The natural spin at UNLV today is that the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas is the best thing that could have happened for the Rebels. The Mountain West program will get to play in a shiny new $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium, probably in 2020.
The third prong in the backfield mix
As Boise State re-starts spring football today following spring break, let’s make one more stop in the running backs’ room.
Now that it’s over
Boise State followed two of its best road halves of the season (the second at Utah and the first at Illinois) with its absolute worst. And that’s the way the season ended Monday night in the loss to the Fighting Illini. But that doesn’t take away from an overachieving season.
What to make of the Broncos’ big men?
Boise State’s chances at Illinois in the second round of the NIT Monday night rest on Chandler Hutchison dealing with a lot of attention from Illini defenders—and how many inside guys the Broncos go to battle with.
The Illini are playing for Jamall Walker
Boise State has its second-round NIT date now—Monday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN. What an interesting time for the Broncos to be playing Illinois.
Is there value in the NIT? Yesss…
Utah was a double-digit favorite in its first round NIT game against Boise State last night in Salt Lake City. And when Gabe Bealer drained back-to-back three-pointers early in the second half to give the Utes an 11-point lead, the game appeared to be following the script.
Which team has the want-to tonight?
The NIT is kind of like non-New Year’s Six bowl games. The teams that want to be there the most usually fare well.
The NIT is a body-of-work thing
Raise your hand if you thought it was a lock for the Boise State men’s basketball team to get a bid to the National invitation Tournament, especially after the Broncos’ unceremonious dismissal from the Mountain West tourney last Thursday night.
If the Aztecs could only shoot, right?
As bad as it was early against UNLV Wednesday night, San Diego State had it going right out of the gate against Boise State.
What’s San Diego State got tonight?
Everybody’s 0-0 when tournament time comes. San Diego State is now 1-0, awaiting Boise State tonight in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas.