MISSOULA — The Montana Grizzlies have met Central Washington only three times in history, and two of those meetings have been plenty memorable for two opponents in different divisions who rarely see one another. Those came in 2008 and 2021, with Bobby Hauck the head coach at UM in both meetings.

There's been plenty of comparisons to UM's schedule this year and 2008 because, like that season, they're playing 12 straight games. Also like that season, the opener lands on Sept. 6.

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In 2008 though , Central Washington was UM's fourth opponent on Sept. 27, 2008, and it proved anything but easy.

Kalispell Flathead grad Mike Reilly quarterbacked that Wildcats team, one chapter of

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