Category Archives: Podcast

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore-Derek Carr storyline is fascinating – how will the former Boise State QB star handle his first QB quagmire as a rookie head coach, Ashton Jeanty making media rounds to talk about NFL Draft, Raiders, his stand-up stance and playing wide receiver, BSU punter James Ferguson-Reynolds enters transfer portal (fourth lost starter this offseason) – does Spencer Danielson have a portal problem, Bob on Ty Benefield’s importance to BSU football in Bronco Focus – and more on Benefield experimenting at WR, seems like new Pac-12/The CW are poised for a TV relationship

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore-Derek Carr storyline is fascinating – how will the former Boise State QB star handle his first QB quagmire as a rookie head coach, Ashton Jeanty making media rounds to talk about NFL Draft, Raiders, his stand-up stance and playing wide receiver, BSU punter James Ferguson-Reynolds enters transfer portal (fourth lost starter this offseason) – does Spencer Danielson have a portal problem, Bob on Ty Benefield’s importance to BSU football in Bronco Focus – and more on Benefield experimenting at WR, seems like new Pac-12/The CW are poised for a TV relationship

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Celebrating Rory’s performance at the Masters – how do you rank Sunday at Augusta and did his victory leave you emotional, we reminisce about the greatest TV moments in sports history (2007 Fiesta Bowl?), if you could watch only one sports event a year what do you choose (Prater goes Masters Sunday and Johnny goes Super Bowl), hear from Boise State football coaches Spencer Danielson, Matt Miller and Tim Keane on spring camp, Bob chats with returning OL starter Roger Carreon in Bronco Focus, Ashton Jeanty’s new TV commercial, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Celebrating Rory’s performance at the Masters – how do you rank Sunday at Augusta and did his victory leave you emotional, we reminisce about the greatest TV moments in sports history (2007 Fiesta Bowl?), if you could watch only one sports event a year what do you choose (Prater goes Masters Sunday and Johnny goes Super Bowl), hear from Boise State football coaches Spencer Danielson, Matt Miller and Tim Keane on spring camp, Bob chats with returning OL starter Roger Carreon in Bronco Focus, Ashton Jeanty’s new TV commercial, Weekend Winners & Losers

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Which former Boise State football GOAT will have the better NFL season in 2025 – rookie head coach Kellen Moore (Saints) or first-round RB Ashton Jeanty, Saints’ future turns cloudy after report that quarterback Derek Carr could miss the season with shoulder surgery, Bob previews football’s private Saturday scrimmage in Bronco Focus, B.J. clears up BSU basketball and its roster vision in his BNN Report, hear more from new BSU basketball player Drew Fielder (transfer from Georgetown with a nice touch of confidence), peeing on a golf course (especially at the Masters) – fair or foul?

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Which former Boise State football GOAT will have the better NFL season in 2025 – rookie head coach Kellen Moore (Saints) or first-round RB Ashton Jeanty, Saints’ future turns cloudy after report that quarterback Derek Carr could miss the season with shoulder surgery, Bob previews football’s private Saturday scrimmage in Bronco Focus, B.J. clears up BSU basketball and its roster vision in his BNN Report, hear more from new BSU basketball player Drew Fielder (transfer from Georgetown with a nice touch of confidence), peeing on a golf course (especially at the Masters) – fair or foul?

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Meet Boise State’s newest basketball player – former Georgetown center Drew Fielder, former Rocky Mountain High player goes into detail about his wild ride through the transfer portal (he was committed to USC earlier in the week), coach Leon Rice seems to be winning the offseason as he revamps his basketball roster, Bob checks in with new No. 1 nose tackle Michael Madrie in Bronco Focus, playoff scenarios you need to know as Steelheads host two monster games this weekend, could you attend a major sporting event without your cell phone

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Meet Boise State’s newest basketball player – former Georgetown center Drew Fielder, former Rocky Mountain High player goes into detail about his wild ride through the transfer portal (he was committed to USC earlier in the week), coach Leon Rice seems to be winning the offseason as he revamps his basketball roster, Bob checks in with new No. 1 nose tackle Michael Madrie in Bronco Focus, playoff scenarios you need to know as Steelheads host two monster games this weekend, could you attend a major sporting event without your cell phone

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Vegas reporter Vic Tafur (The Athletic) on Ashton Jeanty’s visit with the Raiders – what happens in private meetings and does it mean Jeanty will go No. 6 in the NFL Draft, Boise State lands Georgetown center Drew Fielder (Rocky Mountain High) from the transfer portal, BSU deputy AD Cody Gougler on why football is switching sidelines for home games, Bob dives into BSU/Mountain West draft prospects in Bronco Focus, longtime CBS Sports cameraman and Boise area resident Mark Bowden with a live report from the Masters, Steelheads poised for monster homestand

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Vegas reporter Vic Tafur (The Athletic) on Ashton Jeanty’s visit with the Raiders – what happens in private meetings and does it mean Jeanty will go No. 6 in the NFL Draft, Boise State lands Georgetown center Drew Fielder (Rocky Mountain High) from the transfer portal, BSU deputy AD Cody Gougler on why football is switching sidelines for home games, Bob dives into BSU/Mountain West draft prospects in Bronco Focus, longtime CBS Sports cameraman and Boise area resident Mark Bowden with a live report from the Masters, Steelheads poised for monster homestand

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey on the basketball season, the football fan experience in 2025, the transfer portal – and why the football team is changing sidelines for home games this fall, BSU basketball loses another player to the portal, Bob talks about the revamped/evolving linebacker position in Bronco Focus, Boise Pro Soccer executive on selling a record amount of season ticket deposits, what music do you listen to – but are embarrassed to tell anyone, meet Mike T. – the one dude who won our KTIK/NCAA bracket contest (out of 324 entries)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey on the basketball season, the football fan experience in 2025, the transfer portal – and why the football team is changing sidelines for home games this fall, BSU basketball loses another player to the portal, Bob talks about the revamped/evolving linebacker position in Bronco Focus, Boise Pro Soccer executive on selling a record amount of season ticket deposits, what music do you listen to – but are embarrassed to tell anyone, meet Mike T. – the one dude who won our KTIK/NCAA bracket contest (out of 324 entries)

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball finishes with 26 wins – now Broncos have lost three players to the portal (Emmanuel Ugbo is the latest), how do we grade the program as it dives into hectic offseason of change, Bob talks to forward Andrew Meadow in Bronco Focus, what are Ashton Jeanty’s expectations in the NFL based on the last 10 drafts and the first RBs selected in those drafts, listen as BSU football coach Spencer Danielson gets emotional (and feisty) after losing DT Braxton Fely to the portal, Steelheads on playoff hunt

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball finishes with 26 wins – now Broncos have lost three players to the portal (Emmanuel Ugbo is the latest), how do we grade the program as it dives into hectic offseason of change, Bob talks to forward Andrew Meadow in Bronco Focus, what are Ashton Jeanty’s expectations in the NFL based on the last 10 drafts and the first RBs selected in those drafts, listen as BSU football coach Spencer Danielson gets emotional (and feisty) after losing DT Braxton Fely to the portal, Steelheads on playoff hunt

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Las Vegas, Bob hosts the show as Boise State prepares to play Nebraska in a semifinal of the Crown Basketball Tournament, Saturday’s game is the first ever meeting between BSU and Nebraska in basketball or football, coach Leon Rice joins the show to share his reasons why BSU is clicking at the right time, Bob (Bronco Focus) and B.J. (Bronco Nation News Report) give their preview of the weekend tournament, our listeners on One Big Upgrade to the fan experience for BSU football in 2025

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Las Vegas, Bob hosts the show as Boise State prepares to play Nebraska in a semifinal of the Crown Basketball Tournament, Saturday’s game is the first ever meeting between BSU and Nebraska in basketball or football, coach Leon Rice joins the show to share his reasons why BSU is clicking at the right time, Bob (Bronco Focus) and B.J. (Bronco Nation News Report) give their preview of the weekend tournament, our listeners on One Big Upgrade to the fan experience for BSU football in 2025

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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

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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?)

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