*Flames shoot out of the computer as the monitor glows with an evil aura. Evil, booming laughter fills the air with dread.*
"Thank you, mortal, for allowing me to possess your blog in order to give updates on the tournament which these great gladiators fight in...to please and amuse me, of course!" *Evil laughter* "But enough digression. The Quest for Wooden Trophy Glory continues, and we already have one big surprise. Apparently, Montana State completed enough chants from the sacred Bobcat Saga in the Bozeman Book and beat their rivals...in Missoula! HAHAHAHA! The Grizzly People have indeed incurred my wrath for laying such a hideous, un-sacrifice-able egg. Their punishment shall be what this mortal blog author intoned...that punishment being WEARING SNUGGIES AT THE BIG SKY MEDIA DAYS!!! HAHAHAHA!!!" *A Maroon-colored Snuggie appears in a sort of evil, flaming aura* "This will teach you not to lay any more rotten eggs! If you're going to lose, get slaughtered so that you may be sacrificed as a bull, which is SOO much better than offering me poultry. BE GONE FROM MY SIGHT, O UNWORTHY ONES! Hahaha, that felt good! The Bengalians of Idaho State have advanced after playing a game worthy of the Championship Game. Northern Colorado certainly lived up to this mortal's blog prediction in being a team that gives other teams fits. I enjoyed this game of bloody Tug-o'-War, but the Sacred Laws of the Wooden Trophy are binding. Northern Colorado...YOUR SNUGGIE AWAITS!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!" *Flat dark blue Snuggie appears, also covered in the evil aura* "BE GONE FROM MY SIGHT, O UNWORTHY ONES!!! *sigh* And they were so deserving. Oh well, I wouldn't have gotten along with their Minotaur God anyways. Weber State and Portland State won their first round byes and they will play later. BOOO-RRRRING...Well, this is all I shall allow to be heard of me until after the 2nd round of gladiator battles. I shall depart forthwith, because I am benevolent and this mortal coil bores me. O Blog Author, I grant you the use of your blog once more!!!" *Flames recede, monitor returns to normal and the air becomes breathable again*
Well, that was fun! Don't you worry, The Big Sky Trophy God will be back in flaming glory later. Yes, Montana State, of all teams, beat Montana in Missoula, and the eGrizzers are flaming the team more than Scott Glenn burned houses in Backdraft. I say they have every right to. Montana was more than a match for MSU. They had everything they wanted. A huge crowd, solid players and a home game. Aaaaanndd...they threw it away, not only losing in the first round, but guaranteeing themselves a Snuggie in the process. They earned it, dammit!
ISU played to a crowd of about 3,000 and boy oh boy, was it a crowd. A very raucous, very energetic crowd. They never let down even when Northern Colorado took a halftime lead, and coupled with a 16-18 night from the Charity Stripe, spurred the team on to victory. Matt Stucki had a dunk that even Donnie Carson probably couldn't top. He almost hurdled Devon Beitzel and dunked it home with emphasis (and with a murderous look on his face too) and at that point, even with UNC playing great ball, it was obvious Idaho State wasn't going to lose this one. The game was intense with players banging and bashing each other; a good ol'fashioned physical game. The free throws, once the bane of our existence, made all the difference. 16-18 is a fine stat for the Charity Stripe, and one that wins games and championships. With Northern Colorado wrapped up, ISU now moves to play a familiar foe in Ogden tomorrow: Portland State, led by none other than KEN BONE! OH BOY!!!! Some quick things about Portland State that we probably already know:
They love getting it out to players on the side of the 3. They live and die by the 3 pointer, so it's important that ISU holds them to a cold night because frankly, PSU doesn't have the big men that scare people. PSU is definitely beatable, as evidenced by the 55-point 2nd half torching we handed them last month (and taking Ken Bone with us...here's to hoping he gets Teed up again! No, that's just cruel...hahahaha).
Idaho State needs two more wins to get to the NCAA Tournament. That's all. Two wins and our first conference title since I was born (back in 1987)!
Montana and Northern Colorado: Snuggied
5 teams will be wearing Snuggies at the Big Sky Media Days. Montana and Northern Colorado have their Snuggies all ready. Hopefully, PSU, MSU and Weber State will join them. The Quest for Big Sky Wooden Trophy Glory continues tomorrow night!
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