At the highest level of college football—FBS—bowl season is a time to leave it all on the dancefloor, because the sport’s longtime lack of a definitive playoff system has traditionally incentivized it.
Fortunately for fans, the staid, old top division doesn't have a monopoly on postseason shenanigans.
Montana and North Dakota State proved that Saturday, playing a wild FCS semifinal in MIssoula that captivated a national television audience—even amid a crowded slate of bowl games.