Category Archives: Podcast

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Ethan Danielson is Spencer Danielson’s brother and has stories to share about the Boise State coach, Ethan joins IST in studio – his emotional connection to BSU players and life as a Boise fireman, Boise High coach and former Broncos’ player Mike Altieri on the importance of attending BSU summer camps, some of the oldest players in college football are on BSU’s schedule, Bob (Bronco Focus) projects top four defensive players for the MW season, do you name pets after sports stars

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former Boise State basketball star Coby Karl in the IST studio – after one season in the NBA on the 76ers’ bench, how Karl visualizes his coaching career and why he still keeps in touch with BSU coach Leon Rice, Bob (Bronco Focus) projects the top four offensive players for the 2024 Mountain West football season (hmmmm, who’s No. 1?), what do we miss the most about the now-dead Pac-12, someone stole a pace car from Meridian Speedway, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & BOB: Touchdowns for Tickets (and free Boise State football season tickets for this season) is down to its final week of qualifying, former BSU quarterback Kellen Moore on the 2025 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame (is the fourth time a charm?), BSU basketball assistant coach Mike Burns on why the Broncos wanted a European point guard on the roster, Burns on how Alvaro Cardenas (Spain) can make the Broncos better, Bob (Bronco Focus) begins four-part series on changes coming to college football in 2024 – and how they impact BSU

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from the BNN Golf Tournament at Timberstone GC, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson on how the north end zone project impacts his program – and throwing up, QB Maddux Madsen says football team is back together for summer workouts and ‘it’s all ball,’ what Danielson and basketball coach Leon Rice said at a BNN function, stories on how Prater and Ballgame used to stalk athletes as kids, B.J. with his BNN Report on the Madsen-Nelson QB battle, we give away a pair of BSU season tickets (we’ll do it again next week)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Touchdowns for Tickets – we give away a pair of Boise State football season tickets (we’ll do it again the next two weeks), Ashton Jeanty is No. 1 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU roster – we ask B.J. in his BNN Report about stat expectations for the 2024 season (2,000 all-purpose yards and 20 TDs?), meet the Meridian man and former Kansas football player who’s an industry leader in Rock/Pop Star and World Tour security protection, why Idaho Indy 500 driver Sting Ray Robb needs a ‘miracle’

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Death of the Chain Gang? … NFL going high-tech this fall and it could (one day, sadly) eliminate the need for chain-gang crews around the country, No. 2 in our series of Most Important Players on the Boise State football roster – DE Ahmed Hassanein who will chase double-digit sacks for the second straight season, BSU opens football season in 100 days, are you watching more NBA or NHL, three more qualifiers to win TDs for Tickets, one of the most interesting men in the Treasure Valley

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Three more chances for listeners to win Touchdowns for Tickets, Khalil Shakir back in camp with the Bills – longtime NFL reporter on his status in a revamped WR room and his relationship with QB Josh Allen, catching up with former BSU legend Jared Zabransky (in Boise this summer for a series of camps), LB Andrew Simpson is No. 3 on our list of Most Important Players on the BSU roster, Mountain West moves championship football game to Friday night on FOX

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Johnny and Bob hit on the weird circumstances of the arrest of golf star Scottie Scheffler at the PGA Championship, Vegas has its college football win totals (Boise State 8.5), Baseball with Bob – MLB at the quarterpoint of the season, B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News Report) on recent recruiting news, things in sports that we miss, our series of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster hits on safety Ty Benefield

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Johnny and Bob catch up with Jerry Allen – voice of Oregon football for an offseason look at the Ducks, Bob (Bronco Focus) looks at the new NFL schedule and highlights primetime games featuring former Boise State players, horse racing analyst Dick Jerardi handicaps the Preakness Stakes, are certain sports shows overrated or underrated, our series of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster hits on safety Alexander Teubner

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Johnny can barely contain himself on NFL schedule release day, (Bronco Focus) Bob’s football broadcast partner Pete Cavender talks expectations for the 2024 season, BSU equipment manager Dale Holste join us in studio with a history lesson on football equipment changes over the decades, our series of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster hits on cornerback Jeremiah Earby, and Bronco offensive lineman Ben Dooley joins us in studio