B.J. Rains and KTVB Sports Director Jay Tust discuss and preview the final three games for the Boise State men’s basketball team, starting with Saturday’s game against New Mexico at ExtraMile Arena. Plus, BNN makes a cool announcement!
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Friday another week almost in the books here and we appreciate everybody starting their day starting their uh weekend off with Bronco nation news we have the football schedule to talk about we have a big basketball game at extra mile Arena tomorrow to talk about and uh
Jay tus we’re gonna make folks wait a little bit longer a little later in the show we’re going to make a pretty cool announcement for uh Bronco nation news as well so GNA be a fun show here yeah looking forward to it big weekend on tap
And uh big game tomorrow over at extra mile Arena just it feels feels like boisey state is just so close to making this March Madness Thing official and you figure Saturday’s win I I just it seems like you would all but do it it’s been pretty funny Jay all the uh guesses
For the announcement by the way um I will just throw this out there right off the bat this is not a Boise State announcement this is a BNN announcement there were people saying oh they’re announcing that the football Stadium’s expanding oh they’re announcing uh the
New coach no when you have the BNN logo on the graphic and big announcement folks uh the announcement has to do with Bronco nation news so I would not put big announcement and tease something for Boise State just just thr that out there that happens every time we make an
Announcement for BNN this is a BN I guess kind of it’s a Boise State related announcement Jay but it is a BNN announcement they’re not hiring another football coach um something’s guessing nil related uh Kareem the dreams asking about Mike Wallace I I hinted that Walsh was involved they never said Mike Walsh
Was coming on uh I’ll just throw that out there so uh um excited about it it’s going to be cool Jay tus is going to be involved our special guest is going to be involved and we’ll we’re going to tell you about that here in about 20
Minutes or so so appreciate you guys for hanging with us our guest is GNA join us a little later and I W might as well just keep the guests coming and keep the uh keep the suspense building I guess and uh some people may not think it’s a
Massive announcement but I think for my company and the business that I’m growing Jay here at Bronco nation news and what we’re doing together I think it’s a nice little uh step in the right direction a cool little uh uh you know milestone I guess that we’re hitting as
We continue to build this thing so I’m looking forward to it and we’ll tell you about that here a little bit later in the show uh but uh where do you want to start Jay basketball game tomorrow or do you want to talk about the football
Schedule uh up to you man yeah up to you I’ll jump on the bandwagon with whatever you want to G to spend most of the time on basketball so let’s just get the football schedule out of the way first uh here it is on the screen uh we knew
About the the non-conference games we knew about the the which games were home which games were uh um you know Road um there there we just didn’t kind of know when they were going to be and uh Jay I think the first thing is no home game
Till week four kind of stinks uh what else kind of stands out to you here um it is a really interesting schedule you know so often times in these schedules usually it’s like Home Away Home Away Home Away um there are like road trips and HS and road trips and home stands
It’s a it’s a really really interesting schedule I’ll I’ll say one think that I guess that stands out to me a little bit um there are two buys which is significant and uh I when I was younger I probably wouldn’t have liked it because I just wanted to be watching
Football but now two Buys in one season I will absolutely take um but outside of that that the St you know the back end of the schedule gets stacked up a little bit there there are five games in the month of November um just kind of the
Way the calendar Falls I understand that but five games in in the month of November this year so um there are going to be spans where you get to see the Broncos a lot at home and then there are going to be times where you’re like man
It’s been a month when do we get to watch a game on the blue you know not not a lot of this in their control obviously but um yeah those I would say those are a couple of things that stand out to me and then uh personally I was
Really hoping for BJ um the game against Washington State to be on uh the the uh November 30th just because I’ll probably have family in town for the Thanksgiving we kind of we kind of figured that that the cougs are going to be earlier in the year so I’ll still take Oregon state
That that weekend that’s a that’s a heck of a way to wrap up the regular season so um I will absolutely take that yeah no uh no doubt about that uh the getting the buy after the Hawaii game I think is nice Jay also um very interesting though
How they have like the no home game for a month and they have three in a row and then they go almost another month without a home game just kind of way weird the way the schedule works out and yes having the the quote unquote non conference game to finish the regular
Season Boise State could uh I guess they might not have it uh you know locked in yet because other teams have to play that week but Boise stay will be done with their non with their conference schedule when they play Wyoming uh the week before Thanksgiving um they were
You know some thought maybe you’d put the Mountain West game in there Jay on the 14th instead of have you know a home game just to not have to go too far without the first home game um I love the two buys I know it’s just weird this
Year because of when Memorial Day or Labor Day falls and the all that kind of stuff but I think they need to find a way to do this every year I mean for player safety for health letting them rest up an extra week of full you know
Your team may not play an extra game but there’s going to be a Full Slate of college football those days when your team doesn’t play so I I would love two buys every year if it were at all possible I I think when you get to know
The guys a little bit and understand what they go through just to get on a football field and and and play um that’s what whether that’s here Boise State Washington State anywhere across the country these guys are insane man like what they do to their bodies how
They get ready you know uh what you know some of the the pain injections if you will that they got to take just to just to play and perform and so having an extra buy built in I I agree with you man start start the season a week
Earlier get these guys an extra Buy in the middle of the season to allow them to rest up maybe be be maybe be student then athlete you know for a couple weeks out of the out of the out of the fall and yeah I I agree with you I would I
Would love that idea I also think that the Buy fall on on really ideal times for boisey State like if you only had one buy and it was September you would be pretty agitated about that probably the basketball team had that first buy before conference play even started and
Had to play 11 in a row I mean I know that Leon put a positive spin on that thing um early on and I think it helped them early on but then you know eventually it kind of caught up with them because they just had to play a lot
Of basketball but you look at boisey State they have to go across the country to play Georgia Southern then they come back go over to Eugene to play What was figure is going to be a really physical team um you know coached by Dan Lanning
Uh the Oregon Ducks and so you get a buy after that before you come back home and and have your home opener against an FCS school so I I I I would understand like Bronco nation probably doesn’t love the fact they have to wait till the end of
September to see boisey State on the blue against an FBS opponent but like there’s only so much you I can I will promise you all this boisey state explored everything and I mean everything when it comes to you know trying to move games uh maybe move series whatever it might have been
They tried everything to just kind of rotate this and adjust it but at the end of the day these were really the cards they were dealt and so they’re not going to play an FBS school on the blue until the end of September Portland State not until you know essentially week four of
The regular season you’re going to have to be a little patient Bronco nation but I also know that Boise State’s pretty creative in the way they go about their business so maybe just maybe they’ll kind of figure out something that will you know serve as an appetizer for fans
Not making them wait all the way until September 21st to see the Broncos well why are they playing at Georgia Southern like come on Kurt absy what are we doing here like what I mean I think when they scheduled it 10 years ago Georgia Southern was coming off like a nine or
10 win season or something but like come on that just the fact that they couldn’t get out of that or or switch that up and this day in Era of college basketball it just seems like such a weirdly placed odd game that’s not really in a
Recruiting area I just uh that one kind of uh stinks for everybody involved and it puts boyy state in a tough spot because the you know boyy State’s not in a situation right now where they can just afford to pay out buy out contracts right yeah and on the flip side of that
Georgia Southern wants boisey state to be you know to sell tickets for their own you know purposes right which I understand so you know they they tried what they could and you know again these are the cards that they were dealt but overall I I just I like the buy the
Second buy by the way wanted to bring that up that’s after Hawaii which timing it is I mean a long trip out there you know everybody it’s really funny I I always thought like ha Hawaii was the best trip in the like if you were if you’re in a conference with the Rainbow
Warriors that’s the best trip right not really because you do a lot of traveling to get out there you know depending on the time of the game it’s not like you get to just like go to the beach and then the game’s over you get on a plane
And you go back right so it’s never it’s it’s not necessarily the best trip if you are you know a player a coach a coach’s wife family whatever it might be it’s not like you get to like really enjoy the the island so although Johnny bypl broadcaster John mallerie you you
Uh coach you you call a two-hour game and Johnny gets a couple days on the beach I guess I I guess so um maybe maybe that works out for them but that that’s not we know Johnny and Jay put in the exact same amount of work on in
Terms of uh getting ready for a game on a Saturday so I will say this it’s funny because the coach that I was talking about not the current coach at at Johnny zma moer but it’s a former coach and his wife and they’re like n man that that trip it
Might be like the one trip like a coach’s wife wouldn’t go on just because they they don’t get to enjoy much about anything it’s like you just go there you wake up you play football and you get on a charter jet back to to you know Boise
Or wherever you’re going to after the game so um yeah those guys get no Time Players I remember at one time asking Brian harson or Avalos or somebody several years ago when they were going to Hawaii for a game about being a business trip or whatever I think it was
Andy Avalos he said yeah they’re gonna see the beach two times when we take off and when we land like they uh it’s not that kind of trip bowl games are different maybe for a basketball team if you’re there for three four five days for a tournament you get a little time
But yeah if you’re just going over there to play one game they’ll probably go over on Thursday I would assume and then have the day to acclimate maybe a Wednesday night I don’t know and then play the game and come back but yeah it’s not like the team’s getting a ton
Of time on the beach and with the buy afterwards I do think that um certainly is a a nice game somebody had a question for you here Jay but uh let’s see it moved down on the screen on me uh someone Bronco 130 says uh gez tus did you do shoulders yesterday hashtag
Yoked must be the must be it must be the angle must be the angle that shirt is uh you the shirt makes it the shoulders are looking good today Jay I’ll take it uh thank you for that uh let’s uh move to basketball talk do you have any final football schedule
Thoughts or no no I think that’s it it it should be a really compelling home schedule though I mean anytime you get you know two pack 12 two whatever you want to call it schools on the blue and it’s actually kind of interesting BJ I didn’t realize it but like out of those
Three schools yeah that they’re they’re going to play next year Oregon’s been the one that they’ve had easily the best success or most success against three and0 right and and I I mean like hate to say it but I can’t really can’t really believe it but um boy st’s only one and
Five against Washington State All Time the lone win was in 2016 Luke Faulk pick do you remember who had an 85 yard interception return in that game BJ uh wasn’t Leighton vanderash was it no uh 85 Tanner no that’s not ter uh let me think about 85 yard interception return game Clan pagee
That was a good guess who was it I already heard you say part of the name Tyler Horton Tyler Horton that’s right that’s right I remember whenever I think of Washington state I think of the triple overtime game where Brett RI got the concussion and uh Montel Kosar came in Boise State
Should have won that game they could punt like bounced off Reed Harrison Duos and then they turned that into like a crazy comeback Boise State should have won on the road would have been ranked that’s the game I remember yeah that man that was uh that was another that was an
All-timer that was insane that the finish of that game was absolutely insane everything that happened you’re like oh no way oh way was it Payton pure I can’t remember the linebacker for for Washington State ah gosh that that was such a game they had they had that game
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Didn’t hype this up too much uh but I think it’s a pretty cool announcement and we’ll talk about it here in 12 minutes but first a huge game tomorrow night at extra mile Arena six o’clock Boise State New Mexico you’re gonna have a ticked off New Mexico team coming in
Uh having a you saw how great Boise State played after they lost on the road and then had a week to sit around uh New Mexico’s going to come in fired up after their loss to Air Force last week um they badly need a win or two down the
Stretch here to help their case uh big one for Boise State against New Mexico tomorrow night I think the Broncos uh right on that almost locked status if you could win you know one game you’re probably fine if you could take care of both home games you’re just sitting
Pretty nothing to lose going down to San Diego and that’s probably the goal uh but obviously a big three- game stretch starts in a sellout extra mile Arena tomorrow night yeah if boyy say can get this wi BJ it would be uh massive for I
Mean I don’t know you can say a number of reasons but not only only do they get the head-to-head Sweep with New Mexico but you know this is another chance for Boise State to pick up a quad one Victory and if they were to get this one
Um you know that would be six on the season which just seems like a remarkable number to me and a chance for the Broncos to defend their home court against a team that is very fiery you know uh it’s interesting to me because if you ask me back at the beginning of
The season I I don’t love the way the boy State matches up with New Mexico just because the you know New Mexico’s guard play I mean they don’t they they match up well with a lot of teams because of the guards they can run out there but they they dominated that first
Match up BJ they had Tyson dhart bringing the ball up the court great move by the coaching staff I’m really curious to see what type of curve balls or how they counter that uh in round two against the Lobos so uh it’s going to be a really fun matchup and an opportunity
For Bronco nation to try to get inside the head of Jaylen house the uh the head of the snake of the New Mexico men’s basketball team bracketologist dcom Jay is a site that I like to use our man Dayton Robinson put me on to this bracketologist dcom it
Court you know puts all this stuff and the the cool thing that I like about this Jay I put it on the screen here you can choose teams that compare resumés and you look right here at the net rankings the Ken palom all these rankings right here on the screen Boise
State in my opinion has quietly pass some of these teams and I don’t know if they’re necessarily getting the Love on the bracket projections yet um as you know Leon rice and others have said you know what like there’s only 12 people that their opinion actually matters when
It comes to this so maybe we shouldn’t be concerned that they’re going to see all this and I will say this Jay they did their little top 16 reveal but they don’t reconvene till like next week so they’re not doing this every week like some of these team some of these
Bracketologist where maybe they miss something or realize the team’s too low or high like when you take a fresh look at this and you haven’t looked at this in a long time come next week for the selection committee I believe Boise State’s going to get some uh going to
Get a little better love in my opinion then they’re getting from some of these bracketologists but Boise State now has the third highest net ranking in the conference it’s number 25 versus number 26 tomorrow by the way in the net ranking uh I’m I’m stunned that New
Mexico is is still top 30 by the way when you lose at home to Air Force but it is what it is and as you said it’s it’s a quad one win but um you look at the kenpom numbers Boise State up to 37 you got Nevada 40 Utah State’s down to
43 uh BPI Boise state is Rose they’re now second in the conference at number 40 there uh Bart t Boise State up to 36 so I guess um the computer metrics don’t really love Utah State I mean you look at a lot of their stats J I mean I know
They’re leading the conference right now which is worthy of a lot of stuff but every other number Boise State for the most part is is except for the kpi there Boise State’s in a better spot than Utah State um you look at the out of conference strength of schedule that’s
Really going to weigh something for for Boise State at number 30 compared to 273 for New Mexico 258 for Nevada there’s a lot of numbers on here what what stands out to you I guess about Boise State’s resume and and maybe some of these other teams also when you get into the quad
Wins and all that man the thing that’s kind of shocking for me is is how much credit Colorado State’s getting in all honesty and that that’s a program I mean I I believe in the the Rams and I think they’re good don’t get me wrong here but
To finish seventh in the Mountain West Conference which is kind of where they’re at right now and and maybe that’s not where they end up but that’s where they’re at right now um if that happens man that’s uh I I would love to know how many teams that finished
Seventh in the Mountain West Conference have have made the NCA tournament let alone got a decent seed at the NCA tournament and somebody’s going to get left out there in the top you know seven maybe a couple of teams if that that holds true if if Colorado state gets in
And gets a decent seed so um I I want to make it clear I don’t really have too much against the Rams but I I do think it’s interesting that they they still are getting quite a bit of of respect um despite you know an 8 and8 record in in
Mountain West Conference play I think isn’t it 8-8 right now BJ I believe West Conference play yeah and I’m kind of with you there on New Mexico as well I mean uh I know that they’ve you know New Mexico is a team for me that when
You look at some of the games that they’ve lost too I I just um I don’t know I’m very intrigued by New Mexico and and how they lost to uh Air Force and only went down like five spots or something in the net rankings uh the
League is just getting a ton of respect right now Jay but I I think that you know one at least one Mountain West team is probably going to end up have to end up in Dayton I would assume like yeah we’ll give you six but one of them has
To go to Dayton maybe two depending on how it works in the in the tournament but uh I I don’t know I just I I think Boise State Jay if they could win two of these three games and win a game or two in the tournament I I don’t put too much
Stock into the tournament because I believe that the bracket is almost already done by Thursday um the the the the big leg work on the seatings and ranking teams ahead of T I don’t think three quad one wins is going to make you go from an eight to a four on selection
Sunday in the tournament but with that said I think if Bo you know I think Boise state is solidly in the tournament Jay as an eight or nine right now but I think if they could win at least two of these three games I don’t think a six or
A seven is out of the question for this team I really don’t no I I mean we saw that last year right um when all was said and done they actually ended up as a seven seed against Northwestern So Not only was it a favorable seed for for the
NCA tournament I would say it was a favorable opponent or at least a beatable opponent and then the geographical location was you know pretty good too and so uh if they can work them their into that type of position this year heck I’m not even necessarily worried about the seed if
They can get you know another another side out west even you know close close-ish to home um that that would be awesome and stay somewhere in that 7 eight range I mean I would take a you know a nice uh closer game than you know
Maybe being a seed line or two higher in my opinion yeah the uh Salt Lake and and Spokane are the two out here it looks like Salt Lake is going to have an 89 game because it looks like if Arizona is a one seed they’re going to be obviously
In the um in Salt Lake I think I saw Memphis was another spot where you may get Houston to go there so you’d have an 89 in Memphis Indianapolis where Purdue is going to go you’d have an8 n there to play them uh and then Brooklyn would be
The that’d be the the less than ideal one probably Jay Brooklyn uh with Yukon out there is a one probably yeah that that would be a tough one for us to sell too that would be I mean well obviously we would go but that would be I can
Already can I would already imagine the plane ticket see it out there would be um Rob if you will yeah but I guess uh I just I mean what what’s the best case scenario What’s worst case scenario here for these last three games for Boise State Jay uh went out and I
Mean gosh man in the Mountain West this year if they win out that means at the very very least they’re co-champs I I don’t know how they’re not in a discussion for like a six seven seed if if they win out like I I feel like I
Should be able to say a five seed even but if if they were to win out man especially because that would be capped to the road wi at San Diego State gosh it feels like they would just have a an impeccable resume I mean like you know
We we go back here BJ and we talked about how the schedule did get a little lighter here for a couple of weeks well now it’s back into the gauntlet again for the for the final stretch run and uh you know for Boise State that means two
More quad One games and that doesn’t even count Nevada who is just barely you know pretty much on the outside of the the quad one looking in and even Utah State right now is is outside of outside of quad one Technic well for the game that Boyce State hosted I I suppose yeah
Uh Adam W Boise and Charlotte he says sorry guys you may be the only one at yeah yeah you Mugsy Bogues well it should be exciting and again uh I think two of three Jay win these two home games that’s the goal win the two home games you would go to San
Diego with no worse than a CH you know you have a chance with a win to share the title at worst you lose you’re the two seed but I you take care business in both these home games I think you are just absolutely sitting pretty I mean
I’m sure you want to go three and0 but I mean two and one any two any two wins of these three would be great I think one is enough to kind of avoid quotee unquote disaster going into the conference tournament just win one of these three games and I think you want
To win tomorrow man because it’s it’s it’s a six o’clock game it’s a sellout I don’t think the crowd’s going to be as good for the 900m game on senior night which kind of stinks uh I’ve see way more tickets still available for that
One um but if you like you said get the sweep over New Mexico if it comes down to seating for NCAA tournament Conference tournament whatever that would carry some weight so I think you uh I think you win tomorrow and then you kind of take a deep breath and then try
To do it again on on Tuesday but I’m I’m fired up for tomorrow man sell out game sold out three days early Jay that just doesn’t happen around here you know you know the unfortunate thing man um Darius Brown thei banks in a 30-footer at you know to force overtime which just foul
Fresno State and you win that freaking game but the the scenario there that would have been cool and I’m assuming would have helped ticket sales for that Nevada game on top of being senior night had Utah State lost that had Boyce State won on Saturday then a win over Nevada
Would it at the very least claim a share of a of a co-conference championship could cut down the Nets could have cut down the Nets man and now you’re relying on playing tonight I think Air Force can beat Utah State tonight come on that one’s at the the the dean Glenn
Smith Spectrum so I don’t I don’t I don’t love their chances but hey I just off that Air Force Team the other night man come on air Air Force has uh has pulled off uh upsets just as Wild winning at the pit and uh also winning by
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Nation news we’ve been going about two years or so we’ve uh pushed the envelope with the pre- and postgame shows on location bringing on Jay tus John mallerie Mike Prader to do the morning shows um we’ve been doing a lot of cool stuff here Jay and uh
It’s been fun to do this and glad that you’ve been a part of it and glad that you’re going to be a part of this announcement here because as we continue and I got way bigger goals than this for the future of Bronco nation news but uh
For the first time in history Jus Bronco nation news uh is going to stream and broadcast a live Boise State game and that game will be with the uh guest that is joining us now there he is Justin Schultz the softball coach at boisey State and yes next Thursday the home
Opener for the Boise State softball team will be broadcast live on Bronco nation news and assuming we can uh work it out with his agent we’re in the final stages Jay tus and I will be on the call and uh really looking forward to this Justin
Schultz thank you for joining us and um how excited are you to be on Bronco nation news next week oh I’m very excited I think this is a um unique experience not only for softball but for Boise State in general to kind of get an inside look at a a non-conference game
And uh excited it looks like Jay’s in Sunny San Diego somewhere outside you w supposed to’s uh he’s enjoying a few days with his family you weren’t supposed to call him out for that but uh whatever uh okay so a couple things that you mentioned there first of all this is
Not you know my intern Jaden up there with a webcam behind home plate this is going to be a fully produced Mountain West Network style broadcast with all the multiple cameras replay plays everything a normal person watching a Mountain West Network softball game uh would see uh but uh I’m excited for this
Uh because we’re going to go a little further with this Justin and you’ve been gracious enough to uh you know agree to some of this but we’re actually going to be able to talk to you in the middle of the game and even in a couple instances while you’re coaching Third Base um
We’re hoping we can get Jus to call a hit and run at some point during the game we we’ll see what we can do but uh you’re you’re you’re we’re wanting to kind of you know learn about your team learn about you know your program
Yourself but and I think a cool way to do that in the home opener is to go a little behind the scenes here so you’re gonna you know not speak too loud because you are near the Kennesaw State Dugout there coaching third but uh you’re gonna give us some insight to
Some of the things you’re doing some of the things you’re calling what we’re seeing during the game uh kind of an unprecedented kind of neverbe uh type broadcast here where you’re going to give us some cool access yeah I think it’s fun I think anytime we can uh build
Our brand uh not only at Boise State but for our softball student athletes it’s um it’s been fun to do we we play a tough schedule for a reason we want to be on national TV constantly I and it’s really for the the athletes that are currently here and then obviously for
The future athletes to see um we will play anybody anywhere and I think this is this is fun because I don’t think this has been done in softball you see it on mltv or MLB TV sometimes but um yeah it’s a little nerve-wracking I I’m
A little bit of a loose cannon out there sometimes at third base but uh we will we’ll have fun with it and it’s be a great experience I I have seen um Justin Schultz get thrown out of a game before so BJ you might need to have the bleep
Button ready um Ju Just in case no I’m kidding Justin you look at what you guys have done so far this season some of the teams you’ve beaten you said you’ll play anybody anywhere basically and I think you’ve proven that um how how pleased are you with the way this season has
Started in some of those you know bigname programs that you guys have been able to to take down yeah I I think it’s it’s it’s always uh it’s always interesting you never know what you’re getting into obviously we got a tough slate this weekend with uh Stanford
Twice Georgia and Cal twice but I think our team has done a very very good job uh with uh people still utilizing their Co year one more time in softball it’s we have a relatively young team and it’s really been uh exciting to see how they’ve responded how they’ve competed
Against some of these older teams like we uh went out to LSU and I think they had seven seniors in their starting lineup and really hung with them all the way and hon if we clean up a few things I think we could walk away with a W um
On a really really big stage and so we’re we’re close um it’s not perfect and I know we’ve got a lot of work to do to get to where we want to go but um we are very close and I really like the fight in this in this team I want to get
Back to the broadcast but one more general question you did have a tough one last night uh ran into heck of a pitcher there with number seven Stanford but uh this Jay this has to be the first time in history I mean they have two games against top 10 teams today uh I
Mean you talk about challenging themselves number three Georgia the this afternoon also number seven Stanford so Justin first of all on a game day we appreciate you giving us a couple minutes here but uh I mean two top seven teams in the same day you mentioned playing Georgia again later this weekend
I mean uh just an incredible uh schedule and an opportunity here this weekend yeah we we expect to compete with anybody obviously there’s going to be a lot of learning on the way Stanford’s pitcher canedy last night um she threw well but we we played slower than we
Were uh expecting our team to do um partially that’s on the coaching St and my stealth in particular we had a rain delay and we got to figure out more creative ways um to get us to start fast in those situations but when we dig a a
Three nothing hole against a pitcher of that caliber it’s challenging but um I liked the fight in our in our team especially in the Box I thought we had some competitive at bats just didn’t really go our way uh all right again next Thursday five o’clock’s the
Scheduled start time there is a game before this so it could be a little iffy but it’s G to be on Facebook on Twitter on YouTube of Bronco nation news and we have purchase the rights to this game this cost Bronco nation news some money we purchase the rights to this game
Again it’s going to be a full regular broadcast this is not me up there with a webcam moving it around Jay and I uh scheduled to be on the call we’re going to have some fun and it is a regular season game it is the home opener uh so
I don’t know if you know any early thoughts on Kenna sa state but again we’re GNA have fun with this it’s going to be insightful but we’re going to take this serious and it is a regular season game that counts in the standings for you guys um we we’ll talk to you at
Third Base a little bit might get the headset on you for an inning or two and The Dugout when when you’re but when when time allows but uh what what was it I know this was actually your idea just to be completely honest you kind of came
To us and it was kind of a joke kind of serious Justin but what what is it about the this type of opportunity that uh intrigued you I guess to try to have us pull off yeah I mean first of all you guys do an amazing job of covering Boise
State athletics and I anytime we can be creative and um maybe unique in in how we get our student athletes seen by a larger population is I think at the Forefront for our coaching staff we’re always trying to push that um and so with this exciting definitely a little
Nerve-wracking uh situation it should be a lot of fun and it’s going to give our athletes um the the audience that they deserve do you have to let are they you have to have the little talk let them know about this yeah we’ll we’ll definitely sit down and we’ve and that’s
Part of playing this tough schedule we’ve been on the SEC network Pack 12 Network um and so we’re we’re used to the media being around more than more than probably my first year here and so it’s part of it there’s going to be distractions but that’s kind of what we
Sign up for I mean SEC network ESPN plus Big 10 Network whatever and then you see Jay tus roll up into the Press Box to call it for Mountain West Network and BNN I mean I I would think that uh hopefully they’re prepared for this one
But I’m not sure if if you’ve done enough yet yeah it’s gonna be fun guys hey we appreciate go ahead go ahead Jay I was to say Justin I just wanted to point out uh talk about um Sydney Groves real quick uh she’s making a a big jump
How how good has she been for you guys earlier this year oh yeah she’s been awesome it’s it’s nice to see her she can play multiple positions been at third base first base I mean really in the bulk of our order a local kid uh we
Knew she was going to do big things and last year was a little bit of a learning year for her and she’s really kind of taken that role of um a big contribut contributor when it comes to RBIs and power numbers for us early in the season
Well hey Justin we’ll let you get back to the prep I think it’s 1:30 mountain time you guys got number three Georgia for number seven Stanford uh good luck today good luck the rest of the weekend we’ll touch base next week and uh we’re really excited man thanks for allowing
This and I think it’s going to be cool for the viewers maybe the non-traditional DieHard softball fans that kind of get a little insight to what’s going through a coach’s mind during a game things you don’t think about what you’re looking at when you’re over there studying the defense I think
It’s going to be a a really cool thing and we appreciate you for it and I think it’s going to be a positive for both sides and we’re looking forward to it next week thanks a lot man of course thanks for having me guys I’m excited to
Do the show with you you guys there he is appreciate it Justin Justin Schultz uh Jay uh what are your uh broad you you broadcasted a lot of games have you ever done a softball game before uh no we did baseball back up in Leon uh the nii
World Series had had a blast doing it it’s uh it’ll it’ll it’s a it’s a obvious I mean baseball has my heart as the number one my sport that I played growing up so I I love I love the game and softballs obviously very similar my dad played like a semi-pro fast pitch
And I don’t know if you’ve ever played fast pitch man i’ I’m not even good I’ve tried slow pitch I couldn’t even imagine F fast pitch is the real deal dude like it’s I I’ll say the reaction time is insane um yeah I was uh I let’s just say
I struggled Shane Alder the capital softball coach can absolutely bring it he’s like one of the best pitchers in the country or something like that like he travels he’s he’s really good I know you play a little slow pitch J I can’t imagine there’s too many players in the
Valley that that are better at slow pitch softball than you no I’m sure there’s tons God I’m getting old man getting old you’re almost AG now where your little ones can come out and watch Dad uh get teared up on the field though and
I don’t move like I used to so I’m gonna leave it up to Justin Schultz and his team to to provide the entertainment all right a couple of quick comments before we get out of here uh Bob appreciate it says great next step for BNN uh is this
A one-time thing or did we buy the RS for all hung games uh this is a one-time thing for softball uh but for now we’ll see what happens this is a kind of a test Jay to see if I’m how terrible I am at play byplay and my wife asked me what my
Home run call was going to be and it’s like oh man it just going to happen I guess I don’t I don’t know maybe we’ll alternate so Jay can have a couple Innings I’ll take a couple Innings and we’ll see but I I have a bad feeling like Midway through the first inning
When I have no idea what I’m doing I’m gonna go Jay you got the rest of this one man uh we’ll uh it’s gonna be fun and like I said it’s not going to be a traditional one-1 pitch you know I mean it’s gonna be more of a conversational
And I think it’s going to be fun we can bring in you know and uh there’s a chance too John mallerie he gets off his show at 6 o’clock I think he’s hoping to bust it over and maybe join us for the last inning or two so we could uh get
Some help there at the end of the game with with Johnny if we can pull it off but uh yeah this is a one-time thing for now we’ll see what happens and uh you know it’s I’m looking forward to it gonna be fun so Jay uh excited for you
To hopefully be a part of it it’s going to be cool just something different and next Thursday uh before the Friday uh San Diego State basketball game so looking forward to that next weekend yeah I mean they’re playing two number SE number three and number seven and day
Jay that’s ridiculous yeah they they have had a murderous row of of preseason games and they’ve won a lot of them man like they they’ll be tough they’ll compete today I have no doubt uh I just said I might bring on John mallerie and he’s saying I should bring on Bob cess
Or Joe Buck uh I think we might be stuck with you Johnny that’s that’s probably where we’re I mean that’s same level of broadcasting um but let see let’s see how fast Johnny can make it over to the stadium we’ll let Johnny do a little play-by-play for an inning if he can
Make it over in time yeah get get off I I I think the show ends at like 5 6 you should be able to be there by 603 we a couple we’ll tell Schultz to do a couple more Mound visits stall a little bit and’ll be the second anyone gets maybe
That maybe that first game will run long and then John can just he can take the whole broadcast that would be perfect that would be awesome hey appreciate you Jay enjoy the time with your family there have you been to a Mariners game yet uh going today see we’re gonna watch
Him play the Rockies so I’ll have my St report done after this look at that that’s awesome I wasn’t going to say it but Schultz called you out so everybody uh everybody saw but hey all good appreciate yeah I got you know what it’s actually really cloudy and kind of rainy and cold
Today so we’re all very jealous of you but uh appreciate it Jay as always man get back to the fam have a good couple of days we’ll talk to you soon uh and uh Tuesday I’ll be a big one we will be have the New Mexico game to talk about a
Game day we’ll be on at 9:00 am Tuesday 12 hours before tip off that’s going to be a fun uh F fun uh day need a couple extra cups of Bronco brew coffee for that one but uh appreciate it Jay and we will uh talk to you soon man sounds good
Buddy there he is Jay tus appreciate him for joining us and again Bronco nation news uh super excited about this I am hopeful that uh this was a big enough announcement for you guys I I know uh there was some Ash and Genty show and some other talk and we’ll love to see
Where we can continue to do it but uh for what we’re trying to build at BNN to get an official agreement with Boise State to kind of take that next step and have a live broadcast of us of a Boise State sport on our air I’m just super
Super excited about this um you know this is costing us money but this is due to your subscriptions due to our sponsors um we’re continuing to push the envelope I’m not just putting all this money in my pocket we’re uh reinvesting in the program reinvesting in Bronco
Nation news and this is a uh a nice step in that direction so excited to be able to uh you know air this softball game and I mean this is gonna be really cool like Justin Schultz is gonna be coaching third base and like talking to us during
The game like this is never before seen type of stuff so we’re going to get some really cool behind the- scenes access there’s a chance we might even get to like interview an outfielder during the game like we’re it’s going to be pretty darn cool so even if you’re not a dieh
Hard softball fan make plans at 5:00 on Thursday to check this out and it is going to be fully archived on YouTube Twitter and Facebook of Bronco new nation news later on so if you can’t watch it live we own the rights that’s right BNN owns the rights to this game
And it will be uh you know we’ll live on in infamy or Infinity on online Forever on our Twitter and Facebook and YouTube gam so you can watch this later so um you know some asking about some of the other sports uh again this is just the
The first game we’re going to kind of test it out see how it goes and and see if there’s good interest and if we get good viewership and folks watching it and it goes well we would love to expand this in the future so we’re got to start
Somewhere and we’re starting with h the softball game and again Justin Schultz was the one that made this happen he was very uh into this wanted to make this happen not not a lot of coaches would allow for this kind of access but for for frankly for me to make it worth it
To me to pay the money to do this there had to be some of that and Justin Schultz stepped up and said said whatever you need let’s do it and so this is a uh the home opener next Thursday if you’re going to be at the
Game great we’ll see you there but if you can’t make it 5:00 for the home opener um we will uh Jay and I will have the call for you there and it’s going to be a lot of fun it ain’t going to be your traditional just here’s the one-1
Pitch we’re going to have uh tell stories and have a good time maybe I really want to get into Jay’s uh baseball career I mean Jay was drafted into the minor leagues and I don’t think a lot of people know that Justin Schultz was also drafted into the minor league
So one of those in-game interviews have may have to have a little fun with the baseball careers or lack thereof of Jay tus and Justin Schultz but looking forward to this it’s going to be a lot of fun and again it is going to be next Thursday we’ll tell you more about it
Next week um but uh big game for Boise State on Saturday I did fill up another spot today if you played last year or you played the first year if you’ve played in the past and you want to reserve your forsome email me uh TimberStone Golf Course May 31st is the
Tournament Reigns bronation news.com our third annual BNN golf tournament uh we are only taking spots right now for folks that played last year uh you you stepped up and played last year you get first dibs to play again so we’ll put it on sale to the general public here in a
Couple of weeks save the date get your group together and be ready to get in because this thing is going to sell out we have the morning and the afternoon flights the morning’s at 8:30 the afternoon is at 1:30 uh so it’s going to
Be a lot of fun we’re also looking to do an event the night before on May 30th with some of the speeches and a little happy hour with some of the special guests maybe even raffle off some of our bigger celebrities and getting them in your force them to raise more money for
The Idaho Youth Sports commission so if you played last year and you won in email me and also there’s another way you can reserve a spot you can get a whole sponsorship if you uh your business steps up and gets a whole sponsorship or you become a sponsor of
The tournament that includes a forsome so we’re taking those as well that’s one way to cut to the front of the line and make sure you get in is to uh sponsor a whole so um Reigns at bronation news.com send me an email and we will uh get that
Set up for you our winner of our trip on the private jet to San Diego he is going to join us on the pregame show tomorrow Roy Miller uh he has been hunting up in the mountains he is a huge Boise State fan I talked to him again yesterday and
He just said he can’t wait for next week and he’s been watching all these games and excited knowing how much is going to be on the line next week and we are really looking forward to getting down to San Diego but we will all get to meet
Roy Miller on the pregame show tomorrow looking forward to talking to our winner uh for that and again the uh game is at 6 o’clock so we’ll be live about 5 o’clock at extra Arena sellout crowd tickets on the secondary Market are going for over $100 for this game it is
Going to be the place to be tomorrow just an electric atmosphere at extra mile Arena cannot wait to to get there and see what happens Jaylen house Jamal murn Jr Donovan Dent coach Richard patino I mean the New Mexico Lobo is one of the most talented teams in the league
And they’re fighting for their NCAA tournament lives it’s going to be awesome tomorrow and again 5:00 P PM will be the Lithia Forida boisey a pregame show 5:00 pm on the BNN channels we’ll have the postgame show as well so appreciate all you guys for checking us
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Really awesome announcement!
Excited to watch the softball game!
I actually played slow pitch with BJ back in the day with the Idaho Press!!🤣
Jay shoulders for the win 🏁
Appreciate BNN commitment to Bronco lady sports. ty