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This Day In Sports: The best 16 hours ever on the Blue

September 25, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 25, 2010: In terms of before sunrise to after sunset, the biggest sports day in Boise State history (state of Idaho history, for that matter). ESPN College GameDay, back when it was in his heyday, originated from the blue turf for the first time, drawing 13,250 fans at dawn.

Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The ‘other Broncos’ are lying in wait

September 23, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

Boise State has had Saturday’s game circled for weeks. Western Michigan has had it circled for months. For more than 20 years, WMU has been “the other Broncos”, and they’re tired of it.

This Day In Sports: It’s ‘bye bye baby’ for the 600th time

September 22, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 22, 1969: San Francisco’s Willie Mays becomes only the second player in major league history—behind Babe Ruth—to hit 600 career home runs.

This Day In Sports: Broncos put 0-2 in rear view mirror

September 21, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 21, 2005: After an 0-2 start, including a 48-13 loss at Georgia and a 30-27 setback at Oregon State, Boise State goes into its home opener with some concerns. But the Broncos pinned a 48-20 defeat on another highly-touted non-BCS school, Bowling Green.

This Day In Sports: Boise State’s ‘We wuz robbed’ game

September 18, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 18, 2021, five years ago today: Boise State hosts a Big 12 team during the regular season for the first time, and Oklahoma State takes away a controversial 21-20 nail-biter on the blue turf.