The Athletic Calls Brawl Of The Wild The Best Rivalry Nickname

Uh oh.

Here we go again.

The rivalry between the Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats has many nicknames. Cat-Griz. Griz-Cat. The game where my team plays the worst university of planet Earth.

And of course, the Brawl of the Wild.

Cat-Griz purists seem to loathe the "Brawl of the Wild" moniker. It will always be Cat-Griz to them.

One national writer tends to like the Brawl of the Wild.

He actually LOVES the Brawl of the Wild.

Chris Vannini calls The Brawl of the Wild The Best Nickname In College Football Rivalries

Vannini with the Athletic called the Brawl of the Wild the best rivalry nickname in his top 25 of the best rivalry names.

The clear No. 1. This rivalry has had its name since only 1997, but the matchup goes back a century before that. These two FCS powers also play for the 306-pound Great Divide Trophy. - Vannini in the Athletic

The Grizzlies celebrate with the Great Divide Trophy after the 2023 victory. Credit: University of Montana Athletics

My first thought when I read this was, 'Oh no. That's going to piss a lot of Griz fans off.'

Many fans would argue it's a corporate nickname for a pure college football rivalry. Which, I can understand, but at least they picked a sweet name for it.

Yeah, that's right. I LIKE THE BRAWL OF THE WILD NICKNAME.

It sounds sweet. It's catchy. It encapsulates Montana's wilderness.

I think it's worthy of the best rivalry nickname in all of college football.

SUE ME!