Mountain West Wire

Matt and Jeremy are back to go over some of the big news from the Mountain West. It starts with discussing Utah State QB Jordan Love declaring for the NFL Draft and if he made the right choice. Plus, how will he fit in the NFL and what team could be a good fit.

Next, they go over and pick apart and grade UNLV hiring Marcus Arroyo who comes to UNLV from Oregon where he was the offensive coordinator. The other coaching change saw Colorado State bring in recently fired Steve Addazio which is not being perceived as a great move for the Rams football program.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Andrew are back for another round of Mountain West hoops talk. They get into how San Diego State and Utah State are the clear top teams and that it might not be all that close, well, maybe New Mexico. It appears that BYU is trying to its best to even its record vs. the Mountain West after its blowout win over Nevada and then they head to Salt Lake City to play Utah State. That Cougars vs. Aggies game could end up being the game of the week with Yoeli Childs back for BYU and Neemias Queta healthy for the Aggies.

We discuss some teams that might surprise in league and Jeremy gives tips on how to run a college basketball program to its fullest potential. Also, the two look way ahead and noticed the Mountain West is foolishly trying to own college hoops on January 1.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the Mountain West football title game which saw Boise State defeat Hawaii 31-10. That three touchdown difference was a bit closer than the score indicated. The Warriors were a bit more aggressive and it cost them a few times when they were in the red zone. Plus, points off of turnovers did not help the Warriors either. 

We also get into the bowl game selections which look really good, rail on the College Football Playoff ranking system and the rankings in general, and then a quick discussion regarding Jeff Tedford stepping down as Fresno State's head coach due to health reasons.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our third podcat looking at the Mountain West title game between Boise State and Hawaii. This podcast features Jeremy chatting with Dave Southorn of The Athletic to preview the title game. We discuss under the radar players, how it matters that Hawaii has seen Jaylen Henderson in person and vice versa and is there any transfer portal drama at QB?

We also get into the New Year's Six race between Boise State and Cincinnati; finally we end on thoughts regarding Chris Petersen stepping down at Washington and some fond memories Dave has on covering Coach Peter. 

We round out the show with Raj's take on the New Year's bid for Boise State vs. Cincinnati.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy is joined by Raj who covers Boise State and Preston who covers Hawaii to preview this Mountain West title game from the perspective of each person who covers their team more closely. We go back and forth with Jeremy chiming in with lame jokes about this game. The two give predictions and how each team can win.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to talk a whole lot of Mountain West football despite there being just one game. They first discuss is about the Colorado State job that opened up and what makes it an attractive job and if the Rams can turn into a G5 heavyweight. They look over the all-league awards and compare the media list and our picks as well to see what stands out.

As for the game itself, the duo goes over why each team will win and if Hawaii has to be perfect to win the second time around vs. Boise State and the answer is might be a yes. A few keys we discuss are the running game for each squad and will there be an under-the-radar player who comes up big.

They wrap with looking at the race for the New Year's Six bowl game between Boise State and Cincy, assuming both win.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy goes solo to recap the final week of the Mountain West regular-season which did not have much on the line except for Boise State who needed a win to remain in the hunt for a New Year's Six bowl game. There were games where coaches were in their last game and no team had a chance to earn a bowl bid as there were no teams that could not get to six wins. The big story of the weekend was the fight that broke out between Nevada and UNLV after the Rebels won in overtime. That took away from a competitive game that needed extra time to decide its winner.

Air Force topped Wyoming and shutdown its ground attack while the Falcons threw the ball a lot, San Jose State's defense made big plays vs. Fresno State, San Diego State's defense smothered BYU, and Hawaii's defense was the reason it defeated Army.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the final week of the Mountain West regular season. There are five league games and two non-conference games. There is not really much on the line this week as there are no more bowl bids that can be earned and the championship game has been set with Hawaii and Boise State.

Speaking of Boise State, they need to win to keep pace in the Group of Five mix and the Cotton Bowl and that is the biggest storyline of the week. We also discuss the coaching changes at both New Mexico and UNLV and what is next for those openings at each school.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Raj are back to look at the latest College Football Playoff rankings which saw zero movement from Boise State and they remain at No. 20 in the polls and behind Memphis and Cincy. We go over the scenarios with Boise State and how they can and make it to the Cotton Bowl and ways they may not.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap another week of Mountain West football and there was a lot on the line this week. Boise State and Hawaii both clinched the division crowns and there will be a rematch for the league title vs. the two teams. Bowl dreams were dashed with Fresno State, Colorado State and San Jose State all going down this weekend.

Also, we go through and attempt to figure out who should be offensive player of the year through each game recap, and it looks like the vote could go to any number of players.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices