Montana State

3-0

Big Sky · Bobcat Stadium · 17,000 · 22,277 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Central Connecticut · our model 95% Montana State · a number, not a pick

LastW 20–7 at Nevada · Sat Sep 12 · Taki Uluilakepa 1 TFL, 1 INT, 6 tackles

Nextvs Central Connecticut · Sat Sep 19 · 3 pm ET · Bobcat Stadium · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Cautious optimism is building around Montana State.

belief warmed ↑ 8.2vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Leaning up
53/100 · 1,686 mentions
~ our read
Grounding
about average
5% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our read
Explore all 4 corners of the fanbase ↓

The Pulse on Montana State

Live · Wk 2026-02 · 1,686 mentions · medium confidence
53
Δ +8.2 vs last wk
1,686 mentions this week · conversation velocity

What moved it — last 14 days

— Awaiting next signal window
"Bobcats rising" — Montana State fanbase · recurring line

Fanbase Signals

Cohort Divergence
0 pctSpread between sub-fanbase cohorts in the Pulse window.
Cr/CFB
BBluesky
YYouTube
3 outlets & communities talking

What little we hear

Only 4 cohort(s) cleared the signal floor this week, so we won’t stage a split we can’t back. Here’s the honest read:

Millennials+0.07
National take+0.07
Analytics crowd+0.07
Gen Z+0.06

How Montana State fans actually talk real · top-upvoted

Rr/CFBthe room

But the broadcast clock is synched with the clocks in the stadium. That the fans see. That are also what the players and coaches use. What the fuck are we doing here?

▲ 1.5k ▼open ↗

The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.

What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model

fan energy
31%
where the program is headed
17%
recent results
17%
the rankings
11%
the schedule
11%

Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.

143 mentions · 3 sources · week 2026-02. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checkmiddle of the pack

~ our readMontana State fans are split right down the middle, and they're backing it with about as much hard evidence as anyone.

backed by facts
5% cited a stat or resultleague 6%
the mood
31% optimistic33% down

✓ counted We read 97 posts from Montana State fans this week.

Five Lenses

What people are saying right now

The broader fanbase10 posts
r/CFB
“I liked him better at UC Davis…because he threw 2 picks against Montana State”
1d ago
CFB analyst takes4 posts
Bluesky · @redditfcs.bsky.social
“Montana State working to complete the shutout of Choate”
2d ago

Fanbase health · Montana State

Montana State's fanbase is growing — 67 of 100.

Loud (364 weighted voices in the latest week), winning on the field (14-2 last season, 3-0 so far), and not arguing about much.

On the field — 14-2 last season, 3-0 so far84
How loud — 364 weighted voices in the latest week81
How much they argue — not arguing about much35

3 of 3 signals · on-field reading uses last season until 4 games are in · 0–100, bands at 26 / 51 / 76

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From the booth

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Voice profileHow this fanbase sounds vs. every other fanbase.
Fanbase Voice 306 fan mentions
Measured
Optimism
76th
Joy
78th
Anger
31st
Doom
25th
Sarcasm
47th
vs the 94 highest-volume fanbases - 2026 season
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