https://herosports.com/fcs-top-25-sam-herder-ballot-10-30-2023-bzbz/
"I put Montana No. 2. I’ve already said my spiel multiple times on different platforms about Montana dropping in the rankings in September due to its play, and how the Grizzlies have risen back up with their October play. Now? The Griz have a sound argument to be No. 2, helped by Idaho knocking off No. 2 Montana State a couple of weeks after the Griz beat Idaho in the same building. Montana is now 7-1 overall, 6-1 vs. the FCS, has two ranked wins on the road over UC Davis and Idaho, and just looks like a different ball club than the one we questioned in September. Montana’s 51st strength of schedule isn’t great, same with its loss to NAU. But its four-game winning streak and the Idaho win carry a lot of weight to ascend to No. 2."
"I put Montana No. 2. I’ve already said my spiel multiple times on different platforms about Montana dropping in the rankings in September due to its play, and how the Grizzlies have risen back up with their October play. Now? The Griz have a sound argument to be No. 2, helped by Idaho knocking off No. 2 Montana State a couple of weeks after the Griz beat Idaho in the same building. Montana is now 7-1 overall, 6-1 vs. the FCS, has two ranked wins on the road over UC Davis and Idaho, and just looks like a different ball club than the one we questioned in September. Montana’s 51st strength of schedule isn’t great, same with its loss to NAU. But its four-game winning streak and the Idaho win carry a lot of weight to ascend to No. 2."