Category Archives: Podcast

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Maddux Madsen – what does the Boise State quarterback have to do to win over the Broncos’ fan base, Madsen won 12 games and passed for 3,000 yards last year and it still wasn’t enough for some fans – why (Malachi Nelson?), NFL schedule is out and we examine road trips to follow Ashton Jeanty, Kellen Moore and Ahmed Hassanein, any fans doing the BSU-Notre Dame/Raiders-Colts trip on the same October weekend, Bob presents day two of ‘The Behlers’ awards in Bronco Focus, EDGE rusher Jayden Virgin-Morgan is No. 7 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Big day for former Boise State players in the NFL as Ashton Jeanty (Raiders) and Ahmed Hassanein (Lions) open rookie minicamp, Jeanty says his early focus is building relationships, Hassanein has fun with free food (lobster mac and cheese) and his first face-to-face meeting with coach Dan Campbell, Kellen Moore opens Saints camp but keeps it indoors and low-key with no media (something he learned from Coach Pete?), B.J. with a BSU year in review in his weekly BNN Report, CB Jeremiah Earby is No. 11 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU roster, Baseball with Bob

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore, head coach, steps on NFL field for the first time Friday as Saints open camp, we chronicle his 2,400-mile journey from Prosser, Washington, to camp headquarters in Metarie, Louisiana, Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty signs $35.9M contract ($22.8M signing bonus), Chris Childs on why Boise State basketball remains a big part of his life – with thoughts on NBA playoffs, Bob catches up with USF football (post-spring camp) in Bronco Focus, first-hand report of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ performance at Virginia Tech, OL Mason Randolph is No. 12 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU roster

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins the show in studio – how to rebuild a roster in the offseason, Rice has five new players – says Broncos should be more athletic with improved 3-point shooting, what’s the ideal nickname if Boise had a major pro sports franchise (with more than 200 responses from listeners), expectations as Ahmed Hassanein opens camp with Lions this week, new nickel Davon Banks is No. 13 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, Bob previews BSU softball/Mountain West Tournament in Bronco Focus

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Pastry Perfection, we celebrate Tyson Degenhart Appreciation Day, Boise State basketball’s all-time leading scorer talks about favorite memories and teammates – and what’s next in his pro career, Bob shares his favorite Degenhart memories in Bronco Focus, we dive into the Ashton Jeanty-Travis Hunter rivalry – is it real and what’s it going to look like in the NFL (on and off the field), Hunter leading Jeanty in early NFL jersey sales, does Bill Belichick (and North Carolina) have a girlfriend problem, what’s the worst you’ve disappointed your dad (Falcons coach/son caught up in prank call punishment)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson lands new 5-year, $11M contract – with a $2M base salary and a $3.5M buyout for the first year, Danielson’s salary pool for 10 assistant coaches reaches school-record $3.335M, Lions reporter Dave Birkett (Detroit Free Press) on the dynamics of the new Ahmed Hassanein-Dan Campbell relationship, Bob goes over basketball’s rebuilt roster in Bronco Focus, meet Kyle The Crane Operator – the Boise man who works 160 feet above The Blue, ESPN dabbling with the new Pac-12 – how would BSU fans feel about a rekindled relationship with the network

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Growing chatter surrounding Ashton Jeanty as we approach the NFL Draft – No. 5 to Jaguars, No. 6 to Raiders or blockbuster trade all seem to be in play, Boise High grad (now producer/director for NFL Films) on working with Jeanty for ESPN show, Bob compares recent top RB picks in the draft to Jeanty in Bronco Focus, Packers radio host (with Boise ties) on the pre-draft vibe in Green Bay, which current Boise State players will be draft prospects in 365 days, listeners plead their passionate case – where they want to see Jeanty land in the first round

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir on his NFL Draft-day experience – and details about his kids camp/golf tournament coming to the Boise area June 6-7, Idaho high school coach Cameron Anderson on the first time he met future first-rounder Colston Loveland in Gooding, Jeanty to the Raiders – are other teams jockeying for position, mixed results for five-star QBs from the 2023 recruiting class (Malachi Nelson and four others), BSU hosting first home track and field meet since 2019, Vandals coach Thomas Ford on Friday’s spring game

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Meet Ashton Jeanty … the sportswriter – former Boise State running back publishes a column for The Players’ Tribune and touts himself to all 32 NFL general managers, Jeanty and Travis Hunter amongst 17 players invited to the NFL Draft green room – how will we feel if they’re spotted hanging out together, is No. 10 a cursed number on the BSU football team – and who’s the best player to ever wear No. 10, Bob previews the WR room going into the Spring Game in Bronco Focus, football’s transfer portal opens and it’s all quiet in Boise (fingers crossed), what is your favorite form of Dude Therapy

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore-Derek Carr storyline is fascinating – how will the former Boise State QB star handle his first QB quagmire as a rookie head coach, Ashton Jeanty making media rounds to talk about NFL Draft, Raiders, his stand-up stance and playing wide receiver, BSU punter James Ferguson-Reynolds enters transfer portal (fourth lost starter this offseason) – does Spencer Danielson have a portal problem, Bob on Ty Benefield’s importance to BSU football in Bronco Focus – and more on Benefield experimenting at WR, seems like new Pac-12/The CW are poised for a TV relationship