Joe McCaffery’s Blog

Nolan spent the morning running around the living room in his Griz gear while I was trying to watch a football game. He ended up being more entertaining so I grabbed the video camera and thought I’d share…

It’s only been 10 days, but December has been pretty eventful. Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to go the Golden State Warriors game with buddy of mine. He won a two-seat, 10-game pack as part of a radio contest for this season was nice enough to invite me to go with him.

The Warriors were playing the Milwaukee Bucks, which was cool because their head coach is a Montana native. For anyone that doesn’t know he’s the leading scorer in UM history. He also coached the Griz Basketball team for two years winning the Big Sky both years and upsetting Nevada in the first round of the tournament in 2006 (the 12-5 upset that year).

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I’m a huge college football fan and get sick to my stomach this time of year when the regular season for major college football ends and the controversy begins over who got screwed by the BCS. I’m a fortunate guy though as I am a Montana-native, a UM alumni, and a die-hard Griz fan (whose heart was recently broken thanks to Wofford). Football snobs (think Kirk Herbstreit aka Mr. Three-Year Bench Warmer) can say what they want about I-AA football, but I’ll put up game day at Washington-Grizzly Stadium against any other venue in the country. That goes double when it comes to the playoffs (or a Griz-Cat game).

There is just something about the do-or-die, loser-goes-home nature of the playoffs. How often have you heard people refer to it as a “playoff-like” atmosephere. I honestly feel sorry for “major” college football fans. They have to settle for a “playoff-like” atmosphere, the rest of us get to experience the real thing. It’s because I’ve been fortunate enough over the years to experience the highs and lows that go along with cheering for the Grizzlies as they make their run in the I-AA/FCS playoff that I’m writing this post. That and the fact that I’m sitting on the train trying to make the most of my commute.
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