Mountain West Wire

Jeremy and Matt are joined freelance journalist Marc Delucchi who wrote an excellent piece at SFGate.com regarding Hawaii football and some of the internal issues that players are having with head coach Todd Graham. The situation is not good as many players are in the transfer portal which includes multiple starters such as QB Chevan Cordeiro and RB Dae Dae Hunter. There is a strife between players and Graham in how he treats certain players on this team which is not good, and it has caused some players to just give up football due to his actions. Yet, the response from Graham and even some local media is not reassuring that change will happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Josh are back again to discuss Colorado State's ruthless hire of bringing in Jay Norvell to be its next head coach. Norvell was previously Nevada's head coach and this is the first time in the Mountain West that a head coach has taken the same job within the league. Resources are a big reason why this move was made as Norvell was making $625,000 per which ranked near the very bottom of the Mountain West coaches. Colorado State pays a lot more and will give him over a million dollars per year. There is also the commitment to football that seemingly is higher up on the priority at Colorado State than Nevada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the unexpected result of the 2021 Mountain West football title game which saw Utah State win 46-13 over San Diego State. There is a lot that went on in that game including San Diego State having 20 players -- majority reserves -- out due to COVID-19 and/or contact tracing. The Aggies played arguably their best game and the Aztecs did not which led to the blowout result. Everything basically went right for Utah State and their gameplan and specifically on offense going downfield in the passing game. The Aztecs uncharacteristically had special teams issues. They also give a first look at the eight Mountain West bowl games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Josh take a look at Colorado State who fired Steve Addazio after a 4-12 record in just two seasons. The two go over the coaching candidates, what went right and what went wrong. There is a list of 27 candidates but we don't get into them all because there are a few off-the-wall ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2021 Mountain West football championship game between Utah State and San Diego State. They go through key players, under the radar players, injury updates, covid issues and what side of the ball really has an edge. Also, they wrap with their predictions of who will win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to talk about the craziness that is the first few days of the "offseason" in college football. Fresno State's Kalen DeBoer is off to Washington as very well could be QB Jake Haener. The portal in general is on fire with a lot of movement already happening. One of the biggest news items was that Hawaii players hosted a Twitter Spaces and basically called out the program and specifically head coach Todd Graham. We only listened to snippets so there is a lot we missed but safe to say, players aren't happy. We also discussed Colorado State's Steve Addazio but he has since been reportedly let go hours after this recording. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy goes solo to recap the Week 13 of Mountain West play that had a lot of blowouts and the end result for the championship game is San Diego State hosting Utah State on Saturday afternoon. The biggest story of the weekend was Colorado State's Steve Addazio getting ejected in the first half of a blowout loss against Nevada. This brings up a lot more questions about if Addazio should remain as the Rams head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the final full week of Mountain Wet football as we approach Week 13. Games are spread out with Fresno State and San Jose State and Thanksgiving Day for the battle for the Valley Trophy. Friday has a triple header with Boise State traveling to San Diego State for a 9 a.m. local kick time in Carson, California, in what is the featured matchup of the day. Utah State travels to New Mexico and an Aggies win will go a long way for them to win the Mountain Division. Air Force and UNLV has the chance to be interesting as the Rebels have been improving. The Saturday games include Hawaii and Wyoming battling for the Paniolo Trophy, and the night game is Nevada at Colorado State. Nearly every game is important and has a hand to play in the Mountain West championship game for who will represent each division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the 12th week of Mountain West football which had quite a few interesting games. UNLV had ample opportunities to upset a ranked San Diego State team but could not get over the hump, but safe to say about the Rebels is that they are. on the up and up. Air Force and Nevada had an epic comeback that went the Falcons way in overtime and eliminated the Wolf Plack from winning the West division. Boise State just demolished a young New Mexico team with no quarterback. Then there was the shootout in Hawaii with the Warriors holding off Colorado State, 50-45. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the five conference games this week in Mountain West play and it all gets started on Friday night with an interesting Air Force vs. Nevada game. The loser is all but out of their respective division race as each have two losses. This is a game where the Wolf Pack must figure out how to stop the Falcons ground attack if they are going to win. UNLV hosts San Diego State in a rare 8:30 p.m. PT kick off and this one likely will not be close. The same can be said for Boise State vs. New Mexico. The Lobos are still without quarterback Terry Wilson and that will cause some issues. Hawaii hosts Colorado State in an interesting game on the islands that could get weird. Wyoming vs. Utah State has the potential to get out of hand if the Aggies offense continues to play like it has the past few weeks. The Cowboys defense is good but it will need to be really good to keep pace with the Aggies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 11 of Mountain West football which had some interesting results. Boise State snapped its three-game home losing streak, Colorado State has a lot of issues with head coach Steve Addazio as Colorado State lost to Air Force. Utah State is showing how good it is with a dominant win over San Jose State. Fresno State eases to victory over New Mexico. UNLV notches a surprise win over Hawaii. For the nightcap San Diego State gain an edge in the West division by edging out Nevada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 game and for it to blow past the over that is at 57.5. One of the other big games is Nevada going on the road to face San Diego State in a game that could shape the West Division. The Aztecs will be in the drivers seat if they get the win but if the Wolf Pack win it would create some chaos and for us to take a look at the tiebreaker situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 a sold out Bulldogs Stadium to take on Fresno State. San Jose State will try to beat Nevada for the second-straight year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 go well? Plus, we provide plenty of reasons to go support our friends at HeatCheckCBB.com to buy their preseason college hoops magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 over both and can now just win out and claim another West Division crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 win out right. Wyoming is going with a new quarterback in Levi Williams taking on San Jose State. Boise State has a losing record deep into the season for the first time in a long time and are facing Colorado State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 State game is one to watch as both the Rams and Aggies are better than expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices