Hike's Peak: The Weekly Mountain West Podcast

(Note: CBK team previews WILL be out this week!)

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast! Thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 12 might’ve been the craziest yet, first off, New Mexico shocked the world by beating nationally ranked Washington State for their first ranked win since 2003, keeping their bowl hopes alive! Boise State notched an impressive win over San Jose State, officially knocking the Spartans out of the conference championship hunt. Not to be left out of the upset fun, Air Force embarrassed Oregon State by blanking them 28-0. We’ll also touch base with UNLV and Colorado State, who took care of business, and we’ll end the show with our game of the week, with the Colorado State Rams trying to win their sixth straight game on the road against a well-rested Fresno State squad. Big time episode this week, let’s dive in!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

(Note: CBK team previews w/ Media Day interviews will release this week! Stay tuned!)

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast! Thank you for coming back to the mountain! This past week of Mountain West football was electric! Jeff Choate and Nevada took Boise State down to the wire, but somewhat controversially, fell seven points short of the upset. The Battle for the Golden Pineapple was as advertised, with UNLV outlasting Hawaii, 29-27. San Jose State clinched bowl eligibility for the third year in a row with an elite defensive performance against Oregon State, and last but not least, we had Air Force shocking the conference by upsetting Fresno State for their first FBS win of the season. We’ll break down all of those barn burners, and we’ll end the show with our game of the week, with Boise State traveling to CEFCU Stadium to take on the upstart San Jose State Spartans. Lots on the line this week, so let’s dive in!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

(Note: CBK team previews w/ Media Day interviews will be releasing throughout the week! Stay tuned!)

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! As we close in on the end of the regular season, the contenders for the conference championship have begun to thin out. Boise State and Colorado State took care of business to stay atop the Mountain West standings, while Hawaii came back from the dead to stun Fresno State, take the Golden Screwdriver back, and all but end the Bulldogs conference championship hopes. We’ll dive into those three headlining contests, then we’ll see where the standings are currently. And of course, we’ll end the show with our preview of the game of the week, with Hawaii getting another chance at an upset at home versus a hungry UNLV squad. Big time episode this week, let’s dive in!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The game of the year did not disappoint, with UNLV and Boise State going down to the wire, but Ashton Jeanty and the Broncos prevailed. We’ll dive into that win and its implications, as well as going over statement wins from Colorado State and Fresno State. Then, we’ll take a look at the conference championship race, which is currently a five horse race, including the biggest games down the last stretch of the season. We’ll end the show with our double feature game of the week, with San Diego State taking on Boise State on the blue turf, and Fresno State playing host to a Hawaii team that just had their biggest win of the season. Lots of storylines to cover on this hike, let’s dive in!

(Note: CBK team previews w/ media day interviews will be coming out in the next few days!)

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! I just got back from Mountain West basketball media days in Las Vegas, and we’ll kick the show off with a sneak peek at our basketball previews coming soon. You’ll hear all of the players at media days talk about their favorite basketball player growing up. Then, we had a jam-packed week of football, with most of them going down to the wire. We’ll quickly touch on all of this week’s action, and we’ll end the show with an in-depth look at the Mountain West game of the year, with #17 Boise State taking on UNLV in Allegiant Stadium for what feels like a guaranteed spot in the conference championship game! Super fun episode this week, let’s dive in!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

(Note: BB team preview episodes will be out in 1-2 weeks, w/ full roster rundowns and quotes from coaches/players)

(Note: Jack is heading to Las Vegas for MW basketball media days! Be on the lookout for in-person content!)

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve reached the halfway point of the regular season, and some teams are catching fire at the right time. Jeff Choate and Nevada got a huge upset against Oregon State, notching a landmark victory for the new regime in Reno. Jay Norvell and Colorado State won a tough battle against San Jose State, getting back to .500 and giving them a path to a bowl game or maybe even more! The frontrunners continued their dominance, as well, with UNLV putting up a 50 burger on Utah State, and Boise State cruising to a 21 point win over Hawaii, courtesy of another 200+ yard performance from Heisman favorite Ashton Jeanty. We’ll break down all of the week six action, and we’ll end the show with our game of the week, with UNLV traveling to Corvallis to take on Oregon State! Big time episode this week, so let’s dive in!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Finally, we have a week without realignment news, so we can focus on football for the whole episode! UNLV lost a heartbreaker to Syracuse in overtime, potentially putting their College Football Playoff hopes on ice. Colorado State had a similar fate, falling just short of an upset of Oregon State in double OT. We’ll break both of those losses down, and then we’ll dive into Ashton Jeanty’s latest masterclass, running for another 160 yards and 3 scores in one half of play against Utah State. I’ve pulled some ridiculous stats about his start to the season, along with an update on his Heisman campaign. Then, we’ll end the show by going over our game of the week, with Fresno State hosting Washington State. Lots of stops to make today, so let’s dive in!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

Welcome back to the mountain! After a very stressful two weeks, the Mountain West has officially survived to see another day. UNLV announced they are staying in the conference, paving the way for the remaining seven members to sign a new bill of rights. We’ll talk about the financial reasoning behind UNLV staying home, as well as introduce the newest Mountain West school in UTEP! That wasn’t it for this week’s Vegas drama, oh no, far from it, with the Rebels starting QB Matthew Sluka stunningly announcing he was done for the season and redshirting due to not being paid his NIL wages. We’ll dive into the available information to figure out what the heck happened, who’s to blame, and what’s next for him and UNLV. As for the football talk this week, we got some time for that too, with UNLV and their new starting QB demolishing Fresno State to get their first AP ranking ever. Not to be outdone, Boise State got a statement win against Washington State, led by Ashton Jeanty, who has not only played his way into the Heisman race, but is on pace for maybe the greatest single season in the history of college football. We’ll end the show with a preview of our game of the week, with UNLV taking on Syracuse in Allegiant Stadium. Huge show this week, as always, so enjoy and bring a notepad!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

Welcome back to the mountain! Week two of the realignment wars had more twists and turns than a condemned roller coaster. To summarize, the Mountain West was 15 minutes away from safety, but Utah State’s departure for the PAC 12 leaves the future of the whole conference in jeopardy. We’ll break down all of yesterday’s craziness, why those decisions were made, where the Mountain West went wrong, and how they can survive. Oh yeah, football is still played weekly! San Jose State fell just short of an upset, losing 54-52 in double OT to Washington State, but they still did more than enough to show that the Spartans are legit! Wyoming and Utah State’s woes continued, as both Jay Sawvel and Nate Dreilling are struggling to reach their program’s status quo. We’ll end the show with previews of two mammoth Week 5 matchups, with Boise State hosting undefeated Washington State and UNLV aiming to take revenge on Fresno State. It goes without saying that this is a must-listen-to episode, enjoy, and hold on tight!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!

Welcome back to the mountain! A bombshell report emerged late Wednesday night, with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State officially leaving the Mountain West for the revived PAC-12! To add insult to injury, it sounds like Air Force to the American is also a done deal. With now just six full time members, what will the MW have to do to survive? What schools are on their radar? What MW team is most likely to bolt next? And, oh yeah, football! UNLV and San Jose State continued their hot start, while Colorado State and Wyoming both laid another egg, warming their head coaches' seats substantially. Mammoth episode this week, enjoy!

If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here each week of the 2024 season!