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:

1. Boise State completes the three-peat: How they did it, what went wrong for UNLV
2. Hypothetical: Could UNLV have snuck into the CFP with a win?
3. Times/Previews for all 7 Mountain West bowl games!
4. Jack's picks for 2025 Mountain West Season Awards
5. LA Bowl (Boise State vs. Washington) Preview/Prediction

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