Prater & The Ballgame

Dirk Koetter, our KTIK/Idaho Sports Talk NFL playoff correspondent for the past two seasons, joins Prater and Mallory to break down the Super Bowl, toss out a prediction (and why) and share a very surprising Santa Claus story about Chiefs coach Andy Reid.

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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to preview the BSU-Utah State basketball game in Logan on Saturday. Both programs are coming off losses - and both are still tied for first in the Mountain West.

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Live from the Boise Golf Show (open through Saturday at Expo Idaho), Super Bowl memories with former Boise State safety Quintin Mikell and Super Bowl preview and prediction with former QB star Carson Palmer, Bob with OC Bush Hamdan and his new weapons in Bronco Focus, Super Bowl prop bets with Lee Sterling, Super Bowl records we'd like to see broken, Diamond Dig qualifiers

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Former Heisman Trophy winner and overall NFL Draft No. 1 pick Carson Palmer - now living in Idaho and representing Camp Rainbow Gold - joins Prater and Mallory for a wide-ranging conversation about his career, Sunday's Super Bowl, and how you can play flag football with him this summer.

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Former Boise State (1999-2002) safety Quintin Mikell, who played 169 games in the NFL (2003-13), joins Prater and Mallory for his memories of the 2005 Super Bowl (Patriots defeated Eagles 24-21). Mikell played for the Eagles - then coached by Andy Reid and Steve Spagnuolo. Both coaches are now with the Chiefs - and in the 2024 Super Bowl against the 49ers.

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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to talk about offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan, his press conference this week, and what he's saying about new players such as QB Malachi Nelson and WR Chris Marshall.

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Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson meets the media on a slow signing day - talks extensively about new players Malachi Nelson (QB) and Chris Marshall (WR), defensive coordinator Erik Chinander said team speed has improved, BSU will have official Heisman campaign for RB Ashton Jeanty in 2024, BSU coaches talk about being star-struck while recruiting Ken Griffey Jr.'s son, Bob clears up cloudy Mountain West basketball race in Bronco Focus, Vandals' star Shiloh Keo on Super Bowl memories

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Former Idaho safety Shiloh Keo (2006-10) joins Prater and Mallory to share memories of the 2016 Super Bowl where the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10. Keo, who lives in the Treasure Valley, was out of the NFL when the season started - then played 26 snaps in the Super Bowl.

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BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to clear up the cloudy Mountain West basketball race. The second half of the league season has started, with seven programs still chasing a title.

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We begin to qualify listeners for our 14th annual Diamond Dig, Boise State plays at Colorado State in key Mountain West game - why is the game important (and why no TV coverage?), Bob previews the game with keys to a victory in Bronco Focus, 49ers' star Brock Purdy was the last of nine QBs drafted in 2022 - how does he compare to the other eight, Vandals' star Mike Iupati on his memories of the 2013 Super Bowl, the rights and wrongs of throwing a Super Bowl party, we pay tribute to country music icon and sports fan Toby Keith

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