All week I’ve been reading stories about cities hosting Griz watch parties for the national championship football game between Montana and South Dakota. I’ve been on the watch party end plenty of times. A Griz alum, I watched from Missoula in 1995 as Montana won its first national championship behind the leadership of Don Read (R.I.P.!) and the arm of future College Football Hall of Famer Dave Dickenson. The Griz beat Marshall 22-20, and we loved it! The next year, I watched from Missoula as eventual NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss nearly single handedly outran the Griz in his Cat and The Hat Socks on December 21, 1996, as Marshall redeemed themselves with a win. Randy Moss and his socks. Photo courtesy of The Heralder Don’t get me wrong. Staying behind had plenty of cheers for the Boys from Montana. I was “Up the Blackfoot,” as they say, drinking at a Bloody Mary bar my friend Sandee had put together in her house. Her husband had gone to the game. My friends had gone to the ga...