Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Wednesday, August 4, 2021. The nervous excitement was evident as Andy Avalos prepared to open his first fall camp as Boise State’s leader. The team convenes this morning for practice No. 1, 29 days before the season opener at UCF.… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Slant
SCOTT SLANT: The Avalos/Fiesta Bowl expectations
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, August 3, 2021. It’s brought up periodically (maybe more than periodically): Chris Petersen and Bryan Harsin won Fiesta Bowls in their first season at Boise State. Your serve, Andy Avalos.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: What the sport stands to lose
Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Monday, August 2, 2021. Chris Vannini (who was a guest with Prater & The Ballgame last week) writes at The Athletic about the demise of the European Super League proposal in soccer versus the possibility of one in college football.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Introducing the FGS
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Friday, July 30, 2021. Formality becomes reality, as the SEC has voted to extend invitations to Oklahoma and Texas. Meanwhile, ESPN fights back against a letter from Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby claiming that the network is trying to destabilize his league.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Kaniho doesn’t cut corners
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Thursday, July 29, 2021. Kekaula Kaniho has always been a team-first guy for Boise State. Today we take that down a different path. Kaniho’s official position is nickel, but he can play any spot in the secondary.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Twists and turns and tumult ahead
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Talk about moving parts. We don’t know what lies ahead for Boise State in conference realignment. But the Pac-12 is not in the cards right now.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Strong in a position of strength
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Boise State’s Hank Bachmeier—and Jack Sears, for that matter—are looking up at Nevada quarterback Carson Strong, the Preseason Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year. It’s been a journey for Strong to get here.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Doing daily due diligence
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Monday, July 26, 2021. As the departures of Oklahoma and Texas from the Big 12 become inevitable, there’s a few conference-shifting scenarios, and none appears to favor Boise State.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Family first, and forfeits
Presented by BACON. Friday, July 23, 2021. Today is all about takeaways from Mountain West Media Days as I have made my way back from Las Vegas. Conversations were dominated by the vaccination and the Name, Image and Likeness landscapes.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: New era around the Blue
Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN FRIDAY.) Despite the go-ahead long ago from the State Board of Education, Boise State has proceeded with caution on allowing alcohol sales at Albertsons Stadium.… MORE
