Where's Denny's Sandbox?

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Re: Where's Denny's Sandbox?

Post by Billings_Griz » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:54 am

GrizinWashington wrote:
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CARDIAC_CATS wrote:
Cat Grad wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsna ... ker?id=499

Maybe, just maybe the self-proclaimed greatest game day atmosphere and experience in all of America hasn't had a chance to influence the ESPN crowd after all the games they've had the luxury of hosting :roll: I'm sure we can easily get them going when they're done fighting with each other over on eFizzle (out of the playoffs) and it'll get to "at least ours is better than yours"
Shoot, and to just think if they had been on there they could find a way to cheat like they did for Monte and get the #1 ranking! (BALLOT STUFFING) I guess you have to make the list though :)
Did anyone say the Griz can compete w/ stadiums that hold at/near 100,000 peeps?

You just enjoy your high school stadium on a jr high turf. :lol: :lol: :lol: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Yes, actually the have. Sports Illustrated ranked Missoula and WaGriz the 25th best game-day atmosphere in the country. I looked for the sandbox, but didn't find it on the list. Huh.
Well then... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



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Post by GrizinWashington » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:56 am

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/s ... kends0916/


25. MONTANA
The darkhorse choice. In Missoula, site of A River Runs Through It, fans sip Moose Drool and Trout SlayerAle while tailgating along the Clark Fork River. Grizzly Stadium hosts the I-AA powerhouse as well as Monte, a motorcycle-riding, break-dancing bear named National Mascot of the Year in 2003.



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Post by GrizinWashington » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:00 pm

There's also this:

http://www.i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=72014



1. Montana

Conference: Big Sky

City: Missoula, MT

Mascot: "Monte" the Grizzly is the beloved mascot of the Grizzlies. In this picture, Monte is riding his motorcycle to pump up the crowd (as if Montana's crowds actually needed pumping up). He may look pretty cool here, but let's be honest. He looks about as ferocious as my two year old son's stuffed bear. Matter of fact, in a fight between them, my money would be on my son's bear.

Rival: The Grizzlies have their share of rivalry games in the Big Sky, but the "Brawl of the Wild" versus Montana St. simply shuts down the entire state. It's hard to imagine crazed Grizzly fans pumped up a few more notches when they can sell more than 23,000 seats against Adams St., but somehow the adrenaline and drinking actually gets taken to another level when they play the Bobcats. A must-see.

Resembles: The KISS Army, c. 1979

Typical Fan: The KISS Army are the semi-maniacal fans of the rock group KISS that formed in the late '70s and still exist today in some circles. They paint their faces, travel anywhere the band plays, and are out-of-control. Montana fans, meet your soulmates! When Montana qualifies for the I-AA national championship, thousands of painted-fans descend on Chattanooga to celebrate and party. The tailgate starts on Thursday night and doesn't stop until well after the 4th quarter gun has sounded. You'd have to be a raving lunatic to be a fan of the opposing team, surrounded by their number. Basically, they are the gold standard that all fans of I-AA programs should strive for. Start studying those game films!



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Post by Cat Grad » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:04 pm

...and ya'll talk about credibility???? A few months ago ya'll were whining because they featured the Columbia Falls Gladiators and the kids playing in the game (naturally a heavy emphasis on the rodeo performers) as the significant sporting event...geeezzzz, they can't even make ya'll happy unless they give homage (even though it's admittedly an afterthought...) to you...



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Post by Cat Grad » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:16 pm

...plus ya'll don't care that they stole one of our jokes about the fizzlies and took it as their own?

http://www.officepirates.com/officepira ... 86,00.html

Notice the breakfast shift must have just gotten off based upon the number of Fizzlies posting the last few minutes...



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Post by Swilly3224 » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:28 pm

CatGrad,

You lost

Get over it



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Re: Where's Denny's Sandbox?

Post by Nick » Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:25 pm

Cat Grad wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsna ... ker?id=499

Maybe, just maybe the self-proclaimed greatest game day atmosphere and experience in all of America hasn't had a chance to influence the ESPN crowd after all the games they've had the luxury of hosting :roll: I'm sure we can easily get them going when they're done fighting with each other over on eFizzle (out of the playoffs) and it'll get to "at least ours is better than yours"
we were already in sports illustrated for the stadium in 2004. the only i-aa team mentioned.

have a nice day.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/s ... _rest0916/



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Re: Where's Denny's Sandbox?

Post by lifeloyalsigmsu » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:38 pm

Nick wrote:
Cat Grad wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsna ... ker?id=499

Maybe, just maybe the self-proclaimed greatest game day atmosphere and experience in all of America hasn't had a chance to influence the ESPN crowd after all the games they've had the luxury of hosting :roll: I'm sure we can easily get them going when they're done fighting with each other over on eFizzle (out of the playoffs) and it'll get to "at least ours is better than yours"
we were already in sports illustrated for the stadium in 2004. the only i-aa team mentioned.

have a nice day.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/s ... _rest0916/
good point Nick, but that was 2 years ago.

Oh yeah, welcome back to the board!


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Re: Where's Denny's Sandbox?

Post by Nick » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:43 pm

lifeloyalsigmsu wrote:
Nick wrote:
Cat Grad wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsna ... ker?id=499

Maybe, just maybe the self-proclaimed greatest game day atmosphere and experience in all of America hasn't had a chance to influence the ESPN crowd after all the games they've had the luxury of hosting :roll: I'm sure we can easily get them going when they're done fighting with each other over on eFizzle (out of the playoffs) and it'll get to "at least ours is better than yours"
we were already in sports illustrated for the stadium in 2004. the only i-aa team mentioned.

have a nice day.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/s ... _rest0916/
good point Nick, but that was 2 years ago.

Oh yeah, welcome back to the board!
thank you. and in 2 years nothing's changed. that was written when the griz were coming off a season similar to 2005 or worse so you can't claim "bandwagon."



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Re: Where's Denny's Sandbox?

Post by lifeloyalsigmsu » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:51 pm

Nick wrote:
lifeloyalsigmsu wrote:
Nick wrote:
Cat Grad wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsna ... ker?id=499

Maybe, just maybe the self-proclaimed greatest game day atmosphere and experience in all of America hasn't had a chance to influence the ESPN crowd after all the games they've had the luxury of hosting :roll: I'm sure we can easily get them going when they're done fighting with each other over on eFizzle (out of the playoffs) and it'll get to "at least ours is better than yours"
we were already in sports illustrated for the stadium in 2004. the only i-aa team mentioned.

have a nice day.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/s ... _rest0916/
good point Nick, but that was 2 years ago.

Oh yeah, welcome back to the board!
thank you. and in 2 years nothing's changed. that was written when the griz were coming off a season similar to 2005 or worse so you can't claim "bandwagon."
I just feel that you can tell the difference between a diehard fan who's been there through all of the good and the bad versus some who are moreless the fly by night type who came out of the woodwork with only the success that came.


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Post by Cat Grad » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:58 pm

Hey Nick, see what GrizinWashington posted--first post on page two :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



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Post by Nick » Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:58 am

Cat Grad wrote:Hey Nick, see what GrizinWashington posted--first post on page two :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
hey pal it's been a while. not like riding a bike i guess..... 8)

lifeloyal i agree you can tell the difference but just because they haven't been a fan for 15 or 20 years, are they not a real fan? are the ones out of the woodwork the ones that only cheer for one sport? yeah it happens. i've been a griz fan since birth and yeah having a good football team to cheer for has helped but men's basketball and all other sports haven't been great yet i've still been a big fan of the program.

would you argue that the bobcat fans that have contributed to 2005's sellouts (in lieu of recent success) are fans out of the woodwork?



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Post by Swilly3224 » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:19 am

Swilly3224 wrote:CatGrad,

You lost

Get over it



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Post by lifeloyalsigmsu » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:41 pm

Nick wrote:
Cat Grad wrote:Hey Nick, see what GrizinWashington posted--first post on page two :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
hey pal it's been a while. not like riding a bike i guess..... 8)

lifeloyal i agree you can tell the difference but just because they haven't been a fan for 15 or 20 years, are they not a real fan? are the ones out of the woodwork the ones that only cheer for one sport? yeah it happens. i've been a griz fan since birth and yeah having a good football team to cheer for has helped but men's basketball and all other sports haven't been great yet i've still been a big fan of the program.

would you argue that the bobcat fans that have contributed to 2005's sellouts (in lieu of recent success) are fans out of the woodwork?
Nick, there is no doubt in my mind that there are a fair amount that have come out of the woodwork. If MSU can achieve some of the success that the griz have for the past 15 years, I'm sure those fans will become almost identical in the way they act compared to the certain griz fans that came out of the woodwork. It would be stupid to think anything else.

As a whole, I believe that most MSU fans have a little more humility for obvious reasons whereas a good portion of the griz fanbase has never endured any down years.


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Post by lifeloyalsigmsu » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:58 am

bearBAC wrote:"As a whole, I believe that most MSU fans have a little more humility for obvious reasons whereas a good portion of the griz fanbase has never endured any down years."

And MOST likely will never have too!
You keep telling yourself that.


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Post by catamaran » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:44 am

bearBAC wrote:"As a whole, I believe that most MSU fans have a little more humility for obvious reasons whereas a good portion of the griz fanbase has never endured any down years."

And MOST likely will never have too!
That's what UCLA fans were telling USC five years ago....how'd that turn out for them


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Post by catatac » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:15 pm

catamaran wrote:
bearBAC wrote:"As a whole, I believe that most MSU fans have a little more humility for obvious reasons whereas a good portion of the griz fanbase has never endured any down years."

And MOST likely will never have too!
That's what UCLA fans were telling USC five years ago....how'd that turn out for them
I was thinking of Nebraska and Washington as good examples if this. Nobody stays on top for too long...


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