Category Archives: Scott Slant

SCOTT SLANT: Week 1 is one thing – then there’s Week 2

SCOTT SLANT: Week 1 is one thing – then there’s Week 2

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly: July 5, 2023. Let’s set aside the Huskies for a moment. In his Big 12 preview, ESPN’s Bill Connelly suggests that the UCF Knights, Boise State’s first guest of the season on September 9, could make a run for the title in their first year in the conference. Going…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Lou Gehrig’s 4th of July farewell

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Lou Gehrig’s 4th of July farewell

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…fast-forward a day to July 4, 1939: In one of the most dramatically-charged moments in sports history, an emotional Lou Gehrig says thank you on his Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium. With a packed house looking on and his 1927 and 1939 teammates around him, the “Iron Man”…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A new world for college athletes

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A new world for college athletes

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 30, 2021, two years ago today: The NCAA, rebuffed by the Supreme Court in its effort to prevent athletes from accepting compensation for name, image and likeness, announces an interim NIL policy. With that, the stage was set for a seismic change in college sports the following day,…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The essence of summer on the Blue

SCOTT SLANT: The essence of summer on the Blue

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly: June 28, 2023. Player-run practices continue for Boise State football—a staple of summer. This is where chemistry is developed. Example: the on-field dynamic between quarterbacks and receivers. A year ago, Hank Bachmeier was running the summer show for the Broncos. And based on the first four games last season,…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Pop and Duncan get ‘er done, again

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Pop and Duncan get ‘er done, again

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 23, 2005: The San Antonio Spurs win their third NBA championship in seven years, and Tim Duncan takes his third Finals MVP award. The Spurs dethroned the defending champion Detroit Pistons with an 81-74 Game 7 victory. Duncan recorded double-doubles in every game for the Spurs, who would…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Biggest bout in the career of Joe Louis

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Biggest bout in the career of Joe Louis

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…June 22, 1938, 85 years ago today: Popular sentiment has Joe Louis fighting not only for the heavyweight championship, but also for democracy as Max Schmeling unwittingly represents Adolf Hitler and fascism. Actually, the German boxer was not a member of the Nazi party, but…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Where does the MW look, post-SDSU? 

SCOTT SLANT: Where does the MW look, post-SDSU? 

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Wednesday Weekly: June 21, 2023. This San Diego State predicament is going to be fun to follow. ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel was first to report that, according to sources, San Diego State gave the Mountain West written notice last week that the school “intends to resign” from…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Could’ve come from MJ, but it didn’t

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Could’ve come from MJ, but it didn’t

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…June 20, 1993, 30 years ago today: John Paxson’s three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left holds up for a 99-98 Chicago victory in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. It was the Bulls’ first basket of the fourth quarter by someone not named Michael Jordan. The game wasn’t over,…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Coyle loads the truck for Syracuse

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Coyle loads the truck for Syracuse

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 19, 2015: After 3½ years at the helm at Boise State, athletic director Mark Coyle is announced as the new AD at Syracuse. Coyle had replaced the man who had been in the chair for 29 years, Gene Bleymaier, and was credited for keeping the Broncos ship…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The U.S. Open blooms for Rose

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The U.S. Open blooms for Rose

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…June 16, 2013, 10 years ago today: Justin Rose becomes the first British golfer to win the U.S. Open in 43 years when he passes Phil Mickelson and takes the title by two strokes. The last champion from Great Britain had been Tony Jacklin in 1970, and the last…MORE