How is it that you became so close? Why did Keena Turner become so special to you?

Well, it's funny.

Keenan obviously didn't know me, nor did I know him.

But the actual first time I was ever around him was a football game.

And I'll make the story as short as I can because it is a significant story to 49er history.

Not necessarily because of Keenan, but it happened, I hate to say this, 49 years ago.

September of 1977 at Ross-Ade Stadium on the Purdue campus.

What was that time like with him? What, you know, when he was, you're older, he's older, he's past his playing days.

I'm going to work on the Grizzlies this week, but this is a good team and program with a good coach coming in.

Oh, yeah, absolutely.

Mike, look, everybody in the Northwest knows Montana.

You know, probably more sports fans know Montana basketball because of the great lineage of coaches in Montana basketball, starting way back in Judd Heathcote and Mike Montgomery.

But their football program is good.

I was caught by surprise when their coach resigned at the end of last season.

He was well-regarded.

While you didn't call... pack eight games and i'm sorry to have taken you back that far you're certainly you're certainly well aware though of the conference of the late great broadcast partner and friend to all and bill walton and his glory days in the pack eight and the conference of champions and then pack 10 pack 12 so you're very well aware of the rich history uh and you couldn't help that working alongside of bill all those years he made sure you knew every arena you went into he had some stories didn't he