Category Archives: Local News

SCOTT SLANT: Reminiscing on Boise State-Boston College, 2005

Presented by BACON. Thursday, December 13, 2018. I’ve emceed a bunch of things over the years (one one-hundredth, maybe, of Mark Johnson’s load, but anyway…). My favorite event I’ve ever emceed was the Boise State Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony last April. My least favorite was the Humanitarian Awards Dinner for the 2005 MPC Computers…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Lines in the sand for the First Responder Bowl

Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Sports Illustrated runs stories on gambling now that sports betting is slowly being legalized across America. And this one at SI.com throws down the gauntlet in the First Responder Bowl: “Boston College Can Run All Over Boise State.” Zachary Cohen starts with this: “Both of these teams…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: D-line will have to stand on its own

Presented by BACON. Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Last year, Boise State had defensive line coach Steve Caldwell for the Las Vegas Bowl. Word leaked out about two weeks later that he was headed for Arkansas, and it became official 10 days into January. Now the Broncos will have to shift on the fly with their…MORE