r/fcs • u/Outlaw_Beat • Aug 14 '26

Video Did MSU's Dowler twins almost transfer?

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u/Friendly_Loss1961 Montana Grizzlies Aug 14 '26

I think it really speaks to how special FCS football is in the State of Montana when so many of the core guys on both teams got offered ridiculous amounts of money to leave and almost all of them stayed. Does Taco Dowler stay FCS if he plays for anybody else? Does Eli Gillman? Ah Yat stays but Pinnick bolts from UC Davis immediately. All these guys probably turned half million dollar NIL deals.

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u/Bobcat2013 Texas State Bobcats Aug 14 '26

Maybe moreso how special Montana and Montana St football are to Montana kids?

Do we think that if the Montana schools moved up to FBS these kids would be transferring to FCS schools?

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u/damnyoutuesday Montana State • Minnesota Aug 14 '26

If the Montana schools moved up, we wouldn't have as many Montana kids on the roster to begin with

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u/Friendly_Loss1961 Montana Grizzlies Aug 14 '26

That is very true but Gillman is from Minnesota. Ah Yat is from Hawaii (but his dad obviously went to UM)

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u/Manning_bear_pig Montana State Bobcats • Miami Hurricanes Aug 14 '26

Justin Lamson is a Cali guy too.

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u/Bobcat2013 Texas State Bobcats Aug 14 '26

Ahh that's fair