Presented by BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN. Monday, January 14, 2019. For a team that spent much of November and December in a fog, Boise State has had one impressive start in Mountain West play. We’ll find out what it all means tomorrow night when No. 10 Nevada comes into Taco Bell Arena, but the Broncos do have…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: Broncos try to avoid a Saturday snorefest
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Friday, January 11, 2019. Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara is seven miles away from San Jose State’s Event Center as the crow flies, but the atmospheres at the two facilities are worlds apart. By Bay Area college football standards, the environment at the CFP national championship game Monday night was electric.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Alston could be the straw that stirs the drink
Presented by TRI-STATE ELECTRIC. Thursday, January 10, 2019. The question moving forward for Boise State hoops: was the win over San Diego State last Saturday the turning of the corner Leon Rice has predicted? Is Derrick Alston the difference-maker the Broncos have been waiting for? We’re talking leadership as much as points, rebounds and assists.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Where does MW football go from here?
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Wednesday, January 9, 2019. The Mountain West is the Group of 5’s king of the hill for the 2018 season. The final Coaches Poll was released several hours after the AP Poll yesterday; Boise State stayed put in that one, too, at No. 24. And like the AP list, there were…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: ‘The Snake’ goes from Hill Road to the Hall
Presented by TRI-STATE ELECTRIC. Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Just over 22 years after his storied career at Arizona State ended, Capital High grad Jake Plummer has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. That’s quite a journey for a guy who says he learned how to evade defensive linmen by dodging nerf balls…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Have the Broncos found the rest of their story?
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Monday, January 7, 2019. When Boise State’s Derrick Alston subbed in 5½ minutes into the San Diego State game, Saturday night, the first thing you noticed was a lift in the Broncos’ energy. Alston went high to grab an errant shot and scored on a putback—then emphatically clapped his hands together…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Heartstopper time again for Broncos and Aztecs?
Presented by TRI-STATE ELECTRIC. Friday, January 4, 2019. Boise State and San Diego State have played some dandies since hooking up in the Mountain West seven years ago. Of the 15 games between the two schools, eight have been decided by four points or less, including the last matchup in Boise, an 83-80 Bronco win…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Wyoming provides the perfect tonic
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Thursday, January 3, 2019. It was the tale of two catalysts as Boise State opened Mountain West play Wednesday night with a 69-55 win at Wyoming. It was the ideal reset after a 5-8 run through non-conference play. At the offensive end it was Alex Hobbs, who scored 12 of his…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Most of the Mountain West rowing the same boat
Presented by TRI-STATE ELECTRIC. Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Normally, a Boise State men’s basketball team that labored to a 5-8 non-conference record would face a daunting task in opening the Mountain West season at Wyoming. But tonight in Laramie, the Broncos will be facing a team in the same boat, as the Cowboys are 4-9.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The Year In Sports, locally and chronologically
Presented by ZAMZOWS. Monday, December 31, 2018. As we close out the year, let me first thank you for reading, listening and watching. Hope you enjoy this local look back at 2018. January 13: Chandler Hutchison breaks a 47-year-old Boise State record with 44 points in an 83-80 win over San Diego State at sold-out…… MORE
