Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Monday, October 14, 2019. We found out a lot about the quarterback position in Boise State’s 59-37 win over Hawaii Saturday night. One, that it is as fragile as we thought it was. And, that the Broncos have a capable combo moving forward, whether Hank Bachmeier can play or not.…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: Classic Hawaii scheme resurfaces
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, October 11, 2019. There’ll be shades of June Jones Saturday night when Hawaii hits the blue turf to face Boise State. Jones was the curator of the run-and-shoot offense with the Rainbow Warriors from 1999-2007, and current UH coach Nick Rolovich was one of his quarterbacks. Rolovich has brought that…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: All-MW QB—a two-horse race?
Presented by LIKE NU CAR WASH. Thursday, October 10, 2019. Are these guys now the two best quarterbacks in the Mountain West? Hawaii’s Cole McDonald and Boise State’s Hank Bachmeier will face off on the blue turf Saturday night, and the player who performs the best will emerge as the favorite for first-team All-Mountain West…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Game ball candidates—in the stands
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, October 9, 2019. There’s one group in Boise State’s world that hasn’t received enough credit this year. It’s the crowd. At a time when college football attendance is eroding, this was supposed to be the season of comeuppance for the Broncos, with an unattractive home schedule, three straight home games…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: A confident, motivated foe on the Blue
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Tuesday, October 8, 2019. I saved a couple snippets from a Ferd Lewis column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser 10 days ago, because I was still in disbelief over Hawaii’s 54-3 demolition of Nevada in Reno. With a bye week ahead, you can imagine what the Rainbow Warriors were like…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: An imperfect perfect record
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Monday, October 7, 2019. A lot is being made of Boise State being in the “driver’s seat” for the Group of 5 berth for the New Year’s Six bowl’s this season. The only thing people generally have to go on are the traditional polls, and the Broncos are up to No.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Bachmeier, mover of the chains
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Friday, October 4, 2019. Although he showed no signs of it, you can’t help but think Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier was nicked up after the all the hits he absorbed over the first four games of the season. So the Broncos’ bye week had to benefit the true…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Last time around at Sam Boyd, probably
Presented by BBSI. Thursday, October 3, 2019. Saturday night will mark Boise State’s final regular season venture into Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, or will it? Next year, UNLV football will move to the Raiders’ new facility, Allegiant Stadium, the 65,000-seat jewel west of Mandalay Bay. The key number is 65,000. There is no…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Variations on the Broncos’ preparation theme
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Today we drill down a bit more on what Boise State coach Bryan Harsin laid out Monday as the Broncos try to rework the linebacker position with the loss of Zeke Noa. Harsin knows what he has in Benton Wickersham, Bruno DeRose and, to a…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Harsin not talking like a 4-0 coach
Presented by BBSI. Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Something’s bugging Boise State coach Bryan Harsin, and that’s probably a good thing. Harsin must be the most uncomfortable undefeated coach in the country as October dawns. He talked Monday about the need for focus during the Broncos’ first traditional road trip of the season, Saturday night at…… MORE
