Skyline Sports summer podcast series

[Colter_Nuanez]

To help ease the football fever of the summer, we are putting together a Big Sky Breakdown podcast series that will include a daily episode covering Big Sky Conference football. This installment — an episode breaking down Skyline Sports' selections for the preseason All-Big Sky team — will kick off the series. We will have episodes featuring 30-minute interviews with all 13 head coaches from across the league, episodes featuring at least 10 beat writers from around the Big Sky breaking down the overall state of athletics for the specific schools they cover, a podcast with our preseason poll and the influential games that will determine the league race and much more.

This podcast, the coaches' portion of this series and all our content that will be produced from the Big Sky Kickoff in Park City in July will be brought to you by our presenting sponsor, the Rockin' R Bar in Bozeman. Go check out the R Bar's dunk tank fundraiser event from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday night. The evening will feature a chance to dunk MSU football coaches Kane Ioane, Matt Miller and Michael Pitre along with players J.P. Flynn, Gunnar Brekke, Matt Brownlow and Tyler Bruggman. More than $1,000 in prizes are available and the R Bar will make a donation to Special Olympics Montana. Excited to work with and be associated with the guys at R Bar.

I will post each of our summer series here. We will also produce print stories previewing all 13 Big Sky football teams that will be printed in July in the two weeks leading up to fall camp's opening the first week of August. As always, thank you for your interest in Skyline Sports.

Big Sky Breakdown: Skyline Sports' All-Big Sky preseason selections
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... sky-picks/

[JDoub]

Hey Colter, good stuff.

Just curious -- Are there any 'open to the public' events at the Big Sky Kickoff or is it just a media thing? My wife works in Park City and we're finding ourselves hanging out there more and more (great, great restaurants and High West Distillery). Thought it might be fun to drop in on something.

Also, I'd pay $100 to dunk AlphaJizz1 -- is that a possibility? And I hope they're reinforcing the seat strength of the dunk tank if Flynn and Darkalicious will be sitting on it.

[Colter_Nuanez]

The first installment of our 13-part series of podcasts featuring all 13 head football coaches from around Big Sky Conference football.
Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series - Idaho State head coach Mike Kramer
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... ke-kramer/

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the second installment of a 13-part series featuring all the head coaches from around Big Sky Conference football, longtime Northern Arizona head coach Jerome Souers joins Colter Nuanez to breakdown an upcoming season flush with high expectations for the Lumberjacks.

Big Sky Breakdown: BSC Coaches series - Northern Arizona head coach Jerome Souers
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... es-souers/

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the third installment of a 13-part series featuring all the head coaches from around Big Sky Conference football, ninth-year Eastern Washington head coach Beau Baldwin joins Colter Nuanez to discuss how his Eagles hope to get back on track this fall after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2011 last season.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series - Eastern Washington head coach Beau Baldwin
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... s-baldwin/

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the fourth installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Cal Poly eighth-year head coach Tim Walsh joins Colter Nuanez to talk about life after Chris Brown, the emergence of new quarterback Dano Graves and the stifling annual challenges of the Big Sky.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series — Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... tim-walsh/

[Hawks86]

Great interviews Colter.

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the fifth installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Northern Colorado sixth-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. joins Colter Nuanez to talk his first winning season at the helm for his alma mater, his young core of players and his team's prospects for the 2016 season.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series - Northern Colorado head coach Earnest Collins Jr.
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... t-collins/

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the sixth installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Weber State third-year head coach Jay Hill joins Colter Nuanez to talk about Weber’s breakthrough winning season last fall, his talented core of defensive stars and what his team needs to do to become a playoff team in 2016.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series — Weber State head coach Jay Hill
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... -jay-hill/

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the seventh installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, North Dakota third-year head coach Bubba Schweigert joins Colter Nuanez to talk about UND’s disappointing playoff snub, the motivation being left out provided this off-season and UND’s prospects for the 2016 campaign.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series — North Dakota head coach Bubba Schweigert
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... whweigert/

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the eighth installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Sacramento State third-year head coach Jody Sears joins Colter Nuanez to discuss last season’s disappointing finish, life without Darnell Sankey and where his team needs to improve heading into 2016.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series — Sacramento State head coach Jody Sears
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... ody-sears/

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the ninth installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, UC Davis fourth-year head coach Ron Gould joins Colter Nuanez to discuss Davis’ injury-ravaged season last fall, the future of the Aggies at quarterback and where Davis fits into the league’s big picture this fall.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series - UC Davis head coach Ron Gould
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... ron-gould/

[mslacatfan]

I wonder which two coaches he is leaving for last?

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the 10th installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Portland State second-year head coach Bruce Barnum joins Colter Nuanez to discuss the Vikings' magical 2015 season, the tragedy that ensued following a playoff run and the prospects for the upcoming fall.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series – Portland State head coach Bruce Barnum
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... ce-barnum/

[Colter_Nuanez]

I wonder which two coaches he is leaving for last?

These episodes have been released in opposite order of the longest tenured coaches in the Big Sky. Bob Stitt will be tomorrow followed by Southern Utah's DeMario Warren and Montana State's Jeff Choate, the only two first-year coaches in the league, to complete the series.

[mslacatfan]

I wonder which two coaches he is leaving for last?

These episodes have been released in opposite order of the longest tenured coaches in the Big Sky. Bob Stitt will be tomorrow followed by Southern Utah's DeMario Warren and Montana State's Jeff Choate, the only two first-year coaches in the league, to complete the series.

I just figured you were trying to build up some suspense... definitely interested to see what Stitt and Choate have to say

[Colter_Nuanez]

In the 11th installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Montana second-year head coach Bob Stitt joins Colter Nuanez to discuss his first year at the helm during a tumultuous but successful 2015 for the Griz and his vision for the future of one of the FCS’ most prestigious programs.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series — Montana head coach Bob Stitt
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... bob-stitt/

[Grizaddict]

In the 11th installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Montana second-year head coach Bob Stitt joins Colter Nuanez to discuss his first year at the helm during a tumultuous but successful 2015 for the Griz and his vision for the future of one of the FCS’ most prestigious programs.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series — Montana head coach Bob Stitt
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... bob-stitt/

These are great Colter. Thanks for posting these and for your tremendous coverage of the Big Sky. After listening to this one, I think the "speculated" divide between Stitt and Gregorak was just made pretty evident. I was wondering if Coach would ever be the one to say it directly. No more wondering.

[tdub]

In the 11th installment of a special 13-part summer series featuring each head coach from around Big Sky Conference football, Montana second-year head coach Bob Stitt joins Colter Nuanez to discuss his first year at the helm during a tumultuous but successful 2015 for the Griz and his vision for the future of one of the FCS’ most prestigious programs.

Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series — Montana head coach Bob Stitt
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... bob-stitt/

These are great Colter. Thanks for posting these and for your tremendous coverage of the Big Sky. After listening to this one, I think the "speculated" divide between Stitt and Gregorak was just made pretty evident. I was wondering if Coach would ever be the one to say it directly. No more wondering.

I agree. He insinuated some pretty negative things about Gregorak. A lot of comments about how they are 'this way' now, or aren't 'that way' anymore. It'll make for some fun story lines in November!

[BleedingBLue]

The first installment of our 13-part series of podcasts featuring all 13 head football coaches from around Big Sky Conference football.
Big Sky Breakdown: Big Sky Coaches series - Idaho State head coach Mike Kramer
http://skylinesportsmt.com/big-sky-brea ... ke-kramer/

One thing that stood out to me was Mike taking about Idaho joining the conference and how UND is the outlier. We all know that but I got the sense from the way Mike talked about it that they (UND) may not be in the conference in the long run. Did anyone get that sense?