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SCOTT SLANT: It was right there – then it wasn’t

SCOTT SLANT: It was right there – then it wasn’t

Presented by the GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Thursday Special…March 21, 2024. So Boise State is 0-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament after Wednesday night’s 60-53 loss to Colorado at the First Four. What’s it all mean? This team is not responsible for the previous nine. It was ripped off in the seeding and was sent to…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos have to prowl the perimeter

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos have to prowl the perimeter

Presented by the SANDWICH BAR. Wednesday Weekly…March 20, 2024. After all the hand-wringing over Boise State’s seeding in the NCAA Tournament and what it does to its chances in Dayton tonight, well, it looks to be justified. Colorado is favored by 2½ points in the First Four. A typical observation among national prognosticators: “Colorado has far…MORE

CEDRICK WILSON JR.: FORMER BOISE STATE WR ON HIS NEW DEAL WITH THE SAINTS

CEDRICK WILSON JR.: FORMER BOISE STATE WR ON HIS NEW DEAL WITH THE SAINTS

Cedrick Wilson Jr., a record-setting wide receiver at Boise State from 2016-17, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his third NFL stop: New Orleans. Wilson touches on what led him from the Cowboys to the Dolphins to the Saints – and shares a few Leighton Vander Esch memories. PHOTO COURTESY of the Saints.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The college basketball color barrier

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The college basketball color barrier

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…March 19, 1966: A landmark day in college basketball history, as Texas Western College (now UTEP) wins the NCAA championship with a 72-65 triumph over Kentucky. It was the first time an all-Black starting five had won the national title, and it came against a Wildcats team…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The selection committee devalues the Mountain West

SCOTT SLANT: The selection committee devalues the Mountain West

Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Monday Special…March 18, 2024. So I was talking to Tyson Degenhart before Boise State’s watch party yesterday, and I brought up how nice it is not to have to worry about Dayton. Degenhart agreed and was excited to see where the Broncos would go. He had all the possibilities figured out.…MORE

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about Boise State’s tournament resume, how it might affect their seed line and where the selection committee will send them for a first-round game.
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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Another noteworthy Boise bracket shocker

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Another noteworthy Boise bracket shocker

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…March 15, 2018: The NCAA Tournament returns to Boise for the first time in nine years (hopefully not the last) and brings down the house with another memorable shocker. It wasn’t a “one shining moment” kind of special, but probably only because it was a rout. The first three games of…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Last go-round for a Bronco all-time great

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Last go-round for a Bronco all-time great

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…March 14, 2018: Chandler Hutchison finishes his brilliant Boise State career with 39 points and 14 rebounds in a 76-73 loss at Washington in the first round of the NIT. Almost single-handedly, Hutchison helped rally the Broncos from a 15-point first-half deficit before they fell…MORE