Mountain West Wire

The latest edition of the Daily Hike podcast discusses extremely early odds to win the Mountain West in football this year, and we will give you one guess of who that is. CBS Sports has projections about two recent Mountain West who were drafted last week and who will make an impact.

Also, Bill C. has a breakdown of a few of the more exciting games and there are plenty of Mountain West teams on the list.

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This is the start of a series getting an early look at the opponents from the Mountain West and the first edition has us talking Wisconsin vs. Utah State. We bring on Jake Kocorowski from Bucksy5thQuarter.com to get to know the Badgers are they wrap up spring football.

These two teams face off on Friday Sept. 1 in Madison Wisconsin. 

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We are back for our (hopefully) daily short podcast on the latest news within the Mountain West. This version Jeremy discusses the hashtag that is #AmericanPow6r where the AAC wants to position itself as the next power league. Also, what is the Mountain West doing to stay on track with the American or get closer to the Power Five schools.

There is more info out on the Air Force situation where the cadets are not allowed to pursue a pro contract until after they serve their two years. In short, timing was awful.

Also, post-spring top 25 polls are rolling out. One guess on who the Mountain West representative is?

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Jeremy and Matt return for another show and this time to recap the NFL Draft and the Mountain West. Before we get to the picks we discuss how the decision that came down that would not allow an exemption for Air Force athletes to pursue a pro deal. The timing of this is odd since the Jalen Robinette and other Falcon football players worked out at the Falcons pro day, but the kicker is that the announcement came out the weekend of the draft.

We then dive into the eight picks and go over how they can fit into their NFL teams, and also what undrafted players could make an impact or make a 53-man roster.

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Back for another quick podcast with Jeremy as he discusses what NFL Network's Charles Davis has to say about Wyoming running back Brian Hill, plus former Boise State running back Jay Ajayi weighs in with his thoughts on how Jeremy McNichols will fair in the NFL.

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Jeremy and Matt are back a few days earlier than normal to preview the NFL Draft and what Mountain West players will be taken and what their best fits could be at the next level. There are probably about a dozen players who could get drafted this next week, and we go through the next level stats from Pro Football Focus, Football Outsiders and others to get as much info as possible about the draft.

We start with the running back position as it is the deepest of draftable players, but that position might not be the first selected from the conference. There is a chance an offensive lineman or possibly even a defensive back be taken first.

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Another week and another offseason podcast for Jeremy and Matt. The two discuss the new rule changes in the NCAA and how they can impact the Mountain West and college football. The two big changes include an early signing period and a 10th assistant coach.

We also dive into Bill C.'s early Mountain West rankings which wrapped up his 2017 season previews.

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This week's show features Jeremy Mauss going solo and the show starts by discussing some spring news and notes, but the main portion of the show is interviewing San Jose State running back coach Alonzo Carter. Carter first burst onto our radar this past week after he broke out some dance moves to M.C. Hammers's "U Can't Touch This" after a recent practice.

He discussed his touring career with M.C. Hammer but also about how he moved up in the coaching world where Carter had great success winning seven high school titles and multiple conference titles at Contra Costa College. Perhaps his most successful achievement is the approximately 100 players he has sent on to play at the Division I level.

There is also a story about Oprah and the Grammy's. We also asked if there would be an encore to his dance moves.

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The New Mexico coaching search took a wild turn on over the weekend and through Mounda when reports came out that the top four choices for the Lobos were no longer in consideration: Joe Dooley (FGCU), Scott Cross (UT-Arlington), Steve Forbes (Eastern Tennessee State) and James Borrego (San Antonio Spurs assistant coach).

Then a report came out Monday night from Jon Rothstein that said New Mexico is “close to finalizing a deal” with New Mexico State's Paul Weir.

We also discuss Steve Fisher stepping down as San Diego State's head coach and what he meant to the program he built into a powerhouse on the West Coast.

Our final topic is discussing how the Mountain West missed on Wichita State and why Grand Canyon could make sense if the league wants to get to 12 basketball teams.

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In our latest off-season show Jeremy and Matt discuss the release of national games by the Mountain West and discuss who will appear on an ESPN channel and CBS Sports Network and a change to the TV bonus structure this upcoming season. We create some over/unders to guess win totals and other random interesting tidbits for the upcoming season.

As it has been the norm of late we spend the first bit talking about food, and of course it circles back to Bacon vs. Tacos.

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