Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Thursday, December 19, 2019. The most prized college football recruit in the state of Idaho looked around—a lot. Wisconsin and Texas Tech stepped in at the last minute and tried to convince Borah High star Austin Bolt to wait until the February signing day and see what happens.…… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Slant
SCOTT SLANT: ‘Twas the week before Christmas
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Wednesday, December 18, 2019. In the two years since the NCAA created December’s early signing period, Boise State football has fared well. Commitments grow as the fall progresses, and almost all of them sign when that third Wednesday of the month comes. The Broncos had 13 verbals for the 2020…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The motivation machine in Vegas
Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Tuesday, December 17, 2019. A Monday Seattle Times story by Mike Vorel pointed out that last winter, a sign was posted on the wall inside Washington’s locker room that said, “Win the bowl game.” It was in reference to three straight bowl losses by Chris Petersen’s Huskies—one in…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The case for continuity
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Monday, December 16, 2019. It was the natural progression of things. Zak Hill has had a pretty good season in this, his fourth year as offensive coordinator at Boise State. Hill juggled three quarterbacks (and to a lesser extent, three running backs) and still produced an offense that is first…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Picture this on defense
Presented by BACON. Friday, December 13, 2019. When you hear a 6-2, 260-pound outside linebacker/defensive end has committed to Boise State, what’s your first thought? Raise your hand if you said, 1) Hmmm…Curtis Weaver is probably departing for the NFL, and 2) could this be the next Curtis Weaver? Herbert Gum of Diboll, TX, gave…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Time out for the Broncos’ future
Presented by BBSI. Thursday, December 12, 2019. The gap between Boise State’s regular season and bowl game allows us to cast an eye on next season. One of the best ways to do that every year is to check out the Broncos’ Scout Team Players of the Year. More often than not, they produce big…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Figuring out the odds
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, December 11, 2019. When that Las Vegas Bowl point spread came out Sunday night, the first thought was: how is Boise State, a 12-1 team, a 3½-point underdog to Washington, a 7-5 team? Vegas oddsmakers are pretty smart when they set the line, so what may have come into play in…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Home improvement, the next generation
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Tuesday, December 10, 2019. As a sixth-year coach with a 64-16 record at Boise State (and one who certainly gets phone calls), Bryan Harsin has some leverage. And, as has happened before with Broncos coaches, Harsin may be exercising it a little bit. In addition to his comments Sunday on the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Exhilaration followed by…really?
Presented by BACON. Monday, December 9, 2019. First things first this morning, before we get to the Las Vegas Bowl. In baseball, batting .400 is the pinnacle. In college football championships, it doesn’t get much better than that. And after the convincing 31-10 win over Hawaii Saturday for the Mountain West championship, Boise State is…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The Curtis Weaver photo collection
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, December 6, 2019. You’ve seen the photos this week. Curtis Weaver says he sees them every day on his wall—the images of him sitting on the blue turf when the Mountain West championship game ended a year ago, tears in the snow. The 19-16 overtime loss to Fresno State bit…… MORE
