IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We continue our debate of the week – is a new Group of Five Top 25 poll good for Boise State and its G5 peers, G5 insider on the pros and cons of a new poll, our BSU football series on the 15 Most Important Players on the roster continues with left tackle Kage Casey, Steelheads scoring machine Mark Rassall in studio before three ECHL playoffs games in Downtown Boise this week, Bob on the history of 7-footers for BSU basketballPosted on May 7, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We renew our Boise State football series, a post-spring camp version – 15 Most Important Players on the roster, kicker Jonah Dalmas is No. 15, tracking George Holani’s weekend with the Seahawks, G5 football could get its own Top 25 poll and that’s a really bad idea, Bob starts his offseason peek into BSU’s football schedule in Bronco Focus (Monday: Georgia Southern), Snoop takes over a Mountain West bowl game, our thoughts on the Tom Brady roastPosted on May 6, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Johnny and Bob check in with a member of the Boise State basketball staff for details on the recruitment and signing of transfers Javan Buchanan and Dylan Anderson, Baseball with Bob – is MLB umpiring getting worse, Bronco Nation News Report with B.J. weighs in on the newest additions to the basketball roster, would revenue-sharing help with the number of opt-outs in bowl gamesPosted on May 3, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball addition: Bob and Johnny debate transfer Dylan Anderson (7-footer from Arizona), why cities push back on financing new stadiums for billionaire owners, Bob (Bronco Focus) has three Mountain West football teams that will win more games and three that will win less in 2024, Dick Jerardi handicaps the Kentucky Derby, reasons why some athletes decide to enter the transfer portal and others don’tPosted on May 2, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Message to Boise State basketball fans – is it easy or difficult (or somewhere in between?) to be a fan of the program these days, coach Leon Rice has four scholarships to fill and starts by landing top scorer from NAIA program in Indiana, Bob shares his offseason wish list for basketball in Bronco Focus, former BSU/NFL running back Jay Ajayi hits TMZ to promote rap career, Spencer Danielson keeps winning the transfer portalPosted on May 1, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State football players in the NFL – nine of 12 in the league could be impacted by players taken in last weekend’s draft, Bob (Bronco Focus) examines BSU football with his pros and cons entering a new offseason, Vandals coach Jason Eck on rebuilding his team with a new QB and more than 30 Idaho players on his roster, No-Brainer or Brain-Scratcher – previewing this weekend’s Tom Brady roast on Netflix, what ever happened to the great stuntmen and daredevils (answer: Evel Knievel died)Posted on April 30, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Highs and lows of another NFL Draft weekend – Boise State running back George Holani lands with Seahawks (undrafted free agent) and the Mountain West produces record-low number (two players drafted, fifth and seventh rounds), two questions: will Holani make the roster in Seattle and what round will Ashton Jeanty be drafted in 2025, Bob takes a deep dive into MW draft results in Bronco Focus, offseason pros and cons as BSU football begins its summer offseason, Travis Kelce living a dream lifePosted on April 29, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: NFL Draft continues into the weekend – and the George Holani Watch is on the clock, where will the former Boise State running back land and will the Broncos’ 14-year draft streak continue, Bills draft a wide receiver to start the second round – what does that mean for Khalil Shakir, our thoughts on QBs, Bills and Falcons after the first night of the draft, Bob on which Mountain West players could go this weekend (answer: not many), B.J. examines quarterback CJ Tiller in the transfer portal in his BNN ReportPosted on April 26, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Concert Week continues with more ticket giveaways through Friday, it’s NFL Draft Day – we finish our nine-part position series by taking a deep dive into quarterbacks, how many will go in the first round – and why can’t Boise State put a QB in the draft (how big of an issue is that?), we list our top 10 picks, Bob (Bronco Focus) takes a look at the 11 Mountain West players drafted in the first round (including three from BSU), Broncos’ draft-day memories (good and bad), Tyson Degenhart is returning and could chase BSU’s all-time scoring recordPosted on April 25, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Concert Week ticket giveaways continue, would Boise State football (and fans) be excited to play in a non-CFP postseason playoff for G5 teams only – Prater and Johnny engage in a spirited debate, cornerback A’Marion McCoy joins IST in-studio for a candid conversation about the Broncos’ secondary, Bob previews Mountain West QBs in 2024 (only three returning starters), longtime football icon Luther Elliss on putting a fourth son in the NFL (EDGE rusher Jonah Elliss of Moscow High)Posted on April 24, 2024… MORE