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11OTH ANNUAL 'CAT-GRIZ SHOWDOWN

THe greaT divide

MSU makes major strides in ever-important in-state battle

By WILL C. HOLDEN

Chronicle Sports Writer

The University of Montana landed three recruits from the state of Montana in its 2010 recruiting class. Considering it was five less than Montana State and down six from a year ago, Robin Pflugrad fielded plenty of questions about it.

Welcome to in-state recuiting in Montana, coach.

"We just felt like we had some better

options of out the state this year," the new UM front man said.

Whatever the reason, history seems to suggest that woe awaits Montana college football programs that turn their back on in-state recruits.

The quintessential example is Montana State.

From 1989 to 2001, Bobcats rosters held an average of just under 33 Treasure State players per year. Earle Solomonson and Cliff Hysell were the primary two head coaching contributors in that era, and the duo finished a

combined 56-91 over their careers. Those statistics -- both in-state re-

cruits and winning percentages -- were down drastically when compared to the Bobcat teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Over a nine-year stretch that spanned from their national title in 1976 to their national title in 1984, only once (1979) did the Bobcats ever have less than 40 Montana players on their roster as they compiled a record of 58-41.

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BOBCATGAMEDAY Montana State at Montana

12:05 p.m. Washington-Grizzly Stadium

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Longest scoring play

94 yards Greg Anderson UM

KO return

93 yards Dale Hinman UM

int. return

91 yards John Edwards to Jimmy Farris UM

90 yards Russ Dodge MSU

KO return

90 yards Corey Smith MSU

KO return

Longest rushing touchdown 79 yards Roy Malcolm UM 1949 75 yards Emil Adams UM 1904 74 yards Mike Doerfler MSU 1979 70 yards Charles Fransham MSU 1908 70 yards Harry Adams UM 1919

Longest passing touchdown 91 yards John Edwards to Jimmy Farris UM2000 86 yards Shaun Shahan to Pet Bergman MSU 1986 76 yards Mike Dunbar to Don Bagley MSU 1973 75 yards Rock Svennengsen to Del Spear UM 1974 72 yards Brock Spencer to Eric Hopkins MSU 1994

Longest fumble return for touchdown 61 yards Jim Peterson MSU 1941 45 yards Ed Corbin UM 1903 23 yards Dwayne Hans UM 1988 16 yards Jules Benton MSU 1923

Longest punt return for touchdown 80 yards Jim Tuss MSU 1965 75 yards Marc Mariani UM 2008 74 yards Gary Popiel MSU 1966 72 yards Greg Anderson UM 1974 60 yards Milt Popovich UM 1936

Longest kickoff return for touchdown 94 yards Greg Anderson UM 1974 90 yards Russ Dodge MSU 1966 90 yards Corey Smith MSU 2003 88 yards Sean Hill MSU 1993 80 yards Robie Holmes UM 1904

RUSHING

Attempts, game

58

Paul Schafer MSU 1968

42

Don Hass MSU 1967

39

Ryan Johnson MSU 2002

35

Evin Groves MSU 2005

32

Bill Kelly UM 1925

32

Clyde Carpenter UM 1930

32

Lex Hilliard UM 2007

Attempts, career

96

Ron Hass MSU 1965-67

89

Lex Hilliard UM 2003-07

79

Yohance Humphery 1999-01

65

Milt Popovich UM 1935-37

63

Ryan Johnson MSU 2001-02

Yards, career 609 Don Hass MSU 1965-67 471 Lex Hilliard UM 2003-07 333 Yohance Humphery UM 1999-2001 328 Steve Kracher MSU 1974-75 288 Milt Popovich UM 1935-37

PASSING

Touchdowns, game

4

Marty Mornhinweg UM 1982

4

Scott Werbelow UM 1987

4

Dave Dickenson UM 1995

4

Brian Ah Yat UM 1998

4

Drew Miller UM 1999

Yards, game 410 Brad Lebo UM 1992 398 Grady Bennett UM 1990 395 Dave Dickenson UM 1993 386 Travis Lulay MSU 2004 386 Bert Wilberger UM 1994

Yards, career 999 Brian Ah Yat UM 1996-98 779 Dave Dickenson UM 1992-95 739 Rob Compson MSU 1995-98 721 Travis Lulay MSU 2003-05 661 Kelly Bradley MSU 1984-86

Attempts, game

56

Brad Lebo UM 1992

56

Travis Lulay MSU 2004

`cat-griz records

50

Brad Lebo UM 1991

50

Brian Ah Yat UM 1996

49

Brian Ah Yat UM 1998

Completions, game

36

Brian Ah Yat UM 1996

35

Brad Lebo UM 35

32

Dave Dickenson UM 1995

29

Kelly Bradley MSU 1984

29

Brian Ah Yat UM 1997

Completions, career

91

Brian Ah Yat UM 1996-98

63

Rob Compson MSU 1995-98

63

Travis Lulay MSU 2002-05

60

Brad Lebo UM 1991-92

58

Marty Mornhinweg UM 1980-84

Touchdowns, career

9

Brian Ah Yat UM 1996-98

8

Dave Dickenson UM 1992-95

6

Marty Mornhinweg UM 1980-84

RECEIVING Yards, game 235 Rick Gatewood MSU 2004 205 Joe Douglass UM 1996 200 Joe Douglass UM 1995 194 Scott Gurnsey UM 1994 179 Joe Bignell MSU 1984

Yards, career 426 Scott Gurnsey UM 1991-94 405 Joe Douglass UM 1995-96 359 Brian Salonen UM 1980-83 277 Joe Bignell MSU 1981-84

Receptions, game

14

Joe Douglass UM 1996

13

Joe Bignell MSU 1984

13

Rick Gatewood MSU 2004

13

Joe Douglass UM 1995

12

Ron Bain MSU 1968

Receptions, career

27

Joe Douglass UM 1995-96

26

Brian Salonen UM 1980-83

24

Joe Bignell MSU 1981-84

20

Travis Walker UM 1996-99

Touchdowns, career

4

Scott Gurnsey UM 1991-94

3

Joe Douglass UM 1995-96

3

Jimmy Farris UM 1998-00

3

Eric Allen UM 2006-07

Touchdowns, game

2

Bill Reynolds UM 1946

2

Ray Bauer UM 1949

2

Joe Barnett MSU 1952

2

Ron Bain MSU 1968

2

Sam McCullum MSU 1972

2

Scott Gurnsey UM 1972

2

Mike Erhardt UM 1995

2

Joe Douglass UM 1996

2

Jimmy Farris UM 1999

2

Jefferson Heidelberger UM 2004

2

Eric Allen UM 2007

2

Marc Mariani UM 2009

TOTAL YARDAGE Total yards, game 476 Grady Bennett UM 1990 453 Dave Dickenson UM 1993 419 Bert Wilberger UM 1994 412 Brad Lebo UM 1992 396 Dave Dickenson UM 1995

Total yards, career 925 Brian Ah Yat UM 1996-98 853 Dave Dickenson UM 1992-95 826 Travis Lulay MSU 2002-05 763 Rob Compson MSU 1995-98 758 Marty Mornhinweg UM 1980-84

SCORING

Touchdowns, game

5

Will Flaherty MSU 1902

5

Merritt Owsley UM 1912

4

Emil Adams UM 1904

4

Bill Kelly UM 1925

4

Lowell Dailey UM 1931

Touchdowns, career

7

Merritt Owsley UM 1912-13

6

Bill Kelly UM 1925-26

5

Will Flaherty MSU 1902

5

Lex Hilliard UM 2003-07

KICKING Longest field goal 59 yards Jan Stenerud MSU 1965 51 yards Dan Carpenter UM 2007 49 yards Ted McElhenney UM 1963 45 yards Pat Bolton MSU 1973 44 yards Bob Turnquist UM 1972 44 yards Eby Dobson UM 1984

Field goals, game

4

Mark Carter MSU 1983

3

Pat Bolton MSU 1974

3

Jeff Hastings MSU 2005

Field goals, career

5

Pat Bolton MSU 1973-75

5

Kirk Duce UM 1989-91

DEFENSE

Interceptions, game

2

Bill Kelly UM 1925

2

Bill Kelly UM 1926

2

Gilbert Madden UM 1930

2

Paul Szakash UM 1937

2

Jim Murray UM1952

2

Bob Given MSU 1965

2

Brent Chapman MSU 1980

2

Tony Fudge UM 1982

2

Ted Ray UM 1984

2

Carl Franks UM 1993

Interceptions, career

4

Bill Kelly UM 1925-26

4

Bob Given MSU 1963-65

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BOBCATGAMEDAY Montana State at Montana

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Times certainly have changed. Especially when you consider Wind penned about how MSU's students "voted against building a new football stadium to replace Gatton Field."

As for The Game, Montana was 7-0 heading in. The Bobcats were 1-6.

Didn't matter to Parac. He told Wind, among other things, "Going by comparative scores, they should beat us by three or four touchdowns. However, in a traditional game like the Bobcats versus the Grizzlies anything is possible."

Indeed, UM had won games by scores of 52-7 over Northern Arizona and later 49-14 Portland State in the week prior to its visit to Bozeman.

The Grizzlies won The Game 7-6 to earn the first conference title in their 73-year existence, though the reader doesn't learn that until the final paragraphs of the well-written article.

Sometimes I wonder how big the 'Cat-Griz rivalry is outside of the Treasure State. When such games as The Civil War, The Apple Cup, The Iron Bowl, The Red River Shootout and Ohio State-Michigan (known to Midwesterners as The Game) exist, Montana State-Montana can get buried under the pile.

But thanks to Tom, and a forgiving copy machine, I now know that our own Game isn't limited to the Mountain Time Zone.

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`CAt-GRIz NOtEbOOK

Watch parties set up in States, Germany

By TIM DUMAS

Chronicle Sports Editor

Where will you be watching? For those not lucky enough to be at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday -- or in the state of Montana, for that matter -- the best alternatives are satellite television and the Internet. For Montana State graduates, there are "Satellite Parties" being held in 36 states, from Alaska to Florida, and of course, Montana. There is even one planned in Germany. That one is being hosted by 1999 MSU grad Maggie Bigelow, who is originally from Columbia Falls. "I came over to Europe backpacking after I graduated

and never left!" Bigelow said via e-mail.

Bigelow, who works for the Air Force as a civilian at Ramstein Air Base, has hosted parties for the past four years and says this year's will include more than 20 fans, the largest crowd for the event.

"I put in an ad in the on-base newspaper and on-line and have had an overwhelming response, unfortunately 98% were Griz," she said. "I even put `Bobcats Welcome, Griz Ok' yet that's all the response I've been getting."

Bigelow says the trick is to watch the game on-line at someone's house, hook up a laptop to the TV ... and hope for the best.

"A few years ago nothing but sound came in so that was a little frustrating," she said, "but we could still hear it at least."

The game starts in Germany at 8 p.m. Kerry Hanson from the MSU Alumni sent over a party box, meaning there will be plenty of Blue and Gold decorations.

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Billings

The 10-year battle: 'Cats 32, Griz 25 2000 'Cat-Griz count: 'Cats 7, Griz 6, Current 'Cat-Griz count: 'Cats 6, Griz 5 Modern-day legends: SS Kane Ioane (MSU), John Edwards (UM) Present-day heroes: SS Mike Rider (MSU), QB Andrew Selle (UM) The skinny: The biggest city in the state still leans toward the Grizzlies and Mike Rider will be the first to tell you that. The Bobcats have also been hit with some bad luck with Jase Muri and Mark Desin, two big Billings names who never really made their mark with MSU. The Grizzlies caught an equally bad break when Andrew Selle went down this year. He could have gained legendary status with a good senior year. Rider has stayed healthy and has become a personality the city can gravitate toward, which could pay dividends for MSU down the road. The Grizzlies have the early lead for 2011, having received a commitment out of offensive lineman Jon Shmang, but the numbers show that the Bobcats still have a strong recruiting presence in The Magic City. It might just be a matter of time before they steal a gem out of one of their big Billings classes.

Great Falls

The 10-year battle: 'Cats 20, Griz 16 2000 'Cat-Griz count: Griz 5, 'Cats 3 Current 'Cat-Griz count: 'Cats 3, Griz 1 Modern-day legends: OL Jeff Hansen (MSU), QB Dave Dickenson (UM), Present-day heroes: WR Tanner Bleskin (MSU), Ty Timmer (UM) The skinny: While Super Dave may be a little older than the rest of the modern-day legends, his allure is still impossible to deny in The Electric City. Montana State also suffered a blow when it couldn't land Ty Timmer, the son of Bobcat legend Kirk Timmer, last year. But that might be the only trace of Grizzly left in the state's second-largest neutral market. With its spring game fully entrenched at Memorial Stadium and Jake Bleskin, who may be the city's best quarterback since Dickenson, signed on for the next four to five years, Montana State has all but commandeered Great Falls.

battleground towns

Helena

The 10-year battle: Griz 16, 'Cats 14, 2000 'Cat-Griz count: Griz 5, 'Cats 1 Current 'Cat-Griz count: 'Cats 9, Griz 2 Modern-day legends: LB Bobby Daly (MSU), K Dan Carpenter (UM) Present-day heroes: MLB Clay Bignell (MSU), DT Ryan Fetherston (UM) The skinny: What a difference one player can make. Going from walk-on to All-American at Montana State, Bobby Daly hasn't stopped aiding the Bobcats -- even in graduation. Since Daly, a Helena Capital graduate, became a starter for the Bobcats in 2005, just one Helena Capital Bruin, Andrew Glueckert, has gone Grizzly, and he has since left the team. Meanwhile, MSU has signed six players off the decade's most successful high school program, and they'll run that total to seven in 2011 with linebacker Trey Spirlin's commitment. What's more, Spirlin was a lifelong Grizzly fan before signing with MSU. UM has one of its own, former Grizzly Tony Arnston, building a nice program at Helena High, but the Grizzlies have lost their hold on this city and are a ways from getting it back.

Butte

The 10-year battle: Griz 8, 'Cats 6, 2000 'Cat-Griz count: Griz 3, 'Cats 3 Current 'Cat-Griz count: 'Cats 1, Griz 0 Modern-day legends: None (MSU), SS Colt Anderson (UM) Present-day heroes: OG Casey Dennehy (MSU), None (UM) The skinny: For the first time in ages, there is no trace of Butte on the Grizzly roster, and the Bobcats are starting to creep in on the turf the Grizzlies have seemingly owned since the Sonny Holland and Sunny Lubick days. What's not to love about Casey Dennehy, a running back turned offensive lineman, getting eight starts for Montana State this year, former Bobcat Arie Grey turning around the Butte High program or the Bobcats planning a walk-through in The Mining City on the way to Missoula this week? Montana will be bring the battle back to 1-1 next year as promising Butte High linebacker Jonathon Richards has committed for 2011, but in the meantime, Montana State might have gained a small niche.

Kalispell

The 10-year battle: 'Cats 12, Griz 10 2000 'Cat-Griz count: Griz 3, 'Cats 2 Current 'Cat-Griz count: 'Cats 3, Griz 3 Modern-day legends: LB Mac Mollohan (MSU), QB Grady Bennett (UM) Present-day heroes: DT Dan Ogden (MSU), DE Josh Harris (UM) The skinny: The battle for The Glacier Gateway's biggest prize last year -- quarterback Shay SmithwickHann -- went the Grizzlies' way. But the Bobcats have gotten a commitment for 2011 from Joel Horn, who is expected to be the gem of this year's Kalispell class. As far as sheer numbers, the battle is even and has been for the majority of the decade. That won't change next year with Dan Ogden graduating and Horn coming on. In terms of notoriety, Kalispell clings to no current 'Cat-Griz participant like the emotional Ogden. But as long as Grizzly legend Grady Bennett is coaching at Glacier High and calling UM games, the most MSU can hope to do is continue to compete in Kalispell.

Small-town

Montana

The 10-year battle: 'Cats 73, Griz 70

2000 'Cat-Griz count: Griz 18, 'Cats 8

Current 'Cat-Griz count: 'Cats 24, Griz 15

Modern-day legends: C Jim Verlanic (MSU), WR Marc Mariani (UM)

Present-day heroes: OT Mike Person (MSU), RB Chase Reynolds (UM)

The skinny: Every smalltown Montana boy who isn't 300 pounds wants to be the next Marc Mariani or Chase Reynolds. What the Havre speedster and Drummond model of consistency did to the Big Sky is the stuff legends are made of. But the numbers don't lie. Currently winning the battle by an impressive 24-15 margin, the Bobcats have accomplished the difficult task of infiltrating small-town Montana. With promising young players that reach as far west as Libby, as far north as Saco, as far west as Glendive and as far south as Laurel, the Bobcats have tapped into some remote pipelines that could just release another small-town legend for the Treasure State to proudly call its own.

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