EBS STAFF
On Nov. 22, Montana State football fans will celebrate their own national holiday–the legendary Brawl of the Wild, when the Bobcats face off with their state rivals, University of Montana Grizzlies. The football game will be hosted at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula this year with a noon kickoff. The game will be viewed on Scripps Networks, ESPN+ or at a local watch party.
Cat-Griz is known by many as the last best rivalry in the West, and is preceded by a week of spirited events hosted by MSU. Starting with the Can the Griz Food Drive Nov. 8-22, an off-field competition between MSU and UM to see which school can collect the most donations for its local food bank. Nonperishable food items can be donated at designated drop-off sites as well as monetary contributions.
The MSU Retirees & Associates, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of MSU will host a virtual presentation by James Koch, a former UM president. The event will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the MSU Alumni Foundation Great Room, 1501 S. 11th Ave. in Bozeman, and online, and will discuss the financial and competitive development of intercollegiate athletics and the governance of these programs at the national level. Register by Nov. 13.
On Saturday, during the game fans can participate in Bobcat Brawl Bingo. Participants who get a bingo, snap a photo and share it on social media using #BobcatBrawlBingo25 will be entered for a prize. Rules and registration can be found online.
With the rivalry being out-of-town this year, watch parties will be aplenty, with more than 10,000 MSU and UM alumni, friends and fans expected to gather and tune in. MSU alumni have compiled a list of watch parties being hosted online.
