On Saturday football teams from Montana State University and the University of Montana will perform their annual ritual of sacred combat. Come earlier than usual, ticket holders: because innocent people were murdered last Friday in Paris, France, which is almost 5,000 great circle miles to the east, there’ll be extra security in Bozeman.
There are four possible explanations for this:
I’m partial to Number 3. Squads of ISIS shooters won’t show up, but battalions of rowdy tailgaters will. And after the game, drunks will drive and start bar fights. It’s possible that Saturday will be quieter in Paris than in Bozeman.