Presented by BACON. Friday, April 20, 2018. I saw this in the Deseret News: “Proposal: BYU joins league with Utah.” I read on, and it was about a proposal from FBSchedules.com that suggests an eight-team College Football Playoff bracket (no surprise)—and, splitting up the Power 5 conferences and add independents like Notre Dame, BYU and…… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Slant
What was that about a New Year’s Six Bowl?
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Thursday, April 19, 2018. Like Boise State, Fresno State ended spring football with its Spring Game last Saturday. The Bulldogs are being pumped up as New Year’s Six Bowl contenders. Here’s the reasoning from the Fresno Bee’s Robert Kuwada: “With 17 returning starters from a 10-4 team, the Bulldogs have…… MORE
A warming trend for bowl game delegates
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, April 18, 2018. When what is now the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl was founded in 1997, who would have thought that Boise would one day host the Football Bowl Association’s annual meeting? I mean, those were humble beginnings, as the Big West Conference (which three years later would be forced to…… MORE
Debunking the Vander Esch draft myth
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The certainty of first-round NFL Draft status for Boise State’s Leighton Vander Esch has been called into question, depending upon who you believe. Charlie Campbell of Walter Football claims some NFL teams have “medically flunked” Vander Esch and have removed him from their draft boards. Listen…… MORE
Okay, go ahead and pay attention
Presented by BACON. Monday, April 16, 2018. Well, here’s what I wrote Friday in advance of Boise State’s Spring Game: “Pay no attention to Brett Rypien’s numbers tomorrow, whatever they may be, because the senior will just be getting courtesy work.” Wrong. Today we are paying attention to Rypien’s numbers, because he got five possessions…… MORE
At the head of the class
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, April 13, 2018. Tonight marks the first Boise State Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 10½ years. With that much time having passed, there’s a line to get in. The university had to start somewhere, and what better group than one led by perhaps the most important student-athlete in…… MORE
No. 82 and No. 6
Presented by PEASLEY TRANSFER & STORAGE. Thursday, April 12, 2018. Two years ago, you knew what you were getting with No. 82 and No. 6 in the Boise State offense. The former was Thomas Sperbeck, who ended up shattering the school record for receiving yards. The latter was the field-stretching Chaz Anderson. Both uniforms were…… MORE
DeLaet is here—we want him out there
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Let’s do some Boise State Athletic Hall of Fame prep in advance of Friday night’s induction ceremony. It’s good news/bad news that golfer Graham DeLaet will be able to attend, as he still hasn’t been able to play a PGA Tour event this calendar year. So DeLaet…… MORE
Making the most of what you have
Presented by PEASLEY TRANSFER & STORAGE. Tuesday, April 10, 2018. A column over the weekend by the Reno Gazette-Journal’s Chris Murray talks about Nevada striking while the iron is hot to become a “national program” in college basketball. Not surprisingly, the bottom line is money—investing in men’s hoops. What was eye-opening was a list Murray…… MORE
Rejuvenated Robert Mahone sets a new tone
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Monday, April 9, 2018. Not a lot of news out of Boise State’s second scrimmage of spring football Saturday night, and that was by design. Local media were allowed to attend for their own edification, but there wasn’t much of substance reported. One theme that emerged, though, was the rise of…… MORE
