Reaction 13:40 - Cal Poly vs Idaho Reaction 19:57 - UC Davis vs EWU Reaction 24:51 - Sac State vs Weber State Reaction29:54 - NAU vs Idaho State Reaction 35:03 - My Big Sky Poll After Week 8 38:18 - MY Top Big Sky Performances of Week 8 43:55 - Big Sky Week 9 Preview 48:46 - Final Thoughts 50:49 - End

Montana hosted its weekly press conference fresh off a bye week. The Grizzlies take a 2-1 Big Sky Conference record and a 5-2 overall mark to Northern Colorado. The Bears also had a bye last week.

Big Sky basketball analyst Krista Redpath joins Colter Nuanez to preview the Portland State women's & men's (10:03) basketball teams leading up to the upcoming season.

Big Sky basketball analyst Krista Redpath joins Colter Nuanez to preview the Northern Arizona women's & men's (6:57) basketball teams leading up to the upcoming season.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Ty Gregorak to talk about Montana State's 38-7 beat down of Idaho and the fall out from it. Are the 'Cats the most complete team in the Big Sky AND the FCS? Brooks Nuanez swings by (35:13) to talk about the Griz second half surge to earn a 31-20 win over Northern Arizona and just how good Montana State might be.

This year of 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Skyline Sports. To celebrate, we will have a collection of Top 10 countdowns about the top athletes, teams & moments of last decade. Colter Nuanez and Brooks Nuanez choose our Top 5 quartebacks of the last 10 years in the Big Sky. We will also have Top 10 defensive players and Top 10 offensive non-QBs. This video filmed & produced from the ESPN MT studio by Colter Nuanez on Oct. 16, 2024. All Rights Reserved.

Colter Nuanez shares the latest ESPN Roundtable, a conversation with Matt Brown of the Extra Points Newsletter about NIL and college realignment.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho head coach Jason Eck and junior captain offensive lineman Nate Azzopardi (11:40) to rehash Idaho's 38-7 loss at No. 3 Montana State and preview UI's home game against Cal Poly on Saturday.

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez to talk all things Big Sky Conference, including Montana State's dominant win over Idaho and Montana's second half surge to beat Northern Arizona.

Idaho third-year head coach Jason Eck addressed the media ahead of his team's home game against Cal Poly. Idaho lost 38-7 at No. 3 Montana State on Saturday to fall to 1-2 in Big Sky play, 4-3 overall.

Montana State head football coach Brent Vigen addressed the media ahead of his team's trip to Portland State. The Bobcats defeated Idaho 38-7 on Saturday to move to 7-0 for the first time since 1978.

Following No. 3 Montana State's 38-7 win over No. 7 Idaho, MSU head coach Brent Vigen, junior defensive tackle Paul Brott and senior quarterback Tommy Mellott + Idaho head coach Jason Eck addressed the media.

Montana scored 28 points in the second half to surge to a 31-20 win over Northern Arizona on homecoming in Missoula on October 12, 2024. Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, quarterback Logan Fife and linebacker Riley Wilson after UM's 12th homecoming win under Hauck's direction. Northern Arizona fell to 1-2 in league play, 3-4 overall in head coach Brian Wright's first season. Wright and senior linebacker Tommy Ellis addressed the media following NAU's first game in Missoula since 2017This video filmed by Brooks Nuanez, produced by Colter Nuanez, Skyline Sports. All Rights Reserved.

First-year Northern Arizona head coach Brian Wright joins Colter Nuanez to break down NAU's season thus far and preview the Lumberjacks' first trip to Missoula since 2017. Wright last coached at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in 2010 when he was the offensive coordinator at Montana State and the Bobcats posted a 21-16 win over Montana to secure the Big Sky title.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Keaton Gillogly, the Voice of the Montana State Bobcats, to talk about MSU's matchup with No. 7 Idaho on Saturday evening in Bozeman.

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez to talk specifics and big picture elements of Montana's recent struggles plus the duo breaks down the upcoming Top 10 matchup in Bozeman between No. 3 Montana State and No. 7 Idaho.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Ty Gregorak to talk about our mid-season evaluations of the Montana State Bobcats and and preview MSU's prime time game against No. 7 Idaho in Bozeman on Saturday night. Ty also shares thoughts on how to fix an ailing defense in relation to Montana's struggles. Colter is joined by Brooks Nuanez (36:12) to talk about Montana's defensive flaws and what the Griz can do to remedy them, plus thoughts on Montana State and the rest of the Big Sky Conference.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho head coach Jason Eck to preview UI's game at No. 3 Montana State. Andrew Houghton shares an interview with Idaho senior defensive end Keyshawn James-Newby (20:10).

Skyline Sports content creator Samuel Akem debuts his new show from the Press Box bar in Missoula called "Under the Helmet". Each Sunday, Akem will sit down with a different Griz running back each week to talk about what makes them who they are. First up: Griz senior running back Nick Ostmo, who is one of the leading rushers in the Big Sky Conference so far this year.

Marcus Welnel, a former All-Big Sky linebacker at Montana and the GM of the Good Ol' Grizzlies NIL Collective, joins Colter Nuanez to dissect the Griz football defense schematically and what it means to fit a run, line up correctly, communicate calls and more. Plus, an update on the NIL collective at UM.

Former Montana State player & coach Mike Rider joins Colter Nuanez to discuss Montana State's 6-0 start plus MSU hosting No. 7 Idaho in Bozeman on Saturday.

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez to talk every element of Montana's defensive struggles plus an analysis of the quarterback position at UM as it stands right now.

Idaho third-year head coach Jason Eck talks about his team's 23-17 win over Northern Arizona and previews UI's trip to play No. 3 Montana State in Bozeman on Saturday evening.

Montana State 4th-year head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media after his team moved to 6-0 with a 55-17 win against Northern Colorado and ahead of the Bobcats' prime time showdown against No. 7 Idaho on Saturday in Bozeman.

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, senior running back Nick Ostmo, senior defensive end Hayden Harris addressed the media leading up to UM's homecoming game against Northern Arizona.

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen, senior linebacker McCade O'Reilly and senior wide receiver Ty McCullouch addressed the media following MSU's 55-17 win over Northern Colorado on homecoming in Bozeman to move to 6-0.

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck, junior linebacker Riley Wilson and senior wide receiver Keelan White along with Weber State head coach Mickey Mental and sophomore quarterback Richie Munoz addressed the media following Weber's 55-48 win over UM in Missoula on October 5.

Big Sky Conference basketball analyst Krista Redpath joins Colter Nuanez for the first installment of a series previewing all the basketball teams, women's and men's, in the Big Sky Conference. This week, we preview Sacramento State women & men.

Colter Nuanez shares his interviews from the week on Nuanez Now on ESPN MT including - Weber State head coach Mickey Mental (3:33)- Northern Colorado head coach Ed Lamb (13:39)- Sam Herder of Hero Sports (24:36- Montana Griz tight end Jake Olson (48:30)- Montana State linebacker Danny Uluilakepa (56:03)

Ty Gregorak joins Colter Nuanez to talk college football realignment, Montana State's steady surge, and Bobby Hauck's Griz teams' ability to win despite circumstances, adversities and weaknesses.

Colter Nuanez shares his weekly interview with Jason Eck reviewing Idaho's 28-26 loss to UC Davis and previewing UI's homecoming game against Northern Arizona. Andrew Houghton also shares an interview with Idaho senior corner Kyrin Beachem (12:01) on this week's Vandals Weekly.

Samuel Akem joins Colter Nuanez to talk about some hot-button Big Sky Conference football topics including Sac State's financial surge & Pac candidacy, Montana's ever-spinning QB carousel and the Griz defensive struggles. Plus, Sammy & Colter talk about Northern Colorado's eternal struggles and Weber State's consistency identity as Montana State and Montana, respectively, prepare to host the Bears and the Wildcats.

Mike Rider joins Colter Nuanez to talk all things Bobcat football on this week's "Ridin' with Rider".

Ryan Tootell joins Colter Nuanez to talk Major League Baseball playoffs, Troy Andersen's awesome performance for the Atlanta Falcons against the New Orleans Saints, Montana State's continued formidable run game and the never ending quarterback carousel spinning for the Montana Grizzlies after Logan Fife won Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week.

0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Montana vs EWU Reaction 14:26 - Idaho vs UC Davis Reaction 24:17 - NAU vs Sac State Reaction 32:13 - Top Big Sky Performances of Week 5 39:18 - My Big Sky Poll After Week 5 47:16 - Previewing The Week 6 Big Sky Matchups 56:39 - Final Thoughts1:01:33 - End

No. 8 Montana rolled up 701 yards of offense and emerged with a 52-49 win at Eastern Washington on Saturday. The victory is Montana's first in Cheney, Washington since 2008. UM head coach Bobby Hauck, senior cornerback Trevin Gradney and senior tight end Erik Barker addressed the media ahead of Montana's home game against Weber State on Saturday.

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media following his team's 37-17 win at Idaho State and ahead of MSU hosting Northern Colorado (0-5) on Saturday in Bozeman.

No. 8 Montana rolled up 701 yards of total offense and hung on for a 52-49 win over Eastern Washington, UM's first in Cheney since 2008.Logan Fife threw for 364 yards and 5 TDs while Montana rushed for 339 yards in moving to 4-1 this season. Fife, head coach Bobby Hauck & LB Ryan Tirrell addressed media following the game.

This year of 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Skyline Sports. To celebrate, we will have a collection of Top 10 countdowns about the top athletes, teams & moments of last decade.Colter Nuanez and Brooks Nuanez choose our Top 10 Big Sky football teams of the last 10 years in this spirited countdown.

Ty Gregorak (5:10) joins Colter Nuanez to talk about Montana State's non-conference, the art of building momentum in relation to Bobby Hauck's Montana Grizzlies and some thoughts on Big Sky Conference play. Ryan Tootell (27:08) chimes in to talk about Montana's rally against Western Carolina then previews the Big Sky with a game of fair or foul.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Samuel Akem to talk about Matt Sluka abruptly redshirting at UNLV because of an NIL deal gone wrong, the current state of affairs for FCS powers given the college football realignment out West, analysis of Montana's comeback against Western Carolina last week plus Sammy gives his Big Sky Conference power rankings entering league play.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho head coach Jason Eck to talk about UI's 3-1 non-conference start and preview his team's Big Sky Conference opener at UC Davis. Andrew Houghton shares an interview with Idaho running back Eli Cummings (15:45) about his rise and the UC Davis matchup.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Marcus Welnel, the general manager of the Good ol' Grizzlies NIL collective at the University of Montana, to talk about the recent GOG signings of various football position groups plus the ratcheting up of the defensive pressure by the Griz defense in last week's 46-35 win over Western Carolina.

Former Montana State player and coach Mike Rider joins Colter Nuanez to put a bow on MSU's non-conference schedule and preview the Big Sky opener at Idaho State.

Former Montana running back and professional sports agent Andrew Schmidt, the once and future king of the Snow Belt Conference, is back on the Big Sky Breakdown to talk all things College Football realignment

:00 - Intro 1:20 - Montana vs WCU Reaction 14:42 - Idaho vs ACU Reaction 23:37 - Big Sky Stat Leaders Going Into Conference Play35:52 - My Big Sky Poll Following Week 441:03 - My Top Big Sky Performances of Week 4 48:09 - Big Sky Conference Play Preview 1:02:35 - Final Thoughts 1:03:45 - End

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck along with sophomore running back Eli Gillman, this week's Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and senior defensive end Hayden Harris addressed the media leading up to UM's Big Sky opener at Eastern Washington.

Montana State 4th-year head coach Brent Vigen along with sophomore offensive tackle Titan Fleishmann, who is a native of Pocatello, Idaho, addressed the media leading up to MSU's Big Sky Conference opener at Idaho State.

Colter Nuanez is joined by Skyline Sports lead analysts Ty Gregorak and Brooks Nuanez to talk about college football realignment, the Bobcats, the Grizzlies and the future of the Big Sky Conference.

In the latest Akem's Analysis, Samuel Akem talks about:0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Montana vs Morehead State Reaction 8:12 - UC Davis vs Southern Utah Reaction12:42 - Weber State vs Lamar Reaction 15:59 - Sac State vs Nicholls Reaction 18:33 - Idaho vs UAlbany Reaction24:03 - My Big Sky Poll After Week 330:39 - My Top Big Sky Performances of Week 337:10 - Week 4 Big Sky Matchup Preview 54:49 - PAC-12 Adding 4 Teams To Begin Rebuild 1:01:14 - Final Thoughts 1:01:59 - End