Category Archives: Interviews

BRACKETOLOGY: JERRY PALM OF CBS SPORTS ON THE STRENGTH OF THE MW – AND BOISE STATE’S NCAA CHANCES

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Giving away free tickets to this summer’s Kenny Chesney concert, we recap emotional week of Boise State football news – hear from Spencer Danielson, Bush Hamdan and callers with mixed feelings as the Broncos search for a new offensive coordinator, Bob (Bronco Focus) and B.J. (Bronco Nation News) preview Saturday’s home basketball game against Fresno State, B.J. on if there’s a in-house OC candidate on the Broncos’ coaching staff, our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster features QB Maddux Madsen

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We launch a new Boise State football series – the 15 Most Important Players on the roster, series leads up to spring camp March 5 (and we’ll do a revamped Top 15 list after the Spring Game to gauge roster development), No. 15 on the list is return specialist Kaden Dudley, RB George Holani lands invite to NFL Combine – do you think Holani will be drafted in April, how do most football fans deal with the offseason, who should Chiefs play on Opening Night, another Diamond Dig qualifier

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: It’s Super Bowl Monday – how did everyone feel after the Chiefs beat the 49ers in OT, did Sunday give us the perfect Super Bowl (or not?), Boise State offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan being courted by Kentucky and that leaves us with a variety of mixed emotions, Bob (Bronco Focus) dives into basketball’s two-game losing streak and why this week’s bye is critical, former BSU/NFL player Tanner Vallejo on a family tragedy, Diamond Dig qualifiers, Weekend Winners & Losers

TANNER VALLEJO AND HIS FAMILY TRAGEDY: FORMER BOISE STATE STAR AND NFL PLAYER ON WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS LITTLE BROTHER

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Super Bowl Friday – we announce eight winners of our Big-Game Party Patrol (free pizza and prizes delivered Sunday), NFL playoff correspondent Dirk Koetter previews Chiefs-49ers, makes a prediction and shares surprising Andy Reid/Santa Claus story, Bob breaks down Boise State-Utah State in Bronco Focus, B.J. touches on football coach Spencer Danielson and Saturday’s basketball game in Logan in his BNN Report, Brock Purdy wouldn’t exist without Boise, Camp Rainbow Gold Super Bowl picks

DIRK KOETTER & SUPER BOWL: FORMER BOISE STATE/NFL HEAD COACH WITH HIS PREVIEW, GAME PREDICTION … AND SANTA CLAUS

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We begin to qualify listeners for our 14th annual Diamond Dig, Boise State at Colorado State in key Mountain West game – why is it important (and why no TV?), Bob with his keys to a victory in Bronco Focus, Brock Purdy was the last of nine QBs drafted in 2022 – how does he compare to the other eight, Vandals’ star Mike Iupati on his memories of the 2013 Super Bowl, rights and wrongs of throwing a Super Bowl party, our tribute to country music icon and sports fan Toby Keith

MIKE IUPATI & SUPER BOWL: FORMER VANDALS STAR ON STARTING IN THE HARBAUGHS-KAEPERNICK GAME