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Category Archives: Interviews
CRAIG THOMPSON: FORMER MOUNTAIN WEST COMMISSIONER ON G5 ACCESS TO CFP, OREGON STATE AND WASHINGTON STATE … AND BOISE STATE
Retired Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson joins Prater (KTIK) and B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) for an exclusive, 20-minute interview on the state of college football in the West. Thompson is credited with building G5 access into the CFP tournament … now what? And what does he think about Oregon State and Washington State joining the conference he built? Worth giving them the Boise State “bonus money” treatment?… MORE
FALL CAMP TOUR: INTERVIEWS WITH OL JACK FOSTER (VANDALS, BISHOP KELLY) AND QB ANDY PETERS (YOTES, TIMBERLINE)
Prater & The Ballgame conduct separate interviews with Idaho offensive lineman Jack Foster and College of Idaho quarterback Andy Peters. FRIDAY: Idaho State OL Mike Davis (Columbia High, Nampa).… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez joins Prater and B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) for exclusive interview on the state of college football, MW ready to invite Washington State and Oregon State and Nevarez would like to have a deal done by ‘yesterday,’ George Holani and Ashton Jeanty explain how BSU plans to use a two-RB system, Rick Neuheisel joins IST to share his Pac-12 emotions, WR John Hightower creating buzz with Chargers
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GLORIA NEVAREZ: MOUNTAIN WEST COMMISSIONER ON COURTING OREGON STATE, WASHINGTON STATE
Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez joins Prater and B.J. Rains of Bronco Nation News for an exclusive interview that touches on conference realignment, the Pac-12, the PR battle with the AAC, media rights, exit fees, etc.… MORE
RICK NEUHEISEL: COLLEGE FOOTBALL ICON ON TODAY’S STATE OF THE GAME
Former college football player/coach and current national TV/radio analyst Rick Neuheisel joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about college football chaos in the West – and how it’s impacting the Pac-12 and Mountain West. Neuheisel also has a few thoughts about the future of college football.… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Campus vibes – we talk to Dan Hawkins (UC Davis coach), Nick Daschel (Oregon State reporter) and Greg Woods (Washington State reporter) about college football angst in the West, Boise State defensive lineman Ahmed Hassanein has two stories – moving from DT to EDGE and his journey from Egypt (to the NFL?), San Diego State making more headlines in conference realignment (and Marlene Tromp’s role), observations from fall camp (Bolt sighting)
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DAN HAWKINS: COACH GETS FIRED UP, EMOTIONAL, ANGRY OVER THE STATE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Former Boise State football coach and current UC Davis coach Dan Hawkins joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the state of college football in the West. As you might imagine, Hawkins isn’t a fan of what greed and money are doing to the game.… MORE
CAMPUS VIBES: COLLEGE FOOTBALL INSIDERS SHARE EMOTIONS FROM CORVALLIS, PULLMAN
College football reporters Nick Daschel (Oregon State, Oregonian) and Greg Woods (Washington State, Spokesman-Review) join Prater and Mallory for separate interviews from their respective campuses. Both say the fanbases are hurting and both share ideas of where those schools end up – including Mountain West possibilities.… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Conference realignment is damaging college football in the West – how do Pac-12 departures impact Boise State and the Mountain West, MW commissioner Gloria Nevarez should be pursuing Oregon State and Washington State (can she pull it off?), Burley High WR Gatlin Bair joins IST to talk about his weekend commitment to BSU and how he plans to recruit future teammates, Bob has Avalos comments in Bronco Focus
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