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Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports is joined by Kyle Hansen of Scripps Sports to handicap the Big Sky Conference men's & women's basketball teams and play a game of "this team will win if" leading up to the postseason for Big Sky hoops. 

Colter Nuanez of Skyline Sports breaks down Monday's results from Big Sky Conference women's and men's basketball regular season finales from across the league. Plus, get an update on the final league standings and a preview of the brackets for next week's Big Sky Tournament. 

Former Skyline Sports contributing writer Kyle Sample chimes in for a game of "Smart or Dumb" about the transfer portal and the coaching carousel + a conversation about the epic Griz win over North Dakota State in double overtime to advance to the FCS national title game. 

Brooks Nuanez and Colter Nuanez talk all things Name, Image, & Likeness in connection with the NCAA Transfer Portal + where Montana's 31-29 double overtime victory over North Dakota State to advance to the FCS national title game. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media on December 18, 2023 to talk about Bobby Daly and Shawn Howe's promotion to defensive coordinator and co-defensive coordinator, respectively. Vigen also talks NCAA transfer portal and recaps the 2023 football season. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Skyline analyst Ty Gregorak to rant about all things NIL and the transfer portal, where Montana State goes from here and thoughts on Montana's Final Four showdown with North Dakota State. 

Brooks Nuanez joins Colter (36:16) for a spirited discussion about how Montana State should approach the upcoming off-season and how Montana has returned to the brink of the national title game for the first time in 14 years.

Montana and Montana State kick off the their 2023 playoff campaigns Saturday with the Bobcats hosting North Dakota State and the Griz hosting Delaware. On this Big Sky Breakdown, hear from Delaware assistant coach Terrence Archer, North Dakota State assistant Tyler Roehl, Bison quarterback Cam Miller, Montana State defensive end Brody Grebe, Montana safety Ryder Meyer and Montana quarterback Clifton McDowell.

Colter Nuanez and Skyline Sports analyst Samuel Akem rap their way around the wide world of the FCS Playoffs, particularly the four teams from the Big Sky Conference remaining in the field of 16. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Voice of the Griz Riley Corcoran to dissect Montana's 37-7 win over Montana State, muse about the first round of the FCS Playoffs and preview UM's second round game against No. 11 Delaware on Saturday night in Missoula. 

Former Griz wide receiver Sammy Akem and ESPN MT producer Andrew Houghton joins Colter Nuanez for this week's ESPN Roundtable on Nuanez Now to talk about each and every matchup in this year's Montana-Montana State rivalry football game. 

Montana head coach Bobby Hauck plus senior captains linebackers Braxton Hill, Levi Janacaro and center A.J. Forbes talk about the 122nd rendition of the rivalry against Montana State. 

Montana State head coach Brent Vigen addressed the media ahead of the 122nd clash with rival Montana. The showdown is the first between Top 5 teams on both sides and the first for the outright league title in the 60-year history of the Big Sky Conference. 

Colter Nuanez presents this week's slate of interviews, including Portland State head football coach Bruce Barnum (1:10), Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best (16:40) and Montana State senior nickel back Level Price Jr. (

Colter Nuanez is joined by Andrew Houghton (0:57) to talk about the various season-ending scenarios around the Big Sky Conference, the regression of Eastern Washington to the middle of the Big Sky pack, different outcomes for the six teams that are currently 3-3 in league play and various seeding scenarios for the three title contenders (Montana, Montana State, Idaho). 

Colter and Samuel Akem (31:50) breaks down Montana's 34-7 win over Sacramento State, why the Griz are surging at such a level right now and what the postseason prospects are for Sacramento State plus some College Game Day scuttle. 

Colter and Ty Gregorak (1:12:50) analyze Montana State's big time bounce back by trouncing Northern Arizona, how the Bobcats reascend to looking like a true national title contender and end of the season scenarios across the Treasure State. 

Colter Nuanez presents a slate of interviews from Around Big Sky Conference football for the first week of November in 2023, including:

- Sacramento State head coach Andy Thompson (2:45)

- Northern Arizona head coach Chris Ball (16:50)
- Sacramento State senior tight end Marshall Martin (31:25)
- Northern Arizona senior center & captain Jonny Bottorff (38:16)

- Montana State senior linebacker & captain Nolan Askelson (48:35)

- Montana junior safety Jaxon Lee (1:02:21)

- Montana sophomore linebacker Riley Wilson (1:11:15)

Colter Nuanez is joined by Idaho offensive coordinator Luke Schleusner and defensive coordinator Rob Aurich to break down Idaho's rise to the No. 3 team in the FCS thanks in part to last week's 24-21 win over Montana State.

Andrew Houghton is joined by Idaho true freshman center Layton Vining, who's been throw to the fire against two of the top defensive fronts in the Big Sky (Montana, Montana State) over the last two weeks. 

Colter Nuanez and Skyline Sports analyst Samuel Akem go around the Big Sky Conference, giving analysis on Montana State's win over Sac State last week, Montana's recent hot streak, and thoughts on this week's slate of games. 

Colter also presents this week's set of interviews including chats with Idaho State head coach Cody Hawkins (40:40), Northern Colorado Ed Lamb (52:40), Montana State junior tight end Ryan Lonergan (1:11:05), plus Colter Nuanez’s appearance on the KCSY Country morning show with Dave Wooten (1:20:46). 

Colter Nuanez is joined by Sam Herder of HERO Sports to talk around the FCS, including whether No. 3 Furman is really a national title contender, a preview of the matchup between No. 4 South Dakota and No. 1 South Dakota State, a look at the contenders and pretenders in the CAA plus a breakdown of the Big Sky Conference slate, including Idaho State at Sac State, UC Davis at Northern Arizona and Montana State at Idaho. 

Colter also shares an interview with Montana State junior tight end Ryan Lonergan after the Bozeman High product had to step in for All-American tight end Derryk Snell last week, plus a preview of the weekend for the Griz hockey team. 

Colter Nuanez is joined by former Bobcat player and coach Mike Rider to break down No. 2 Montana State's nationally televised game at No. 3 Sacramento State on October 21, 2023. 

Colter Nuanez presents this week's slate of interviews previewing Montana at Idaho and Cal Poly at Montana State including:

- Levi Janacaro, Griz linebacker (4:40)

- Hayden Hatten, Idaho wide receiver (10:17)

- Aaron Pflugrad, Northern Arizona offensive coordinator (22:10) 

- Sebastian Valdez, Montana State defensive tackle (34:38)

- Paul Wulff, Cal Poly head coach (44:06)