The Scott Slant: Tom Scott
The Scott Slant: Tom Scott

An 11th-hour recruiting curveball

December 14, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

It was certainly an unexpected turn of events, but it’s reality, and Boise State has to deal with it.

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Broncos are underdogs on the balance sheet

December 13, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

There’s one thing to remember when you consider that Boise State and Oregon are evenly-matched Saturday in the Las Vegas Bowl.

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Let ‘er Ryp—on into the end zone

December 12, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

The last time (and only time) Brett Rypien played in Sam Boyd Stadium, it was a very good day for Boise State’s then-true freshman quarterback.

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Another Ducks coach initiation vs. Broncos

December 11, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

It was a toasty September night in 2009 when Oregon visited Boise State for the only time. The crowd of 34,127 was a record at the time, and Chip Kelly was making his head coaching debut for the Ducks.

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This team’s pretty good with Hutch, RPI and all

December 8, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

What will Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison do for an encore after the two sterling performances he delivered last weekend to lead the Broncos past Oregon and Portland?

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Not the Broncos’ ordinary bowl game break

December 7, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

With Boise State playing in the Mountain West championship game last Saturday—and the Las Vegas Bowl, as usual, falling on the first day of bowl season—this is more like a typical bye week.

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The early signing day curveball

December 6, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

With Willie Taggart bolting out of Oregon yesterday to take the Florida State job, you’d normally see the Ducks in position to do a thorough search for a new head coach.

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An old bowl game adage comes into play

December 5, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: the team that really wants to be there is the one that wins a bowl game. Does Oregon want to be there when the Las Vegas Bowl kicks off a week from Saturday against Boise State?

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Defense buys time—offense cashes in

December 4, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

Things did not bode well for Boise State late in the third quarter against Fresno State Saturday night in the Mountain West championship game.

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Nothing left for either team to hide

December 1, 2017 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant

Are any of Boise State’s early-season issues relevant tomorrow night in the Mountain West championship game against Fresno State?

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