first off-season move up thread

[GrizMusician]

I know that this is more a joke thread, but...

If we plan on moving up in the future, I believe that we are well poised to. However, I would not like to see the Griz move up until things shake out with the uncertain future of FBS football. I, like many fans, don't want to see the Griz playing in the Idaho Potato Bowls, Tampon Bowls, Toilet Bowls, etc. (Hey, if EWU ever moves up... their field would be a prime candidate for the Tampon Bowl. :lol Also, I certainly don't want to see them playing in conferences such as the Big East playing against schools who share absolutely no geographical or historical links with Montana. The Griz need to be in a western conference with geographical & traditional rivals.

Good things come to those who wait.

 

[GrizPony]

Sarcasm miss!

Probably missed mine, too.

Boom I'm stupid. haha

 

[GrizPony]

And our town is as big as Boise and way, way more business friendly. That's why we have had all the new, big employers come into town and we have largely avoided the recession. So we will definitely have the funding available, locally, to move up anytime soon. :thumb:

Agree with your tongue in cheek. Missoula seems more interested in attracting the homeless and more Don Molloy regulations than they are businesses which provide growth and jobs.
Where have you gone forest products industry? In cities like Billings, where the politics are more centered, the impact of the recession is far less noticable.

This is so true. Article in the Missoulian that Missoula ranks dead last among the AA size towns in economic vitality. Socialism doesn't work unless you already have your trust fund, but Missoula can't figure that out.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

 

[Grizbeer]

Agree with your tongue in cheek. Missoula seems more interested in attracting the homeless and more Don Molloy regulations than they are businesses which provide growth and jobs.
Where have you gone forest products industry? In cities like Billings, where the politics are more centered, the impact of the recession is far less noticable.

This is so true. Article in the Missoulian that Missoula ranks dead last among the AA size towns in economic vitality. Socialism doesn't work unless you already have your trust fund, but Missoula can't figure that out.

of course this sounds like right wing rhetoric, but for anyone who subscribes to Bob Jaffe's Listserv, this posting from Ethel MacDonald brings the truth behind the rhetoric:

From: Ethel MacDonald <[email protected]>
To: maximillian smith <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] How Business Friendly Are Montana's 25 Largest Cities?

Wouldn't it be great if Missoula could lead the way in the economic revolution necessitated by the fact that the capitalist system based on continual production of material goods in a saturated market dependent on consumers buying and throwing away can no longer work? Do come back, young people with your creative ideas about how to make a living and make the community more liveable at the same time! You might even find a few people in Missoula eager to invest in your project.

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 4:54 PM, maximillian smith <[email protected]> wrote:
A bit anecdotal, sure, but oh, what the heck:

I'm a young person who, having departed from Missoula-town to pick up the skills I need to take my passion to the next level, still aches to return. And when I do return, I don't intend to work in a coffee shop.

Instead, I am excited by the many community assets Geoff and Jim described, the culture they create, and the new people (even Californios) they attract to the valley.

These assets have created the conditions for entrepreneurs to succeed (and play forward what we've inherited through our support for mill levies and other forms of taxation). You can count on one thing -- I won't be one of those rural farmers who discounts efforts by local reps to improve public spaces and services as long as public works projects do not erode at our ability to feed ourselves well into the future.

Surely there are more things we could be doing to encourage the job-creators ... but I think the people working for the citizens of Missoula have laid a decent foundation for commerce to take place, and investments to be made. It's a very livable place. A different tact would be to ask -- what could our community be doing better to spur young folks to not only identify complex problems but to form the business solutions that build on existing community resources and begin to answer these problems?

How does this relate to Griz football - Ethel and her bicycling group want to convert lanes on 5th 6th, Broadway (from Orange to Van Buren), Higgins (from Broadway to Brooks) and Brooks (from Mount to Stepehens) to bike lanes. Imaging Griz game day traffic if they are successful in converting every road into and around downtown and the University into 1 lane of traffic? Imagine the entire city put on the Broadway Diet? http://strans.org/road-projects/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[kemajic]

Realize the Ethels of Missoula do not want development or growth for the city. They would prefer Missoula be contained within their selfish control. Trying to push back reality to create their idealistic realm. Griz football is their enemy - it brings non-believers in from out of town with their evil money.....and all that violence.....

 

[Bear Spray]

Agree with your tongue in cheek. Missoula seems more interested in attracting the homeless and more Don Molloy regulations than they are businesses which provide growth and jobs.
Where have you gone forest products industry? In cities like Billings, where the politics are more centered, the impact of the recession is far less noticable.

This is so true. Article in the Missoulian that Missoula ranks dead last among the AA size towns in economic vitality. Socialism doesn't work unless you already have your trust fund, but Missoula can't figure that out.

of course this sounds like right wing rhetoric, but for anyone who subscribes to Bob Jaffe's Listserv, this posting from Ethel MacDonald brings the truth behind the rhetoric:

From: Ethel MacDonald <[email protected]>
To: maximillian smith <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] How Business Friendly Are Montana's 25 Largest Cities?

Wouldn't it be great if Missoula could lead the way in the economic revolution necessitated by the fact that the capitalist system based on continual production of material goods in a saturated market dependent on consumers buying and throwing away can no longer work? Do come back, young people with your creative ideas about how to make a living and make the community more liveable at the same time! You might even find a few people in Missoula eager to invest in your project.

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 4:54 PM, maximillian smith <[email protected]> wrote:
A bit anecdotal, sure, but oh, what the heck:

I'm a young person who, having departed from Missoula-town to pick up the skills I need to take my passion to the next level, still aches to return. And when I do return, I don't intend to work in a coffee shop.

Instead, I am excited by the many community assets Geoff and Jim described, the culture they create, and the new people (even Californios) they attract to the valley.

These assets have created the conditions for entrepreneurs to succeed (and play forward what we've inherited through our support for mill levies and other forms of taxation). You can count on one thing -- I won't be one of those rural farmers who discounts efforts by local reps to improve public spaces and services as long as public works projects do not erode at our ability to feed ourselves well into the future.

Surely there are more things we could be doing to encourage the job-creators ... but I think the people working for the citizens of Missoula have laid a decent foundation for commerce to take place, and investments to be made. It's a very livable place. A different tact would be to ask -- what could our community be doing better to spur young folks to not only identify complex problems but to form the business solutions that build on existing community resources and begin to answer these problems?

How does this relate to Griz football - Ethel and her bicycling group want to convert lanes on 5th 6th, Broadway (from Orange to Van Buren), Higgins (from Broadway to Brooks) and Brooks (from Mount to Stepehens) to bike lanes. Imaging Griz game day traffic if they are successful in converting every road into and around downtown and the University into 1 lane of traffic? Imagine the entire city put on the Broadway Diet? http://strans.org/road-projects/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ethel is Gwen Florio. Her bike gang a lynch mob.