Presented by EVAN’S BUILDING CENTER. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Minnesota Vikings third-round draft pick Alexander Mattison is the second-highest selection ever among Boise State running backs. The first, 2012 first-rounder Doug Martin, has been an unrestricted free agent after spending last season with Oakland, which appeared to be willing to let him walk. Now Martin’s…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: Where will we tune in next year?
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The future is now for the Mountain West. Meaning, the conference’s TV contract expires next year, and negotiations for a new one are getting underway this week. Mark Ziegler of the San Diego Union-Tribune laid it out pretty well in an analysis of the crossroads the league…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Six figures is not the worst thing that could happen
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Tuesday, April 30, 2019. B.J. Rains of the Idaho Press reports that Brett Rypien received a “six-figure guarantee” from the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent. That would put the former Boise State star somewhere between $100,000 and the UDFA record $140,000 the Seattle Times reports former Washington standout Jake…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Let’s not let this overshadow Mattison
Presented by EVAN’S BUILDING CENTER. Monday, April 29, 2019. There was major disappointment in Broncoland over Brett Rypien going undrafted over the weekend, but at the other end of the spectrum was Alexander Mattison. The Boise State running back produced a different kind of surprise when he was taken at the very end of the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Will Rypien be ‘that’ quarterback?
Presented by EVAN’S BUILDING CENTER. Friday, April 26, 2019. Boise State quarterback Eric Guthrie was selected in the 15th round of the 1972 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers and went on to a successful career in the Canadian Football League. The Broncos’ Jim McMillan was drafted in the 14th round by the Detroit…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: As much as we hate the AAC motto…
Presented by BACON. Thursday, April 25, 2019. The American Athletic Conference has this inflated vision of itself, often invoking the phrase “Power Six” (there, I said it) the past two years in an effort to be considered a major conference. But it’s not. To be sure, though, it’s in the best position among the Group…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The new top Bronco
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The burst of applause Tuesday when Marlene Tromp was named as Boise State’s seventh president in a State Board of Education motion was impressive. Insiders say leaders of every facet of campus life supported her, and we have to assume that includes the athletic department. Dr. Tromp walks…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Optimism and skepticism surrounding Rypien
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Tuesday, April 23, 2019. There are lots of positives out there regarding Brett Rypien going into the NFL Draft this week, and that’s what we choose to look at in the land where orange-colored glasses abound. But it’s important that Boise State faithful—and Brett Rypien fans in general—be mentally prepared…… MORE
Can Buffalo break through with the Broncos?
Presented by BACON. Monday, April 22, 2019. Bryan Harsin tweeted a “Go Broncos” late Thursday afternoon. That meant an additional 2019 commit to the Boise State football program. It took awhile, but the mystery man was revealed Friday to be Khafari Buffalo, a graduate transfer from The Citadel. The curious thing at the outset: Buffalo…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Experience settles down the Steelies’ troops
Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Friday, April 19, 2019. Coach Neil Graham pointed out on KTIK Tuesday that nine Idaho Steelheads players were making their first professional postseason appearances last Friday when Idaho was turned inside-out by Utah in a 7-1 humiliation. But the boys have settled down, and they now have a…… MORE
