Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: College football’s twin 200-game winners

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: College football’s twin 200-game winners

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…September 29, 2018 five years ago today: On the same day, Boise State and Oklahoma become the first college football teams to reach 200 wins in the 21st century. The Broncos got there with a 34-14 win at Wyoming, avenging a painful loss in Laramie two years earlier. Brett…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The right Bronco backup at the right time

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The right Bronco backup at the right time

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…September 28, 2002: With quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie on the shelf due to a broken ankle, Boise State keeps finding a way, defeating Utah State 63-38 in Bronco Stadium. Backup B.J. Rhode was filling in while Dinwiddie healed from an injury at Arkansas and threw for a career-high 376…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A pretty good start for a true sophomore

SCOTT SLANT: A pretty good start for a true sophomore

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Ashton Jeanty is 13th in the nation in rushing after his 205 yards in Boise State’s 34-31 win at San Diego State. That’s pretty good. But Jeanty is No. 1 in the country in all-purpose yards with 173 yards per game. What’s striking about that: all-purpose yards combine rushing, receiving, punt returns…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: For the best closer, it comes to a close

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: For the best closer, it comes to a close

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…September 26, 2013, 10 years ago today: The greatest closer in baseball history pitches his final game. Mariano Rivera’s farewell appearance came at home in Yankee Stadium, wrapping up a 19-year career in pinstripes. This was not a Yankees championship team—they had been eliminated from Wild…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The best 16 hours ever on the Blue

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The best 16 hours ever on the Blue

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…September 25, 2010: In terms of before sunrise to after sunset, the biggest sports day in Boise State history (state of Idaho history, for that matter). ESPN College GameDay originated from the blue turf for the first time, drawing 13,250 fans at dawn. It was incredible to see the…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Last go-round for the ‘Ryan Express’

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Last go-round for the ‘Ryan Express’

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…September 22, 1993, 30 years ago today: Pitching legend Nolan Ryan plays in his final game as the Texas Rangers fall to the Seattle Mariners 7-4. Ryan was 46 years old and was completing his 27th big league season. His career finale drew a crowd of 40,184 to the Kingdome for an otherwise meaningless…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: One of Jake The Snake’s senior signatures

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: One of Jake The Snake’s senior signatures

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…September 21, 1996: Led by Capital High graduate Jake Plummer, Arizona State lays a totally unexpected 19-0 shutout on two-time defending national champion Nebraska in Sun Devil Stadium. Plummer directed an 80-yard touchdown drive on ASU’s first possession, finishing it by dancing out of a sack and delivering…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: About to find out about this Broncos defense

SCOTT SLANT: About to find out about this Broncos defense

Presented by BACON BOISE. Let’s call Friday night’s Boise State-San Diego State game at Snapdragon Stadium the Mystery Bowl. For one thing, we don’t know enough about the Aztecs to comment on them yet (although nothing through their first four games has been jaw-dropping). But the same can be said for the Broncos. Their defense…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Golf stars align at Hillcrest Country Club

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Golf stars align at Hillcrest Country Club

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…September 19, 2005: One of the most unique days in golf—not only here, but anywhere. In the Kraft/Nabisco Shootout, the skins game for charity that preceded the Albertson’s Boise Open, the field included the tournament champions from the day before on the PGA, LPGA and Nationwide Tours. Jason…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: One new QB, and another, and another

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: One new QB, and another, and another

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…September 18, 2015: For the first time ever, three Boise State quarterbacks make their collegiate football debuts in the same game. After starter Ryan Finley was injured in the first quarter of a 52-0 victory over Idaho State, Thomas Stuart, Brett Rypien and Alex Ogle followed him. Rypien,…MORE