Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Last week we talked about how this was going to be the craziest week of the year, and it certainly delivered. In the most stunning upset of the Mountain West season, UNLV became the first team to beat North Dakota State, winning a defensive slugfest of all things to potentially end the Bison’s Playoff hopes. On the flip side, Boise State won a shootout against Fresno State, with their dynamic duo of Dylan
Riley and Sire Gaines powering them to their reclamation of the Milk Can. We’ll break both of those games down, along with what it means for the Playoff race. Then, I was lucky enough to be brought back onto Bison 1660 radio earlier this week, so I’ll let you guys listen to part of that interview as well. After that, we’ll spend some time checking in with the award races in both conferences, and to end the show, as always, we’ll preview and predict the games of the week for the Mountain West and PAC-12. Big show this week, let’s dive in!
Episode link is here!
Show Notes:
- UNLV stuns North Dakota State in defensive clash. What went wrong for the Bison? How did the Rebels pull it off? Is the Path to the CFP now closed?
- Boise State reclaims the Milk Can, Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines dominate Fresno State
- Bison 1660 Radio Interview Clip: Talking about San Jose State, Hawaii, & more!
- Mid-season Award Race Check-In (includes OPOY, DPOY, & COTY for Mountain West & PAC-12)
- MW/PAC-12 Games of the Week
- (MW) UNLV (4-2) @ Air Force (4-1)
- (PAC-12) [THURS] Colorado State (2-3) @ Texas State (2-3)
That is it for this week’s episode of the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you so much for listening! As we enter the second half of the regular season, we’re already running low on football, so much sure to cherish each week! If you would like to hear my full interview on Bison 1660 last week, North Dakota State’s flagship radio station, you can find the link here! Make sure to explore the FREE depth chart tracker app, which provides starting lineup projections for every team in the Mountain West and PAC-12! If you like the show & enjoy our coverage, leave a rating on whatever platform you’re listening on, every single one of those helps us out immensely. Follow us on twitter atMWCConnection! Also make sure to check out our site’s brand new podcast, “The Pac-Mountain Pulse”, with Derek & Dom’s conversations airing on Thursdays! Thank you so much for listening, until next time, I’m Jack Thompson, and thank you for coming back to the mountain!
