Houchin: Coyotes' season goes splat after playoff collision with juggernaut Grizzlies
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MISSOULA, Mont. — Sometimes in the mountains, you run into a big, bad bear. And the South Dakota Coyotes ran into the big, bad Grizzlies on Saturday. For the No. 11-seeded Coyotes, reality of facing the No. 3-seeded Montana Grizzlies hit hard in the FCS quarterfinals in a 52-22 blowout in the intimidating Washington-Grizzly Stadium. In front of 22,725 roaring fans, Montana looked every bit like a national title contender, while USD learned just how thin the margin is when you run into a team operating at full throttle in every phase of the game. “I think they do a good job on what they do as a team and they have a great environment,” said South Dakota’s Aidan Bouman on...