Boise State moved from the WAC to the Mountain West Conference in 2011 and the rivalry went on hiatus, with no future games currently scheduled.

The fortieth and most recent game in the rivalry in 2010 was televised live in prime time on ESPN2 on Friday, November 12, from the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.

[4] The first meeting was 54 years ago in 1971,[5] a season-opening night game at the year-old Bronco Stadium in Boise on September 11.

[6][7] Idaho rented BSU's stadium and was the "home" team,[7] but the "visiting" Broncos built a 28–7 lead at halftime and pulled off a convincing 42–14 upset before 16,123 for an instant rivalry.

The Broncos moved up to the WAC, while Idaho joined the distant Sun Belt as a "football only" member (and remained in the Big West for all other sports).

[16] A few months before the teams' most recent meeting in Moscow in 2010, BSU president Bob Kustra expressed his displeasure with the behavior of Idaho fans.

"[17][18] Subsequently, a Moscow bar sold T-shirts reading "Nasty, inebriated" for Idaho fans.