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Welcome to the 150th episode of the CU at the Game podcast! We’re now well into Season Five, and I am pleased to be joined for this review/preview episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we will be giving you our “T.I.P.S., our preview for CU’s first Big 12 game since 2010, with the Buffs taking on Baylor in a “White Out” in Boulder (6:00 p.m., MT, Fox).
Before we do our preview, though, we will be breaking down what was “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” about CU’s 28-9 win over CSU in Ft. Collins, the last Rocky Mountain Showdown until 2029.
Then ... We move to the Baylor Bears.
For those new to the podcast, or in need of a refresher, our “T.I.P.S.” previews are broken down into categories:
T- Talent - What CU’s opponents are bringing to the game; which matchups may prove crucial;
I - Intangibles - What off the field issues may impact the outcome;
P - Preparation/Schedule - How the calendar and the weather may play a role; and
S - Statistics - What numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.
After going through our preview, we will each give you our prediction for the game.
So ... Was CU’s big win over CSU an anomaly, or have the Buffs turned the corner on running the ball and protecting the passer? ... Is the Baylor defense, ranked 12th in the nation in scoring defense, after being ranked 113th in that same category last season, that much better, or are the Bears’ stats more a reflection of their non-conference opposition? ... Can the Buffs bring home a big Homecoming win, starting the 2024 Big 12 campaign with a victory? ...
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Welcome to our review/preview of CU’s rivalry games. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we will be giving you our “T.I.P.S.” for CU’s Rocky Mountain Showdown game against Colorado State.
Before we do so, though, we will be breaking down what was “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” about CU’s 28-10 loss to Nebraska.
Then ... on to the Rams.
For those new to the podcast, or in need of a refresher, our “T.I.P.S.” previews are broken down into categories:
T- Talent - What CU’s opponents are bringing to the game; which matchups may prove crucial;
I - Intangibles - What off the field issues may impact the outcome;
P - Preparation/Schedule - How the calendar, injuries, or even the weather may play a role; and
S - Statistics - What numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.
After going through our preview, we will each give you our prediction for the game.
So ... Did the Buffs learn their lesson in the beatdown by Nebraska, or was the loss a preview of how the rest of the 2024 season will play out? ... Can the Buffs overcome another hostile road crowd, or will another slow start bring more frustration and consternation to the Buff Nation? ... Can CU ride off into the sunset of the series with a seven-game winning streak, or will CSU beat the Buffs in Ft. Collins for the first time since 1955?
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Welcome to our first full review/preview of the season! I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we will be giving you our “T.I.P.S.” for CU’s rivalry game against Nebraska.
Before we do so, though, we will be breaking down (with apologies to the 1966 Clint Eastwood movie of the same name) what was “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” about CU’s 31-26 win over North Dakota State.
Then ... on to the Huskers.
For those new to the podcast, or in need of a refresher, our “T.I.P.S.” previews are broken down into categories:
T- Talent - What CU’s opponents are bringing to the game; which matchups may prove crucial;
I - Intangibles - What off the field issues may impact the outcome;
P - Preparation/Schedule - How the calendar and the weather may play a role; and
S - Statistics - What numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.
After going through our preview, we will each give you our prediction for the game.
So ... Did the Buffs beat a good FCS team, or was the win over the Bison a lucky victory, foreshadowing losses for the rest of the season? ... Is the addition of Dylan Raiola at quarterback enough to give the Cornhuskers an edge over the Buffs? ... Or ... Will CU come home with the first four-game win streak in the history of the rivalry? ...
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Welcome to our first game preview podcast of the 2024 season! After a long off-season, we are finally able to again watch and enjoy college football.
I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we will be giving you our “T.I.P.S.” for CU’s game against North Dakota State.
For those new to the podcast, or in need of a refresher, our “T.I.P.S.” previews are broken down into categories:
T- Talent - What CU’s opponents are bringing to the game; which matchups may prove crucial;
I - Intangibles - What off the field issues may impact the outcome;
P - Preparation/Schedule - How the calendar and the weather may play a role; and
S - Statistics - What numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.
After going through our preview, we will each give you our prediction for the game.
So ... How do you see CU’s season opener playing out? ... What does underdog North Dakota State have to do in order to pull of an upset? ... Will Buff fans head home Thursday night with an undefeated home team? ...
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Welcome to our much anticipated CU game-by-game season preview. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are going to give you our predictions for the outcomes of each of CU’s games for the 2024 season.
In the past few years, we have been pretty successful in predicting the outcomes of Buff games, though admittedly during the Karl Dorrell years it didn’t take much expertise to see what was coming. Last year, Brad was right on with his 4-8 prediction, with Neil (6-6) and I (5-7) being slightly more optimistic.
So ... For the 2024 season, there are eight games on the CU schedule for which there is unanimity of opinion as to the forecasted outcome. But for four games ... Nebraska, Central Florida, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State ... there is a split decision.
What are your predictions for CU’s 2024 season? Do they match up with ours? ...
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Welcome to our Big 12 Preview podcast!
I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are going to give you our team-by-team look at the Big 12 conference race. With our previews, we project each Big 12 rival’s season, slotting teams into four categories.
– Tier One: A team which is a Big 12 title contender, and a likely Top 25 team nationally;
– Tier Two: A solid team, and a likely bowl participant, but a team with a flaw or two which will prevent them from threatening to win the league;
– Tier Three: A team with bowl aspirations, where the Strive for Six is the main goal, a goal which obtainable if the season plays out as projected; and
– Tier Four: A team going through a rebuilding season. You can squint at the schedule and perhaps find six wins and a bowl bid, but a losing season is the most likely outcome.
So ... How many teams in the Big 12 will likely be out of the bowl picture by the end of September? ... What to make of the messy middle in the most competitive Power Four conference, with any number of teams who could finish with anywhere from four to eight wins? ... Which teams are our picks to play for the Big 12 title? ... And ... of course, where does CU fit in the mix? ...
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It’s July, the time for conference media days, and the countdown to fall camp. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are going to go out on a limb and give you our projected starting lineup for the CU defense and special teams for the 2024 season.
We also take our preview a step further, and discuss how each unit of the defense compares to the rest of the Big 12.
Our criteria:
– Tier One: One of the top four units in the Big 12, capable of taking the Buffs to title contention if the rest of the team is equal to the task;
– Tier Two: 5-8 in the Big 12. A strength, a unit which can help CU to a winning record and a bowl berth;
– Tier Three: 9-12 in the Big 12. A liability, but, if the unit can avoid injury and live up to its potential, can help CU get to a bowl game; and
– Tier Four: 13-16 in the Big 12. A problem area. A unit which might drag CU down to another losing season.
So ... Will the complete overhaul of the CU defensive line be a smashing success? Or ... Will it be a shrug-of-the-shoulders failure? ... Can the deficiencies in the linebacker corps be masked by the upgrades in the rest of defense? ... And, will Travis Hunter, backed by one of the most talented defensive backfields in recent CU history, be able to not only put himself in position for a top draft pick, but also for national post-season awards?
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It’s July, which means the college football season is just around the corner. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are going to go out on a limb and give you our projected starting lineup for the CU offense for the 2024 season.
We also take our preview a step further, and discuss how each unit of the offense compares to the rest of the Big 12.
Our criteria:
– Tier One: One of the top four units in the Big 12, capable of taking the Buffs to title contention if the rest of the team is equally up to the task;
– Tier Two: 5-8 in the Big 12. A strength, a unit which can help CU to a winning record and a bowl berth;
– Tier Three: 9-12 in the Big 12. A liability, but, if the unit can avoid injury and live up to its potential, can help CU get to a bowl game; and
– Tier Four: 13-16 in the Big 12. A problem area. A unit which might drag CU down to another losing season.
So ... Is CU’s completely redone running back room a strength, or a potential weakness? ... Are CU’s wide receivers an elite corps, not only for the Big 12, but nationally? ... And ... Is the rebuilt offensive line, with fresh faces and fresh potential, good enough to carry CU to a winning season? ...
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Welcome to our CU Schedule Countdown episode. I am joined for this podcast by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are going to take a stroll through Colorado’s 2024 schedule, ranking the Buffs’ opponents from the easiest game on the calendar ... to the most difficult.
I had thought there would be consensus, at least at the start of our discussion, but, as it turned out, we came up with three different choices for CU’s easiest game, with Baylor, Cincinnati, and North Dakota State being our respective choices.
If possible, I would recommend having the Colorado 2024 schedule at your fingertips as we go through the calendar, or, better yet, make out your own list of easiest to most difficult games, and see if you agree with our choices.
So ... Where do rivalry games on the road against Nebraska and Colorado State fall on our lists? Which game will prove to be the most difficult to win for the Buffs this fall? ... And, once our lists are made, which are the critical 50/50 games in the middle which will ultimately decide CU’s season? ...
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Back to the mailbag, and your questions about all things CU! I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we take on a wide variety of questions dealing with the ever-changing world of college football, as well as the latest goings on in the Buff Nation.
So ... Who would make your list of the top CU transfers this off-season, choosing three from the offensive side of the ball, and three from the defense? ... Is the Shilo Sanders bankruptcy cause for concern, or much ado about nothing? ... If the 22% revenue share distribution which has been agreed to (roughly $20 million/year) going to be a hardship on a school like CU, will G-5 schools even have a prayer of competing in the post-House world of college football? ... And ... Are you ready to see corporate logos on the 50-yard line at Folsom Field, as early as this fall? ...
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We’re going to have a little fun with this episode, one which we are calling the “Pet Peeves Bracket Challenge”. I am joined by Neil Langland, and we are going to run through a Sweet Sixteen of college football annoyances, working our way towards a signature Pet Peeve.
If you are not driving while listening to this episode, I recommend taking a pen and a piece of paper, so you can pick your own winners, and come up with your own Final Four and ultimate champion Pet Peeve.
So ... Which bothers you most as a college football fan: Your team going from the shotgun on fourth-and-inches? ... Or ... Throwing a six-yard completion on third-and-seven? ... Which is more annoying: The useless between quarters coach interviews? ... Or ... Your team fooling no one by trying to draw the opposition offside on a fourth-and-two at the 42-yard line?
If you enjoy this episode, let us know your most frustrating Pet Peeves, and we’ll put them up for review on a future episode.
For now, which of our Sweet Sixteen Pet Peeves will be crowned champion? ...
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
Welcome to our May Mailbag edition. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger, and we go through your questions about college football in general, and your Colorado Buffaloes in particular.
Included in this mailbag episode ...
- An article in The Athletic took Coach Prime and CU to task for dismantling the roster they inherited, quoting unhappy players who left the program. But looking at where the castoffs landed, can an argument be made that Colorado did what was necessary, considering the status of the roster?;
- Even if the roster moves were justified, should Coach Prime and Shedeur Sanders have keep quiet, instead of instigating a firestorm on social media?;
- At every opportunity, Coach Prime indicates that he loves CU and Boulder, and has no intentions of leaving after the 2024 season. Are you convinced Deion Sanders will be CU’s head coach in 2025?;
- What are your feelings about the current state of the roster? Did CU fill the holes in the lineup along the offensive and defensive lines, and at linebacker?;
- If the House case will take some $2.7 billion dollars to settle, will CU be able to one of the programs able to withstand the financial burden of remaining in the top tier of college football?; and
- (A really good question, when you stop to think about it) ... If you had the choice between being a fan of a perennial contender (e.g., Ohio State; Georgia) or a team which is usually average, but occasionally jumps into the national spotlight (e.g., CU in 2016; TCU in 2022), which program would you choose to support?
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
Welcome to our Spring Game recap. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are here to discuss all that transpired on a soggy Folsom Field on Saturday.
We will first turn our attention to each unit on the team, and how they fared in the glorified scrimmage, before turning our attention to which units are most in need of bolstering over the next few weeks as the Transfer Portal shifts from the out-go to the in-come. We finish our discussion by taking a look at what Buff fans can expect in the next few weeks and months as Spring, 2024, shifts to issues for the summer of 2024.
So ... Do we know anymore about the backups at quarterback to Shedeur Sanders? ... Is the completely rebuilt offensive line a significant upgrade to the porous 2023 model? ... Or, is there still plenty of work to be done before CU has a Big 12 quality offensive line? ... Will Coach Prime and his coaching staff be able to piece together a solid running back room? ... Or, will this unit be a liability come fall? ... Is the Buff defense ready for Prime Time? ... Or, are there still holes to be filled on the defensive roster between now and August 29th?
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
Spring has arrived on the calendar, as well as on the practice fields at the University of Colorado. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are here to discuss the ins and outs of CU football this April.
[Program Note ... During the off-season, a new episode of the podcast is posted every other Friday. In two weeks, however, CU will be conducting its Spring Game. As a result, we will be waiting a extra few days to post. The Spring Game recap podcast will be up on the CU at the Game website on Sunday, April 28th, and available at your favorite podcast sites on Monday, April 29th].
While your Buffs have been engaged in the first few weeks of spring practices, Coach Prime has added three new players to the Recruiting Class of 2024. CU is bringing in two new cornerbacks and a very, very under-the-radar offensive lineman, coming to Boulder from the NFL Academy in England ... by way of Austria and Egypt.
CU has also added new two members to its coaching staff. Both have NFL experience and ties to Coach Prime, but it’s the hiring of graduate assistant Warren Sapp which has created - at least in the mind of one local sportswriter - controversy in his hiring.
Not willing to leave news on the field alone, we also discuss what news of note we have been able to filter out through the process stories which are all too commonplace this time of year.
So ... Is Coach Prime to be praised for bringing in freshman recruits to develop - after being criticized for not doing so on Signing Day? Or ... Are these potentially wasted scholarships with the Transfer Portal about to reopen? ... Is the hiring of Warren Sapp a coup, with CU’s defensive line benefitting from the experience of a Hall-of-Famer? Or ... Is the hire a disaster in the making from a former player who has a history of legal issues - and no coaching experience? ... And ... Are the stories we are hearing about promising true freshman a sign of how much depth is being developed on the roster? Or ... Are stories about freshmen doing well a sign that the Buff Nation may be disappointed this fall with yet another rebuilding season?
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
March was a kind month to the University of Colorado, with the CU ski team winning its 21st national championship, and the CU men’s and women’s basketball teams both earning NCAA tournament berths for the first time since 2013. The CU football team, not to be outdone, opened its second set of spring practices under Coach Prime, earning some national headlines of their own.
I am joined for this podcast by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we begin by taking a look at some of the national stories surrounding Coach Prime this spring, including his book tour, the national story about his not taking off-campus visits to the homes of potential recruits, and his weighing in his players and the NFL Draft.
We then shift back to campus and CU’s spring practices, with a review of the comments made by Coach Prime, offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, and defensive coordinator Robert Livingston.
We next discuss whether CU fans should be raving about men’s basketball coach Tad Boyle’s accomplishments ... or whether this season is further proof that the Buffs under Boyle have a glass ceiling of success. We finish up with a tribute to the remarkable tournament run made by the CU women’s team after a rough end to their regular season.
It’s always great to be a Buff, but even more so this spring. But ... is this as good as it gets for CU fans, or are there even greater achievements ahead?
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we would like to officially welcome you to CU Spring Football, 2024! With our most recent episode, we took a deep dive into each unit of the Colorado offense, so today we turn our attention to the Buffs’ defense and special teams.
There will be plenty of fluff pieces on the progress the team is making during its closed practices. So, with these preview episodes we try to identify the storylines which are going to truly be worth your time to click on, and which stories are just column fillers with stories promoted from within the Champions Center.
Colorado has a new defensive coordinator, Robert Livingston, who comes to Boulder by way of the Cincinnati Bengals. It seems clear that Livingston was not Coach Prime’s first choice to replace Charles Kelly at defensive coordinator, but will Livingston be the right choice?
And what does Livingston have to work with? ... Has enough new talent been brought in along the defensive line to improve on CU’s rush defense, ranked 107th in the nation in 2023? ... Is it clear that the linebacker roster will still have to be a priority for Colorado in the Transfer Portal come late April? ... Are the pieces in place for the Buff secondary to become a dominant force, or will the CU defense, 124th in pass defense and 127th in total defense last season, continue to lag behind its Power Four brethren? ...
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
Welcome to March! The turning of the calendar means we are once again in a month with Colorado football, with spring practices beginning March 18th, carrying through to the Spring Game on April 27th.
I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland. We open with a brief update on the decline of the NCAA and college football as we know it, perhaps summed up best as: “The only parties who have the power to put an end to the current chaos are the ones who are benefitting the most from the chaos”.
We then turn our full attention to your Buffs and to stories we expect to see from the offensive side of the ball this spring.
There will be plenty of fluff pieces on the progress the team is making during its closed practices. So, with this episode we try to identify the headlines which are going to truly be worth your time to click on, and which stories are just column fillers which are being spoon fed to the media.
Which stories are which? What should CU fans be looking for when there is a story about the battle for the top running back and wide receiver positions? Is the battle for the backup quarterback position going to be settled this spring? Are there going to be any stories about the offensive line development which are not going to be must-read?
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
The off-season for college football has become almost as busy and newsworthy as the regular season, with the future of the sport being debated in courtrooms and boardrooms across the nation.
I am joined for this episode by Neil Langland, and we are here to discuss the disintegration - or re-invention - of college football as we know it. We take a brief detour into the history of litigation which brought us to the current chaos, from Jeremy Bloom’s case against the NCAA twenty years ago, to the landmark decisions in the O’Bannon and Alston cases, which lay the groundwork for the tectonic shifts taking place today.
So ... With the Dartmouth case allowing players to vote on forming a union, and the Tennessee and Virginia lawsuit against the NCAA likely to bring about a stripping of almost all NIL regulations, where is the sport heading in the near and long term future? ... Will the Big Ten/SEC “advisory group” develop solutions, or are even the big boy conferences merely wholly owned subsidiaries of ESPN and Fox? ... And, most importantly for Buff fans: Will Coach Prime have enough time to salvage the CU brand, giving the Buffs a chair to sit in when the music stops? ... Or, is it time for schools like Colorado to accept, and perhaps even embrace, a future in a new mid-tier college football world where the Buffs can once again compete on a level playing field with its competition?
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
The Colorado 2024 Big 12 schedule was announced this past week. Buff fans have known for years who the non-conference opponents would be this fall, and we have known for some time which of the remaining 15 Big 12 teams would fill CU’s nine-game conference slate. But, it wasn’t until this week that the Buff Nation was introduced to the schedule for the Buffs' first season back in the Big 12.
This episode will be taking a deep dive into how CU’s fall lays out. Which teams have a bye week before playing the Buffs? Which teams will be coming off of a tough road contest or a rivalry game? Which teams may be looking past the Buffs to a “more important” game the following week?
So ... Will playing a top level FCS school, followed by two rivalry games on the road, derail optimism in the second season under Coach Prime, or will the non-conference slate be a springboard to a winning season? ... Will the Buffs, replacing Oregon and USC with Baylor and Central Florida to open conference play, be able to take advantage of an easier opening schedule? ... Will CU’s back-loaded conference schedule, with the potential to finish against three ranked teams, lead to another frustrating just-short-of-a-bowl-game finish? Or, as it did in 2016, when the Buffs vanquished ranked opponents on their way to the Pac-12 title game, use the tough slate of games to make their case as a Big 12 title contender?
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This is Stuart Whitehair, publisher and editor for the CU at the Game website, and your host for the CU at the Game podcast.
I am joined for this podcast by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are here to take a unit-by-unit look at your 2024 CU Buffs.
Tough as it may be to believe in January, what with the Transfer Portal commitments still flowing in and another Transfer Portal window coming in April, but the CU roster - as is the case for most Power Four teams - is already 80-90% complete. Yes, the CU coaching staff is still in the market for quality transfers, and yes, there will be defections at the end of spring practices, but, unlike 2023, there will not be a wholesale makeover of the roster between now and Fall Camp. What CU has right now is largely what you will see on the field this fall.
So ... Which units on the CU roster can be clearly defined as having Power Four conference quality and depth? ... Conversely, which units remain in serious need of upgrades? ... With new transfers coming in this spring, room will have to be made on the roster to keep CU under the 85-man limit. Which units are most likely to see attrition between now and the kickoff to the season on August 31st?
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