Category Archives: Podcast

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State football opens fall camp Wednesday – what would we like to see in August and what are the top priorities for coach Andy Avalos, Pac-12 execs get bad news and now we wonder about the future of the league, Avalos explains his new fan-friendly media policies for this season, Andrew Meadow is a rising star in the basketball program, cornerback coach Demario Warren on his depth chart

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State football opens fall camp Wednesday – what would we like to see in August and what are the top priorities for coach Andy Avalos, Pac-12 execs get bad news and now we wonder about the future of the league, Avalos explains his new fan-friendly media policies for this season, Andrew Meadow is a rising star in the basketball program, cornerback coach Demario Warren on his depth chart

Posted on August 1, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State loses leading WR Latrel Caples for the 2023 season – Andy Avalos, Bush Hamdan and Matt Miller on how the depth chart changes (including Austin Bolt-Ben Ford updates), hear from Avalos and other coaches from their pre-camp press conferences, Bob sits down with Miller to discuss the WR room in Bronco Focus, Johnny shotguns an energy drink – Scott Matlock-style, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State loses leading WR Latrel Caples for the 2023 season – Andy Avalos, Bush Hamdan and Matt Miller on how the depth chart changes (including Austin Bolt-Ben Ford updates), hear from Avalos and other coaches from their pre-camp press conferences, Bob sits down with Miller to discuss the WR room in Bronco Focus, Johnny shotguns an energy drink – Scott Matlock-style, Weekend Winners & Losers

Posted on July 31, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We take a deep dive into the new Boise State football record book – how many current players are listed and which two are listed the most, Big 12 and Pac-12 are in expansion mode and something could happen quick – where could that leave BSU and college football in the West, B.J. Rains previews basketball’s road trip to Canada in his BNN Report, NFL training camp headlines, Baseball with Bob

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We take a deep dive into the new Boise State football record book – how many current players are listed and which two are listed the most, Big 12 and Pac-12 are in expansion mode and something could happen quick – where could that leave BSU and college football in the West, B.J. Rains previews basketball’s road trip to Canada in his BNN Report, NFL training camp headlines, Baseball with Bob

Posted on July 28, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Colorado officially joins Big 12 – what’s next for the B12 and Pac-12 (and how does it impact Boise State?), new quarterback commit Kaleb Annett on why he’s excited to play for BSU, Eagle High coach James Cluphf on QB and Idaho State commit Davis Harsin, Boise soccer coach on Sofia’s Huerta’s play in the World Cup, two BSU graduates (Coby Karl and Bryan Gates) land on 76ers’ coaching staff

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Colorado officially joins Big 12 – what’s next for the B12 and Pac-12 (and how does it impact Boise State?), new quarterback commit Kaleb Annett on why he’s excited to play for BSU, Eagle High coach James Cluphf on QB and Idaho State commit Davis Harsin, Boise soccer coach on Sofia’s Huerta’s play in the World Cup, two BSU graduates (Coby Karl and Bryan Gates) land on 76ers’ coaching staff

Posted on July 27, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Colorado leaving Pac-12 for the Big 12 – how does that impact Boise State and college football in the West, former Broncos (20 of them) report to NFL training camps, Big 12 reporter on the CU news and the UCF-BSU home opener Sept. 9, is the best athlete in the Big Sky from the Treasure Valley, Hank Bachmeier and Sam Vidlak are slated to start this season, what was Jeramiah Dickey doing late Tuesday night

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Colorado leaving Pac-12 for the Big 12 – how does that impact Boise State and college football in the West, former Broncos (20 of them) report to NFL training camps, Big 12 reporter on the CU news and the UCF-BSU home opener Sept. 9, is the best athlete in the Big Sky from the Treasure Valley, Hank Bachmeier and Sam Vidlak are slated to start this season, what was Jeramiah Dickey doing late Tuesday night

Posted on July 26, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State has nine defensive players in the NFL – how many will land on 53-man rosters when training camps end, Eagle High quarterback Davis Harsin (son of Bryan) commits to coach Cody Hawkins at Idaho State, Bob sits down with Mountain West coaches Jay Norvell (Colorado State) and Craig Bohl (Wyoming) in Bronco Focus, BSU single-game football tickets are on sale, Kellen’s QB star gets paid, and who is Eddie Bird

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State has nine defensive players in the NFL – how many will land on 53-man rosters when training camps end, Eagle High quarterback Davis Harsin (son of Bryan) commits to coach Cody Hawkins at Idaho State, Bob sits down with Mountain West coaches Jay Norvell (Colorado State) and Craig Bohl (Wyoming) in Bronco Focus, BSU single-game football tickets are on sale, Kellen’s QB star gets paid, and who is Eddie Bird

Posted on July 25, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: It’s Big Sky Football Media Day – separate interviews with Idaho coach Jason Eck (optimistic) and Idaho State coach Cody Hawkins (determined), Boise State enters fall camp with five starting offensive linemen (how good are they?), Bob sits down with coaches Brady Hoke (San Diego State) and Brent Brennan (San Jose State) in Bronco Focus, there are 29 Idaho connections in the NFL as training camps open, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: It’s Big Sky Football Media Day – separate interviews with Idaho coach Jason Eck (optimistic) and Idaho State coach Cody Hawkins (determined), Boise State enters fall camp with five starting offensive linemen (how good are they?), Bob sits down with coaches Brady Hoke (San Diego State) and Brent Brennan (San Jose State) in Bronco Focus, there are 29 Idaho connections in the NFL as training camps open, Weekend Winners & Losers

Posted on July 24, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & BEHLER: IST wraps up Mountain West Media Days with two conversations – reading the body language of players/coaches and nine of 12 teams appear to have a starting QB, Coach Pete gets his first hole-in-one, B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) with final observations from Media Days, Bob has odd facts about MW players (one is proud of his sewing, another has a private pilot’s license), what Washington’s coach/QB are saying at Pac-12 Media Days

IST WITH PRATER & BEHLER: IST wraps up Mountain West Media Days with two conversations – reading the body language of players/coaches and nine of 12 teams appear to have a starting QB, Coach Pete gets his first hole-in-one, B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) with final observations from Media Days, Bob has odd facts about MW players (one is proud of his sewing, another has a private pilot’s license), what Washington’s coach/QB are saying at Pac-12 Media Days

Posted on July 21, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live From Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas, Boise State football coach Andy Avalos on the tight camaraderie of his team and athletic director Jeramiah Dickey on the marketing and branding of his sports department, UNLV first-year coach Barry Odom on the task of turning the Rebels into a winning program – and he thinks it can be done, B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) on which MW coaches could be fired or hired by P5 programs after the season

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live From Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas, Boise State football coach Andy Avalos on the tight camaraderie of his team and athletic director Jeramiah Dickey on the marketing and branding of his sports department, UNLV first-year coach Barry Odom on the task of turning the Rebels into a winning program – and he thinks it can be done, B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) on which MW coaches could be fired or hired by P5 programs after the season

Posted on July 21, 2023

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Mountain West Football Media Days in Las Vegas, Boise State predicted to finish first (again) and three Broncos are honored, commissioner Gloria Nevarez on giving San Diego State its $6.6M revenue check, meet preseason players of the year QB Chevan Cordeiro (San Jose State) and LB Easton Gibbs (Wyoming), B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) previews Andy Avalos’ appearance Thursday, DJ Schramm and Riley Smith on the 2023 season

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Mountain West Football Media Days in Las Vegas, Boise State predicted to finish first (again) and three Broncos are honored, commissioner Gloria Nevarez on giving San Diego State its $6.6M revenue check, meet preseason players of the year QB Chevan Cordeiro (San Jose State) and LB Easton Gibbs (Wyoming), B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) previews Andy Avalos’ appearance Thursday, DJ Schramm and Riley Smith on the 2023 season

Posted on July 19, 2023

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