The state capped athlete pay at $1.5 million. Montana State is at $2.3 million.

Montana State has contracted to pay its athletes $790,000 more in rev share than state rules allow

Week 11: Idaho State

With the FCS playoffs on the line

Week 10: Portland State

Portland State says it will run the ball to keep our offense off the field. Last week the run game moved 13 yards.

Week 9: Eastern Washington

Halloween in Cheney, we are the game Eastern shows every recruit.

How The University of Montana (under)funds athletics – Part 2

UM’s admin spend grew 130% the last seven years, while athletics rose 54%. Over that span enrollment went up 8% and classroom instruction spending fell 2%. In March the budget committee put athletics first among its “top recommendations for reductions.”

How The University of Montana (under)funds athletics

The business of Montana football brings in $13 million to $15 million a year and is allowed to spend $9 million. The university underfunds the rest of its sports and pays for them with football’s money.

The bye week blues

Two shootout losses with the best offense we’ve had in 30 years.

Across the Big Sky: Home cooking

Week of Oct. 17. Six games, Utah Tech idle, no best bets, and our line likes the home team more than Kalshi does in five of them.

Week 7: Idaho

The Vandals want their Stein back.

I stand corrected

Northern Arizona 49, Montana 44. Two scores called back, a kickoff return, the busiest whistle in the Big Sky, and an embattled defense looking for answers.

Week 6: Northern Arizona

Montana at Northern Arizona, Saturday at 3 on ESPN+: altitude, a bad rush defense, turnover luck, and a Deuce Ziggy on 11.

Across the Big Sky: the market bought the upset

Week of Oct. 10. Five games, three teams idle, one best bet, and it is the Wildcats against the team that beat the Cats.

Feature

Montana State didn't spend $13.4 million on football

The filing says $13,377,782. The buildings and the playoff gate are $4.3 million of it.