Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Ever since the offseason began in January, there have been “way too early” top 25 lists and all the offshoots—all the way to the first official one, the preseason Coaches Poll that had Boise State at No. 22. The Broncos have been placed from the mid-teens to…… MORE
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Broncos looking for triumph in the trenches
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Whatever concerns Boise State coach Bryan Harsin expressed going into fall camp, the offensive line wasn’t one of them. The group essentially returns four starters: Ezra Cleveland, John Molchon, Eric Quevedo and Garrett Larson. But last September, the unit was really green, to the point…… MORE
Jerry Kramer: “You can, if you will”
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Monday, August 6, 2018. Jerry Kramer has now dropped one long-time badge of honor: “Best Player Not In The Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former Idaho Vandal and Green Bay Packer great is in. Kramer spent a lot of time at the podium Saturday night in Canton, OH, 18½ minutes…… MORE
Forgotten Broncos provide massive depth
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Friday, August 3, 2018. Fall camp is here, and all of Boise State’s injured players have been cleared. In at least two cases, they are not on the Broncos’ initial two-deep, but they could probably start for most teams in the Mountain West. Remember that Sam Whitney began last season on…… MORE
MW milestone: a period of calm
Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Thursday, August 2, 2018. With fall camps convening left and right, it’s a good time to not only mark the 50th anniversary of Boise State football (which we have already), but the 20th season of Mountain West football. Of the eight schools that broke away from the WAC…… MORE
Broncos keep their eye on the ball
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN THURSDAY.) Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Friday, July 27, 2018. It used to be called “reading your press clippings.” Now I guess it’s “press postings.” At any rate, now that Mountain West Media Days have passed, with praise heaped upon Boise State, players have to ignore the hype.…… MORE
Maybe we’re lookin’ at the wrong Cowboys
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Thursday, July 26, 2018. My takeaway from Mountain West Media Days: we could be missing something on the Boise State schedule. When people talk about the Broncos’ toughest game this season, you hear about Oklahoma State, or San Diego State, or Fresno State, or even Troy. Especially the Cowboys on September…… MORE
The grain-of-salt poll out tomorrow
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN THURSDAY.) Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Monday, July 23, 2018. The first nugget to come out of Mountain West Media Days tomorrow will be the preseason poll, where Boise State is expected to be the pick in the Mountain Division. But you can’t hang your hat on that.…… MORE
Final course of the Phil Steele meal
Presented by BACON. Friday, July 20, 2018. I opened up the Scott Slant fridge last night, and I found some Phil Steele leftovers. That magazine is like a Thanksgiving turkey. It’s hard to finish it off. So here’s a couple of significant sandwiches; they come from Steele’s national position rankings. The most interesting one is…… MORE
With consistency, anything can happen
Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Thursday, July 19, 2018. If Alexander Mattison can bottle up what he did in the middle of last season and spread that over four or so months this year, there’s no telling what he could do for Boise State. In those six games in October and November, Mattison…… MORE
