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| Absarokee fans at The Brawl in the Beartooths. |
I remember thinking back then, “Montana should do something like this for Class C—eight-man and/or six-man.”
A year later, Ennis (fresh into their first eight-man season in years) hosted a double header featuring Absarokee and Philipsburg in the opener and the hometown Mustangs taking on White Sulphur Springs for the nightcap. Thoughts of Jayton the year before came back to me, but it just wasn’t quite the same.
This past weekend, Absarokee did the same thing that Ennis did back in 2009 except they took it one step further. Their eight-man double header was given a name: The Brawl In the Beartooths. And they did one smart marketing trick: they included a game between two teams that are expected to do well this year—Fairview and Ennis.
If you ask me, the folks in Absarokee are on to something—and hopefully something even bigger next year. Absarokee is one of those great football locations with a nice flavoring of tradition too. And, what better place to begin a new season of football.
Perhaps next year’s “Brawl” will be like Jayton’s four game juggernaut. And why not include a game or two of six-man action as part of the lineup? “Brawl In The Beartooths” T-shirts? Oh yeah!
BTW: The Jayton Gridiron Classic runs the course of three days now and has expanded to seven games. This year's dates are August 30 – September 1.
3 comments:
I would have to agree with everything you said. I was at the games and the atmosphere last Saturday was great. A kickoff weekend double/triple header is needed every year, and even though it was my first watching a football game in Absorakee, I think its a great place for it to be held. It also gives teams a chance to play each other that wouldnt have otherwise unless they see each other in the playoffs. Look forward to seeing more Battles in the Beartooths in the future and hoping the Fairview Warriors have the privilege to be apart of it. One last comment, Go Bison! ;)
Oh yeah, you were wearing the NDSU shirt.
Yup that was me, ROLL HERD! Good to see you at another Warrior football game (seen you at the Centerville playoff game last season). I enjoy reading your blog and hope to see you at more Fairview football this season.
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