Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Wednesday, June 27, 2018. I saw this in a Ferd Lewis column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton (he’s from Hawaii). Milton was the MVP of the Knight’s 34-27 victory over Auburn in the Peach Bowl, making them the nation’s only undefeated team in the 2017 season.…… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Slant
Phil Steele’s encyclopedia is out
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Tuesday, June 26, 2018. It’s almost as big as an old phone book (remember those?). It won’t win any awards for graphic design. It’s all about the content—352 pages of it. Of course, it’s Phil Steele’s 2018 College Football Preview. We won’t get through it all in one sitting, but here…… MORE
Rolling the dice on Hutch facts and figures
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Thursday, June 21, 2018. Unfortunately, the Scott Slant column is off tomorrow, so here’s a “what if” should Chandler Hutchison indeed go in the first round tonight. If he does, he’ll be the first Boise State player to do it, of course. He would also…… MORE
An aging facility with a story or two
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, June 20, 2018. It’s time for the 32nd home opener in Boise Hawks history when the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes visit tonight. Not to dredge up the downtown stadium issue, but this will be the Hawks’ 30th season in Memorial Stadium down by the river (the team’s first two summers were spent at…… MORE
Patience should pay off for Hutchison
Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Chandler Hutchison won’t be in the audience after all at the NBA Draft Thursday evening. He’ll be back in the green room after receiving an official invitation from the league (and will be accompanied by his Boise State coach, Leon Rice). Hutchison was on Idaho SportsTalk yesterday…… MORE
The shiny object beckons in Stillwater
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by BACON. Friday, June 15, 2018. ESPN.com’s angle this week in its ramp-up to college football is “The most important game for each Top 25 team.” It will not surprise you that for No. 21 Boise State, the choice is Oklahoma State. The synopsis from Jake Trotter: “With…… MORE
Prepping for some player pandemonium
Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Thursday, June 14, 2018. The NCAA Division I Council has approved what amounts to a tectonic shift in athletics eligibility. Players will no longer have to get permission from the institutions they’re departing to talk to this school or that. Beginning October 15, athletes can inform teams of their intention to…… MORE
Hutch has something (maybe) nobody else does
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, June 13, 2018. ESPN is on board with the consensus out there—Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison will be selected by the Chicago Bulls with the No. 22 overall pick next week. Here’s the synopsis in the latest NBA mock draft from ESPN Insider: “Chicago’s wing rotation could certainly use more depth, and…… MORE
Yes, they will play the MW schedule
Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Tuesday, June 12, 2018. With all the hype surrounding Nevada basketball for next season (top 5…national champion?), why would the Mountain West even need to play its conference schedule? Well, the show will go on, of course, and yesterday the league released its slate for next winter. Boise State will open…… MORE
The inevitable demise of a coveted tie-in
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WLL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, June 8, 2018. As feared, the 2019 Las Vegas Bowl will apparently be the last for the Mountain West. Longtime college football scribe Brett McMurphy wrote via Twitter yesterday, “Sources: Las Vegas Bowl will pit Pac-12 vs. another Power 5 league (SEC most intriguing…… MORE
