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GAMEDAYKAIMINSaturday, November 5, 2011 INSIDE: GRIZ SENIORS READY FOR WOU GRIZ vs. WOLVES: roster guide 10 YEARS LATER: MONTANA’S FUEL UM’s Independent Campus Newspaper Since 1898 @KaiminSports FCS 25 TOP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL 1. North Dakota State Bison, 8-0 2. Montana State Bobcats, 8-1 3. Appalachian State Mountaineers, 6-2 4. Sam Houston State Bearkats, 8-0 5. Georgia Southern Eagles, 7-1 6. Northern Iowa Panthers, 6-2 7. Maine Black Bears, 7-1 8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 7-1 9. New Hampshire Wildcats, 6-2 10. Montana Grizzlies, 7-2 11. Wofford Terriers, 6-2 12. Old Dominion Monarchs, 7-2 13. James Madison Dukes, 5-3 14. Towson Tigers, 6-2 15. Jackson State Tigers, 7-1 16. Delaware Blue Hens, 5-4 17. Illinois State Redbirds, 6-3 18. Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 5-3 19. William & Mary Tribe, 4-4 20. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 5-2 21. Indiana State Sycamores, 5-3 22. Liberty Flames, 6-3 23. Harvard Crimson, 6-1 24. South Dakota Coyotes, 5-4 25. Central Arkansas Bears, 6-3 Daniel Mediate Montana Kaimin Since their midseason slip-up at Griz look to Sacramento State, the Montana Griz- zlies have done everything right. They’ve linked together five con- ference wins, a pair of which they had to come from behind to get, and Jor- dan Johnson has broken away from avoid letdown the pack of QBs to lead the team. The Grizzlies have no time to slow Sally Finneran/Montana Kaimin down. Matt Hermanson (12) intercepts a pass in Montana’s end zone intended for Weber States’ Shaydon Kehano on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Washington- The 10th-ranked University of Mon- Grizzly Stadium. The Grizzlies will face Western Oregon on Saturday. tana Grizzlies (7-2, 6-1 Big Sky Confer- ence) host the Western Oregon Wolves “We went to Tennessee with all with any better of a group.” Idaho State transfer QB Evan Mozzochi, “Defensively, they have a safety (6-3, 6-1 Great Northwest Athletic Con- intentions of winning that game. We Last weekend, Johnson tied a 6-foot-4 , 230 pounds, will take most of (Bryce Pelia) that has seven intercep- ference) for UM’s final regular season did not plan on coming back with a school record with six touchdown the reps and QB Cory Bean, 6-foot-5, 245 tions and eight or nine pass (deflec- home game on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside loss,” Pflugrad said. “Obviously we throws, and senior wide receiver pounds, will play behind him. tions), and one fumble recovery,” Washington-Grizzly Stadium. lost to Tennessee, but that’s exactly Jabin Sambrano tied a school mark The Wolves also use junior dual- Pflugrad said. “They’ll hit you each Despite an opponent from a lower what’s happening with (Western) Or- with four scoring grabs, as the Griz- threat quarterback Cody VonAppen and every play. They’re a very formi- division — the Wolves are DII — on egon. They’re preparing to beat us.” zlies notched a key conference win in a potent Wildcat formation, giv- dable opponent.” tap this weekend, Montana head Saturday’s game will be the first over Weber State 45-10. ing him the freedom to run, pitch or Pflugrad expects junior quar- coach Robin Pflugrad doesn’t want meeting between the teams. It will The 6-foot-1, 200-pound gun sling- throw. terback Gerald Kemp and redshirt to look ahead to the 111th Brawl of the also be Senior Day, as UM will recog- er from Eugene, Ore., was named the “He’s all over the place, he’s like freshman running back Jordan Can- Wild against Montana State in two nize its 24 seniors prior to the contest. Big Sky’s co-offensive Player of the that Energizer bunny,” Pflugrad said. ada, both of whom have been battling weeks. “Senior Day is going to be full of Week for the first time in his career “He just goes, goes, goes.” injuries and were limited against “I know we play Western Oregon a lot of emotions,” senior defensive after his record-tying performance. VonAppen signed with the Griz- Weber State, to be ready to go. He also Saturday,” Pflugrad said at the team’s end Bobby Alt said. “We have our last “I try not to reflect on it too much zlies in 2008 as a defensive back, but hopes to have senior offensive tackle weekly press conference Tuesday. “So I guaranteed football game in a stadi- because you just got to move and play transferred to Eastern Arizona Junior Jon Opperud back in the trenches haven’t really paid too much attention to um that we love to play in, and we’re the next game,” Johnson said. College in 2009 after being charged, after missing last week with appen- who’s on the schedule after that.” thankful to this program for what The Wolves, representing Mon- along with two other former Griz, dicitis. The Grizzlies opened the season they’ve given all of us for four years mouth, Ore., won their third game for assaulting a UM student. VonAp- “(Opperud) helped coach a little bit with the vaunted Tennessee Volun- of education or however long our se- in a row with a 40-28 home win over pen later pleaded no contest to felony last week, I just like him a lot better as teers. Pflugrad sees a similar mental- niors have been here, whether they’re Dixie State last weekend. criminal endangerment. The Wolves a player than a coach,” Pflugrad said ity heading into the Grizzlies’ date transfers or not. Going out with this They head into Missoula with a match their pesky offense with a per- with a smile. with Western Oregon. group of guys, I couldn’t ask to go out three-headed monster behind center. sistent defense. [email protected] the 2001 MONTANA GRIZZLIES t took 98 years for the Uni- for a 13-6 win. versity of Montana football “We had a really strong de- team to earn its first national fense, and that’s what won us the I championship appearance, championship game that year,” but it has made seven such ap- Glenn said. “Everybody played pearances over the last 16. up to their best.” UM has walked away as cham- Glenn said the “real key to suc- pions twice, with its first title com- cess” during the 2001 season was ing in 1995. every individual player doing his Come December 21, a full de- part “each and every play of each cade will have passed since the and every game.” dominating Grizzlies of 2001 “Whenever there was pres- earned the title of “National sure, regardless of whether it was Champions.” on the offense, defense or special That team dominated the Big teams, someone made a play,” Sky by going 7-0 in conference the former UM coach said. “We games and compiled a record of almost always had great field po- 15-1 overall, setting a school re- sition, which kept the defense out cord for wins in a season. of harm’s way, and the defense “That sure was a fun team,” hardly ever gave up big plays.” former UM head coach Joe Glenn Glenn said one position is re- said. “Those guys just knew how garded as the most important on to win.” the field: the quarterback. In 2001, Glenn took over as head coach that position was filled by then- in 2000 after leading the then-Di- junior John Edwards. vision II Northern Colorado Bears “It all starts at quarterback,” he to two championship titles. said. “It takes a terrific leader, and The coach did not disappoint. John certainly was that. When He led the Grizzlies to a 13-2 re- you talk about winners, he’s right cord and a near D-IAA (now at the top of the list.” known as the NCAA Division I Edwards accomplished a feat Football Championship Subdivi- that season that only one other sion) crown as Montana fell to Grizzly quarterback had. Dave Georgia Southern 27-25 in the na- Dickenson led the 1995 Montana tional championship during his team to a 13-2 record and a 22-20 with Sambrano in 2008, also fo- mate goal is a national champion- first season. win over Marshall for the crown. cused on UM’s history as inspira- ship. It would be a dream come Glenn’s 2001 team suffered Edwards and the rest of the tion in making his choice to attend true. It would be like a wife, some- only one loss, which was to D-IA 2001 Grizzlies set a standard for Montana. thing I would truly love for the (now NCAA Division I Football Montana football.