Mountain West Wire

Our first Mountain West basketball podcast is here for the season (sorry for no preseason shows) we have Jeremy Mauss being joined by Andrew Dieckhoff to kick things off with some big picture hoops. Early on it seems Utah State is clearly the best team and they aren't even at full strength and San Diego State is in the neighborhood and then there is a jumbled mess of a teams to pick from. UNLV has a new coach and is struggling, Air Force is disappointing, and New Mexico is the closest to the top two but aren't quite there.

The Rams are a team with  Nico Carvacho who is an overlooked player and even if Colorado State is not in the mix for a conference title, he should be in the running for player of the year. We both expect Colorado State to pull off an upset or two along the way.

Finally, San Jose State might be slowly getting better and the next step is to more than double the wins from last year and challenge for double-digit victories.

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Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 13th week of Mountain West football. There are rivalries and championships on the line. The Bronze Boot gets things started on Friday night with Colorado State taking on Wyoming. The Rams are wanting to remain in the discussion for a bowl game. The Saturday games have two big ones that could determine the championship game attendees. A Boise State win over Utah State puts them in the title game and hosting, a loss means tiebreakers come into play. San Diego State vs. Hawaii is a winner-take-all in the West Division and is a late night Facebook game.

Nevada takes on Fresno State and the Bulldogs are wanting to get to a bowl game and need to get this win to have at least five and then win next week as well. The other game is San Jose State who is also looking to stay on track for a bowl game and they are on the road at UNLV.

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Jeremy and Raj are back to talk about the latest College Football Playoff rankings which if we are being honest do not matter all that much as Boise State is still behind both Memphis and Cincy. What it really comes down to is the Broncos need a two-loss AAC team to win the title, or if we dig a bit deeper a one-loss SMU team as they are a few spots behind Boise State.

We run through the scenarios of the teams in the mix and predict some outcomes for this week since the competition gets a bit tougher, specifically for Boise State and Cincy.

At the end, the duo does a quick preview of Boise State and Utah State and take a stab at the quarterback situation for each team.

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Jeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 12 of Mountain West football or also known as trophy week. There were some close games and some ugly games. San Diego State vs. Fresno State got things going on Friday night with the Aztecs taking home the Old Oil Can while forcing Bulldogs QB Jorge Reyna to have his worst game of the year with three picks.

The Saturday games started with a shocking low scoring game with Hawaii topping UNLV, 21-7, and the Warriors decided to swap quarterbacks, again. Colorado State had many chances to defeat Air Force but was unable to get things on track. Wyoming with its backup quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was unable to overcome his errors with three interceptions.

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Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 12th week of Mountain West football in what we are dubbing "trophy week" as so many games have a trophy on the line this weekend. Things get started with the Old Oil Can as Fresno State takes on San Diego State on a Friday night game. The Bulldogs need two wins to become bowl eligible and this a game that might be close than some think.

On Saturday the UNLV Rebels host the Hawaii Warriors for what we call the "Golden Pineapple" which is far superior compared to the “Ninth Island Showdown.” Wyoming and Utah State battle for Bridger's rifle in what could be a defensive showdown, Colorado State is fighting for bowl eligibility vs. Air Force for the Ram-Falcon trophy. The final game of the day does not have a trophy on the line as Boise State takes on New Mexico.

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Jeremy and Raj are back to discuss the second week of the College Football Playoff rankings and how they impact Boise State. The Broncos did move up one spot to No. 21 and are still behind Memphis and Cincinnati. Boise State still needs help to move up but they are stuck not only behind the Tigers and Bearcats but Navy could jump Boise State if the Middies defeat Notre Dame. That has us put the Broncos in the second-tier for the Cotton Bowl bid from the Group of Five.

We go through the games that could change the rankings from the Group of Five and odds are one of two of these American teams could lose and assist the Broncos move up for next week's rankings.

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Jeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 11 of Mountain West football in what was one of the most exciting weeks of the season with so many close games and also upsets. This week also had a few controversial play calls by coaches or at least some that a lot of people were going back and forth on.

We start with Utah State and Fresno State which saw both offenses play well but it was the Aggies getting the win. Boise State and Wyoming played a defensive duel with the Broncos winning in overtime. Nevada defeated San Diego State in a slugfest of a game and despite scoring on every single possession, San Jose State lost to Hawaii.

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Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 11th Week of Mountain West football which has just four games instead of five. The Air Force vs. New Mexico game is being postponed due to the death of the Lobos Nahje Flowers. That game is being pushed to Nov. 23 when each team has an off week.

We do briefly discuss the College Football Playoff rankings and what games to look for within the Group of Five. Fresno State hosts Utah State in a game where both teams are going in different directions, to a degree. San Diego State hosts a Nevada team that has settled on a quarterback but the big thing to watch in this game is the running game.

Wyoming and Boise State will be interesting but only if the Cowboys defense can slow down the Broncos offense, and the night game between San Jose State and Hawaii is worth staying up for as it could eclipse 80 total points.

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Jeremy and Raj are here to bring you reaction for the first College Football Playoff top 25. Think of this as an introduction to know the teams that are in the mix for the coveted New Year's Six spot from the Group of Five. We go through the top 25 and also what teams are contending. The teams earning a ranking are No. 20 Cincinnati, No. 21 Memphis, No. 22 Boise State, No. 24 Navy, and No. 25 SMU.

There is a ton of football left but we comb through a lot of scenarios, so as Jeremy says, 'take notes'.  There is talk of chaos with the Army vs. Navy game the week after the final playoff rankings matter, San Diego, State, App State, and UCF's chances of getting into the race. Also, what are the odds that both the Mountain West and American team have just one loss.

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Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the wacky Week 10 of Mountain West football. There were blowouts and unexpected results throughout the day. Air Force is a good team and found out a way to get its win over rival Army and the same can be said as Boise State needed everything to defeat a pesky San Jose State team on the road late Saturday night.

Colorado State is showing to be a tough team, at least on offense, and could be a team to play spoiler the rest of the way and maybe make a bowl game. UNLV which lost to the Rams is in trouble and the question about its head coaching position which is still occupied by Tony Sanchez.

Nevada is one step closer to bowl eligibility after topping New Mexico. The late game saw Fresno State upend Hawaii and we still know nothing much more about the Bulldogs.

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