IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: It’s game day for Boise State basketball and we ask (and try to answer) the one question that matters – can the Broncos win their first NCAA Tournament game after nine losses, Bob (Bronco Focus) and Pat Rooney (Boulder Daily Camera) preview the game with live reports from Dayton, we play TruTV trivia – the station (apparently) is more than just NCAA hoops, which five BSU football players would you want on your basketball team, your thoughts on Max Rice and your mood going into Wednesday’s gamePosted on March 20, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball has historic opportunity with NCAA game against Colorado – we open the show with a scouting report on the Buffs, Bob sits down with ‘very important player’ Roddie Anderson III in Bronco Focus, what’s our gut feeling on all six Mountain West games, national handicapper Lee Sterling on which teams to bet on early – and which ones end up in the Final Four, former BSU wide receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. joins IST to talk about his new NFL chapter with the SaintsPosted on March 19, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: NCAA Selection Committee member Tom Wistrcill on what happened with Boise State and the Mountain West – he explains the decisions behind Sunday’s bracket angst, Bob with his early scouting report on Colorado in Bronco Focus, former BSU and Cowboys LB Leighton Vander Esch announces retirement, RB Alexander Mattison signs with Raiders, what’s going on with BSU football and 18 players who will miss spring camp because of injuries – are there reasons for concernPosted on March 18, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Circa Stadium Swim in Las Vegas, a look back at Boise State’s loss to New Mexico in the Mountain West Tournament, Bob has four impressions from the opening loss in Bronco Focus, B.J. (BNN Report) examines the metrics that will decide what seed the Broncos will receive in the NCAA Tournament, Cowboys release linebacker Leighton Vander Esch – what’s his future in the NFLPosted on March 15, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Circa Resort sportsbook, B.J. Rains (BNN Report) discusses the Boise State basketball team’s chances against New Mexico in the Mountain West Tournament, Bob (Bronco Focus) on four things the Broncos need for a victory, the guys play a No-Brainer/Brain-Scratcher tournament edition, CBS college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg on the Mountain West and NCAA Tournament, debate on if the Mountain West should go all-in with Las Vegas for championship eventsPosted on March 14, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Stadium Swim in Las Vegas, Circa Resort owner and CEO Derek Stevens on his dream casino and sports entertainment property, building a relationship with the Mountain West (more championship events in Vegas?) and the evolving sports scene in Vegas, Bob previews the Mountain West in Bronco Focus, B.J. (BNN Report) on the stress-free vibe of the basketball team going into the MW tournament, Bears sign QB Brett Rypien to a free-agent deal – are their motives related to looming Caleb Williams decisionPosted on March 13, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State standout and All-Mountain West first-teamer Tyson Degenhart in the RoePaint.com Studio for 30 minutes – Vegas trip, NCAA hopes, Max Rice friendship, losing to his mother in board games and Bigfoot, Bob on what RB Ashton Jeanty said this week in Bronco Focus, meet new BSU safeties coach Tyler Stockton, former QB and current Fox analyst Brock Huard (in studio) on Russell Wilson, free agency and Chris Petersen. THIS WEEK: IST LIVE FROM VEGAS ON WEDNESDAY-FRIDAYPosted on March 12, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State football opens camp with 15 new players and mega-hype – our first-day observations on the QB room (Maddux vs. Malachi), star RB Ashton Jeanty (growing into a leader) and WRs (very deep group), interviews with Jeanty, WR Prince Strachan, S Alexander Teubner and RB coach James Montgomery, where were you when Max Rice nailed his miracle 3-pointer to beat San Diego State in OT, Bob looks at BSU’s draw in the Mountain West Tournament in Bronco Focus, Prater inherits Russell Wilson pillowcase from BallgamePosted on March 11, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: What Boise State football coaches said about three stars on the roster – RB Ashton Jeanty, EDGE rusher Ahmed Hassanein and LB Andrew Simpson, what are their expectations for spring camp (opens Monday) and beyond, Bob previews basketball game at San Diego State in Bronco Focus – what’s at stake and who could BSU play in the MW tournament in Las Vegas, Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill on the 20-team tournament that starts Saturday in Downtown Boise, which players/coaches on the BSU basketball team are worthy of OscarsPosted on March 8, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Spencer Danielson and Dirk Koetter preview spring camp, how did Danielson convince Koetter to take the OC job, expectations for QB Malachi Nelson and RB Ashton Jeanty this spring, Bob (Bronco Focus) with Mountain West impact as basketball plays regular-season finale at San Diego State, Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill on the tournament in Downtown Boise (Saturday-Wednesday) – and his role on the NCAA Tournament selection committee, Boise businessman and BSU fan Andy Roe critiques our RoePaint.com StudioPosted on March 7, 2024… MORE