Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The Gonzaga rumors persist. So what’s the No. 1 reason the Bulldogs would leave the West Coast Conference for the Mountain West? That would be money, and the Zags’ ability to negotiate their fair share. But No. 2 would be attendance. The Bulldogs’ McCarthey Center seats…… MORE
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Now this can truly be called a marquee victory
Presented by POOL DOCTOR & SPA. Tuesday, March 20, 2018. It’s official now: Boise State’s best win of 2017-18 was over Loyola-Chicago. Back on November 28, the Broncos took the Ramblers apart 87-53 in Taco Bell Arena. Loyola came into the game undefeated, but we all wondered about their strength-of-schedule. Well, the Ramblers have lost…… MORE
It was a very good week
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Monday, March 19, 2018. There has to be a sense of satisfaction around the City of Trees after a successful hosting of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nine years. Boise usually gets raves for this event, and it did again. Taco Bell Arena is the smallest venue…… MORE
Not Hampton-esque special, but up there…
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, March 16, 2018. The first three games yesterday were good ones, but there were no upsets. The last one was a blowout—and it was a gigantic upset. Early in Buffalo’s game against Arizona, it was already clear that the Bulls were playing harder than any of the other seven teams…… MORE
Low point becomes a semi-high point
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Thursday, March 15, 2018. Give Boise State credit for not folding last night, because man it could have. It was a courageous effort after the team’s darkest hour (literally). But in the end, Washington generally smothered every Bronco not named Chandler Hutchison in a 77-74 win in the first round…… MORE
The old “Who wants it more?” routine
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Just like it is in football in non-New Year’s Six bowl games, motivation is a factor in the NIT. Boise State was thankful to play on last year, and the Broncos picked up their first-ever postseason road win in a 73-68 victory at Utah. This year the…… MORE
What year is this, anyway?
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Tuesday, March 13, 2018. When Boise first hosted the NCAA Tournament 35 years ago, Boise State was, despite a Division I-AA football championship, an anonymous Big Sky school as far as the rest of the country was concerned. There was no blue turf, and the City of Trees was just…… MORE
Top seeds don’t germinate, but that’s okay
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Monday, March 12, 2018. Boise’s NCAA Tournament is odd. There’s not a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the field Thursday. Nor is there a No. 3. Taco Bell Arena got two 4’s and two 5’s as March Madness returns for the first time in nine years. But no complaints…… MORE
Tournament blues: Déjà vu versus USU
Presented by POOL DOCTOR & SPA. Friday, March 9, 2018. At Utah State a month ago, Boise State led by seven points at halftime—and watched it slip away in a 71-65 loss. Last night in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals the Broncos were up by eight points at the break, and it happened again. Boise…… MORE
Multiple things need to mesh
Presented by TRI STATE ELECTRIC. Thursday, March 8, 2018. If Boise State’s three-pointers don’t go down tonight against Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals—and sometimes they don’t, don’t we know—the Broncos will have to compensate in other facets of their game. The one constant for Boise State this season has been rebounding, and…… MORE
