Hike's Peak: The Weekly Mountain West Podcast

Welcome back to the mountain! This week’s episode features the second part of Jack and Mike’s conversation about Kickoff Week, with this edition going over our predicted order of finish, conference champion, best position groups, all coach team, and our top 10 players in the Mountain West! Fun one this week, hope you enjoy! If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on...

Welcome back to the mountain! Yes, we’re in the offseason, but it’s still a huge week for college football! Yesterday, Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford announced he’s stepping down due to health concerns, ending a four and a half decade long run in the sport. We go over Tedford’s legacy, the journey for interim HC Tim Skipper to become his replacement, and the impact this could have on the Bul...

Welcome back to the mountain! Mike Wittmann makes the hike up here to go over our MWCC preseason votes for Kickoff Week 2024! Enjoy, and get ready for a ton of Media Days content! 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 he...

NOTE: This episode contains mentions of sexual assault. News broke on July 2nd that Utah State head football Blake Anderson has been fired after an external investigation. Let's get to the bottom of this. Find out what's happened under his watch, the decision Aggie players have been left with, and what the chances are of interim head coach Nate Dreiling righting the ship. If you enjoy the episode,...

Welcome back to Hike’s Peak, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For this week, we’re hitting a couple of the most important Mountain West headlines, from the proposed March Madness expansion, to NBA Draft hopefuls, and finishing with predictions for over/under win totals presented by DraftKings! A full feast of news awaits! If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a re...

Welcome back to Hike’s Peak, thank you for coming back to the mountain! This week, we’re doing a deep dive on the Mountain West 2024 football slate. The best game from each week is highlighted, from Boise State taking on Oregon to the Rocky Mountain Showdown between Colorado and Colorado State! Hope you enjoy this episode, which is full to the brim with rivalries, grudge matches, and games with CF...

Welcome back to the mountain! For this week, we break down 30 of the best hoopers in the Mountain West, broken down by position. From well-known contributors to bonafide superstars, this episode will get you up to speed on the best players in the conference entering the 2024-2025 season. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the mountain! This week, I compiled my top 3 players at each position entering the 2024 season. This episode was a ton of fun to put together, and there's a nice mix of well known stars and under the radar stalwarts. Enjoy, and thank you for making the trek up here!

Mike Wittmann makes the trek up the mountain to breakdown the conference championship game switch up, edible mascots, the war for the G5 CFP spot, and everything in between! Enjoy, and thank you for coming back to the mountain!

Welcome back to the mountain! Let's go over twelve of the best incoming transfers that we'll get to see on the hardwood for the Mountain West next season. From JUCO standouts to conference Rookie of the Year winners, the conference out west is getting quite the influx of talent. We hope you enjoy, and let us know who you think the best incoming college basketball transfer will be! CBB MW depth cha...

Cowboy fans woke up shocked when it was reported that head basketball coach Jeff Linder would be stepping down to take a top assistant role at Texas Tech. After four years and an NCAA Tournament appearance, Linder was worn out by a combination of bad luck and constant transfer portal looting. We discuss his career and what I think his reasoning could be for leaving. A few days later, Wisconsin-Gre...

Welcome back to the mountain! Sorry for the pushbacks this episode had to have, but I wanted to make this special episode perfect for you guys. I'm humbly calling this the best episode of the Hike's Peak Podcast yet! Please enjoy, and thank you to everyone who's tuned in! Bigger and better things to come! College football depth chart tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Vj2HeaS7ij_s-d...

Welcome to episode 49.5 (episode 50 needs one more week to be perfect)! We have a mountain of portal news to cover, with new landing spots for stars like Lamont Butler and Rytis Petraitis, to the John Tonje chronicles! We also hit you with the most important updates from the CFB spring transfer window, and we end the show by going over both of the players from the Mountain West that got drafted in...

Welcome back to Hike’s Peak, thank you for coming back to the mountain (range)! It’s another two sport episode, with a ton of transfer news on the hardwood and gridiron to cover! We break down the latest additions and subtractions from the Mountain West, and with it being NFL Draft week, we break down the top 15 MW players that could hear their name called in Detroit! Enjoy, and make sure to come...

Welcome back to the mountain, which is technically a mountain range now! This was originally a football only episode, but there was too much big-time CBB transfer news PLUS the Bulldogs' hiring of the inventor of the "dribble drive motion offense", the combo meal was the only option. Find out who Vance Walberg is (and why he's the right man for Fresno State), and hear the latest portal news, from...

Welcome back to the mountain! For our first offseason CBB episode, we’re launching our depth chart tracker! Available for free and updated daily! We’ll also go through this week’s transfer portal update, headlined by POY Great Osobor. The show finishes with a breakdown of every team’s roster going into 2025! Enjoy and check out the depth chart tracker attached below! HP MW CBB 2025 Depth Chart Tra...

Welcome back! The Mountain West’s season officially ended with San Diego State getting ran over by UConn in the Sweet 16. We’ll recap that game, followed by this week’s transfer portal update, and a look at Utah State’s new head coach, Jerrod Calhoun. The show ends by handing out grades and awards to each and every team for what they did this year. Enjoy!

March had plenty of Madness indeed. Entering the Sweet 16, San Diego State is the only Mountain West team left standing. We’ll go over all of the games from the Big Dance, plus UNLV’s ongoing run in the NIT! There’s also the Danny Sprinkle news, we’ll talk about his early departure to Washington and potential replacements. We’ll also talk about the top players in the transfer portal, and we’ll fin...

Welcome back to the mountain! The Mountain West got all 6 teams in, but it wasn't without controversy, from Nevada being in the double digits, to Colorado State literally being the last team in the field, we'll go over it all. UNLV also gets another game, playing Princeton in the NIT, which Jack will be covering in person! Preview and predictions for all 9 first round games are included, enjoy!

Welcome back to the mountain! And then there were two... powered by star performances, the Lobos and Aztecs moved onto the finals! New Mexico outran Colorado State, while San Diego State overwhelmed Utah State to set up this finale. We'll recap the semifinals, and break down the key matchups in the championship, along with my prediction. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the mountain! What an awesome day of basketball! All four games were fantastic, and I also predicted all four right! Enjoy a breakdown of each quarterfinal game and my predictions for the semifinal match-ups tonight at 6:30 and 9 PM PST!

Welcome back! I got three fantastic interviews for you all today. Mason Falslev, a hometown Utah kid, started every game this year as a freshman and help deliver the school's first regular season title ever! Max Rice has been hitting impossible shots for five years now, under his head coach and dad Leon Rice. O'Mar Stanley battled his way from St. John's to Boise, and was named All-MW 2nd team. En...

Welcome back to the mountain! A very special episode this week, with star guards MJ Amey Jr and Latrell Davis making the hike to go over their journeys to San Jose, the reasons for their personal stat explosions this season, and what the team is thinking going into their Mountain West tournament match-up against Colorado State (which Jack will be in person covering)! Huge thanks to these two legen...

Welcome back to the mountain! Mike Wittman makes the hike to talk about everything high school recruiting! We dive into the best incoming recruits, how each team's class is looking, including the circumstances around them and the players that have the potential to be stars! We also go through each position group to name the transfer player we're most excited to see in their new uniform! Enjoy!

Welcome back! We're back to covering basketball, which had no shortage of madness. With two weeks remaining, anything is possible! New Mexico had a roller coaster two weeks, Air Force shocked the world, and Colorado State's road woes continued. Analysis of every game that went down, along with handing out our first ever Hike's Peak Weekly MVP for basketball! The show finishes with an overview of t...