https://billingsgazette.com/search/?f=rss&t=article&c=sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider&l=25&s=start_time&sd=desc billingsgazette.com - RSS Results in section(s) sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider only for asset type(s) of article TNCMS 1.93.2 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 30 The 17th-ranked Bobcats got a tough draw for the first round of the FCS playoffs in No. 14 South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits, like Montana State, are 8-4, but they come into Saturday's game having won three straight. Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:00:00 -0700 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a1271b0c-744c-11e4-83aa-6774de4a1583 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_a1271b0c-744c-11e4-83aa-6774de4a1583.html Greg Rachac The Bobcats aren’t ruling out the possibility that Dakota Prukop will play quarterback on Saturday in the 114th meeting between MSU and archrival Montana. But on Wednesday coach Rob Ash doubled down on his contention that Prukop’s sprained knee won’t… Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:26:00 -0700 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a96b27f2-705c-11e4-a4f4-cfbfc686ac2d https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_a96b27f2-705c-11e4-a4f4-cfbfc686ac2d.html Greg Rachac For whatever reason, points have come at a premium for Montana State in recent years against archrival Montana. Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:00:00 -0700 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/3a67b822-6f97-11e4-a939-df50c78e103e https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_3a67b822-6f97-11e4-a939-df50c78e103e.html Greg Rachac In his previous two games, Montana State quarterback Dakota Prukop has put up a combined 997 yards and 14 touchdowns. Unbelievable numbers. As a result, Prukop was added to The Sports Network’s Walter Payton Award Watch List, which tracks the… Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/144c2db4-54d3-11e4-9803-3b784b003897 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_144c2db4-54d3-11e4-9803-3b784b003897.html Greg Rachac For decades, a basic principle of football -- offensively speaking -- was to establish the run to set up the pass, control the ball, move the chains, win the time of possession and keep your defense off the field. It… Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/fcb7f63e-4f59-11e4-8420-7f158ce65247 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_fcb7f63e-4f59-11e4-8420-7f158ce65247.html Greg Rachac Third down. It's the play on which every drive hinges. Montana State has been pretty up-and-down in these situations: Through five games the Bobcats have converted roughly 39 percent of their third-down plays, which ranks in the middle of the… Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:15:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/7c581c10-49d4-11e4-8ab8-2b654ecbca37 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_7c581c10-49d4-11e4-8ab8-2b654ecbca37.html Greg Rachac On Saturday, Jordan Johnson and Montana's offense return to the site of perhaps their most efficient performance -- a 55-17 romp over North Dakota at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D. Wed, 01 Oct 2014 20:30:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5110c3cc-49d4-11e4-b769-ff89534dbae1 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_5110c3cc-49d4-11e4-b769-ff89534dbae1.html Greg Rachac What a fiasco. Central Arkansas made a huge comeback in the fourth quarter against the Bobcats, but MSU held on for a 43-33 victory. The game was well in hand for MSU early, and that became dangerous as the Bears… Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:55:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/19552ccc-3b8b-11e4-ba6c-035ad9cf67eb https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_19552ccc-3b8b-11e4-ba6c-035ad9cf67eb.html Greg Rachac On the first drive of the game, Black Hills State sent a hush through a packed house at Bobcat Stadium. Behind quarterback Ward Anderson, the Yellow Jackets converted three third-down plays, including a scramble by Anderson on a third-and-17 play.… Sat, 06 Sep 2014 22:05:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/4cf4c076-3620-11e4-a604-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_4cf4c076-3620-11e4-a604-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: The following is Phil Sites' account of the Montana State/Arkansas State game from Centennial Bank Stadium in Jonesboro, Ark. Sites is a former Gazette sports staffer. Be sure to check out Phil's awesome photo gallery from the game. Sat, 30 Aug 2014 22:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5318e7fc-30b2-11e4-86b9-0019bb2963f4 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_5318e7fc-30b2-11e4-86b9-0019bb2963f4.html Greg Rachac The evolution of college football -- from the Big Ten swearing off FCS opponents last year to the FBS's "Power 5" conferences gaining a large measure of autonomy from the NCAA earlier this summer -- is threatening to limit "guarantee"… Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:52:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/05a8877e-2e56-11e4-9343-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_05a8877e-2e56-11e4-9343-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the ninth (and final) installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a7b55bde-272e-11e4-bb6f-0019bb2963f4 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_a7b55bde-272e-11e4-bb6f-0019bb2963f4.html Greg Rachac Observations and quotes from Montana State's football media day, held Thursday morning at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:30:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f54528a6-23e7-11e4-87b6-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_f54528a6-23e7-11e4-87b6-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac It's still early on the NFL calendar, but Jordan Tripp is already making an impression with the Miami Dolphins. Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/2a6f22f8-23f1-11e4-af17-0019bb2963f4 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_2a6f22f8-23f1-11e4-af17-0019bb2963f4.html ckimmel@billingsgazette.com (Slim Kimmel) NOTE: This is the eighth installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/cd3694b2-219e-11e4-a659-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_cd3694b2-219e-11e4-a659-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the seventh installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 07 Aug 2014 02:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/50fd626e-1d06-11e4-bb22-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/football/article_50fd626e-1d06-11e4-bb22-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the sixth installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:30:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/c950c604-1769-11e4-84e0-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_c950c604-1769-11e4-84e0-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the fifth installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 24 Jul 2014 02:15:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/b9793b4e-1124-11e4-b50c-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_b9793b4e-1124-11e4-b50c-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the fourth installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:45:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/42b80b5a-0a0f-11e4-b373-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_42b80b5a-0a0f-11e4-b373-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the third installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 10 Jul 2014 01:50:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/12da9404-048b-11e4-acd2-0019bb2963f4 https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_12da9404-048b-11e4-acd2-0019bb2963f4.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the second installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 03 Jul 2014 01:15:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/3323e87a-fe49-11e3-86a2-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/football/article_3323e87a-fe49-11e3-86a2-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac Montana State’s women released their basketball schedule on Tuesday, and there are a couple big non-conference games listed: at Boise State on Nov. 14, Gonzaga at home on Nov. 21, Wyoming at home on Dec. 6, and at Washington State… Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:30:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f96c4764-0175-11e4-82e8-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/basketball-mens/article_f96c4764-0175-11e4-82e8-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac NOTE: This is the first installment of a summer-long series projecting the Top 10 players at each position for the 2014 Big Sky Conference football season. Thu, 26 Jun 2014 02:15:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/de0f9a4a-f048-11e3-8a30-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_de0f9a4a-f048-11e3-8a30-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac A large contingent from Montana State's athletic department made a swing through Billings on Tuesday, football coach Rob Ash among them. I was able to catch the coach for a few minutes to ask him about the Bobcats' quarterback situation,… Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:00:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5e97177c-f118-11e3-93b8-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_5e97177c-f118-11e3-93b8-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac Craig Robinson may be President Obama's brother-in-law, but one thing he is not is the head men's basketball coach at Oregon State. Not anymore. Robinson was fired Monday after going 94-105 in six seasons. Mon, 05 May 2014 18:23:00 -0600 http://billingsgazette.com/tncms/asset/editorial/b5ca5962-d4b4-11e3-910a-001a4bcf887a https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/blogs/catgrizinsider/article_b5ca5962-d4b4-11e3-910a-001a4bcf887a.html Greg Rachac