Scott Slant: August 14, 2023. Author’s note: Here’s that special Scott Slant column followup for you. On Friday I ran a search on Chat GPT about Boise State football and ran the result in my column. What came back was generally accurate. But there were eight inaccuracies in the Chat GPT content. How many did […]
Scott Slant: Bronco Nation—are you smarter than Chat GPT?
If you were to write a brief paper on the history of Boise State football, Chat GPT might get you partway there. But there would be problems.
This Day In Sports: Two ways to celebrate Kristin Armstrong
August 10, 2016: One day shy of her 43rd birthday, Boise cyclist Kristin Armstrong wins her third straight gold medal in the women’s time trial at the Rio Olympics, mounting a fierce sprint into a headwind to overcome a 2.2-second deficit and win by 5.5 seconds.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: Bair provides calm amidst the chaos
It was wild that this much-anticipated event happened 24 hours after the Pac-12 blew up. But it was a welcome distraction. Signs had been pointing this way leading up to last Saturday at 5 p.m., but did you believe it would happen?
This Day In Sports: At long last, the Cubs flip the switch
August 8, 1988, 35 years ago today: The Chicago Cubs finally play the first night game in the history of Wrigley Field. And it was memorable for its frustration.
This Day In Sports: Happier days in Oakland
August 7, 1995: The return of the Raiders to Oakland is finally made official when Al Davis signs a lease that commits the team to at least a 16-year stay at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Raiders would resume play in the Bay Area a month later.
This Day In Sports: Vince Lombardi would have been proud
August 4, 2018, five years ago today: We covered this subject back in February on the five-year anniversary of Jerry Kramer’s election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Let’s do it again, and celebrate the real thing, as Kramer steps up to the podium at his induction ceremony in Canton, OH.
This Day In Sports: You always know where this bowl is played
August 3, 2011: The name “Humanitarian” disappears from Boise’s bowl game for good, as the organization announces a six-year deal with the Idaho Potato Commission to rename the game the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: More Broncos Gatorade baths in 2023?
A thought for today’s opening of fall camp—with Boise State the expected pick to win the Mountain West this season (not a rare occurrence), what will that mean for Gatorade baths?
This Day In Sports: The ‘Straw’ stirs his way into the Hall
August 1, 1993, 30 years ago today: Reggie Jackson, long known as “Mr. October,” is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jackson, the second overall pick in the 1967 MLB Draft, became an A’s fixture when the team moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968.