Category Archives: Scott Slant

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos offense – the sum of 11 parts

SCOTT SLANT: Broncos offense – the sum of 11 parts

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…October 2, 2024. After the 45-24 win over Washington State, Boise State is averaging 47.8 points per game.  That’s 191 points. The last time Boise State scored that many points through the first four games of the season was 2004. Under coach Dan Hawkins, those Broncos piled up 196 points in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Ichiro’s incredible hit parade

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Ichiro’s incredible hit parade

Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports: October 1, 2004, 20 years ago today: Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki breaks the major league record for most hits in a season in an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers at a raucous Safeco Field. As George Sisler’s daughter looked on from the front row, Ichiro rapped…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Running out of adjectives for Ashton

SCOTT SLANT: Running out of adjectives for Ashton

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…September 30, 2024. I have attended more than 300 games at Albertsons Stadium, dating back to the very first one played there in 1970. The atmosphere during Boise State’s 45-24 win over Washington State Saturday night tops them all. A school-record 37,711 fans, motivated to be wire-to-wire loud, combined with…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos-Wazzu – positive spin on worst loss

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos-Wazzu – positive spin on worst loss

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…September 27, 1997: I recognize that this is a heck of an item to use the day before the Broncos-Cougars game, but let’s add some layers of context to it. Boise State suffers the worst loss in its history—a 58-0 shutout at Washington State. Wazzu had upset UCLA and…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Happier occasions in the Oakland Coliseum

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Happier occasions in the Oakland Coliseum

Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…September 26, 2015: Today’s item harkens back to a celebratory day nine years ago in Oakland. It fits now, because this afternoon will be historic for the Athletics. Not in a good way, mind you, as A’s ownership thumbs its nose at the city one last…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: What to make of Broncos special teams

SCOTT SLANT: What to make of Broncos special teams

Presented by THE JAMES. We can talk about John Mateer versus Ashton Jeanty ‘til we’re blue in the face going into the Boise State-Washington State game Saturday night. But what if the game is decided by special teams? What a journey that’s been for the Broncos. Special teams essentially lost the game at Oregon in…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: BYU’s blue night on the Blue

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: BYU’s blue night on the Blue

Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…September 24, 2004, 20 years ago today: Boise State and BYU play on the blue turf for the first time, and it goes down to the final seconds. The scoring started with an Andy Avalos safety on Cougars quarterback John Beck in the first quarter. The…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: That kid from Prosser commits

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: That kid from Prosser commits

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…September 23, 2006: Boise State gets a verbal commitment from a generously-measured 6-1, 185-pound quarterback from Prosser, WA. Kellen Moore had set the Washington state high school record with 66 touchdown passes as a junior. That fall, Moore would go on to break his own mark by throwing…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Defense buys the Broncos some time

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Defense buys the Broncos some time

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…September 20, 2019, five years ago today: After enduring a painful three-game losing streak to Air Force from 2014-16, Boise State rallies to win its third straight over the Falcons with a 30-19 victory on the blue turf. Nose tackle Sonatane Lui was the star, racking up 16 tackles,…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: As loud as it gets in Husky Stadium

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: As loud as it gets in Husky Stadium

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. This Day In Sports…September 19, 1992: Defending national champion and second-ranked Washington wins one of the highest-profile games of the season, 29-14 over No. 12 Nebraska at Husky Stadium. It has been called the loudest game in the history of the facility—maybe in the history of college football. A…MORE