Jeremy 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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2021 San Jose State Football Preview

Jeremy 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 West? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Mountain West media days; Will realignment impact the Mountain West?

Matt 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 on defense, though, could make the difference for this team as there were many key players back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Air Force Football Preview

Jeremy 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Fresno State Football Preview

Jeremy 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 best running back units in the conference with Xazavian Valladay and Trey Smith toting the ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

t2021 Wyoming Football Preview

Jeremy 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 educational expenses is opening the door for other issues with the NCAA which would basically smack down its amateurism model. Also, the get into Name, Image, Likeness which is coming soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

College Football Playoff Expansion Will Help Mountain West, SCOTUS Ruling, NIL Incoming

Jeremy 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 everyone back it was not good last year. QB play could have issues with Todd Centenio who has been a career backup and when he played last year was not accurate and just overall was below average. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Colorado State Football Preview

Jeremy 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 three defensive unit. The interesting thing will be how will Avalos elevate that unit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Boise State Football Preview

Jeremy 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 running game could be more solidified with just a regular spring and fall camp. The defensive line needs a lot of work to help an already decent linebacking group. The range of outcomes for this team in the column could vary wildly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Utah State Football Preview

Jeremy 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 defense does replace some talent in the secondary with NFL departures but it should be business as usual with the next guy stepping up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 San Diego State Football Preview

Jeremy 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 the potential to be an elite college football team. The two go through the position groups and try to find their weaknesses, as there are few and far between. They go through the schedule which is not going to be easy with the road slate being very tough with games at Cal, Kansas State, Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Fresno State. Plus, the West Division is just going to be tough. If the Wolf Pack are going to do have a special season, they will have earned it with this slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021 Nevada Football Preview

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What college basketball rules should be changed or proposal

Jeremy 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 tuning their game plan, Hawaii looks to have an improved defense and also Calvin Turner will be a household name with his do-everything play style on offense. Wyoming is deep on both sides of the ball but needs to figure out its quarterback who will actually be slinging the ball a lot this year,. UNLV still has a ways to go but there are some signs of life and improvement to be competitive out West. San Diego State also needs to settle on a quarterback and if they can figure out who it is and they show up well, then the Aztecs could be in the running for the West crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mountain West Football spring football wrap up

Jeremy 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 the undrafted players such as former Colorado State wide receiver Warren Jackson who signed a free agent deal with the Denver Broncos. There are other UDFA's they get into and who could make an impact and likely make an opening day roster spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the Mountain West fare in the NFL Draft?

NOTE: 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 Boise State is working things out with new head coach Andy Avalos. They also discuss the NFL Draft and more of the prospects that could be a surprise pick. They end on the College Football Playoff that is totally going to include more teams and in all likelihood have Group of 5 teams in the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL Draft, college football playoff expansion, spring football update

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