Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The NBA Draft is in the books, and we now know what team the careers of Nique Clifford, Kobe Sanders, and one other player are starting! We’ll break down the landing spots and their chances of seeing the floor as a rookie, and then we’ll slide over to football. For the second year, I’ve gotten the opportunity to vote on the official preseason Mountain West awards, so I’ll take you through my ballot, com...
Jul 01, 2025•17 min•Ep. 109
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the NBA Draft going down Wednesday evening, I’ve brought in some help! Joining us this week is our hoops expert Matt Hanifan, who’s here to tell you everything you need to know about Colorado State star Nique Clifford’s potential landing spots, Nevada guard Kobe Sanders’ chances of getting picked, and the top prospects to watch from the Mountain West for next season! After we get the rundown from ...
Jun 24, 2025•18 min•Ep. 108
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have an epic journey for this week, as we’re diving into seven transfer portal stories! We’ll start with the success stories, the players who transferred out of the Mountain West and changed their lives because of it, and then we’ll flip to the dark side, the horror stories of the transfer portal. Because make no mistake, there are no guarantees when you transfer up to the power four. Fascinating epi...
Jun 17, 2025•10 min•Ep. 107
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For this week, we’re going to try and hit some bullseyes, with breakout player predictions! I’ve picked one player from each position for football, and one player from each team for basketball, that I think can become a superstar next season. And of course, stick around until the end of our hike for this week’s sneak peek at the transfer portal team of the week. No time to waste, let’s dive in! If you e...
Jun 10, 2025•19 min•Ep. 106
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re putting on our lab coats this week, because I’ve cooked up two insane studies for us to analyze together. First, on the basketball court, we’re going to find out the transfer portal strategy for the four longest tenured head coaches in the Mountain West. By grading each transfer signed by Boise State’s Leon Rice, Nevada’s Steve Alford, San Diego State’s Brian Dutcher, and San Jose State’s Tim Mile...
Jun 03, 2025•12 min•Ep. 105
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have a mammoth episode for you this week, so get ready to go! We’ll start with college football, going over the top returning player at every position. Then, we’ll switch to basketball, and with the NBA Draft just a month away, let’s look back at each Mountain West school’s last NBA player! And to finish the show, we’ll stop by my brand new weekly column, the Transfer Portal Team of the Week, for a s...
May 27, 2025•14 min•Ep. 104
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For the first time in a long time, we’re talking about college football! The spring portal window has wrapped up, and some major players have made their way to new homes! We’re going over every team’s biggest loss this window, as well as their most impressive portal addition. If it’s been a bit since you’ve looked at your team’s roster heading into next season, this episode is the perfect place to star...
May 20, 2025•21 min•Ep. 103
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With portal season starting to wrap up, it’s time to revisit each team’s top ranked transfer add! Every roster in the conference is set, besides Fresno State and San Jose State, but in total, over 50 new faces are coming into the Mountain West. I’ve picked out the ones you need to know going into next year, no time to waste, let’s dive right in! Note: Boise State and San Diego State won't be discussed, ...
May 13, 2025•8 min•Ep. 102
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For this week, we’re ranking each starting five heading into the 2025 Mountain West basketball season. With the transfer portal mostly wrapped up, we have a solid idea where everyone’s roster will be. Let’s take a look at who should shine for each team next year. Time to dive in. If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTunes, or sharing the podcast with one friend who y...
May 06, 2025•19 min•Ep. 101
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, and six players heard their names called. We’ll go over each of those player’s landing spots, including their chances of getting on the field. Well end the show with a run down of undrafted free agents, going over each school’s rookie that’s most likely to make a 53 man roster. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in! Players highlighted (listed alphabetically): Ahmed Has...
Apr 29, 2025•12 min•Ep. 100
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have arrived at the NFL Draft, one of the most exciting nights of the year! To get you ready for Thursday, we’re doing a deep dive on Ashton Jeanty, Jalen Royals, and all the other Mountain West players who will hopefully hear their name called. Complete with scouting reports and projected landing spots, this is your one stop shop for the Mountain West to NFL pipeline! Let’s dive right into this! Pla...
Apr 22, 2025•10 min•Ep. 99
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the offseason in full swing, almost every Mountain West team has started to make pick-ups from the transfer portal. We’re going to spotlight each team’s top transfer up to this point, complete with film study and analysis. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in! Only teams w/o a transfer addition at this point: Fresno State, San Jose State If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving...
Apr 15, 2025•10 min•Ep. 98
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the latest basketball season officially behind us, let’s take an overhead look at how each team is looking for next year! Some teams are already looking good, while others don’t have much of a team just yet! We’ll go through all 11 teams so you know which ones to look out for in 2026. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in! All 11 teams have: roster breakdown returning contributors + portal additions ...
Apr 08, 2025•13 min•Ep. 97
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the offseason in full swing, there’s a ridiculous amount of movement to cover. Most notably, Richard Pitino is leaving New Mexico for Xavier after four seasons. We’ll break down his legacy, as well as introducing New Mexico’s newest head coach, Eric Olen from UC San Diego. Colorado State also hired a new showrunner, promoting Ali Farokhmanesh to head coach, so we’ll touch on that as well. We’ll end...
Apr 01, 2025•11 min•Ep. 96
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! As you may be aware, this was a painful week for the Mountain West. In March Madness, the greatest sporting event on the planet, San Diego State and Utah State failed to show, getting blown out by North Carolina and UCLA respectively. Colorado State got a triumphant upset over Memphis, and New Mexico notched an incredibly impressive win over Marquette, but the second round wasn’t as favorable. The Lobos...
Mar 25, 2025•17 min•Ep. 95
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! After Colorado State left Las Vegas as conference tournament champions, We’ve finally made it to March Madness, baby, and four Mountain West teams earned their way into the field. We’ll break down the first round matchup for New Mexico, Utah State, San Diego State, and Colorado State, along with my predictions. We’ll also briefly mention some major transfer portal dominoes, as well as letting you know a...
Mar 18, 2025•12 min•Ep. 94
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With New Mexico locking up the regular season title, we’ve finally arrived at the Mountain West conference tournament, and it all comes down to this. We’ll go over the bracket, the scenarios, and my prediction for what’s going to go down in Vegas. The most important episode of the basketball season right here, let’s dive in! If you enjoy the episode, consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review on iTune...
Mar 11, 2025•11 min•Ep. 93
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve arrived at the final week of the regular season, with the regular season title still up for grabs. We’re going over who’s in the running to win the crown, along with what teams are still in the hunt to make it to March Madness. We also have an update on the Fresno State gambling situation, and we’ll end the show by going over the conference stat champions. From points to blocks, let’s see who’s be...
Mar 04, 2025•11 min•Ep. 92
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve got a strange topic this week, as over the last few days, a gambling scandal has emerged from the Fresno State basketball program. Amidst what is already their worst season in decades, the Bulldogs found a new way to make their fans frown, with three players (Jalen Weaver, Mykell Robinson, and Zaon Collins) being suspended or removed from the team for gambling. To make matters worse, two of those...
Feb 25, 2025•11 min•Ep. 91
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the regular season winding down, it’s time to check some temperatures, we’re focusing on hot seats today! While some teams are having dream seasons, others are not where they want to be right now. We’ll go over the five Mountain West head coaches I think have the warmest buns currently, including the case for and against keeping them around. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in! If you enjoy the e...
Feb 18, 2025•11 min•Ep. 90
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re in the thick of basketball season, with about a month to go before the Mountain West conference tournament. We’ll go over what each team got done this week, and we’ll end the show by going over every team’s breakout performer! Regardless of team success, we got plenty of players who have been showing out this year. Lots to get to this week, let’s dive in! If you enjoy the episode, consider rating...
Feb 11, 2025•15 min•Ep. 89
Welcome back everyone, to the Hke’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had a big week of hoops action, with New Mexico getting a statement win in the Spectrum Center against Utah State, and San Diego State narrowly avoiding catastrophe (twice). We’ll break down arguably the biggest win any team has gotten this season, along with what the rest of the Mountain West was up to. Well end the show by checking back in with our preseason top 12 incoming transfers. Find out who’s...
Feb 04, 2025•15 min•Ep. 88
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re over halfway through the college basketball regular season, and the standings are starting to take shape! We’ll run through the biggest moments of the week, including plenty of down to the wire finishes, and we’ll also go over my midseason all Mountain West team, highlighting the best players in the conference so far. Lots to get through this week, let’s dive in! If you enjoy the episode, consider...
Jan 28, 2025•13 min•Ep. 87
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had a wild week of hoops, with San Jose State stunning New Mexico in the final seconds, and UNLV, who was blown out twice last week, flipping the script by beating Utah State and San Diego State in back-to-back contests. With resumes starting to take shape, we’re going to dive into each team’s chances to make the NCAA Tournament this episode, and spoiler alert, it doesn’t look like six teams from the...
Jan 21, 2025•12 min•Ep. 86
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The Mountain West made it’s latest realignment addition, with Northern Illinois joining the conference as a football only member. We’ll break down what the Huskies bring to the table, and what the future of the Mountain West now looks like. After that, we’ll catch you up on what’s happened so far in Mountain West basketball, going through our power rankings! You’ll hear what teams are clicking and what ...
Jan 14, 2025•18 min•Ep. 85
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the Mountain! With Boise State’s loss to Penn State last week, the 2024-2025 Mountain West football season has officially come to a close. Now is the perfect time to take a trip back through this crazy year, with the top 25 moments of the campaign! From lots of Ashton Jeanty highlights, to upsets and photo finishes, this episode is a really fun ride! Let’s dive right into our CFB sendoff! If you enjoy the episode, co...
Jan 07, 2025•18 min•Ep. 84
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The entire Mountain West football season has come down to this moment. Boise State takes on Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, the winner heads to the College Football Playoff semifinal. We’ll briefly go over the four other bowl games the Mountain West had a hand in (UNLV, Fresno State, San Jose State, Colorado State), and then we’ll go over everything you need to know as the Broncos try to go further up col...
Dec 31, 2024•8 min•Ep. 83
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! After a crazy regular season led us back to the blue turf for the championship game, Ashton Jeanty and Boise State ran through UNLV to secure everything from a first round bye in the CFP to a Heisman finalist spot for their star RB. We’ll go over everything surrounding the conference championship, then it’s time to hop on the coach carousel! We had two huge switches this week, with New Mexico HC Bronco ...
Dec 17, 2024•12 min•Ep. 82
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! After a crazy regular season led us back to the blue turf for the championship game, Ashton Jeanty and Boise State ran through UNLV to secure everything from a first round bye in the CFP to a Heisman finalist spot for their star RB. We’ll go over everything surrounding the conference championship, then it’s time to hop on the coach carousel! We had two huge switches this week, with New Mexico HC Bronco ...
Dec 10, 2024•23 min•Ep. 81
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With a crazy regular season coming to an end, we’ve now reached the long awaited Mountain West Championship Game! Boise State hosts UNLV in a rematch of their Week 8 collision, with a spot in the College Football Playoff being guaranteed to the winner! Friday at 6 PM mountain time, we’ll find out which one of these two incredible teams will get a shot at a national championship. Plenty of other stuff goi...
Dec 03, 2024•12 min•Ep. 80
