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
Category Archives: Scott Slant
SCOTT SLANT: Lindy’s is all about the lists
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by BACON. Friday, June 21, 2019. Lindy’s College Football Preview dates back 37 years, and it has evolved over time. Like the other preseason publications, Lindy’s previews all 130 FBS teams. But its unique selling proposition is its lists, compiled by longtime college football scribe Dennis Dodd and…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: It’s magazine season
Presented by BBSI. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Phil Steele takes great pride in the fact his college football preview magazine resembles a rural phone book. Last year it was 352 pages, and its about to hit newsstands everywhere. Most of the other magazines are already out, and they must have gotten the message. Athlon, for…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Wilson’s showing Dallas what he showed Boise
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Now that Cedrick Wilson’s shoulder is healed, he resumes his role as the trendy dark horse pick to make an impact in the Dallas Cowboys wide receivers room this year and essentially replace Cole Beasley. You don’t see so much from mainstream NFL experts on Wilson as…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Peeling away Phil Steele
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Presented by BUSTERS GRILL & SPORTS BAR. Friday, June 14, 2019. Phil Steele puts out plenty of teasers to keep fans’ appetites whetted before his college football preview magazine is officially released. The latest are Steele’s All-Mountain West and All-America teams. He goes four teams deep on both, with…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Remember the likeable Justin Wilcox?
Presented by BUSTERS GRILL & SPORTS BAR. Thursday, June 13, 2019. Before Justin Wilcox was hired as a 29-year-old defensive coordinator by Boise State’s Chris Petersen in late 2005, he spent four seasons on Jeff Tedford’s staff at Cal. During that time, a quarterback named Aaron Rodgers came through. He liked Wilcox (not to mention…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Watching the Jordan Love love
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Get used to all that Jordan Love hype out there. Utah State’s junior quarterback is already anointed as the top QB in the Mountain West for 2019. Next winter, will he forego his senior year in Logan to enter the NFL Draft? ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The MW new year arrives early – very early
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, June 7, 2019. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY) Whoever is in first place after the first week of conference play in Mountain West men’s basketball next season will stay there for almost four weeks. Guaranteed. That’s because the league schedule begins with two game isolated in early December. And…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The L.A. Bowl is a lateral goal
Presented by BUSTERS GRILL AND BAR. Thursday, June 6, 2019. The piecemeal announcements of bowl changes and affiliation switches this week leave the Mountain West mostly in the same boat. It’s a Group of 5 thing. The conference, as expected, will lose the Las Vegas Bowl after this year, as that game moves to the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Into the Blue Turf history book
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Boise State’s iconic blue turf, 2019 style, is ready for prime time. The new carpet will be introduced to the public this evening during an Open House at Albertsons Stadium. This is the sixth edition of the Blue, replacing the version that had lasted nine seasons (maybe…… MORE
