Category Archives: Scott Slant

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Gruden’s last go on Monday Night Football

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Gruden’s last go on Monday Night Football

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…January 6, 2018, five years ago today: Jon Gruden departs the ESPN broadcast booth for the final time, having been hired to return to the Oakland Raiders, the team he had coached from 1998-2001. He would officially be introduced by the Raiders at a press conference three days later.…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It’s the Broncos by 67

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It’s the Broncos by 67

Presented by TRI STATE ELECTRIC. This Day In Sports…January 5, 2013, 10 years ago today: Boise State posts its largest margin of victory in basketball in school history, walloping Walla Walla University 106-39 in Taco Bell Arena. The Broncos scored the first 18 points of the game and led 47-7 late in the first half.…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Shades of last season’s Shaver

SCOTT SLANT: Shades of last season’s Shaver

Presented by TRI STATE ELECTRIC. Wednesday Weekly: January 4, 2023. There were times during Boise State’s championship season a year ago that Marcus Shaver Jr. had his struggles. At Utah State, for example, when Shaver’s only basket of the night was…a game-winning three-pointer. It wasn’t quite that bad last night, as Shaver scored six first-half…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The day the Bills were done, and then they weren’t

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The day the Bills were done, and then they weren’t

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…January 3, 1993, 30 years ago today: The Buffalo Bills pull off the greatest comeback in NFL history to that point, rallying from a 35-3 third quarter deficit to shock the Houston Oilers, 41-38, in overtime in an AFC Wild Card game. Warren Moon, the former Washington Huskies…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The birth of what is now the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The birth of what is now the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…December 29, 1997, 25 years ago today: The first Humanitarian Bowl is played before 16,289 fans in Bronco Stadium, with Cincinnati beating Utah State, 35-19. At a time when there were only 17 bowl games (as opposed to 43 today), the Boise event was in demand. The Bearcats virtually…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A Pavilion scene unlikely to be duplicated

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A Pavilion scene unlikely to be duplicated

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…December 22, 1987, 35 years ago today:  Boise State draws 12,265 fans, to this day the biggest crowd for a non-conference game in its history, as fifth-ranked Wyoming comes to the BSU Pavilion three days before Christmas. It was a surreal scene. The game had been hyped…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A deeper dive into 10-win seasons

SCOTT SLANT: A deeper dive into 10-win seasons

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday Weekly: December 21, 2022. It’s worth expanding on that coveted 10-win season Boise State earned with its victory over North Texas in the Frisco Bowl. The Broncos just completed their 55th season as a four-year program, and they’ve now had 10-win seasons in 26 of them. Do the math, and that…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A love affair that ended too soon

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A love affair that ended too soon

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…December 20, 1966: The NBA awards a franchise to Seattle, to be christened the SuperSonics and to begin play for the 1967-68 season at the Seattle Center Coliseum. The Sonics debuted on October 13, 1967, with a 144-116 loss to the Warriors in San Francisco. The team’s…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When signing Japanese stars became a thing

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: When signing Japanese stars became a thing

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…December 19, 2002, 20 years ago today: A couple years after the Seattle Mariners make a splash by signing Japanese superstar Ichiro Suzuki, the New York Yankees give the concept a try by inking outfielder Hideki Matsui to a three-year contract. Matsui was already 28 years old, but…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Ducks and Justin Herbert were no match

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Ducks and Justin Herbert were no match

Presented by GREENWOOD’ SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…December 16, 2017, five years ago today: Boise State, a 7½-point underdog, thumps Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl 38-28 in a game that wasn’t as close as the score indicated. The Broncos ambushed the Ducks, playing their first game under new coach Mario Cristobal, by forcing…MORE