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LOVELAND & BAIR: IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL COACH CAMERON ANDERSEN ON A MONSTER WEEKEND FOR TWO FOOTBALL STARS
Cameron Andersen has coached Michigan TE Colston Loveland (Gooding HS) and WR Gatlin Bair (Burley HS, deciding between Michigan and Oregon). Loveland is playing for a national title Monday night, and Bair plays in the All-American Bowl on Saturday morning. Anderson joins Prater and Mallory from San Antonio, where he’s on the West staff and coaching Bair for the final time.… MORE
BLUE TURF: BOISE STATE HIRING NEW DIRECTOR OF SPORTS TURF OPERATIONS
Nathan Burk, a senior associate athletic director/operations at Boise State, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about a new job posting on campus: Director of Sports Turf Operations, including oversight of the famous blue turf. The position pays nearly $70,000 a year – anyone interested?… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Johnny and Bob kick off 2024 with a look back at two classic College Football Playoff semifinal games, Weekend Winners & Losers, Bob (Bronco Focus) on expectations for Mountain West basketball as conference play begins, Johnny puts an NFL owner in his outhouse, listeners weigh in on expectations for new Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson
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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kick back and listen to classic moments from Idaho Sports Talk including the first appearance of Johnny’s mom, the missing Jaylon Henderson jersey saga, interviews with Boise State bowl game MVPs, Prater’s bathroom faux pas and New Year’s plans, the most important BSU football plays of 2023, many instances of how NOT to be like Johnny Ballgame
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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: It’s our final show of 2023 – thank you to all of our listeners and sponsors and cheers to a fantastic 2024, we celebrate by asking one easy question: As a sports fan, what’s on your 2024 wish list (a lot of Lions love), B.J. Rains with a midseason basketball report in Bronco Focus/BNN (there’s a home game vs. Utah Valley on Friday), BSU/Idaho connections in the CFP semifinals, our Six Pack of bowl games to watch, is the Yoko Effect real (Jason Kelce???)
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BNN REPORT: B.J. RAINS WITH A MIDSEASON REPORT ON BOISE STATE BASKETBALL
Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the 8-4 men’s basketball team, which closes out nonconference play against Utah Valley on Friday night. Rains touches on the good and the bad of an up-and-down season.… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Happy holidays from Idaho Sports Talk – hoping everyone had a Merry Christmas, we debate five nominees for Boise State football story of the year – Mountain West title, Avalos fired, Danielson hired, NIL/transfer portal and Jeanty, what sports-related gifts did we receive and what gifts did our listeners land, Bronco Focus – we debate former BSU players chasing a ring in the NFL, Johnny’s NFL Penthouse/Outhouse (Taylor Swift the new Yoko Ono?), Weekend Winners & Losers
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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Taking you into the holiday weekend with a “Best Of” show featuring interviews with Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey and former BSU wide receiver/currentTexas graduate assistant Davis Koetter, classic moments when JP emailed Sonic about cold tater tots, Johnny’s sick day ‘to-do’ list, Prater’s infatuation with peach cobbler, a cranky Jim Gray, the guys analyze Chiefs coach Andy Reid while he’s breaking down the food during a visit to the White House
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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from the Boise State Esports Arena for the Giving Games to benefit the Idaho Food Bank, Broncos’ Esports founder/coach Chris Haskell on the success of his national-championship program – and how it’s funded, Tyson Degenhart on going home to play basketball in Spokane, Bob previews BSU-Washington State in Bronco Focus, more on football’s quest to find a portal QB – could it be a transfer from Florida State/Nebraska with ties to BSU, your favorite electronic Christmas gift as a child
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