Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Maybe it’s just me, but when Jim Leavitt left the defensive coordinator’s post at Oregon two weeks ago, I didn’t seriously consider that Andy Avalos was the Ducks’ target. But Avalos is the guy, and he leaves Boise State after seven years on the Broncos’ staff. With…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: Going small is a thing, occasionally
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Boise State coach Leon Rice did something different down the stretch in Saturday’s loss to Utah State. He went “small,” going without a center for the final 6½ minutes of the game. In fact, Rice didn’t substitute anyone for the rest of regulation after sending Derrick Alston in…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Courageous comeback, confounding defeat
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Monday, February 25, 2019. This Boise State team rallied big against No. 6 Nevada last month in Taco Bell Arena, led in the final two minutes, and lost by one point. On Saturday, the Broncos staged a 16-2 late-game run against the Mountain West’s second-best team, Utah State, to take a…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Trying to burst the Aggies’ bubble
Presented by BACON. Friday, February 22, 2019. Don’t look now, but Utah State is only a half-game behind Nevada in the Mountain West. And guess who’s coming into Taco Bell Arena tomorrow. Boise State has been thrust into a spoiler’s role in not only the conference regular season title race, but the NCAA Tournament. The…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Sidebars on the benches at Taco Bell Arena
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Thursday, February 21, 2019. Boise State and Utah State play their only game of the regular season Saturday afternoon in Taco Bell Arena, as this year’s Mountain West rotation skips the Broncos-Aggies game in Logan. So Tim Duryea, the former USU coach and now a Boise State assistant, does not have…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: DeMarcus Lawrence and the maneuvering
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, February 20, 2019. No game of tag Tuesday—so Demarcus Lawrence isn’t “it” yet. “It” would be the Dallas Cowboys’ franchise tag, something the former Boise State star played under last season (for a cool $17 million). The tag this year would earn him $20 mill, but Lawrence doesn’t want to do…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: It didn’t seem broke, but it still needs fixin’
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Tuesday, February 19, 2019. As it has some extra time off due to a Mountain West mid-week bye, Boise State knows what needs to be fixed after what happened in the 71-65 loss at San Diego State Saturday evening. The question will be: which of the things are fixable? The Broncos…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: What else can happen?
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Thursday, February 14, 2019. Boise State went almost 6½ minutes without a field goal down the stretch Wednesday night at Fresno State. In fact, the Broncos made only four buckets in the final 11 minutes of the game. So it was a minor miracle that they were still able to take…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Fresno State is capable of cooling things off
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Wednesday, February 13, 2019. Boise State is in a sticky situation at Fresno State tonight. The Broncos really, really need to win this game, but how much better can they expect to be on the road versus their home game against the Bulldogs, a 63-53 loss last month? That was…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Standings are deceiving for the Broncos
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Tuesday, February 12, 2019. It’s crunch time in the Mountain West. The top five finishers in the standings earn coveted first-round byes in the conference tournament next month. Nevada, Fresno State and Utah State are basically guaranteed three of them. That leaves six teams realistically battling for those other two spots.…… MORE
