Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re putting on our lab coats this week, because I’ve cooked up two insane studies for us to analyze together. First, on the basketball court, we’re going to find out the transfer portal strategy for the four longest tenured head coaches in the Mountain West. By grading each transfer signed by Boise State’s Leon Rice, Nevada’s Steve Alford, San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher, and San Jose State’s Tim Miles, I can tell you exactly what their goals are when they dive into each portal cycle. And for football, we’re getting to the bottom of the age-old question, if you’re an All-Mountain West selection, should you transfer to a bigger school? I went through every 1st teamer, 2nd teamer, and honorable mention that went to greener pastures, and I now have the exact numbers of how likely a high profile Mountain West transfer is to start, benchwarm, or fall off the depth chart entirely. And last but not least, stay until the end of the show for a sneak peak at this week’s Transfer Portal Team of the Week. No time to waste, grab your safety goggles and let’s get to work!

Part one: CBB HC Portal Strategy Study

1. Brian Dutcher, San Diego State
2. Leon Rice, Boise State
3. Steve Alford, Nevada
4. Tim Miles, San Jose State

Part two: CFB Outgoing MW Stars Success Rates

1. 1st/2nd team All-MW Picks: By the Numbers
2. 1st/2nd team All-MW: Best case scenario (Daiyan Henley) vs. Worst case scenario (Isaiah Neyor)
3. All-MW HM: By the Numbers
4. Conclusions

Part three: Transfer Portal TOTW Sneak Peak!

1. (CBB) All-Blue Chip Team

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