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Big Sky ESPN/2/U games 2025

Posted: Thu May 29, 2025 11:08 pm
by PapaG
Cats get one. Idaho and Gris get two.

9/27/25: Idaho at Montana (TBD Network)
10/24/25: Montana at Sacramento State (ESPN2)
10/31/25: Idaho at Northern Arizona (ESPN2)
11/15/25: UC Davis at Montana State (TBD Network)

https://www.montanasports.com/college/f ... -this-fall

Re: Big Sky ESPN/2/U games 2025

Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 6:54 am
by Montanabob
PapaG wrote:
Thu May 29, 2025 11:08 pm
Cats get one. Idaho and Gris get two.

9/27/25: Idaho at Montana (TBD Network)
10/24/25: Montana at Sacramento State (ESPN2)
10/31/25: Idaho at Northern Arizona (ESPN2)
11/15/25: UC Davis at Montana State (TBD Network)

https://www.montanasports.com/college/f ... -this-fall
i have a feeling the brawl will also be nation wide.

Re: Big Sky ESPN/2/U games 2025

Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 7:17 am
by MSU01
Montanabob wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 6:54 am
PapaG wrote:
Thu May 29, 2025 11:08 pm
Cats get one. Idaho and Gris get two.

9/27/25: Idaho at Montana (TBD Network)
10/24/25: Montana at Sacramento State (ESPN2)
10/31/25: Idaho at Northern Arizona (ESPN2)
11/15/25: UC Davis at Montana State (TBD Network)

https://www.montanasports.com/college/f ... -this-fall
i have a feeling the brawl will also be nation wide.
The Big Sky recently renewed their contract with Scripps Sports to broadcast UM and MSU football games, and part of that contract says that Scripps has exclusive rights to broadcast Cat/Griz on linear TV. Aside from streaming on ESPN+ I don't think ESPN could broadcast the game nationally even if they wanted to.

Everyone get your warm weather gear ready if that's going to be one of those 8:30 PM kickoffs in mid November!

Re: Big Sky ESPN/2/U games 2025

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:44 pm
by SonomaCat
MSU01 wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 7:17 am
Montanabob wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 6:54 am
PapaG wrote:
Thu May 29, 2025 11:08 pm
Cats get one. Idaho and Gris get two.

9/27/25: Idaho at Montana (TBD Network)
10/24/25: Montana at Sacramento State (ESPN2)
10/31/25: Idaho at Northern Arizona (ESPN2)
11/15/25: UC Davis at Montana State (TBD Network)

https://www.montanasports.com/college/f ... -this-fall
i have a feeling the brawl will also be nation wide.
The Big Sky recently renewed their contract with Scripps Sports to broadcast UM and MSU football games, and part of that contract says that Scripps has exclusive rights to broadcast Cat/Griz on linear TV. Aside from streaming on ESPN+ I don't think ESPN could broadcast the game nationally even if they wanted to.

Everyone get your warm weather gear ready if that's going to be one of those 8:30 PM kickoffs in mid November!
That should make our home field advantage even greater against a warm weather school like Davis.

Re: Big Sky ESPN/2/U games 2025

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:49 pm
by AFCAT
SonomaCat wrote:
Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:44 pm
MSU01 wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 7:17 am
Montanabob wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 6:54 am
PapaG wrote:
Thu May 29, 2025 11:08 pm
Cats get one. Idaho and Gris get two.

9/27/25: Idaho at Montana (TBD Network)
10/24/25: Montana at Sacramento State (ESPN2)
10/31/25: Idaho at Northern Arizona (ESPN2)
11/15/25: UC Davis at Montana State (TBD Network)

https://www.montanasports.com/college/f ... -this-fall
i have a feeling the brawl will also be nation wide.
The Big Sky recently renewed their contract with Scripps Sports to broadcast UM and MSU football games, and part of that contract says that Scripps has exclusive rights to broadcast Cat/Griz on linear TV. Aside from streaming on ESPN+ I don't think ESPN could broadcast the game nationally even if they wanted to.

Everyone get your warm weather gear ready if that's going to be one of those 8:30 PM kickoffs in mid November!
That should make our home field advantage even greater against a warm weather school like Davis.
The 2022 game in Bozeman against UCD was also a night game nationally televised on ESPN.


Re: Big Sky ESPN/2/U games 2025

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:38 am
by damnyoutuesday
Some details about the new contract with ESPN:

-4 national games per season
-minimum of 2 games will be on ESPN or ESPN2
-1 game cannot include either Montana State or Montana
-Montana State vs Montana is exempt from ESPN (this means the game will continue to be at the traditional noon local slot)

Re: Big Sky ESPN/2/U games 2025

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:34 pm
by TomCat88
I see the Cal Poly game is listed for 5 pacific time on their and ESPN websites. Not on MSU yet.