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Big Sky Now: Inside the National Championship hangover with Montana State Bobcats

by BIG SKY NOW PODCAST
PODCAST | August 2, 2026 2:40 PM

Caden and Taco Dowler talk about what it means to represent the state that raised them, and why the in-state pipeline keeps producing impact players for the Bobcats.

They open up about resisting transfer portal money to stay loyal to a program and a community, and how one of them built a seasoning brand on the side while staying grounded in Bozeman.

Both players talk candidly about the surreal aftermath of winning a national championship -- the nonstop phone notifications, a same-day surgery, and the slow process of coming down from that high.

MSU Head Coach Vigen reflects on what the title meant for the Big Sky's national standing and what it takes to chase it again, while the Dowler brothers describe the pressure and joy of being recognized everywhere they go in a state where everybody knows your name.


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