Presented by BACON. Monday, October 28, 2019. After a weekend of Mountain West weirdness, Boise State’s now the only unbeaten team in conference play, but good luck figuring anything else out. Let’s start in the West Division, because that’s where San Jose State resides, and the Broncos face the surprising Spartans this week. SJSU went…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: The mid-term team MVP
Presented by BACON. Friday, October 25, 2019. Let’s take a mid-term exam. Who is Boise State’s midseason Most Valuable Player for 2019? Well, it’s not rocket science. As Preseason Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, STUD end Curtis Weaver had the most preseason hype of any Bronco, and he has delivered. Weaver is tied…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: What are you wishing for – Part II
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Thursday, October 24, 2019. Since it’s a bye week, and Boise State is reviewing the first half of the season, let’s review something I wrote two weeks before the season started: “Some people just can’t understand why the Broncos aren’t at least 12-1 every year and actually call for a…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Hoping for more push up front
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Boise State, of course, lost running back Alexander Mattison and quarterback Brett Rypien to the NFL this year. The saving grace as the Broncos broke in new starters at those positions was to be the offensive line, which returned all five starters from 2018. Not that…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Those elusive picks
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The four turnovers Boise State picked up in its win over Hawaii are looking more like an aberration than a trend after the Broncos produced exactly zero takeaways in their loss at BYU. Boise State’s prolonged interception drought is particularly perplexing. After seven games this season, there have…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: BYU was flat-out ready
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Monday, October 21, 2019. A team on a roll versus a team on its heels. After what was reportedly a fiery week of practice, the latter team got off its heels, and BYU upset No. 14 Boise State 28-25 in Provo. The Broncos had been living dangerously in building their…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: BYU’s independence rollercoaster
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Friday, October 18, 2019. It all goes back to that wild June of 2010, when Utah left the Mountain West for the Pac-12 and the MW invited Boise State to join the conference. BYU thought it over, and—not wanting to be totally left behind by the Utes—decided later that summer…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Searching for a Tallahassee sequel
Presented by LIKE NU CAR WASH. Thursday, October 17, 2019. Boise State’s ground game—running backs division—has not been the same since wearing down Florida State with 214 yards on 57 attempts in the season opener as Robert Mahone netted 142 yards. George Holani followed with 103 against Marshall, but the Broncos haven’t had anyone go…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: No. 9 is ready to be No. 2
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Wednesday, October 16, 2019. My first thought upon Boise State quarterback Jaylon Henderson entering the Hawaii game when he did last Saturday night—on the second possession of the third quarter in the heat of the battle—was that the Broncos were immediately prepping him to be the No. 2 quarterback for…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Reviewing Group of 5 resumes
Presented by LIKE NU CAR WASH. Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Halfway through the 2019 season, let’s update some Group of 5 portfolios, understanding that the CFP committee could seriously shuffle the deck on November 5. Boise State is 6-0, of course, and leading the Group of 5 in the major polls (No. 14 in AP…… MORE
