Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Thursday, June 7, 2018. The most difficult thing local fans have to deal with in following Boise State distance-running superstar Allie Ostrander is the inability to see her. Beyond one cross country meet and a handful of indoor track and field meets, all people can do is read about her and…… MORE
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Tank climbs the ranks in the NFL
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, June 6, 2018. NFL Network is counting down the top 100 players of 2018, and former Boise State star DeMarcus Lawrence of Dallas checks in at No. 34. The unique way NFL Network presents it is cool—since players vote for the rankings, they’re the ones who do the narrative on…… MORE
Will the third time be a Snake charmer?
Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Tuesday, June 5, 2018. One of Idaho’s favorite football sons is on the ballot for the 2019 class in the College Football Hall of Fame again. The National Football Foundation announced its list of 76 players and six coaches from the FBS and 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional…… MORE
Will an afternoon bone be thrown?
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Friday, June 1, 2018. Kickoff times have now been set for Boise State’s first three games of the season in September, including the home opener versus Connecticut. The Broncos’ 2018 debut on the blue on September 8 will have the dreaded 8:15 p.m. start…… MORE
Chandler’s intangibles
Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Thursday, May 31, 2018. The fan site MidMajorMadness.com has some interesting observations on Chandler Hutchison as we sit exactly three weeks from the NBA Draft. Writer Chris Schutte points out that “as the NBA continues to drift towards positionless basketball with a heavy emphasis on versatility, Hutchison has the build of…… MORE
A quick Boise State early entry eval
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Boise State has had a player depart early for the NFL Draft for five consecutive years now. Here’s the 20/20 hindsight report card: good idea for DeMarcus Lawrence in 2014 and Jay Ajayi in 2015, maybe not so good for Kamalei Correa in 2016 and Jeremy…… MORE
Hardware handled the old-fashioned way
Presented by KILLGORE ADVENTURES. Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Last Thursday we marked the 100-day checkpoint to the start of Boise State’s 2018 football season. So did Ryan McGee and Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com, with their “100 things to watch 100 days until college football kicks off.” Asks McGee: “Is there a Group of 5 team…… MORE
No surprises, so let’s go find one
Presented by BACON. Friday, May 25, 2018. The past two weeks we’ve gone from top 25’s to point spreads—and now to all-conference teams. Athlon Sports has released its preseason All-Mountain West team, and Boise State landed seven players on the first unit, three more than the next most-honored squad. Athlon expects Brett Rypien to return…… MORE
This is where the countdown begins
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Thursday, May 24, 2018. The calendar goes into warp mode now. It is 100 days until Boise State kicks off its 2018 football season on the road at Troy. Between now and then come summer conditioning and player-run practices, followed by fall camp. Amidst all the talk of Boise State’s…… MORE
We remain ahead of ourselves
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, May 23, 2018. If the top 25 projections out right now have the “way too early” tag on them, you can take this with a grain of salt, too. But we do have odds for 44 Week 1 games in college football (plus two “Zero Week” contests). According to BetOnline.com, Boise…… MORE
