Category Archives: SCOTT SLANT

SCOTT SLANT: All quiet on the ExtraMile front
Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. Wednesday Weekly: March 18, 2026. There is a precedent for Boise State skipping postseason opportunities in men's basketball. It was 10 years ago, when the Bron...
Tom Scott 7h ago

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It wouldn't be what it is without Lyle
Presented by TURN RIGHT SERVICES. This Day In Sports...March 17, 1916: The "father of Bronco football" is born. Lyle Smith, who built Boise Junior College into a powerhouse in the late 1940s, 1950s an...
Tom Scott Mar 17, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Retrievers retrieve hoops history
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...March 16, 2018: Everybody said it had to happen someday-a No. 16 seed beating a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament. But not like this. UMBC, a 20.5-point u...
Tom Scott Mar 16, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State goes dancin' for the first time
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...March 13, 1976, 50 years ago today: In its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, Boise State runs into the Runnin' Rebels of UNLV in the first round of the...
Tom Scott Mar 13, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: Worst possible ending to MW hoops years
Presented by ENERGY SHIELD ROOFS. Thursday Special: March 12, 2026. Broadcasting great Red Barber once said never to predict sports. Who could have predicted that? The hottest team in the Mountain Wes...
Tom Scott Mar 12, 2026

SCOTT SLANT: There are believers out there
Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. Wednesday Weekly: March 11, 2026. Does Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News know something we don't? Wilner has been publishing power rankings for the new Pa...
Tom Scott Mar 11, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: "Don't give up - don't ever give up"
Presented by ENERGY SHIELD ROOFS. This Day In Sports...March 10, 1946: The birthday of the late Jim Valvano, who not only coached North Carolina State to the 1983 national championship, but also did a...
Tom Scott Mar 10, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos' cup of coffee in the rankings
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports...March 9, 2015: Toward the end of its 47th season of four-year basketball, Boise State nabs the first Top 25 ranking in school history. The Broncos ma...
Tom Scott Mar 09, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Goodbye to "Omaha! Omaha! Omaha!"
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports...March 6, 2016, 10 years ago today: News breaks that Peyton Manning has informed the Denver Broncos he's going to retire after 18 years in the NFL. The decisi...
Tom Scott Mar 06, 2026

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Leon Rice's one and only WAC season
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. This Day In Sports...March 5, 2011, 15 years ago today: After 10 years in the league, Boise State plays its final men's basketball conference game in the WAC, beating San J...
Tom Scott Mar 05, 2026




