Twenty-five years after its ascension to the upper-echelon of college football, Boise State still gets the benefit of the doubt. Paul Myerberg of USA Today has released his post-spring re-rank of all 138 teams in the FBS, and the Broncos sit at No. 23.
May 5, 2021, five years ago today: John Means becomes the first Baltimore Oriole to throw an individual no-hitter in 52 years—since Hall of Famer Jim Palmer in 1969—when he blanks the Mariners 6-0 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
May 1, 1920: Both Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Robins (now the Dodgers) pitch all 26 innings in the longest game in Major League Baseball history to this day. And it was called because of darkness with the score knotted at 1-all.
April 30, 1961, 65 years ago today: I listened to this game on a transistor radio in my formative years. Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants joins another elite club—those who have hit four home runs in a single game.
Boise State got what it needed to out of the 2026 Spring Game last Saturday—starting with hope in the wide receivers room. Spring football ended the way it started, with former Rocky Mountain true freshman wideout Rasean Jones drawing more buzz than any other Bronco.
April 28, 1966, 60 years ago today: Talk about a dynasty—the Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. That gave the Celtics their eighth straight championship, a record that still stands today (and will never be broken).
April 27, 2016, 10 years ago today: Reports surface and are subsequently confirmed that the University of Idaho football program will end its FBS affiliation and return to the Big Sky, effective with the 2018 season. The official announcement would come the next day at a press conference.
April 24, 1994: San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson becomes just the fourth player in NBA history (after Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and David Thompson) to score 70 points in a game as he goes for 71 in a win over the Clippers at the L.A. Sports Arena.
April 23, 2008: Less than five years after starring for Idaho State, defensive end Jared Allen becomes the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL with his trade from Kansas City to Minnesota.
“Is my coach going to be around for four years?” isn’t as frequent a question from recruits anymore (because many of them won’t be). But it’s better to have that be the case than not. Stability is fleeting in college football, especially at the Group of 6 level.
