(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by BACON. Friday, July 12, 2019. Everett Sheen has paid his dues for the Idaho Steelheads organization, serving as coach Neil Graham’s assistant the past three seasons. With Graham off to Texas of the AHL now, the Steelheads have elected to stay the successful course and promote Sheen…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: The Bronco handicapping is underway
Presented by MERIDIAN AUTO RANCH OUTLET. Thursday, July 11, 2019. The ESPN Football Power Index, a fluid set of numbers, has begun its run for 2019. ESPN calls its FPI “a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward. Projected results are based on 10,000…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Kellen and the court of public opinion
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, July 10, 2019. There’s an interesting take on Kellen Moore at Dallas fan site TheLandryHat.com. First you see the headline: “Why Kellen Moore won’t last long as offensive coordinator.” And you think, “Okay, here we go, more cynicism surrounding the former Boise State great.” Writes Chris Hill, “His issue will be…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The Jay-Train’s looking for a station
Presented by MERIDIAN AUTO RANCH OUTLET. Tuesday, July 9, 2019. This certainly has nothing to do with any past feelings David Carr harbors toward Boise State. But the former Fresno State and NFL quarterback, now an analyst for NFL.com, predicts that Jay Ajayi will still be looking for a new team through Week 1 of…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: It’s a bummer, Allie O, but we get it
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by BACON. Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Just Tuesday I speculated on this. I didn’t think it would happen so quickly. Allie Ostrander has decided to forego her final year of eligibility at Boise State to go professional and focus on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “I really enjoyed my…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: A good thing going from Day One
Presented by MERIDIAN AUTO RANCH OUTLET. Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Yesterday was July 1, so it was the first official day on the job for new Boise State University president Dr. Marlene Tromp. How will Tromp be in relation to athletics? So far she’s been saying all the right things. Tromp comes from UC Santa…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Assessing the Broncos’ adversaries
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Friday, June 28, 2019. It’s time we looked at Boise State’s forgotten non-conference opponent this year, and we’ll do it with help from Phil Steele’s eyes. Marshall visits the blue turf for the home opener on Friday, September 6, coming off a…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: It’s Phil Steele time
Presented by BACON. Thursday, June 27, 2019. It’s on newsstands, and it’s 352 pages again. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview always has exponentially more information than other magazines, because it has small font and utilizes a glossary of about 225 abbreviations. So, with the help of reading glasses, I see that Steele takes the leap…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: More from the magazine tour
Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Wednesday, June 26, 2019. We keep riding the 2019 preseason magazine wave today with Street & Smith’s. Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal handles the Mountain West section this year. The theme is all the players lost by the top teams in the conference. Three of those…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The Mountain West it is, we hope
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Sources say that Big East presidents approved inviting and accepting Connecticut’s return to the conference on Monday. Now UConn just needs to make it official. Alex Putterman of the Hartford Courant joined Chris Lewis and Michael Fisher on Idaho SportsTalk Monday and said he sees the UConn football…… MORE
