The southeast corner of the Kibbie Dome, normally dedicated to visiting fans during Idaho Vandal football games, was just a tumble weed away from looking like a ghost town during the 2018 season.
That is, until hordes of Montana Grizzly fans moved in, packing sections 9 and 10 to witness their team route the Vandals 46-27 in a Senior Day shutdown and receive the Little Brown Stein, a trophy given to the winner of the Idaho-Montana rivalry.
The Maroon and Silver faithful provided the only din in the Dome late in the fourth quarter, with cheers of “Jerry” for Grizzly return specialist and Coeur d’Alene native Jerry Louie-McGee drowning out any noise produced by the Idaho Dads’ Weekend crowd.