The official/UNofficial Bobcat-Redbirds National Championship Gameday Thread

[RICO CAT]

Here’s a nice post regarding the atmosphere at the game from someone who worked it.

[TomCat88]

Here’s a nice post regarding the atmosphere at the game from someone who worked it.

It’s crazy how the game moved to a really cool location and was a game for the ages in so many ways. All kinds of great stuff packed into one event. A perfect storm to use a worn out phrase. You don’t have to be a msu fan to have it stand out. Spack, Rittenhouse and Niekamp all mentioned what a fun/great game it was despite losing.

[SparkCat]

Here’s a nice post regarding the atmosphere at the game from someone who worked it.

It’s crazy how the game moved to a really cool location and was a game for the ages in so many ways. All kinds of great stuff packed into one event. A perfect storm to use a worn out phrase. You don’t have to be a msu fan to have it stand out. Spack, Rittenhouse and Niekamp all mentioned what a fun/great game it was despite losing.

Who the hell gives that a frown face?

[JoeCatsJoe]

Here’s a nice post regarding the atmosphere at the game from someone who worked it.

I hung around after the championship game and went to the 'Bama-Vandy bball game a few days afterwards. There was a Vandy support staffer there who saw my Montana State gear and came over to talk to me about the game a few times. The game and fans made an impact on him for sure.

[AFCAT]

Here’s a nice post regarding the atmosphere at the game from someone who worked it.

It’s crazy how the game moved to a really cool location and was a game for the ages in so many ways. All kinds of great stuff packed into one event. A perfect storm to use a worn out phrase. You don’t have to be a msu fan to have it stand out. Spack, Rittenhouse and Niekamp all mentioned what a fun/great game it was despite losing.

Who the hell gives that a frown face?

Gris fans that troll all of social media. Heck, I've even seen a gris fan with a PhD and a gris graduate from their law school out trolling. It's a bit crazy, but they just can't handle the Cats being on top.

[MSU Doc]

Gris fans that troll all of social media. Heck, I've even seen a gris fan with a PhD and a gris graduate from their law school out trolling. It's a bit crazy, but they just can't handle the Cats being on top.

I have a feeling they're in for more disappointment going forward.

[CodyCat]

Read this today:

S.Res.589 — 119th Congress (2025-2026)

A resolution congratulating the Montana State University football team for winning the 2025 Division I Football Championship Subdivision Championship.

Sponsor: Daines, Steve [Sen.-R-MT] (Introduced 01/27/2026) Cosponsors: (1)

Latest Action: Senate - 01/27/2026 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)

[thefrank1]

Wow! Life changing Steve. Pure political stunt.

[WalkOn79]

Even though we won, I guess we still aren't good enough in the big moments because of the false starts which will follow us around until they don't. Per Brooks, "it's a Cat thing." Okay?

To his credit, Brooks still had plenty of good to say about the Cats but goodness between Gus, Brooks, the guys at the Daily Interlake...sure is a lot of conviction we didn't deserve to win this game for "x" number of reasons. At least Colter understands how to offer an opinion where it highlights the things the Cats did well and why they WON the game.

One of the reasons I rarely watch or read this stuff anymore. If there is an interview with a coach, player, or AD, then I may watch it. Interviews with other media types, no thanks.

A lot of people are whining about the pass interference call on Sobkowicz. Unless you didn't think it was PI when you saw it happen, then you really can't say much. It look like obvious PI to me when I watched it live. There is no replay on PI and it looked like PI all the way, so the ref called it. Can you blame the ref for missing that call? I don't think so.

The losing team is the one that looks at plays like this.

MSU has a more legit complaint on the 3rd and 4 of ISU's second TD. The ball wasn't caught and the WR didn't reach the first down marker. Does ISU go for it and make on 4th and 4? Then they got a PI and needed six plays and a fumble recovery in the EZ to score from the 5-yard line on that drive.

And I think the call against Crews was botched. And 67 face masked Parsons on the blocked XP.

It was total pass interference on SOB. Good chance we intercept that ball if he doesn’t shove our defender. And getting ready at the moment who he interfered with.
I do agree with Colter that he said in his interview with Brooks it’s ironic that SOB and lord had their way with our defensive backs at times. Yet they are on the bigger and better things. They are going to face receivers of that quality all day long if they get signed on their visits.

Virtually every highlight I saw of Sobkowitz included an un-called offensive PI. He’s been getting away with that all year.

[Bobcatsinmso]

Even though we won, I guess we still aren't good enough in the big moments because of the false starts which will follow us around until they don't. Per Brooks, "it's a Cat thing." Okay?

To his credit, Brooks still had plenty of good to say about the Cats but goodness between Gus, Brooks, the guys at the Daily Interlake...sure is a lot of conviction we didn't deserve to win this game for "x" number of reasons. At least Colter understands how to offer an opinion where it highlights the things the Cats did well and why they WON the game.

One of the reasons I rarely watch or read this stuff anymore. If there is an interview with a coach, player, or AD, then I may watch it. Interviews with other media types, no thanks.

A lot of people are whining about the pass interference call on Sobkowicz. Unless you didn't think it was PI when you saw it happen, then you really can't say much. It look like obvious PI to me when I watched it live. There is no replay on PI and it looked like PI all the way, so the ref called it. Can you blame the ref for missing that call? I don't think so.

The losing team is the one that looks at plays like this.

MSU has a more legit complaint on the 3rd and 4 of ISU's second TD. The ball wasn't caught and the WR didn't reach the first down marker. Does ISU go for it and make on 4th and 4? Then they got a PI and needed six plays and a fumble recovery in the EZ to score from the 5-yard line on that drive.

And I think the call against Crews was botched. And 67 face masked Parsons on the blocked XP.

It was total pass interference on SOB. Good chance we intercept that ball if he doesn’t shove our defender. And getting ready at the moment who he interfered with.
I do agree with Colter that he said in his interview with Brooks it’s ironic that SOB and lord had their way with our defensive backs at times. Yet they are on the bigger and better things. They are going to face receivers of that quality all day long if they get signed on their visits.

Virtually every highlight I saw of Sobkowitz included an un-called offensive PI. He’s been getting away with that all year.

Cooper kupp did that all year as a senior at EWU, he was very good at quick but subtle push offs. He was rarely, if ever called for it. The good ones learn how to live on that edge. Sobkowicz will definitely play on Sundays, as he is a very talented receiver.

[WalkOn79]

There's also an infatuation with UM's win over App. State in 2009. ASU was coming off three straight national titles from 2005-07, which included a win over Michigan early in one of those seasons. However, when they rolled into Missoula in 2009, they had lost two games (at E. Carolina and McNeese St. at home), and they weren't seeded for the playoffs with only four teams seeded you can assume ASU was No. 5 seed based on being bracketed with No. 4 Richmond. They only had three wins of over 15 points and had wins of 3 in OT at The Citadel, and 5 over W. Carolina at home. In the playoffs they barely got by S. Carolina St. 20-13 with a 50-yard fumble return in the 4th quarter, then narrowly beat Richmond with 21 4th quarter points, including the winner with :10 to play. Frankly, it was a game UM should've won and did 24-17 scoring with 1:30 to play. ASU was hit with 11 penalties for 131 yards.

Love all these takes, Tom. I agree that Griz football was largely irrelevant for it’s first 90 years, while MSU was winning conference and national championships.

[tetoncat]

Wow! Life changing Steve. Pure political stunt.

Yet others would be bitching if our Senators did t do something line this. Why does it have to be political. I hope the Indiana Senators do this for theor team as well.