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Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have to take a quick break from talking basketball, as the Mountain West has officially welcomed their 10th member for the 2026 football season, which is none other than the giant killers themselves North Dakota State! We’ll break down how this agreement came to be, complete with financials and the specifics of when the Bison will be eligible for postseason play, and then we’ll dive into the story of how North Dakota State got so dominant, that the Mountain West had to make them their first ever FCS call-up. It’s a story of stardom, familiar faces, and most importantly, a whole lot of winning, and after giving the program their flowers, we’ll finish the show with the pros and cons of this addition from the conference’s perspective, as well as discussing what this means for the next round of expansion. Massive episode this week, let’s dive right in!Show Notes:How the deal was reached: Financials, transition period, no postseason w/o waiver until 2028North Dakota State: How the Bison took over the FCS for two decadesIntroducing NDSU head coach Tim PolasekPros & Cons of NDSU addition from the Mountain West's perspective (w/ likely targets for next round of expansion)If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates (North Dakota State will be added later this week). Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the rest of the football offseason and home stretch for basketball!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The race for the regular season title is heating up, with three teams now knotted together in first place! Utah State secured their biggest win of the year against San Diego State, while Nevada pulled off one of the most improbable comebacks of 2026 against Grand Canyon. We’ll break both of those games down, as well as the latest standings and March Madness projections, before ending the show with a rundown of the award races, complete with the players that have my vote with a month left in the season. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in!Show Notes:Utah State gets biggest win of the season vs San Diego State3 teams knotted together at 1st place, 2 teams right behind themMarch Madness projections for Utah State, San Diego State, & New MexicoNevada miraculously beats Grand Canyon in OTAward Race Check-InPlayer of the YearCoach of the YearDefensive Player of the YearFreshman of the YearNewcomer of the Year6th Man of the YearAll-Mountain West 1st TeamIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the rest of the football offseason and home stretch for basketball!
Welcome back, hikers, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Mountain West basketball continues to deliver constant madness, as we have plenty to go over this week. Grand Canyon continues to roll, handing San Diego State their first in-conference loss in a controversial finish, while Utah State drops a second straight game at home to UNLV and just scrapes by Colorado State. New Mexico also notches another key victory over Nevada, staying undefeated at The Pit. We’ll also take a look back at our top five incoming and outgoing transfers from the preseasons, and see how our highest ranked players have performed so far in 2026. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in!Show Notes:Grand Canyon beats San Diego State in controversial finishUtah State drops second straight to UNLV, scrapes by Colorado StateNew Mexico bests Nevada to stay undefeated at The PitRevisiting the Top 5 Transfers from the preseasonOutgoing: Donovan Dent, Dedan Thomas Jr, Obi Agbim, Nick Davidson, & Nick BoydIncoming: Kimani Hamilton, Deyton Albury, Garry Clark, Jake Heidbreder, & Howie Fleming JrIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the rest of the football offseason and home stretch for basketball!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have a wild week of basketball to go over, with there being more chaos off of the court than on it! The most shocking news came from Air Force, who fired head coach Joe Scott for his “treatment of cadet-athletes”. We’ll dive into his tenure in Colorado Springs to try and find out what went wrong, and we’ll then talk about big time wins for San Diego State and Grand Canyon, though the Lopes upset of Utah State wasn’t without its own outside controversy. To end the show, we’ll talk about the coldest team from the last week, who is unfortunately one of the three teams we tagged last episode. Lots of show to get through, let’s dive right in!Show notes:Air Force fires Joe Scott for "treatment of cadet-athletes"Grand Canyon knocks off Utah State, off-court drama included!Aztecs outlast New Mexico, Miles Byrd saves the dayColorado State continues to flounderIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the rest of the football offseason and home stretch for basketball!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re finally switching over to basketball, as Mountain West play is kicking into high gear. It’s been a few weeks since we last discussed the contenders that were emerging, so let’s now go over who’s hot and who’s not? Some teams, like Utah State, are off to historically fast starts, while others, like Boise State, are about to hit the panic button. I’ve identified the three hottest squads in the conference, as well as three that have trouble brewing under the surface, complete with all the information you’ll need if you’re just catching up with Mountain West basketball now. No time to waste hikers, let’s dive right in!Show notes:Who's Hot?Utah StateSan Diego StateNew MexicoWho's Not?Boise StateColorado StateWyomingIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the rest of the football offseason and home stretch for basketball!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have a very, very special episode for you all today, as we will be joined by none other than Mountain West defensive player of the year and New Mexico star linebacker Jaxton Eck! We got his thoughts on the Lobos legendary 2025 campaign, the allure of the transfer portal, coach Jason Eck versus dad Jason Eck, and his expectations for their 2026 season. If you stick around until after the interview, we’ll dive into the biggest portal storylines from all 12 teams, but we’ve got bigger fish to fry first. Without further ado, here is our exclusive interview with one of the Mountain West’s most dominant defenders, Jaxton Eck.Show notes:Interview w/ New Mexico star Jaxton EckHow confident were the Lobos entering the 2025 season?Did Jaxton see his Defensive Player of the Year award coming?Coach Jason Eck vs. Dad Jason EckDid Jaxton ever consider re-entering the portal for his senior year?Unsung heroes of New Mexico's defense this season?New Mexico's expectations for 2026Portal Update for all 12 teamsMountain West 1st teamers continue to find P4 homes (Danny Scudero, Trey White, Jackson Harris, & many more)Nevada re-signs stars with incredible efficiencyColorado State, San Diego State talent exodus continuesEVERY new transfer mentioned!If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the rest of the football offseason and home stretch for basketball!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve reached the end of the Mountain West’s 2025 football season, with the final five bowl games going down over the past week. We’ll go over the positives, with Hawaii pulling off a miraculous comeback to beat Cal in the Hawaii Bowl and Fresno State thumping Miami of Ohio to win the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, as well as the negatives, with New Mexico and San Diego State coming up just short in their bowl games, and UNLV falling flat against Ohio in the Frisco Bowl. After recapping all of the bowl games, we’ll dive into the latest news from the transfer portal, which is absolutely on fire! You’ll hear the top names to announce their departures in the past few days, along with some trends that I’ve discovered as this portal cycle has gotten underway. No time to waste, let’s dive right in!Show Notes:Hawaii completes improbable 21 point comeback to beat Cal in Hawaii Bowl, 35-31Fresno State's defense shines, Matt Entz secures first bowl win in Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, beating Miami (OH) 18-3San Diego State shows life offensively, but can't stop North Texas' top ranked offense, falls 49-47New Mexico battles Minnesota for five quarters, loses 20-17 in heartbreaking fashion UNLV's offense no-shows the Frisco Bowl, dropped by Ohio 17-10PORTAL MADNESS: Anthony Colandrea shockingly enters, along with three other 1st team members. Startling trend beginning to emerge this cycle...If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the rest of the football offseason and home stretch for basketball!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! It’s time for the bowl season special, as we have the five remaining Mountain West teams ending their seasons this week. We’ll go through all five of those, complete with previews and predictions, and we’ll also go over Utah State’s loss in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and what to take from Bronco Mendenhall’s first season in Logan. No time to waste, let’s dive right in!Show Notes:Utah State outclassed by Washington State 34-21: What went wrong, and how did Bronco Mendenhall do overall in year one?Frisco Bowl (UNLV vs. Ohio) Preview/PredictionHawaii Bowl (Hawaii vs. Cal) Preview/PredictionRate Bowl (New Mexico vs. Minnesota) Preview/PredictionSnoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (Fresno State vs. Miami (OH)) Preview/PredictionNew Mexico Bowl (San Diego State vs. #25 North Texas) Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had our first bowl game of the year go down, with Boise State getting knocked around by Washington in the LA Bowl. We’ll talk about what went wrong for the Broncos, and what this showing tells us about their 2026 prospects, and then we’ll shift to the hardwood for another Mountain West basketball update! We’ll go over the seven teams that have set themselves apart from the rest of the pack as contenders to watch as conference play begins, complete with their best players and wins so far. After that, we’ll talk about the most notable stories surrounding the transfer portal, and then we’ll end the show with a preview and prediction for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, with Bryson Barnes and Utah State taking on Washington State on the blue turf in Boise. Lots of show to get through this week, let’s dive right in!Quick plug before we get started, last week I released my transfer portal team of the year! It featured 78 players across all three teams, each of them getting a write-up on their journey to the Mountain West, along with an honorable mention section and overall trends that I found during the process. In total, it spans four parts and over 20,000 words, so don’t feel like you have to read all of it, but maybe scroll through and look at the stories of some of your favorite players from 2025! Did you know that New Mexico star edge rusher Keyshawn James-Newby was originally more focused on his engineering degree than his football career? Or that Fresno State linebacker Jadon Pearson played for five different schools and 25% of the Mountain West? There’s a million fun facts like that throughout the series, so please check that out!Show Notes:Boise State no match for Washington in LA Bowl: What went wrong, & what's the QB plan for 2026?MW Basketball: Top 7 Contenders, complete w/ top players and winsTop 3 Portal Stories of the week: Wide receivers, Rams exodus, and UNLV locking inFamous Idaho Potato Bowl (Washington State vs. Utah State) Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Our CFB transfer portal tracker is now LIVE, find that here and keep an eye out for daily updates. Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! In the much-anticipated title bout, Boise State knocked out UNLV by TKO to win their third straight Mountain West championship game. We’ll break down how the Broncos did it, what went wrong for the Rebels, as well as if there was a path for those Rebels to sneak into the College football playoff if they had come away with the win. Then, we’ll switch gears to bowl season, as all seven bowl games featuring Mountain West teams have been announced. We’ll go through those, and then we’ll go over my award votes for this season, which will be officially released on the site later this week, with highlights like players, transfers, and coach of the year! To end the show, you’ll hear a preview and prediction for Boise State’s bowl game, which will be going down against Washington on Saturday night! No time to waste, let’s dive in!Real quick, I just want to say thank you to every single person out there that has listened to the podcast over the years, we just broke the 10,000 listen mark, which is just absurd. I’m blessed to have this platform, so thank you to all of you out there, and thank you to Mountain West Connection for allowing me to fulfill my dream of rambling on the internet.Show Notes:Boise State completes the three-peat: How they did it, what went wrong for UNLVHypothetical: Could UNLV have snuck into the CFP with a win?Times/Previews for all 7 Mountain West bowl games!Jack's picks for 2025 Mountain West Season AwardsLA Bowl (Boise State vs. Washington) Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The final week of the regular season was utter chaos, as New Mexico stunned San Diego State in double overtime to send us to a four way tie for first. After the computers crunched numbers for two days, it was announced that the conference championship would be between Boise State and UNLV, leaving the Lobos and Aztecs on the outs. I have a lot of thoughts on how this tiebreaker stuff went down, so we’ll start the show there, and then we’ll talk about the absolute classic that was San Diego State versus New Mexico, because that truly was the game of the year in the Mountain West. After that, we have our first head coaching hire of the offseason, with Colorado State officially tabbing UConn head coach Jim Mora as their next showrunner. We’ll talk about what that means for the direction of the Rams program going forward, and then we’ll end the show with a preview and prediction for the Mountain West championship game with UNLV travelling to the Blue Turf to take on two-time defending champion Boise State. Massive episode this week, let’s dive right in!Note: If you like the show, please leave a rating for the show on whatever app you're listening on, it really helps us out!Show Notes:How the (Mountain) West was won: Lobos upset leads to four way tie, Boise & UNLV get the nodOpinion: The current tiebreaker rules need to go NOW!New Mexico beats San Diego State in 2OT for biggest win in school history: Full recap of the insanityColorado State swipes Jim Mora from UConn: Résumé, UConn renaissance, GradeMountain West Championship Game Preview/Prediction: Rebels trying to break the curse, Broncos attempting to go out on a three-peat!If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Our pool of six contenders vying for the Mountain West championship has been cut to four, with UNLV knocking out Hawaii in impressive fashion, and Fresno State stumbling in the second half to lose to Utah State. The show begins right where it should, with the four conference championship scenarios you need to know for this weekend. We’ll break down each potential path, from the straightforward to the ridiculously complicated, along with my best explanation of the "computer rankings tiebreakers". Then, we’ll talk about UNLV’s big win and Fresno’s tough loss, before previewing the final game of the week for the regular season, with San Diego State travelling to Albuquerque to take on New Mexico with a spot in the title game on the line. No time to waste this week, let’s dive in!Note: If you like the show, please leave a rating for the show on whatever app you're listening on, it really helps us out!Show Notes:Scenario #1: San Diego State and Boise State make things simpleScenario #2: San Diego State hosts, Aggies send UNLV to 3rd straight title gameScenario #3: New Mexico hosts! Computers pick between UNLV/SDSUScenario #4: Four way tie for 1st!?CHAOS SCENARIO: CONSUME WITH CAUTIONUNLV handles Hawaii, keeps championship hopes aliveFresno State falters in second half to Utah StateSan Diego State @ New Mexico Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With two weeks left in the 2025 season, let’s take a special look at all six of the teams that still are in the running to hoist the Craig Thompson Trophy, which includes Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, San Diego State, and UNLV! You’ll hear a montage of each team’s top moments of the year, and then we’ll go over what has to happen for them to make the conference championship, and the exact odds of that happening. After running through all of that, we’ll end the show with a preview and prediction of the de facto elimination game going down on Friday night between Hawaii and UNLV. Super exciting episode this week, let’s dive in!Note: If you like the show, please leave a rating for the show on whatever app you're listening on, it really helps us out!Show Notes:San Diego State: Season recap, path to the championship, odds to host/make/missFresno State: Season recap, path to the championship, odds to make/missBoise State: Season recap, path to the championship, odds to make/missNew Mexico: Season recap, path to the championship, odds to make/missHawaii: Season recap, path to the championship, odds to make/missUNLV: Season recap, path to the championship, odds to make/missMW Championship Game PredictionHawaii @ UNLV Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 10 delivered one of the most unexpected results of the year, with Hawaii not only upsetting San Diego State, but dismantling them by 32 points! We’ll break down how Timmy Chang and the Rainbow Warriors pulled it off, what went wrong for the Aztecs, and where both teams go from here as they continue to battle for the conference championship. Then, we’ll do an award race check-in, to see who has the inside track for the most prestigious titles in the Mountain West, followed by a segment on each team’s most important player to retain for the 2026 season. We’ll end the show with a preview and prediction for the consequential matchup of Boise State and San Diego State, who are both coming off of humbling losses but are just a win away from potentially locking in hosting rights. Big time episode this week, let’s dive right in!Note: If you like the show, please leave a rating for the show on whatever app you're listening on, it really helps us out!Show Notes:Hawaii dismantles San Diego State: How did the Rainbow Warriors do it? What's next for the Aztecs?Award Race Check-In: OPOY, DPOY, STPOY, COTY, Freshman OTY, Transfer OTYEach team's MOST IMPORTANT player to retain for 2026!Boise State @ San Diego State Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had our most upset-filled week of the season, with New Mexico stunning UNLV, Fresno State stomping Boise State, and San Jose State outgunning Hawaii, all of those going down on the road! We’ll break down all three of those contests, complete with analysis and what’s next for the fallen squads, and then we’ll switch gears to the hardwood, as basketball season is officially upon us! To get you started, I have a brief explanation for what you can expect from all 12 teams, including the newcomer, Grand Canyon. After that, we’ll end the show with a preview and prediction for a titanic matchup between Hawaii’s high-powered offense and San Diego State’s historically dominant defense. No time to waste, let’s dive in!Show notes:New Mexico stuns UNLV to move to 6-3. What's next for both squads?Fresno State capitalizes on Maddux Madsen injury to stomp Boise State. Are the Bulldogs back? Is Boise down for the count?San Jose State wins boat race against Hawaii? Can the Rainbow Warriors regroup? Is it "too little, too late" from the Spartans?CBB Preview: 30 seconds on all 12 team's outlook for '25-'26 (yes, we talk about Boise State's loss to D2 Hawaii Pacific...) (Grand Canyon INCLUDED!)San Diego State @ Hawaii Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 9 delivered some heavyweight bouts, with San Diego State blanking Fresno State in the battle for the Old Oil Can, solidifying themselves as one of the Mountain West’s most dangerous teams. We’ll break the Aztecs' win down, and then we’ll move on to New Mexico getting vindication by handling ex-head coach Bronco Mendenhall and Utah State by double digits, and what that means to the program and Albuquerque as a whole. We’ll also hand out this week’s POTW award, but before all of that, put your best clothes on because we’re heading back to the courthouse! The Mountain West filed some new counterclaims that may reveal the truth behind the five departing schools, headlined by a PAC 12 shaped trojan horse. We’ll dive into the lawsuit update, as well as the San Diego State and New Mexico wins, but to end the show, we’ll take a look at the four bona fide contenders for the conference championship, complete with their strengths and weaknesses, biggest playmakers, remaining schedule, and the de facto elimination games that you can’t miss as the regular season winds down. A jam-packed episode for all of you hikers this week, let’s dive in!Show notes:Mountain West vs. PAC 12 Lawsuit Update #2: MW counter-claims reveal the PAC "Trojan Horse" plot...San Diego State flattens Fresno State for Old Oil Can: Can anyone stop them?New Mexico gets revenge on ex-HC Bronco Mendenhall and Utah State!HP Player of the WeekThe Final Four: Who will emerge as champions out of Boise State, San Diego State, Hawaii, and UNLV?If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Massive news out of Fort Collins this weekend as the Jay Norvell era is over at Colorado State. We’ll talk about how it went down, what’s to come for the Rams, what went wrong, and most importantly, what candidates are in the running for this job? After going over all of that, we’ll switch gears to the gridiron, and talk about Boise State levelling UNLV’s playoff hopes in a 56-31 thrashing, which completely resets the conference championship race. Speaking of, we’ll also talk about Hawaii grabbing their sixth win of the year, locking in their first bowl berth since 2020! Then, after handing out this week’s Hike’s Peak player of the week award, we’ll end the show with another mammoth mountain west matchup, with San Diego State taking on Fresno State in the battle for the Old Oil Can! No time to waste, let’s dive in!Show notes:Jay Norvell out as CSU head coach: What went wrong, what's to come, and top 6 candidates on the board!Boise State gallops past UNLV: Are UNLV's CFP hopes dashed for good? What's going on w/ their defense?!Hawaii's going bowling for the 1st time since 2020: What players/decisions have driven them to the top?HP Player of the Week AwardBattle for the Old Oil Can: San Diego State @ Fresno State preview/predictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on Apple Podcast/Spotify, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 7 was full of fireworks, with Colorado State shocking Fresno State in blowout fashion, UNLV surviving Air Force in one of the Mountain West’s most potent offensive games ever, and Hawaii winning a late night showdown against Utah State to improve to 5 and 2. We’ll talk about what the Rams win means for head coach Jay Norvell, what the heck we saw at Allegiant Stadium, and how far the Rainbow Warriors can climb in the standings. Then, after handing out this week’s player of the week award, we’ll do a midseason report on each team’s top performing transfer so far. And, to end the show, we’ll go over my preview and prediction for UNLV’s biggest test of the season on the blue turf against Boise State. No time to waste, let’s dive in!Show Notes:Colorado State blows out Fresno State?! What happened, and is there a path for Jay Norvell to save his job?UNLV wins historic offensive thriller vs Air Force: The numbers, heroes, and concerns from the 51-48 finishHawaii gets convincing victory against Utah State: How far can the Rainbow Warriors climb in the standings?HP Player of the WeekMid-season report: Every Team's Top Performing Transfer SO FAR!The Main Event: UNLV @ Boise State! Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had another action-packed week of football, with San Diego State, UNLV, and Fresno State all continuing to pick up steam with solid victories. We’ll break all of those games down, but maybe more importantly, we’re kicking the show off by heading to the court house to talk about the ongoing legal battle between the Mountain West and PAC 12. We’ll go over the case from both sides, the most recent updates, and the impending fallout that’s coming whenever a decision is reached. After handing out this week’s Hike’s Peak Player of the Week award, we’ll end the show with a prediction lightning round for all 6 conference games this weekend! Fun episode this week, let’s dive in!Show Notes:Mountain West vs. PAC 12 Lawsuit: Summary, latest updates, impending falloutSan Diego State flattens Colorado State: Are they certified contenders?UNLV and Fresno State pick up Win #5HP Player of the Week AwardWeek 7 Lightning Round! (Preview/predictions for all six conference games)If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 5 is in the books, and some teams are sitting prettier than others. To kick us off, we’re going to look at a historic week for Mountain West quarterbacks, and what that means for the rest of the season. Then, we’re taking a few teams to the doctor’s office to diagnose what’s going on with them, good or bad! The squads in question are preseason favorites Colorado State and San Jose State, who both have only one win at this point, as well as New Mexico, who continues to look locked in as they won the Rio Grande Rivalry in front of their first sold out home crowd since 2007. After that, we’ll spend some time talking about some rumors that linked UNLV head coach Dan Mullen to the recently-vacated Arkansas job, and whether or not I believe them. To end the show, following our Hike’s Peak player of the week of course, we’ll break down the biggest non-conference game of the season, with Boise State travelling to South Bend to take on #22 Notre Dame. All of that is coming up right now, let’s dive in!Show Notes:Historic Week of QB Play (Maddux Madsen, Micah Alejado, Walker Eget, Jack Layne, & Liam Szarka)Colorado State, San Jose State, & New Mexico go to the doctor's office for check-ups. What's going on with them?Dan Mullen to Arkansas: Could this be real?HP Player of the Week AwardBoise State @ #22 Notre Dame Preview/PredictionIf you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who you think would enjoy it! It would help us immensely if you took the time out of your day to help the show! Make sure to check out the depth chart tracker for football and basketball, available to all for free and updated as soon as news breaks! Thank you for coming back to the mountain, and we hope you’ll make the trek back up here for the entire 2025 football season!
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