With football season drawing slowly closer, national FCS insider Sam Herder joins Colter Nuanez to talk South Dakota State, the new powerhouse at the top of the subdivision, who could challenge the Jackrabbits and who else has the resources to rise into that tier. Plus, Griz hockey coach Mike Anderson joins Andrew Houghton to break down the Vegas Golden Knights' dominant Stanley Cup Finals win and what to look out for this NHL offseason.
Jun 15, 2023•43 min•Ep. 2078
Voice of the Griz Riley Corcoran joins Colter Nuanez for two segments off the top! Hear what Riley's been up to so far this summer and get his early thoughts on Griz football, plus everything else that's been going on in the wide world of sports. Plus: Andy Nelson of the Western Montana LGBTQ+ Community Center joins Andrew Houghton to preview the Missoula Paddleheads' Pride Night at the Ballpark.
Jun 15, 2023•54 min•Ep. 2077
Colter Nuanez has been waiting almost a week to get University of Montana business professor Justin Angle's thoughts on the LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger. The guys cover that in detail, plus go into the recent layoffs at The Athletic and what Nikola Jokic's advertising future looks like now that he has an NBA title. Plus: Great Falls High football star Reed Harris comes on the show live to talk his high school career, winning a track state title and heading to the East Coast to begin his career at Bo...
Jun 14, 2023•46 min•Ep. 2076
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are NBA champions. How did they pull it off and what does that mean for Jokic's legacy as he adds a Finals MVP trophy to his two regular-season awards? Plus: this week's Treasure State Stars, and some more baseball debate from Colter Nuanez and Andrew Houghton.
Jun 14, 2023•54 min•Ep. 2075
On an extended Diamond Time segment, Colter Nuanez and Andrew Houghton remember some early-2000s baseball stars (Andruw Jones, anyone?), debate the impact of the pitch clock and new shift rules, and share their experiences from the weekend, when Colter went to a Milwaukee Brewers game and Andrew filled in as the play-by-play man for the Missoula Paddleheads. The guys also preview Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets 48 minutes away from potentially clinching the first title in franch...
Jun 13, 2023•45 min•Ep. 2074
Colter Nuanez is back from vacation and ready to roll! Back in the studio, Colter fills you in on his weekend trip to Milwaukee and Chicago and catches up on news briefs from around the state including another oh-so-close performance for Montana State's Duncan Hamilton and the continuing domination by the Montana all-star basketball teams in their challenge series with Wyoming. Colter and Andrew Houghton also debate the most memorable and most impressive moments from last season for Montana and ...
Jun 13, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2073
Colter Nuanez and Andrew Houghton continue to recap the most memorable and impressive moments from every sport this year on the ESPN Roundtable. See what they picked in the top spot for men's and women's college basketball. Plus, Griz hockey Mike Anderson stops by the studio to analyze the Vegas Golden Knights' 2-0 Stanley Cup Finals lead and if the Florida Panthers can get back in the series.
Jun 08, 2023•47 min•Ep. 2072
Colter Nuanez catches up with coach Chantel Jaeger of the state-title-winning Bozeman Gallatin track team, gets you set up for a big Montana State night at the NCAA track championships, and highlights the best spring sports performances from Missoula high schools in the Garden City Spotlight.
Jun 08, 2023•49 min•Ep. 2071
The Chick Who Doesn't Know Sports gives Colter recommendations on his upcoming trip to Chicago and throws out her take on Major League Baseball in Las Vegas, the LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger and plenty more. Butte Central hoops star Dougie Peoples joins the Senior Spotlight to talk about the fame that found him after his legendary junior year and where his career is taking him next.
Jun 07, 2023•46 min•Ep. 2070
Colter Nuanez discusses the day's big news briefs, including a star in-state track commitment for Montana, an NBA tryout for a former Griz basketball star and the roster announcements for the Montana-Wyoming all-star hoops showdown. This week's Treasure State Stars include all-star football game standouts, high school softball honorees and a mainstay of the segment.
Jun 07, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2069
In an old interview from the days of Tootell and Nuanez, former Griz punter (and one of this year's inductees into the Montana Pro Football Hall of Fame) Dallas Neil tells the wild story of how he made it to the NFL as a tight end. Plus, Colter Nuanez catches up with bare-knuckle boxer and Great Falls native Kai Stewart, who's going for a world title this weekend.
Jun 06, 2023•44 min•Ep. 2068
After giving his take on this weekend's news briefs - including the start of high school all-star football games, another honor for Duncan Hamilton and Samori Toure turning heads with the Green Bay Packers - Colter Nuanez provides his most memorable and most impressive moments of the past year in Montana in every sport, starting with last fall.
Jun 06, 2023•52 min•Ep. 2067
Colter Nuanez and Andrew Houghton break down Game 1 of the NBA Finals, including why things look so bleak for Miami after just one game. A game of Blind Side raises questions about Montana's unique aggressiveness on special teams is that why that unit has been historically successful? The guys also discuss Big Sky Conference news items, including Dillon Jones returning to Weber State and six Big Sky teams being ranked in early preseason polls.
Jun 03, 2023•48 min•Ep. 2066
There's plenty of news to go over, including coaching movement across the Treasure State, as well as the first releases of FCS preseason polls and all-conference teams. Colter Nuanez also recaps state tennis, which saw a team from Missoula end one of the great runs in recent Montana sports history, and recognizes all the records set at last weekend's state track meets.
Jun 03, 2023•48 min•Ep. 2065
The Chick Who Doesn't Know Sports gives her takes on Tom Brady confirming that he's not unretiring (don't worry, Colter was confused too), NBA ref Eric Lewis' burner account, Scottie Pippen's discontent and Travis Kelce's acting career. Voice of the Paddleheads Geoff Safford joins the show live from Ogren Park to look back on the first weeks of the season and preview Thirsty Thursday against the Rocky Mountain Vibes.
Jun 02, 2023•46 min•Ep. 2064
After some initial thoughts on tonight's Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Colter Nuanez catches up with record-setting track star Logan Todorovich of Helena High. Griz hockey coach Mike Anderson stops by to preview an interesting Stanley Cup Finals matchup between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights, and Colter breaks down the announcement that both Montana and Montana State football will have games on ESPN2 this fall.
Jun 02, 2023•51 min•Ep. 2063
NBA insider Austin Green joins the ESPN Roundtable to break down all the fallout from the conference finals - what he saw in the Nuggets' sweep and Miami's seven-game win, how he thinks the two match up in the Finals, and what's next for the eliminated Celtics and Lakers. Plus, star Bozeman High runner Weston Brown joins the show to talk how he set the all-class state record in the 1600 meters over the weekend and what he's looking forward to at his next stop in the Ivy League.
Jun 01, 2023•45 min•Ep. 2062
It's an interview-filled first hour as Colter Nuanez first hears from Corvallis track star Olivia Lewis, who set a new Class A record in the 300 hurdles at the state meet before running a crucial anchor leg in the mile relay to help the Blue Devils clinch the team title. New Montana quarterback commit Clifton McDowell visits the studio to talk about the path that's led him from Louisiana-Lafayette to junior college to Central Arkansas and now to Missoula, and Kalispell Glacier softball coach Abb...
Jun 01, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2061
Missoula Big Sky golf coach John Heaney visits the studio to talk about the Skip Koprivica golf tournament, a unique opportunity to help Missoula's high school golf teams. On the Business Angle, Colter Nuanez and Justin Angle debate Jeanette Lee, Brooks Koepka and Nikola Jokic.
May 31, 2023•44 min•Ep. 2060
With state track, softball and tennis happening over the weekend, there were plenty of standout performances to highlight. Corvallis track coach Spencer Huls joins the show after the Blue Devils won both Class A titles, and Colter Nuanez presents this week's Treasure State Stars, including the Class A sprinter who won the 100 and 200 meters - and also finished fourth in the shot put, the workhorse pitcher who carried Kalispell Glacier to a state title, the 8th-grader who won a high school state ...
May 31, 2023•52 min•Ep. 2059
Colter Nuanez and Rajiem Seabrook are bringing the heat to take you into the holiday weekend, talking Bo Jackson, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, what Brooks Koepka's PGA win means for the LIV Tour, and where the best landing spot for DeAndre Hopkins might be.
May 27, 2023•47 min•Ep. 2058
Rajiem Seabrook is in the house, which means he and Colter Nuanez are talking hip-hop history, Tina Turner's legacy, Heat-Celtics and, of course, the live results of high school state softball and track, plus what's going on with the Montana and Montana State athletes at the NCAA West Regionals.
May 27, 2023•51 min•Ep. 2057
Only one hour of Nuanez Now today thanks to some Missoula Paddleheads shenanigans, but it's still jam-packed, featuring the Chick Who Doesn't Know Sports on Shaq dodging the law and Aaron Rodgers' minicamp look, plus Colter Nuanez catching you up on the state softball tournaments and previewing which state records might fall at this year's state track meets.
May 26, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2056
On this week's ESPN Roundtable, Montana State athletic director Leon Costello joins Colter Nuanez to recap the Bobcats' year, explain their unique revenue situation and talk about the potential future of the program. Griz hockey coach Mike Anderson visits the studio to make sense of the Stanley Cup Playoff conference finals, which have both started 3-0.
May 25, 2023•49 min•Ep. 2055
After covering the latest news from around the sports world, Colter Nuanez catches up with Holly Sudol, star hurdler of the Montana track team, and provides an update from the UM and Montana State athletes at the NCAA West Regionals. Coach Trevor Subith and star catcher Grace Hood of the explosive Missoula Big Sky softball team also join the show to preview the state tournament.
May 25, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2054
Live from Dehler Park in Billings, Voice of the Missoula Paddleheads Geoff Safford joins the show to preview the opening day of the Pioneer League season featuring the Paddleheads against the Billings Mustangs. Colter Nuanez kicks off this summer's Senior Spotlight series by interviewing Helena Capital football star Talon Marsh about heading to Montana State this fall and the work he put in to become the Montana Gatorade Football Player of the Year and a state champion wrestler.
May 24, 2023•46 min•Ep. 2053
In an interview-filled first hour, Colter Nuanez is joined by Helena High track & field coach Jesse Zentz and Montana's Big Sky champion javelin thrower Evan Todd. JD Stephenson calls the studio to preview this weekend's high school state rugby title game, and Colter presents this week's Treasure State Stars.
May 24, 2023•51 min•Ep. 2052
Betsy Duerksen, the first head coach in Montana Grizzlies soccer history, joins the Footy 15 for a look back at the first years of Montana's program. Colter Nuanez and Andrew Houghton debate whether the Lakers or Celtics have a chance to extend either series in the NBA conference finals.
May 23, 2023•47 min•Ep. 2051
There's plenty to recap from the weekend, including the Nuggets and Heat going up 3-0, the incredible story of Michael Block at the PGA Chanmpionship, the first-ever high school baseball state title in Montana, and track & field times from divisional meets around the state. Plus, head coach Brad Fisher of that victorious Polson Pirates baseball team joins the show live.
May 23, 2023•50 min•Ep. 2050
Rajiem Seabrook is still in studio with Colter Nuanez, reacting to news from the local (Dylan Cook signs with the Steelers, Montana soccer is hosting Ohio State) to the national (Ja Morant's Instagram videos, Nikola Jokic's stardom).
May 20, 2023•46 min•Ep. 2049
