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BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS

BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS

Posted on April 4, 2025

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Bob for a conversation from the Crown Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas. B.J. reports from the Broncos’ last practice of the season – and previews Saturday’s semifinal game against Nebraska.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Las Vegas, Bob hosts the show as we dive into the Crown – Boise State will play Nebraska in Saturday’s semifinals, hear what players Javan Buchanan and Alvaro Cardenas say about the Vegas tournament, why the Broncos are playing so well and competing for $100,000 in NIL money (and who’s the new PG for 2025-26?), QB Maddux Madsen and new coach Zak Hill on getting better at the long ball, RB coach James Montgomery on why Malik Sherrod is clicking in camp, new concerns with the DL, which former Mountain West athlete has had the most accomplished pro career

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Las Vegas, Bob hosts the show as we dive into the Crown – Boise State will play Nebraska in Saturday’s semifinals, hear what players Javan Buchanan and Alvaro Cardenas say about the Vegas tournament, why the Broncos are playing so well and competing for $100,000 in NIL money (and who’s the new PG for 2025-26?), QB Maddux Madsen and new coach Zak Hill on getting better at the long ball, RB coach James Montgomery on why Malik Sherrod is clicking in camp, new concerns with the DL, which former Mountain West athlete has had the most accomplished pro career

Posted on April 3, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Now that Ashton Jeanty is gone, who’s the best player on the Boise State football roster, we join our listeners to build a list and there isn’t a consensus, meet sophomore WR Cameron Bates – impressive background and impressive future, Alvaro Cardenas on what BSU basketball is trying to accomplish at Crown in Vegas, Bob previews Wednesday’s game vs. Butler in Bronco Focus, Vegas columnist on how the Crown started and how it can impact college basketball, NFL goes electronic with new first-down technology (end of the chain gang?)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Now that Ashton Jeanty is gone, who’s the best player on the Boise State football roster, we join our listeners to build a list and there isn’t a consensus, meet sophomore WR Cameron Bates – impressive background and impressive future, Alvaro Cardenas on what BSU basketball is trying to accomplish at Crown in Vegas, Bob previews Wednesday’s game vs. Butler in Bronco Focus, Vegas columnist on how the Crown started and how it can impact college basketball, NFL goes electronic with new first-down technology (end of the chain gang?)

Posted on April 1, 2025

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BOISE STATE HOOPS: ALVARO CARDENAS ON CROWN TOURNAMENT EXPECTATIONS

BOISE STATE HOOPS: ALVARO CARDENAS ON CROWN TOURNAMENT EXPECTATIONS

Posted on April 1, 2025

Boise State point guard Alvaro Cardenas joins Prater and Mallory live from Las Vegas, following the Broncos’ first-round win over George Washington in the Crown Basketball Tournament. Boise State plays Butler on Wednesday afternoon – and Cardenas likes the momentum of his team.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball opens Crown tournament in Las Vegas with dominant victory over George Washington – Broncos will play Butler in a second-round game Wednesday afternoon, what would it take for BSU hoops to have its own “Fiesta Bowl moment,” how do we feel about four No. 1 seeds making the Final Four (could it happen with the women’s tournament, too?), national college football analyst Mike Golic Jr. on Ashton Jeanty and the NFL Draft, Bob catches up with wide receiver Austin Bolt in Bronco Focus, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball opens Crown tournament in Las Vegas with dominant victory over George Washington – Broncos will play Butler in a second-round game Wednesday afternoon, what would it take for BSU hoops to have its own “Fiesta Bowl moment,” how do we feel about four No. 1 seeds making the Final Four (could it happen with the women’s tournament, too?), national college football analyst Mike Golic Jr. on Ashton Jeanty and the NFL Draft, Bob catches up with wide receiver Austin Bolt in Bronco Focus, Weekend Winners & Losers

Posted on March 31, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State running back Sire Gaines still isn’t practicing this spring camp – a cause for concern or just a cause for a conversation (Malik Sherrod has been the most impressive RB in camp so far), Bob previews basketball’s trip to next week’s Crown tournament in Las Vegas in his Bronco Focus report, BJ’s weekly BNN Report focuses on Gaines, linebacker depth and the Davon Banks experiment at nickel, Sweet 16 & Leon Rice flashbacks, in search of a nickname for Ashton Jeanty, Deion joins the $10M coaching club in college football

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State running back Sire Gaines still isn’t practicing this spring camp – a cause for concern or just a cause for a conversation (Malik Sherrod has been the most impressive RB in camp so far), Bob previews basketball’s trip to next week’s Crown tournament in Las Vegas in his Bronco Focus report, BJ’s weekly BNN Report focuses on Gaines, linebacker depth and the Davon Banks experiment at nickel, Sweet 16 & Leon Rice flashbacks, in search of a nickname for Ashton Jeanty, Deion joins the $10M coaching club in college football

Posted on March 28, 2025

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BNN REPORT: SIRE GAINES, LB ROOM AND THE DAVON BANKS EXPERIMENT

BNN REPORT: SIRE GAINES, LB ROOM AND THE DAVON BANKS EXPERIMENT

Posted on March 28, 2025

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about three hot topics from football’s spring camp – the absence of RB Sire Gaines, depth in the linebacker room and Davon Banks’ move from backup cornerback to starting nickel.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State loses star LB Andrew Simpson to the transfer portal – who’s next in line, starting LB and team leader Marco Notarainni talks about the suddeness of losing a teammate and what he thinks could happen with a replacement for Simpson, BSU basketball loses Dylan Anderson to the portal, NCAA Tournament resumes with BYU and Arizona in the Sweet 16, Boise Pro Soccer breaks ground on new stadium complex, Opening Day preview of Baseball with Bob, how college GMs are starting to wield more power, our new idea – NIL concerts inside Albertsons Stadium

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State loses star LB Andrew Simpson to the transfer portal – who’s next in line, starting LB and team leader Marco Notarainni talks about the suddeness of losing a teammate and what he thinks could happen with a replacement for Simpson, BSU basketball loses Dylan Anderson to the portal, NCAA Tournament resumes with BYU and Arizona in the Sweet 16, Boise Pro Soccer breaks ground on new stadium complex, Opening Day preview of Baseball with Bob, how college GMs are starting to wield more power, our new idea – NIL concerts inside Albertsons Stadium

Posted on March 27, 2025

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