Category Archives: Podcast

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former Boise State basketball star Coby Karl in the IST studio – after one season in the NBA on the 76ers’ bench, how Karl visualizes his coaching career and why he still keeps in touch with BSU coach Leon Rice, Bob (Bronco Focus) projects the top four offensive players for the 2024 Mountain West football season (hmmmm, who’s No. 1?), what do we miss the most about the now-dead Pac-12, someone stole a pace car from Meridian Speedway, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former Boise State basketball star Coby Karl in the IST studio – after one season in the NBA on the 76ers’ bench, how Karl visualizes his coaching career and why he still keeps in touch with BSU coach Leon Rice, Bob (Bronco Focus) projects the top four offensive players for the 2024 Mountain West football season (hmmmm, who’s No. 1?), what do we miss the most about the now-dead Pac-12, someone stole a pace car from Meridian Speedway, Weekend Winners & Losers

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey joins IST in studio to share how Notre Dame landed on the 2025 football schedule, how BSU fans can get tickets, the art of building a nonconference schedule and his vision (and money plan) behind the north end zone project, what listeners/fans are saying about the football schedule and NEZ, Bob looks at rivalries lost and gained in college football realignment in Bronco Focus, who will be the first $100M/per year athlete (NBA?)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey joins IST in studio to share how Notre Dame landed on the 2025 football schedule, how BSU fans can get tickets, the art of building a nonconference schedule and his vision (and money plan) behind the north end zone project, what listeners/fans are saying about the football schedule and NEZ, Bob looks at rivalries lost and gained in college football realignment in Bronco Focus, who will be the first $100M/per year athlete (NBA?)

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IST WITH PRATER & BOB: Boise State adds Notre Dame to 2025 football schedule, Broncos will receive $1.35M and 5,000 tickets for playing the biggest nonconference game in school history, we break down the known details of the game on Oct. 4 with potential kickoff time and TV info, Bob explores TV changes coming to CFB in Bronco Focus – with a crystal-ball look at BSU-ND, Alexander Mattison scouting report from Raiders’ camp, former Steelheads announcer Doug Plagens on calling the Stanley Cup Finals for Florida

IST WITH PRATER & BOB: Boise State adds Notre Dame to 2025 football schedule, Broncos will receive $1.35M and 5,000 tickets for playing the biggest nonconference game in school history, we break down the known details of the game on Oct. 4 with potential kickoff time and TV info, Bob explores TV changes coming to CFB in Bronco Focus – with a crystal-ball look at BSU-ND, Alexander Mattison scouting report from Raiders’ camp, former Steelheads announcer Doug Plagens on calling the Stanley Cup Finals for Florida

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IST WITH PRATER & BOB: Touchdowns for Tickets (and free Boise State football season tickets for this season) is down to its final week of qualifying, former BSU quarterback Kellen Moore on the 2025 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame (is the fourth time a charm?), BSU basketball assistant coach Mike Burns on why the Broncos wanted a European point guard on the roster, Burns on how Alvaro Cardenas (Spain) can make the Broncos better, Bob (Bronco Focus) begins four-part series on changes coming to college football in 2024 – and how they impact BSU

IST WITH PRATER & BOB: Touchdowns for Tickets (and free Boise State football season tickets for this season) is down to its final week of qualifying, former BSU quarterback Kellen Moore on the 2025 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame (is the fourth time a charm?), BSU basketball assistant coach Mike Burns on why the Broncos wanted a European point guard on the roster, Burns on how Alvaro Cardenas (Spain) can make the Broncos better, Bob (Bronco Focus) begins four-part series on changes coming to college football in 2024 – and how they impact BSU

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from the BNN Golf Tournament at Timberstone GC, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson on how the north end zone project impacts his program – and throwing up, QB Maddux Madsen says football team is back together for summer workouts and ‘it’s all ball,’ what Danielson and basketball coach Leon Rice said at a BNN function, stories on how Prater and Ballgame used to stalk athletes as kids, B.J. with his BNN Report on the Madsen-Nelson QB battle, we give away a pair of BSU season tickets (we’ll do it again next week)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from the BNN Golf Tournament at Timberstone GC, Boise State coach Spencer Danielson on how the north end zone project impacts his program – and throwing up, QB Maddux Madsen says football team is back together for summer workouts and ‘it’s all ball,’ what Danielson and basketball coach Leon Rice said at a BNN function, stories on how Prater and Ballgame used to stalk athletes as kids, B.J. with his BNN Report on the Madsen-Nelson QB battle, we give away a pair of BSU season tickets (we’ll do it again next week)

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State releases updated details on 2024 football schedule – Oregon is on Peacock and Oregon State is on Black Friday morning (FOX), fans and listeners have mixed feelings about a schedule that includes nine Saturday games and seven night games, three games are on Fridays including UNLV (road) and San Diego State (home), Bob offers his first impressions of the schedule in Bronco Focus, Mike Sanford visits Denver OTAs to check out JL Skinner, hockey insider on the new vibe in SLC

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State releases updated details on 2024 football schedule – Oregon is on Peacock and Oregon State is on Black Friday morning (FOX), fans and listeners have mixed feelings about a schedule that includes nine Saturday games and seven night games, three games are on Fridays including UNLV (road) and San Diego State (home), Bob offers his first impressions of the schedule in Bronco Focus, Mike Sanford visits Denver OTAs to check out JL Skinner, hockey insider on the new vibe in SLC

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State releases details of north end zone project inside Albertsons Stadium – renderings are sexy, seats are expensive and the need is critical for the future of football, associate AD Cody Gougler tells IST, Broncos are shopping for one G5 and one P4 game for 2025 football schedule (who’s on your wish list?), which former BSU brother is getting a head coaching job first – Kellen (NFL) or Kirby (CFB), under-25 athletes in Idaho ready for stardom in their sport (inspired by Sting Ray Robb’s finish in the Indy 500)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State releases details of north end zone project inside Albertsons Stadium – renderings are sexy, seats are expensive and the need is critical for the future of football, associate AD Cody Gougler tells IST, Broncos are shopping for one G5 and one P4 game for 2025 football schedule (who’s on your wish list?), which former BSU brother is getting a head coaching job first – Kellen (NFL) or Kirby (CFB), under-25 athletes in Idaho ready for stardom in their sport (inspired by Sting Ray Robb’s finish in the Indy 500)

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We kick off Week Two of Touchdowns for Tickets, college football is threatening to do away with walk-ons – why is that happening and how could that impact Boise State, Broncos lose Houston off 2025 football schedule and now they’re looking for two nonconference opponents (one home, one away, a G5 and a P4), Idaho driver Sting Ray Robb on leading 23 laps in the Indy 500, College Football Hall of Famer Jake Plummer on his Boise camp, our memories of Bill Walton

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We kick off Week Two of Touchdowns for Tickets, college football is threatening to do away with walk-ons – why is that happening and how could that impact Boise State, Broncos lose Houston off 2025 football schedule and now they’re looking for two nonconference opponents (one home, one away, a G5 and a P4), Idaho driver Sting Ray Robb on leading 23 laps in the Indy 500, College Football Hall of Famer Jake Plummer on his Boise camp, our memories of Bill Walton

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Touchdowns for Tickets – we give away a pair of Boise State football season tickets (we’ll do it again the next two weeks), Ashton Jeanty is No. 1 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU roster – we ask B.J. in his BNN Report about stat expectations for the 2024 season (2,000 all-purpose yards and 20 TDs?), meet the Meridian man and former Kansas football player who’s an industry leader in Rock/Pop Star and World Tour security protection, why Idaho Indy 500 driver Sting Ray Robb needs a ‘miracle’

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Touchdowns for Tickets – we give away a pair of Boise State football season tickets (we’ll do it again the next two weeks), Ashton Jeanty is No. 1 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU roster – we ask B.J. in his BNN Report about stat expectations for the 2024 season (2,000 all-purpose yards and 20 TDs?), meet the Meridian man and former Kansas football player who’s an industry leader in Rock/Pop Star and World Tour security protection, why Idaho Indy 500 driver Sting Ray Robb needs a ‘miracle’

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Death of the Chain Gang? … NFL going high-tech this fall and it could (one day, sadly) eliminate the need for chain-gang crews around the country, No. 2 in our series of Most Important Players on the Boise State football roster – DE Ahmed Hassanein who will chase double-digit sacks for the second straight season, BSU opens football season in 100 days, are you watching more NBA or NHL, three more qualifiers to win TDs for Tickets, one of the most interesting men in the Treasure Valley

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Death of the Chain Gang? … NFL going high-tech this fall and it could (one day, sadly) eliminate the need for chain-gang crews around the country, No. 2 in our series of Most Important Players on the Boise State football roster – DE Ahmed Hassanein who will chase double-digit sacks for the second straight season, BSU opens football season in 100 days, are you watching more NBA or NHL, three more qualifiers to win TDs for Tickets, one of the most interesting men in the Treasure Valley

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