Presented by BACON. Tuesday, June 22, 2021. One of the prevailing subjects as the new College Football Playoff expansion format sits on the horizon: getting rid of divisions in conferences. In the Mountain West, I’d take it one step further—eliminate the Mountain West championship game.… MORE
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BOISE STATE: HALL OF FAME, BLUE TURF AMBASSADOR PROGRAM BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Prater and Mallory talk to Don Moe, an original founder of the Boise State Blue Turf Ambassador Program, which is back open to the public. Moe and a group of boosters started a program that gives fans/tourists an up-close look at the blue turf inside Albertsons Stadium.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The 2021 Face of the Broncos
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Friday, June 18, 2021. Everywhere you look these days, senior nickel Kekaula Kaniho is representing Boise State—and representing well. At the beginning of the week, Kaniho was named to the All-District 7 Academic Team for the second straight year.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: A non-BCS kind of limelight
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Thursday, June 17, 2021. Truth be told, the Group of 5’s national visibility has faded drastically in the years since the College Football Playoff debuted in 2014. Those who wondered why the CFP was an upgrade over the BCS system never got that question answered.… MORE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DAN HAWKINS ON FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND 16/17-GAME SCHEDULES
Prater and Mallory talk to former Boise State football coach Dan Hawkins – now the head coach at UC Davis – on what college players face with the new possibility of a 16- or 17-game season. He pulled the plug on a FCS playoff opportunity this spring to help manage his players and roster.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Would BYU ever make a move?
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Prater & The Ballgame spent a considerable amount of time on this subject Monday on KTIK, so I thought I’d weigh in. Is it time for BYU to return to the Mountain West now that there is no clear path to the College Football Playoff (if…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: AAC keeps pushing for ‘P6’
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Is there a scenario under the proposed College Football Playoff expansion that would keep a Group of 5 team from making the field? Maybe—if the Group of 5 becomes the Group of 4.… MORE
IDAHO PREPS & SEC: FORMER ROCKY MOUNTAIN OL LANDS AT MISSOURI
Prater and Mallory talk to former Rocky Mountain High offensive lineman Connor Wood, a Montana State graduate transfer who is headed to play SEC football at Missouri. Wood says his ultimate goal is to play in the NFL.… MORE
NEW SENSE OF URGENCY: IS IT TIME FOR BYU TO REJOIN THE MOUNTAIN WEST?
Prater and Mallory have a conversation with former BYU and NFL player Hans Olsen, now a radio personality in Salt Lake City. After last week’s CFP expansion talk that could lead to a 12-team playoff, with six conference champions as automatic qualifiers, is it time for BYU to leave independence?… MORE
BOISE STATE & NFL: WHY ISN’T RYPIEN BEING TALKED ABOUT MORE?
Prater and Mallory talk to Andy Lindahl of 92.5 Altitude sports radio in Denver about Broncos’ quarterback Brett Rypien, the former Boise State star. Rypien isn’t getting a lot of attention in offseason camps, and his future with the NFL franchise is curious.… MORE
