Mountain West Wire

Jeremy and Eli are back to talk about the latest in Mountain West basketball. It has been a while since our last recording so we go over some big picture stuff like Nevada going undefeated, the surprise of Utah State and Fresno State, plus the other end of the league which is not doing great. We also spend some time discussing the Jalen McDaniels situation at San Diego State. The sophomore is bein...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the Mountain West bowl season. The duo first discuss college football playoff expansion which is going to happen at some point. We go over the three bowl games over the next week starting with the New Mexico and Las Vegas Bowl games, and then the Frisco Bowl on a Wednesday night. Naturally, the two lean toward the Mountain West in picks. This episode is presente...

Jeremy and Matt are back to run through the six Mountain West bowl games in an initial look at the biggest storylines of each game. The duo go over some coaching news regarding Utah State, how to change the bowl system and there is a big announcement in this show. This episode is presented by FuboTV streaming services which can help you watch nearly every Mountain West football or basketball game...

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the Mountain West title game that was a snowy mess and saw Fresno State win 19-16 in overtime. This game was a defensive slugfest for both teams, well, except for Broncos running back Alexander Mattison rushing for 200 yards. Special teams played a difference as Fresno State made field goals and Boise State missed a field goal and an extra point was blocked. This...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2018 Mountain West football title game which will be a rematch from last year's game and the fourth time these two have met in just over a year. The two go through position groups, edges, disadvantages and surprise players who could make a difference. Also, we go through some news and notes that collides with the title game itself. This episode is presented...

This episode is a bit different when previewing the Mountain West title game. Jeremy is joined by Boise State wirter Raja Prabhala and Fresno State writer Matt Wadleigh and have them sound off on this game as fans, but they also bring some nice analysis. After going back and forth the two give a 90 second WWE style pitch on why their teams will win. This episode is presented by FuboTV streaming se...

Jeremy and Eli are back to go over Feast Week and the next week of Mountain West hoops. San Diego State's end result in Maui was expected but the results were not. Losing to Duke by a lot is fine but the Aztecs lost to Iowa State by 30 to Iowa State and struggled against Xavier. The surprise teams so far are Utah State, UNLV and Fresno State, all three of these teams are playing better than though...

Jeremy and Raja are back to look at all of the scenarios for the New Year's Six games and what it will take for a Mountain West team to get to a New Year's Six game, but it will take a lot since UCF needs to not win the AAC plus other scenarios. The two also take a deep dive at Utah State vs. Boise State game which the two are hopeful will be an epic matchup. This episode is presented by FuboTV st...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the final week of the regular season of Mountain West football, but it is a big one. We go through all the games, including a rare Thanksgiving Day game between Colorado State and Air Force. Wyoming is trying to become bowl eligible as they take on New Mexico. Fresno State is in the title game but wants to beat San Jose State to have a shot at a New Year's Six g...

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap a wild Week 12 set of games. The Mountain West title game is mostly set after Fresno State clinched the West division and they will play the winner between Boise State and Utah State. There were plenty of wild endings which saw Colorado State lose to Utah State, Wyoming and Hawaii have huge comebacks against Air Force and UNLV This episode is presented by FuboTV s...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 12 of Mountain West play. Games get started on Friday night as New Mexico hosts Boise State. The Broncos are fresh off its win over Fresno State and have the Mountain Division and maybe even more. Other games are all on Saturday with a few very important matchups. Hawaii is looking to snap its losing streak to gain bowl eligibility, Fresno State is trying t...

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 11 of play that started on Friday night where Boise State took care of business and upsetting Fresno State at home. The win was a dominant second-half performance by the Broncos. The other big topics are trying to figure out the next playoff rankings. Also, UNLV earned a coach saving win for Tony Sanchez as they beat San Diego State. Nevada's defense has been...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview a huge Week 11 of Mountain West football which features a key game on Friday night which has Boise State hosting Fresno State.  This game is huge for the Broncos if they want to have the best path to get to the Mountain West title game. The Bulldogs want to win to be able to stay in the hunt for not only the league title but also the NY6 game. We discuss how Nev...

Jeremy and Eli are back to preview the next set of teams from the Mountain West as basketball season is so close. The teams we discuss are New Mexico, Fresno State, San Diego State, and UNLV. We also discuss some bold picks that Eli made in a recent post and rate them on a scale of 1-10. This episode is presented by FuboTV and SlingTV, two streaming services which can help you watch nearly every M...

Jeremy goes solo to recap the Mountain West football weekend going through all of the contests. Fresno State and Utah State keep winning with ease and seem to be separating themselves from the rest of the league.  Jordan Love leaves game with injury. Boise State's defense steps up; as does SDSU's. Air Force's bowl chances are in jeopardy. UNLV looks to be reverting to old ways. This episode is pre...

Matt and Jeremy are back to preview Week 10 of the Mountain West football which features two non-conference games and also five of the six games have double-digit lines. Even with big lines should be some good games.  Can SJSU win its second game? How bad will Fresno State and Utah State beat its opponents? Can Air Force top Army and claim the Commander-in-Chief trophy? Before we get to the games...

Jeremy and Eli are back to preview the Mountain West basketball season. Instead of doing a preview per team (life got in the way) we are talking about four teams on this preview. Those teams are Nevada, Air Force, New Mexico, and San Jose State. Jeremy discusses how the Falcons could be competitive if they changed its offensive system, what are Nevada's weaknesses, what if's for New Mexico -- hey,...

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap a Week 9 that after its conclusion features two ranked Mountain West teams. We talk about Mike Bobo's job security after a loss (hint: he will be sticking around), and Tony Sanchez who had struggled with UNLV.  Fresno State and Utah State are now ranked after their wins and look ahead to the College Football Playoff rankings. This episode is presented by FuboTV an...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview week 9 of Mountain West football with a slew of interesting games on tap. It starts with the Bronze Boot on Friday between Colorado State and Wyoming which could feature two new quarterbacks. The Saturday games all have an interest as San Jose State looks for its first win of the year against UNLV, can SDSU is looking to skate by again, the always intriguing Air...

This week Jeremy goes solo to recap the Week 8 of Mountain West play. Five of the six games were double-digit lines heading into the weekend but only three of those games ended with that result and the one that was to be a close game was was a blowout with Nevada easily defeating Hawaii. A few highlights of the show are Kirk Herbstreit calling out UCF, is Boise State back to being a contender, Uta...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the eighth week of Mountain West football which for the first time all year is a weekend slate of only league games. The big news of the weekend for these games are that five of the six are double-digit favorites and three of them are road favorites. The one single-digit line is Hawaii hosting Nevada. This episode is presented by FuboTV and SlingTV, two streamin...

Jeremy and Matt take a break from previews and recaps to discuss the first half of the Mountain West football season. We go over the all-league team by our staff, picks we got wrong, title game contenders and a whole lot more in this 2018 mid season show This episode is presented by FuboTV and SlingTV, two streaming services which can help you watch nearly every Mountain West football or basketbal...

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the seventh week of Mountain West play which had the best teams show up and have big games and win this weekend. Utah State and Fresno State easily won its games, but there were some struggles with San Diego State and Boise State, but all four won this weekend as they start to separate from the pack. This episode is presented by FuboTV and SlingTV, two streaming s...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 7 of Mountain West football. There are six games with double-digit lines but that does not mean there are interesting storylines and competitive games this weekend. There are two non-league games with Army taking on San Jose State and Hawaii traveling to face former WAC foe BYU. A few items of note are if UNLV can rebound from its poor performance from this...

Jeremy and Eli are back to preview the Colorado State basketball team which has a new head coach with Larry Eustachy and the school parting ways. In his place is Niko Medved who is a former Rams assistant and spent last year as the head coach at Drake.  Colorado State does have a group of upper classmen which might offset the loss of players and a new head coach, but the end result at best might b...