Column: A memorable Texas trip is quite possible

Before there was a trip to Frisco, Texas, there were three voyages to Chattanooga, Tenn.

This is for me, personally. The Montana Grizzlies made five trips to “Chatty” for FCS title games, with mixed results. A close loss in 2000, a win in 2001, and three more losses in 2004 and 2008-09. 

It’s the last three that I went to, and the 2004 game stands out not because James Madison trailed 21-17 and won 31-21, but because the recently re-sodded turf at Finley Stadium came up in pizza pan-sized chunks.