Mountain West Media Days starts tomorrow in Las Vegas. At his “State of the Conference” address, will commissioner Craig Thompson shed any light on television rights?
Brett Rypien: No. 4 is, well, No. 4
Denver opened training camp drills Thursday, and Ryan O’Halloran of the Denver Post talked about the Broncos—and quarterback Brett Rypien—on Idaho SportsTalk. And if you read between the lines, Rypien’s path is shaping up to be challenging. Takeaways from O’Halloran’s interview: Rypien may not see the field until the fourth quarter of the Hall Of Fame […]
Outlooks vary for Boise State’s NFL backs
With NFL training camps opening, there are 22 Boise State products on NFL rosters. Four of them are running backs, and that’s the most intriguing position involving former Broncos right now. Doug Martin started this parade of Boise State rushers into the NFL when he was drafted in the first round by Tampa Bay in 2012. […]
Boise State football: The math isn’t so fuzzy here
The Athletic’s Chris Vannini has penned an essay on NCAA FBS attendance guidelines. Whatever happened to those? “The NCAA requires an average attendance of 15,000 fans per game once every two years to maintain FBS status,” notes Vannini. “But the reality is a number of programs don’t reach that mark. As a result, schools have […]
The brave new sportswriting world
After 14 years at the Idaho Press and Idaho Statesman, Dave Southorn has made the bold and visionary move of joining The Athletic, where he’ll continue to be a Boise State football beat writer. The Athletic, one of the fastest-growing sources for customized sports news in the country, is adding 10 new schools to its […]
Sheen shows that Steelheads continuity counts
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 to head coach. The 32-year-old native of Lethbridge, AB, becomes the second-youngest hire […]
The Bronco football handicapping is underway
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 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI. Ratings and […]
Kellen Moore and the court of public opinion
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 one of impatience.” Par for the course, it […]
The Jay-Train’s looking for a station
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 the season in September. The former Boise State star, of […]
It’s a bummer, Allie O, but we get it
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) 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 time at Boise State,” tweeted Ostrander. “It’s […]