Bozemanmountain town

In a state with no professional sports teams, Bozeman takes its college sports seriously. The most conspicuous example is the city’s fanatical devotion to Montana State Bobcats football. The ’Cats blue-and-gold seems to adorn every local business (and quite a few bare chests) during the football season, September to November. For the authentic experience, tailgate outside Bobcat Stadium on the MSU campus for a Saturday home game. Throngs of enthusiastic students, alumni and local fans chow down and drink up in designated and festive tailgating lots, even when winter weather might scare off less robust sports fans. If you happen to be in town when Bozeman hosts the annual game against the University of Montana Grizzlies, prepare yourself: The “Brawl of the Wild” is a rivalry dating back to 1897, and Montanans celebrate appropriately.