Mountain West Wire
603 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsDiscussing the latest news in Mountain West football, basketball, recruiting and also some nonsense with Jeremy Mauss, Matt Kenerly, and others from time to time.
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Mountain West Football Week 11 Preview
November 11, 2021 07:23 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 11 of Mountain West football play. There are a few teams that are trying to become bowl eligible such as the winner between Boise State and Wyoming will get to six wins. San Jose State is also looking to become bowl eligible and it might help that they have Nick Starkel back under center. He returned to action last week and he might be the reason the Spartans get to bowl eligibility when they face Utah State this weekend. Expect a lot of points in that...
Week 10 Mountain West football recap
November 09, 2021 06:59 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap the 10th week of Mountain West football. Utah State overcomes slow start to cruise to a win over New Mexico State. The Aggies are in first place but not everyone is a believer. Boise State crushed Fresno State and San Diego State put the chokehold on Hawaii for the win. Colorado State took a few steps backs this week in their loss to Wyoming. Nevada and San Jose State play in a windstorm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 10 Mountain West Football Preview
November 05, 2021 01:56 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview a big Week 10 in Mountain West football. There are a pair of non-conference games including the Air Force vs. Army game with the Falcons having a chance to win the Commander-in-Chief trophy. The other is an Aggies vs. Aggies matchup between New Mexico State and Utah State. UNLV has its best chance for a win as it takes on New Mexico. Hawaii hosts San Diego State in a game which might see some weird things late at night on the islands. Boise State travels to...
2021 Mountain West Basketball MEGA Preview
November 03, 2021 06:32 - 2 hoursJeremy and Andy are finally back to take a look at the upcoming Mountain West basketball season. They cram in previews for all 12 teams and start at the top with the teams that have the best shot at making the NCAA Tournament. Two teams seem likely with maybe a third team lurking in the likes of Nevada who is close. UNLV will NOT be a darkhorse for Jeremy but maybe another team from California can do some unexpected damage. What teams have the schedule to make an NCAA Tournament run if things...
Week 9 Mountain West Football Recap
November 01, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutesJeremy is going solo this week to recap Week 9 of Mountain West football which featured a few teams pulling away to lead their respective divisions. Utah State now has a one-game lead in the loss column and owns the tiebreaker over Air Force. The Aggies are in a good position to win the division. In the West side, Fresno State defeated previously undefeated San Diego State to take over first place. Nevada, Fresno State and San Diego State all have a league loss, but the Bulldogs have wins ove...
Week 9 Mountain West football preview
October 29, 2021 06:24 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 9 of the Mountain West and the two disagree on nearly every game this week. The big game is the last one of the day when San Diego State hosts Fresno State for the battle for the Oil Can and a chance to make some separation in the West Division. There are other interesting games this weekend and one is UNLV vs. Nevada which is on Friday night and we discuss the dumb bet by Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman who is only taking the Rebels to cover and not w...
Week 8 Mountain West Football Recap
October 25, 2021 05:23 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 8 of Mountain West play that featured all conference games and a few huge games that might have determined the pecking order for the division titles as we get past the midseason point of the football season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mountain West Football Week 8 Preview
October 20, 2021 15:17 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 8 of Mountain West football action and there are some big games this week. We have a Thursday and Friday night game plus two huge dueling games on Saturday afternoon. The big matchups on Saturday are San Diego State vs. Air Force and Nevada vs. Fresno State. The former has the chance to be a Mountain West title preview game and the latter should be one of the more exciting games all year with a lot of points. The sneaky good Colorado State vs. Utah Sta...
Week 7 Mountain West Football Recap
October 18, 2021 06:06 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 7 of Mountain West play and it included all league games and with some interesting performances. San Diego State's offense was not good at all needed overtime to defeat San Jose State. Wyoming's passing experiment is not going well in shutout loss to Fresno State. New Mexico's freshman QB C.J. Montes learned things the hard way by predicting an easy time vs. Colorado State. UNVL was so close. to its first win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Mountain West Football Week 7 Preview
October 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 7 of Mountain West football. This week is a full on conference-only slate with all 12 teams facing off in six games. A few of the big ones are Fresno State vs. Wyoming which will be an offensive vs. defensive matchup of epic proportions. The other game that could help shape the division race on the Mountain side of things is Boise State taking on Air Force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 6 Mountain West Football recap
October 11, 2021 06:07 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap everything from Week 6 of Mountain West football play. There was an upset like Boise State upending BYU or Air Force showing off its passing game to beat Wyoming. Colorado State's defense had a great game and its offense should up as well to defeat San Jose State. San Diego State took care of business over New Mexico, and Nevada's Carson Strong had six touchdowns in its win over New Mexico State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
Week 6 Mountain West Football Preview
October 08, 2021 04:16 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 6 of Mountain West football which features just five games as conference play gets heating up. The big non-conference game is BYU hosting Boise State in what could be interesting if only the Cougars go with their third-string quarterback due to injuries to Jaren Hall and Baylor Romney. Air Force taking on Wyoming is going to be the first leg to determine who wins the Mountain Division. Colorado State vs. San Jose State will tell us a lot about these tw...
Mountain West Football Week 5 Recap
October 04, 2021 05:53 - 55 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 5 of Mountain West football. The conference is all over the board which makes this season very exciting. The league games are surprising so far with Hawaii upsetting Fresno State and Nevada getting its first win at Boise State in over two decaces. He also see a lot of promise in the losses from Utah State to BYU and also UNLV dropping a close one to UTSA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What will the Mountain West look like in the next five years?
September 29, 2021 21:16 - 46 minutesIn this episode, Jeremy, is joined by Matt Brown who runs the excellent Extra Points newsletter (go subscribe) to discuss the latest in realignment and how it is impacting the Mountain West. The current report is that Colorado State and Air Force are leaving for the AAC, and possibly as early as next week. We discuss why this is happening now as the American is losing multiple members and looks to be a lesser league. This might just be a preemptive move, as the other realignment rumors are th...
Week 4 Mountain West Football Preview
September 22, 2021 17:14 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the fourth week of Mountain West play. The games are starting to feature league matchups with a pair of conference games this week with Fresno State vs. UNLV and Boise State taking on Utah State. The whole slate has a mixture of very winnable games vs. FCS teams, a likely blowout against a top 10 team, and a few interesting games like Air Force vs. Florida Atlantic, New Mexico vs. UTEP and San Jose State vs. Western Michigan. Learn more about your ad choice...
Week 3 Mountain West football recap
September 20, 2021 05:50 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap the third week of the exciting week of Mountain West football. The big wins came from Fresno State and San Diego State each getting a win over Pac-12 schools is huge for the conference. Utah State and Wyoming are surprising us in different ways. Colorado State got a win led by its defense but UNLV is still struggling quite a bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 3 Mountain West Football Preview
September 16, 2021 18:58 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back for an extensive show for Week 3 that features 10 games including a pair of conference games. Every game is on Saturday and will be a very long day of football, which is amazing. The two conference games are Utah State vs. Air Force and Hawaii vs. San Jose State, so there will be an early look at the conference race. There are also a few games vs. Power 5 conference that could be winnable with San Diego State hosting Utah, Nevada going to Kansas State, and Fresno Stat...
Week 2 Mountain West Football Recap
September 13, 2021 05:30 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go over the second weekend of Mountain West football which overall was a solid week but there were a. few clunkers like Colorado State blowing a two-touchdown lead vs. Vanderbilt, Hawaii's slow start and UNLV's offense struggling a lot. The positives were Wyoming putting up half-a-hundred and needing it all, Air Force's defense dominating Navy and a trio of confident wins over FCS teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 2 Mountain West Football Preview
September 09, 2021 15:49 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go through 11 Mountain West games and it all starts Friday night with a pair of games before a nine-game slate. There are plenty of options for some Power 5 upsets with Colorado State hosts Vanderbilt, Hawaii at Oregon State, and San Diego State at Arizona. Plus, what teams will bounce back from a Week 1 loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 1 Mountain West football recap
September 06, 2021 04:14 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go over the first full week of Mountain West play and go over all of the games with the good and the bad. There were a few FCS upsets and none more shocking than Colorado State losing to South Dakota State. Despite UNLV's loss, there is potential and the same goes with Fresno State that couldn't overcome its early deficit to Oregon. The rest of the weekend was up for some teams like Nevada who beat Cal or down like Boise State who gave up a three touchdown lead and...
Week 1 Mountain West Football Preview
September 02, 2021 04:56 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the Saturday slate of eight games within the Mountain West. There is a trio of games against the Pac-12 vs. Oregon, USC, and Washington State. What are the odds that the league will win one of those games? There are a few FCS games in the mix as well with some of the Mountain West teams wanting to ease into their 2021 slate. With it being opening weekend, do your best to watch as many games as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
Week 0 Recap; Early Week 1 Preview
August 31, 2021 05:54 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 0 which featured three games in the Mountain West, plus we get into the early Week 1 games that are Thursday and Friday. In the openers, we go over what we liked in Fresno State's 45-0 victory over UConn as it showed the defense and offensive line are doing well, even if against a bad team. Hawaii looked lackluster and had the same problems as last year in its 44-10 loss to UCLA, then San Jose State seemingly found every receiver open in its easy win ove...
2021 Mountain West football mega preview!
August 21, 2021 06:04 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to do one last preview for the upcoming season. They go over some of the bigger news as fall camps are underway, bold predictions, random prop bets, best games to watch, potential Power 5 upsets and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021 UNLV Football Preview
August 16, 2021 05:15 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview their final Mountain West team in UNLV. The Rebels are coming off a tough 0-6 year under Marcus Arroyo's first season. This second year allowed him to have a standard spring and fall camp heading into 2021. There is some talent on this team with Charles Williams at running back, WR Kyle Williams, and LB Jacoby Windmon to name a few. The defense brings nearly everyone back so that unit must get better, then there is the quarterback position that is still up ...
2021 Hawaii Football Preview
August 10, 2021 01:59 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the upcoming Hawaii football season. The Warriors have a slew of new coaches on the offensive side with some moving on to different jobs. The players on offense are led by QB Chevan Cordeiro, do-everything Calvin Turner and wide receiver Jared Smart. The running game needs improvement as does the deep-ball threats in this offense.e The defense is going to be a strong unit as it brings back nearly every starter last year from a unit that could scheme with th...
2021 New Mexico Football Preview
August 08, 2021 17:36 - 1 hourMatt and Jeremy are back to take a look at the second year of the Danny Gonzales era which got off to a better than expected start during the pandemic-filled 2020 season. The Lobos were close in nearly every game and ended the season on a two-game winning streak. A lot of the 2021 season could be determined on if Kentucky transfer Terry Wilson is the answer at quarterback. Also, the defense is a concern but with Gonzales and Rocky Long being really good defensive coaches should see a better o...
2021 San Jose State Football Preview
July 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the upcoming San Jose State season and the biggest question is can the Spartans be as good as last year or live up to the hype. Going undefeated again is hard but will SJSU take a fall? A few positions that San Jose State needs to be sorted out are wide receiver since a few key players moved on, plus the running game needs to be more consistent. The defense should be as good if not better with players like Cade Hall, Tre Jenkins and others. Learn more about...
2021 Mountain West media days; Will realignment impact the Mountain West?
July 23, 2021 06:05 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to discuss the Mountain West media days and everything that happened over the past few days. The duo discuss how the media voted on the order of finish with some oddities. The big conversation about how the league will handle teams who can't play because of COVID-19. With a vaccine available there will be forfeits if teams can not field enough players, so what are coaches to do. Also, how will the rumored Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC eventually impact the Mountain We...
2021 Air Force Football Preview
July 13, 2021 23:24 - 1 hourMatt and Jeremy are back to preview the Air Force Falcons upcoming season. The Falcons offense is what it is with a run-option element as its highest priority and success. Air Force does lose its entire offensive line, including a pair of offensive lineman who were all-league players. The running game should be fine and led by Brad Roberts but there are some concerns. The offense does have some different weapons with tight end Kyle Patterson who could provide wrinkle. The turnbacks returning ...
2021 Fresno State Football Preview
July 12, 2021 06:08 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview another Mountain West team and it is the 2021 Fresno State Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have an offense that could rival as the best in the conference and will win them a lot of games. The downside is that their defense is not as strong and could lead to a many of shootouts and give Fresno State fans some anxiety in a lot of games this year that could be close and come down to the wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
t2021 Wyoming Football Preview
June 28, 2021 04:51 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to take a look at the Wyoming Cowboys upcoming season which has the potential to be really special. There are opt outs that are returning on defense that means all 11 starters are back for that unit which will contend for the best in the Mountain West. The Cowboys also decided on its quarterback with Sean Chambers who is back after an injury and missing the majority of the shortened 2020 season. The offense should be more open in the passing game and also one of the b...
College Football Playoff Expansion Will Help Mountain West, SCOTUS Ruling, NIL Incoming
June 27, 2021 22:59 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to for a timely show during the offseason and mixed in a non-preview. This show has a lot to do with the off the field rulings within college sports, and mostly college football. The College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams and including the top six conference champions as an automatic qualifier will help the Mountain West. One question asked was should the league reach out to BYU to join? They also discuss how the Supreme Court ruling about not capping educatio...
2021 Colorado State Football Preview
June 23, 2021 04:44 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2021 Colorado State football season. 2020 was basically a "whatever" season in which they played just four games with a 1-3 record. It is hard to take too much from Steve Addazio's first year due to the lack of games. There is a lot of potential on the defensive side of the ball and it could be one of the better units in the conference. The offense has some concerns with the lack of running game from last year and an offensive line that returns nearly e...
2021 Boise State Football Preview
June 18, 2021 05:36 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the upcoming 2021 Boise State football season. The Broncos have a few things for new head coach Andy Avalos to figure out. Such as who will be the starting quarterback between Jack Sears and Hank Bachmeier and finding a few more wide receivers. Assuming George Holani is healthy, the running game should be fine, and the offensive line is really good. Defensively it is an area that lost a handful of starters but they still have plenty of talent to be a top th...
2021 Utah State Football Preview
June 08, 2021 18:48 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back for another team preview as we march toward the 2021 Mountain West football season. This team is Utah State and they have a whole lot of questions but also could be the most intriguing team in the league. They have a new head coach in Blake Anderson who came over from Arkansas State and he is bringing over a few of his former players like QB Logan Bonner and LB Justin Rice to play for the Aggies. There is potential at the wide receiving group that is deep and also the...
2021 San Diego State Football Preview
June 01, 2021 17:30 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2021 San Diego State football season. A few of the big questions for the Aztecs are who will play at quarterback since there are currently three options in Lucas Johnson and Jordon Brookshire and newcomer Jalen Mayden. The competition will go through fall camp before a starter is named. The hope is that the ground game will return to form with Greg Bell fully healthy and overall if the offense can be just a bit better it will help the team overall. The ...
2021 Nevada Football Preview
May 24, 2021 06:06 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are here to begin the journey to previewing the 2021 Mountain West college football season. The first team were are previewing is the Nevada Wolf Pack as chosen by our twitter followers. The Wolf Pack are expected to have a really good year with the majority of its team back and led by its offense of QB Carson Strong, WR Romeo Doubs, RB Toa Taua and a whole lot more. The defense showed improvement from 2019 to 2020 and if that can improve a little bit more then this team has t...
What college basketball rules should be changed or proposal
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Mountain West Football spring football wrap up
May 10, 2021 04:48 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap the final Mountain West spring football games. Those teams are mostly from the West Division which include UNLV, San Diego State, Fresno State, San Jose State, plus Hawaii. They also get into Wyoming's spring game and look at their positives and negatives from the teams that are finishing up spring football. There are a lot of positives to take from spring, and that is usually the case, but it is true for most of the teams. Nevada and Fresno State are fine tu...
How did the Mountain West fare in the NFL Draft?
May 04, 2021 04:45 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go over the 2021 NFL Draft and how it worked out for the Mountain West. There were just three players taken in San Diego State's Darren Hall who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons as was Boise State's Avery Williams. The other pick was also from Boise State in tight end John Bates who went to the Washington Football Team. The two discuss how those players could fit into each of those programs and all signs are positive they will have an impact. They also get into ...
NFL Draft, college football playoff expansion, spring football update
April 27, 2021 04:55 - 1 hourNOTE: Audio at the ends drops a good amount, it is still easy to listen but you may need to up it on your end. Apologizes it couldn't be fixed because the issue was on just Jeremy's end. ---- Jeremy and Matt are back to discuss a variety of topics that include a spring update on a few of the teams like Utah State, Wyoming, and Boise State. The Aggies look to be better on defense but still need a quarterback, the Cowboys also are looking at its QB but also the returning talent is great, and Bo...
Reviewing Mountain West Transfers; plus relating Super League to college basketball
April 21, 2021 04:57 - 1 hourAndy and Jeremy are back to talk some college basketball. The duo start off talking about how the (likely now defunct) Super League in Europe mimics a lot how college conferences work with the rich getting richer. There is a huge disparity between power leagues and non-power leagues in how much revenue they get, but these teams that make eight-figures per year in a media rights deal to six-figure deals all play for the same title. We do get to some Mountain West talk and go over teams that ma...
NFL Draft talk with Justin Melo
April 18, 2021 16:45 - 49 minutesJeremy and Matt are joined by Justin Melo who covers the NFL Draft for The Draft Network as well as the Tennessee Titans for a variety of outlets. Justin spoke with a handful of Mountain West draft picks which include Avery Williams and John Bates out of Boise State and from San Diego State, Tariq Thompson and Darren Hall. We go through what Justin learned by interviewing them and also what makes them prospects that could be selected to be on an NFL team this upcoming fall. Learn more about y...
What is the ceiling of each West Division team?
April 12, 2021 01:04 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to discuss the ceiling of each West Division football team. This is not just for 2021 but looking ahead a few years down the road for each of these football teams. Can San Jose State come close to maintaining its 2020 success? Is Nevada about to go on a run of 10-plus win seasons, and what about San Diego State and the Brady Hoke era? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Grading the Mountain West basketball coaching hires
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What is the ceiling of each Mountain Division football team?
March 31, 2021 23:32 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to discuss the long-term ceiling and floor for the Mountain West football teams from the Mountain Division in Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State, and Wyoming. Some near-term futures are great, some are taking a dip, and some schools it is not looking great but there is optimism with new coaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March Sadness For The Mountain West
March 25, 2021 16:32 - 1 hourAndy and Jeremy are back to discuss the sad ending to the Mountain West in the NCAA Tournament which saw San Diego State and Utah State get sent home in the opening round. Aztecs fell to Syracuse due not being able to crack the zone while failing to hit the three-ball. Texas Tech's defense took it to Utah State and forced the Aggies to have 22 turnovers. They also discuss the UNLV hiring of Kevin Kruger and what it means for the program. Plus, we dive into some options for who would take the ...
2021 NCAA Tournament Preview: Can San Diego State, Utah State advance?
March 17, 2021 05:35 - 1 hourAndy and Jeremy are back to preview San Diego State vs. Syracuse and Utah State vs. Texas Tech as they look to advance in the NCAA Tournament. The Aztecs are a slight favorite and the Aggies are a slight underdog. Neither team is a sure thing to win or lose which should make these matchups some good ones on Friday of the tournament. San Diego State has been on a hot streak with not losing since mid-January and they have the shooting to bust the Syracuse zone. Utah State has the best player on...
New Mexico finds its coach, UNLV loses a coach
March 17, 2021 05:28 - 53 minutesJeremy, Andy and Larry are back to take a look at the Mountain West coaching searches that came to an end and others that are heating up. New Mexico landed on Richard Pitino who was recently let go at Minnesota after another subpar year. He is becoming a Lobo partly due to his connection with New Mexico AD Eddie Nunez and also Bill Donovan who was Nunez's coach when Donovan was winning national titles at Florida. The move makes sense in that regards and Pitino is a fine hire as there were wor...
Final Bracketology update; recapping Mountain West tournament
March 14, 2021 19:07 - 56 minutesAndy and Jeremy are back to give their final thoughts on how many Mountain West teams will make the field of 68. San Diego State earned the auto bid and Utah State seems likely but beyond that Boise State and Colorado State are poised for the NIT. With how the pandemic has been going, who knows if any of the Mountain West teams will get the call up as replacements. The two also go over the conference tournament as it went mostly as chalk. We gave some props to Wyoming and looked at how San Di...