Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Monday, October 21, 2019. A team on a roll versus a team on its heels. After what was reportedly a fiery week of practice, the latter team got off its heels, and BYU upset No. 14 Boise State 28-25 in Provo. The Broncos had been living dangerously in building their…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: BYU’s independence rollercoaster
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Friday, October 18, 2019. It all goes back to that wild June of 2010, when Utah left the Mountain West for the Pac-12 and the MW invited Boise State to join the conference. BYU thought it over, and—not wanting to be totally left behind by the Utes—decided later that summer…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Searching for a Tallahassee sequel
Presented by LIKE NU CAR WASH. Thursday, October 17, 2019. Boise State’s ground game—running backs division—has not been the same since wearing down Florida State with 214 yards on 57 attempts in the season opener as Robert Mahone netted 142 yards. George Holani followed with 103 against Marshall, but the Broncos haven’t had anyone go…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: No. 9 is ready to be No. 2
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Wednesday, October 16, 2019. My first thought upon Boise State quarterback Jaylon Henderson entering the Hawaii game when he did last Saturday night—on the second possession of the third quarter in the heat of the battle—was that the Broncos were immediately prepping him to be the No. 2 quarterback for…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Reviewing Group of 5 resumes
Presented by LIKE NU CAR WASH. Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Halfway through the 2019 season, let’s update some Group of 5 portfolios, understanding that the CFP committee could seriously shuffle the deck on November 5. Boise State is 6-0, of course, and leading the Group of 5 in the major polls (No. 14 in AP…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Well, it happened
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Monday, October 14, 2019. We found out a lot about the quarterback position in Boise State’s 59-37 win over Hawaii Saturday night. One, that it is as fragile as we thought it was. And, that the Broncos have a capable combo moving forward, whether Hank Bachmeier can play or not.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Classic Hawaii scheme resurfaces
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, October 11, 2019. There’ll be shades of June Jones Saturday night when Hawaii hits the blue turf to face Boise State. Jones was the curator of the run-and-shoot offense with the Rainbow Warriors from 1999-2007, and current UH coach Nick Rolovich was one of his quarterbacks. Rolovich has brought that…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: All-MW QB—a two-horse race?
Presented by LIKE NU CAR WASH. Thursday, October 10, 2019. Are these guys now the two best quarterbacks in the Mountain West? Hawaii’s Cole McDonald and Boise State’s Hank Bachmeier will face off on the blue turf Saturday night, and the player who performs the best will emerge as the favorite for first-team All-Mountain West…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Game ball candidates—in the stands
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, October 9, 2019. There’s one group in Boise State’s world that hasn’t received enough credit this year. It’s the crowd. At a time when college football attendance is eroding, this was supposed to be the season of comeuppance for the Broncos, with an unattractive home schedule, three straight home games…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: A confident, motivated foe on the Blue
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Tuesday, October 8, 2019. I saved a couple snippets from a Ferd Lewis column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser 10 days ago, because I was still in disbelief over Hawaii’s 54-3 demolition of Nevada in Reno. With a bye week ahead, you can imagine what the Rainbow Warriors were like…… MORE
