2:10 p.m. -- Boise State safety Marty Tadman said he has been contacted by about eight teams personally and the rest have spoken with his agent. Tadman said about 13-14 teams are realistically interested, seven or eight are very interested and two or three have shown him a lot of love before the draft.

"It's still up in the air if I get drafted or not, but I'm 100 percent sure I'll be in camp by Sunday night," Tadman said this week. "I don't have to worry about getting a chance."

Tadman said he would like to get drafted (of course), but if he has to sign as an undrafted free agent, he will get to pick his team and situation. Tadman compared himself to Chris Carr, another former Boise State defensive back.

Apparently, it's never too early for Bracketology. ESPN's maestro of the bracket, Joe Lunardi, has predicted an initial field of 65 for the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

Boise's Taco Bell Arena will host first- and second-round games next March.

So who is coming to Boise? Some familiar names are among Lunardi's projected Boise games:

No. 5 Villanova vs. No. 12 Creighton

No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Kent State

No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 12 Temple

No. 4 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 13 IUPUI

I am not much of a conspiracy theorist. I believe we really did land on the moon and, while Oswald might not have acted alone, the FBI wasn't involved in the Kennedy assassination.

Why am I telling you this?

Because I think there's some "conspiracy" type motives behind KTVB's decision to change play-by-play announcers on Boise State football games this fall.

In case you missed the news — and it was KTVB's hope that you did — sports director David Augusto is out as the play-by-play voice of the Broncos on television. Augusto is headed to the sidelines to report. News anchor Mark Johnson is in.

I wanted to expand on some topics that didn’t make it into my column on Paul J. Schneider this morning. I’ll be updating the blog throughout the day — leading up to the scrimmage — with information gathered about the Boise State radio contract. Boise State chose Peak Broadcasting of Boise’s (KIDO) bid over one from the Citadel Broadcasting Company (KBOI) last week.

The decision ends the Broncos’ 35-year affiliation with KBOI — and Paul J.’s tenure as the Broncos’ play-by-play announcer.

8:40 p.m. (MDT) -- Halftime: Louisville 44, Boise State 31

Boise State is shooting 50 percent, but the Broncos are struggling to hold onto the ball against Louisville's pressure. And not just the full-court variety.

The Cardinals' constant ball pressure means the Broncos are starting their offense farther away from the basket and their 3-pointers are a bit deeper, too.

Louisville is just so explosive. Boise State cut the lead to 18-15 with 11:21 remaining and, you thought, OK, this might be a game. Wrong.

Louisville scored the game's next 10 points and 12 of the next 14. Just too much for the Broncos' soft defense to handle.

5:18 p.m. -- Attendance at the tournament has been disappointing and today's women's final was no exception. Even with host New Mexico State in the game, only 2,822 fans showed up.

The All-Tournament team for the women:

Tasha Harris, Boise State; Emma Andrews, Fresno State; Tierre Wilson, Fresno State; Jalessa Ross (MVP), Fresno State; and Anikia Jawara, New Mexico State.

2:36 p.m. -- Boise State plays New Mexico State for the WAC Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth tonight at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M.

The Broncos have lost both meetings with the Aggies this season and six straight overall to New Mexico State.

6:30 p.m. -- We now have video of Boise State's recruits. The videos are going up one at a time — Chris Potter is already posted — and we'll be adding to them throughout the night.

Enjoy.

6:19 p.m. -- For the first time since 2001, Boise State did not sign a quarterback.

6:11 p.m. -- Time for more absolutely meaningless rankings.

Rivals.com calls Boise State's recruiting class, which they number at 20, the 87th-best (tied) in the country and the fifth best in the WAC.

The Baltimore Sun is doing draft capsules for potential first-round picks for the Baltimore Ravens. The Sun contacted me about answering some questions on Ryan Clady.

Many Boise State fans have anxiously been awaiting word on Arizona prep QB Sean Renfree's college decision. Sounds like Renfree, who is trying to decide between the Broncos, Arizona State and Duke, has dropped the Broncos from his final list.

There is no attribution in this Arizona Daily Star blog entry, but I figured I'd pass it along.

The Renfree bit is at the bottom.

7:56 p.m. -- I'm out. Thanks to everyone for reading the blog, thanks to the D-League and Stampede staff for all their help this week and the players, coaches and officials for being so cooperative.

It was an enjoyable experience.

But I can't wait to sleep in my own bed.

7:31 p.m. -- Down to the final 30 minutes for me. I feel a little bad leaving early.

A very little.

I'll take all of the basketball skills I learned through osmosis and apply it to my rec game this evening. Look out.

7:27 p.m. -- Stu Jackson, the NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, was here earlier in the week. And we talked officiating, particularly the role of the D-League in producing referees for the NBA.