Great Article on Class C Montana Football

[grizpack]

Not exactly Grizzly football, but Montana football. A good article on the Wibaux football team and Montana small town life.

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[Griz90]

Superb writing...informative, entertaining, descriptive. The author really captured the essence of small town living on the plains of eastern Montana, from the football field to the farm field. Excellent article. Thanks for posting it for eGriz to enjoy.

 

[cody45051]

Wow, great writer. Put me right back there eating bad hot dogs and nachos. Thanks for posting. :thumb: Few realize Class C has been the most prevalent class in Montana for decades. I'm still surprised by how many Montanans I meet that have no idea about Montana rural life, yet alone rural football.

 

[OldtiredGRiz]

What a great article. Time spent reading stories like that one makes up for all the hours I waste wading through crap on the internet.

I had the good fortune back in the 1970s to spend a fair amount of time knocking around rural Montana with a farm and ranch appraiser. I'll always remember him chewing me out one day when we stopped in Jordan for lunch and I got out of the car and locked the door. He said something to the effect of "we're guests here, don't insult these good folks by locking your door." Sure, times may have changed some, but that statement speaks volumes about the rural Montana lifestyle.

 

[UMGriz75]

That was a great read.

One blogger who travels around Montana, catches some of these games.

http://www.dailymontana.com/search/label/football" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

He mentions "The Slaughter Rule,"

"A number of filmmakers and journalists have given some attention to the topic of high school sports in small-town Montana, most notably the makers of the basketball documentary, Class C: The Only Game in Town. The Slaughter Rule uses as its backdrop the six-man high-school football teams in the Golden Triangle country north of Great Falls. The scenes are evocative and lonely, particularly those of a wintry game filmed up in Heart Butte.

"The film is a fictional drama, though, and is less a study of football than it is of isolation and uncertainty, as its characters struggle to find their places in life. It's one of the most depressing and troubling films you'll ever see, but there's great cinematography and a fair amount of Montana insight. Another movie that's worthwhile, but definitely not for everyone."

There is a blog devoted to small town Montana football.

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[Ursa Major]

Not exactly Grizzly football, but Montana football. A good article on the Wibaux football team and Montana small town life.

http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/12/10/5192488/8-man-high-school-football-montana" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thank you for posting this! Great read!