Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, March 13, 2020. I don’t think there’s any argument here—these past two days have been the darkest days in the history of sports. Just 72 hours ago we were innocently debating Boise State’s merits of an NIT bid. Now, everything is shut down. Coronavirus has done what 9/11 couldn’t do…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: Where would the Broncos play? Would it matter?
Presented by BACON. Thursday, March 12, 2020. Wednesday was historic. As in, infamously historic. First there was the declaration that the coronavirus had grown into a pandemic. Then Boise’s Treefort was postponed. The dominoes kept falling, right through the early afternoon announcement that the NCAA Tournament—men’s and women’s—will be played without fans in the stands.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Not a time for underdog-boosting
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, March 11, 2020. We’ve been following the bouncing ball on the NIT as it pertains to Boise State. It’s a 32-team field, and it’s tough to land an at-large spot. About 20 or so will be available, and that will depend on what happens around the country this week. A…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Jessup’s standard could get jumped
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Here’s one issue if Boise State doesn’t land a bid to the NIT. Utah State’s Sam Merrill will have at least one extra game to play, and the record that has served as the signature accomplishment of Justinian Jessup’s senior year with the Broncos, career three-pointers in the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: False hope in the first half
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Monday, March 9, 2020. Boise State played its best 11 minutes of basketball this season Friday night while building a 16-point lead over San Diego State in the Mountain West semifinals. The rest of the game was below average for the Broncos (23 percent shooting in the second half would certainly…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The Broncos narrative changes
Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Friday, March 6, 2020. Instead of being upset in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament like the past three years, Boise State upset somebody Thursday. And it was the host school, as the Broncos avenged the pounding it took from UNLV the previous week in a 67-61…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Four on the floor
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Thursday, March 5, 2020. Since January 25, the Boise State women have been consumed by the goal of one more shot at Fresno State—hopefully in the Mountain West Tournament championship game. The Broncos got it, and they didn’t squander it, beating the Bulldogs 80-76 in overtime Wednesday night to claim…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Jessup isn’t wired to be bitter
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The media awards weren’t official on Monday. The All-Mountain West honors released Tuesday by the conference were, based on coaches’ votes. And unlike the media, the coaches placed Boise State’s Justinian Jessup on the second team. Jessup’s steely, even-keeled personality doesn’t seem like one that would go…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The father-son thing has worked here
Presented by THE ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Tuesday, March 3, 2020. When Max Rice committed to Boise State out of Bishop Kelly to play for his dad, Leon, I immediately thought of former New Mexico coach Craig Neal and his son, Cullen. And when Craig Neal materialized on the staff at Nevada, the comparison rose…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Baseball is very real now
Presented by THE ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Monday, March 2, 2020. When Boise State baseball played at Texas a week ago, it was kind of an out-of-body experience. The Broncos were swept, as expected, but they played well. Who were those guys? Now it’s believable. Boise State, in its first home series in 40 years,…… MORE
