Yearly Archives: 2025

BRONCO FOCUS: BOB ON WHAT LEON RICE NEEDS FROM HIS TEAM AT FRESNO STATE

BRONCO FOCUS: BOB ON WHAT LEON RICE NEEDS FROM HIS TEAM AT FRESNO STATE

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to preview basketball’s road game at Fresno State on Saturday night. The Bulldogs are in the midst of a gambling scandal, have one win this Mountain West season and are moving into a new era of Pac-12 basketball. MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Still a bittersweet Boise State moment

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Still a bittersweet Boise State moment

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…February 28, 2020, five years ago today: Boise State baseball, dormant since 1980, had made its official return a week earlier at the University of Texas. But this is when a 40-year home game hiatus ends for the Broncos, as they blank Northern Colorado 4-0 at Memorial Stadium before…MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Coach Leon Rice is right – Boise State basketball is peeking after dominant victory over Utah State, how do we feel about this team with three regular season games remaining, how important is RB Sire Gaines to BSU football – we debate different scenarios in our 15 Most Important Player series, Bob ranks Gaines as No. 1 in Bronco Focus, Yotes basketball coach Colby Blaine on chasing a national championship, Vandals coach Thomas Ford in studio to go over hectic offseason of change, Jeanty & Hassanein at the NFL Combine, Gene Hackman/Hoosiers memories

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Coach Leon Rice is right – Boise State basketball is peeking after dominant victory over Utah State, how do we feel about this team with three regular season games remaining, how important is RB Sire Gaines to BSU football – we debate different scenarios in our 15 Most Important Player series, Bob ranks Gaines as No. 1 in Bronco Focus, Yotes basketball coach Colby Blaine on chasing a national championship, Vandals coach Thomas Ford in studio to go over hectic offseason of change, Jeanty & Hassanein at the NFL Combine, Gene Hackman/Hoosiers memories

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VANDALS FOOTBALL: MEET NEW COACH THOMAS FORD

VANDALS FOOTBALL: MEET NEW COACH THOMAS FORD

Thomas Ford, hired in December, joins Prater & The Ballgame in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio for a conversation about continuing the success started by former coach Jason Eck (now at New Mexico). Idaho lost more than 20 players to the transfer portal this offseason – how is Ford and his recruiting reputation helping to rebuild the roster?MORE

YOTES BASKETBALL: COACH COLBY BLAINE … ON CHASING ANOTHER NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

YOTES BASKETBALL: COACH COLBY BLAINE … ON CHASING ANOTHER NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

College of Idaho men’s basketball coach Colby Blaine joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation – chasing a second national championship in three years with a senior class that owns a 127-12 record at the Caldwell school. The Yotes host a Cascade Conference semifinal Friday, the championship game is Monday. NAIA nationals start in March.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It ain’t over ‘til it’s, well, you know…

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: It ain’t over ‘til it’s, well, you know…

Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…February 27, 2016: One of the best late-game comebacks in Boise State history, as the Broncos rally from a nine-point deficit with just over a minute left to defeat San Diego State, 66-63. The Broncos had been on the ropes. With the seemingly safe Aztecs lead, the decibel…MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State-Utah State basketball – what an odd series as the two Mountain West rivals continue their series in ExtraMile Arena, Aggies have won five straight and own the home arena edge with the passion that fans flash in Logan – what can we expect in Boise, Tyson Degenhart needs 93 points to beak Tanoka Beard’s single-season school scoring record (our prediction: it’s going to happen), Bob previews BSU-Utah State in Bronco Focus, LB Marco Notarainni is No. 9 on our list of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, looks like Kellen Moore is keeping Derek Carr

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State-Utah State basketball – what an odd series as the two Mountain West rivals continue their series in ExtraMile Arena, Aggies have won five straight and own the home arena edge with the passion that fans flash in Logan – what can we expect in Boise, Tyson Degenhart needs 93 points to beak Tanoka Beard’s single-season school scoring record (our prediction: it’s going to happen), Bob previews BSU-Utah State in Bronco Focus, LB Marco Notarainni is No. 9 on our list of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, looks like Kellen Moore is keeping Derek Carr

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BRONCO FOCUS: BOB ON WHY BSU-UTAH STATE IS IMPORTANT; WHY IS SERIES UNIQUE?

BRONCO FOCUS: BOB ON WHY BSU-UTAH STATE IS IMPORTANT; WHY IS SERIES UNIQUE?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to preview Wednesday night’s home basketball game against Utah State (Aggies can move into first place in the Mountain West standings with a win). What’s at stake for the Broncos – and why is the BSU-USU basketball series so unique and odd?MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Can the Broncos mirror the New Mexico effort?

SCOTT SLANT: Can the Broncos mirror the New Mexico effort?

Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR. Wednesday Weekly…February 26, 2025. In Mountain West men’s basketball this season, New Mexico is 1A and Utah State is 1B. Boise State kept its slim NCAA Tournament at-large hopes alive by taking care of 1A a week ago. 1B takes the court tonight in ExtraMile Arena. Victory was in…MORE