CU At The Game Podcast

Send a text Anyone want to complain about CU's first shutout of a conference opponent since 2005? (and the first shutout of any opponent since 2015?). Stuart, Brad and Neil take a look back at the Buffs' 34-0 win over hapless Arizona. It was only a 6-0 game in the third quarter before special teams and defensive touchdowns turned the tight game into a rout. Has quarterback Brendon Lewis...

Send a text It's come down to a "Battle of the Bad" as 1-4 Colorado hosts 0-5 Arizona. The Wildcats haven't won a game in two calendar years, but there is still plenty of room for anxiety for the Buff Nation. Stuart, Brad and Neil discuss the T-Talent, I-Intangibles, P-Preparation, and S-Stats for the Folsom Field battle for fifth place in the Pac-12 South Division. We also tak...

Send a text A month ago, when the season had yet to begin and the Buff Nation was still filled with optimism, a 35-13 loss to Arizona State would have been deemed wholly unacceptable. Now, in the wake of a deplorable effort against Minnesota, Stuart, Brad and Neil pick through the ashes of CU's failed attempt at an upset in Tempe, searching for flickers of hope. We then move on to take a look...

Send a text Normally, a "post-mortem" is not taken at its literal definition of "after death", but the 30-0 loss by CU to Minnesota left Buff fans feeling like there had been a death in the family. It was an inept performance by the Colorado offense - one for the record books. Stuart, Brad and Neil dissect the loss to the Gophers before moving on to recount the Saturday night m...

Send a text Colorado was less than three minutes from an upset of No. 5 Texas A&M, but fell short, falling 10-7 to the Aggies. Was it the failed fourth down sneak in the second quarter? Was it the play calling on offense?  Or did the Buffs' defense, which played valiantly all afternoon, just come up one play short? Stuart, Brad and Neil take a look back and what might have been ... and ho...

Send a text   It wasn't always pretty, but CU took care of business against Northern Colorado in the 2021 season opener, defeating the Bears, 35-7. Stuart and Brad take a look at how the Buffs fared, from the missed opportunities on offense, to the strong - if at times undisciplined - effort of the defense, and whether a 28-point win over an FCS team had more positives ... or more causes for...

Send a text The 2021 season is finally here! Stuart, Brad and Neil present the first "T.I.P.S." of the season, with a review of the Talent/Intangibles/Preparation/Stats for CU's opener against Northern Colorado. Is the McCaffrey connection in Greeley enough to give the Buffs a game? Is CU, in Year Two under Karl Dorrell, prepared to take on the unknowns of a team which hasn't p...

Send a text The 2021 season is right around the corner. With Fall Camp well underway, Stuart and Brad take a look at each unit of the defense. Can new defensive coordinator Chris Wilson improve the Buff defense, which was 76th in total defense, and 77th in scoring defense, in 2020?  Can Wilson - also the defensive line coach - turn the line from a liability to a strength? Will Nate Landman be Nate...

Send a text Fall Camp, 2021, and it's time to take a unit-by-unit look at the Colorado offense. Stuart and Brad are joined by special guest Neil Langland, who will help answer the questions CU faces this fall:  Will it be J.T. Shrout or Brendon Lewis who will be the starting quarterback? (Or will we not know for sure until the Texas A&M game?). How will the carries for the talented CU bac...

Send a text CU Associate Athletic Director Lance Carl is a longtime friend to the CU at the Game website, and joins Stuart to discuss the CU roster as the Buffs prepare for Fall Camp. From his unique perspective as the Director of Player Development, Lance gives his insights as to some of the roster battles (his answer concerning the starting quarterback for the opener against UNC may surprise you...

Send a text At 12:01 a.m. on July 1st, collegiate athletics changed forever. Without any legislation from Congress, and only the barest of guidelines from the NCAA, the Wild, Wild West of Name, Image and Likeness came into being.  Stuart and Brad take a look at how three schools - Miami, Nebraska, and Oregon - have already jumped on the NIL bandwagon, and how these types of actions will affect nat...

Send a text  A four-man working group made up of three commissioners and the Notre Dame AD worked for two years coming up with a 12-team playoff format proposal, a proposal which has garnered enough momentum in the past few weeks to be considered almost a done deal. Stuart and Brad take a look at the 12-team format - How it will work on the national level, and what it means to the Pac-12 and to CU...

Send a text Just when you thought it was going to be a quiet month of sifting through preseason magazines, CU's second-team All-Pac-12 quarterback Sam Noyer announces he is leaving the Buffs. Stuart and Brad discuss the announcement, the timing, and what Noyer's departure means for the Buffs' now former quarterback, and what it means for the CU quarterbacks' room going forward....

Send a text It would be fair to say that George Kliavkoff was an unexpected hire by the Pac-12. In this episode, Stuart and Brad take a look at the resume of the now former MGM executive, what Kliavkoff had to say at his introductory press conference, and what the Pac-12 hierarchy - and the national pundits - had to say about the hire.  Then, just for fun, we'll take a look at a story about P...

Send a text The first Spring Game under Karl Dorrell was never destined to be a full spring game, but the CU 2021 Spring Showcase did give Buff fans a taste of where the program is heading into the 2021 season. Quarterbacks J.T. Shrout and Brendon Lewis made their cases for the top competition to Sam Noyer for the starting position, while several (of CU's many) tight ends gave Buff fans optim...

Send a text The Buffs have passed the midway point of Spring Practices, 2021. Stuart and Brad take a look at the notable quotes and stories from the first half of Karl Dorrell's first spring practices at CU, along with a discussion concerning the extension of the Rocky Mountain Showdown well into the 2030's, and answer some questions from the CU at the Game Mailbag ...  Support the show

Send a text The Buffs return either six or ten starters on defense (depending on whether you read Athlon ... or look at the actual roster). The defensive line is the shakiest unit on the team, but the linebackers and defensive backfield could be bolstered by transfers ... and, if Nate Landman can return this fall at full speed, this could be a stout defense. This will be the first set of spring pr...

Send a text It's been two years and two coaches since CU's last spring practices, and there will be questions aplenty when spring ball opens in late March: With Sam Noyer out (shoulder surgery) who will emerge as Noyer's primary challenger for the fall? Which running back will find a place in the lineup behind Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year Jarek Broussard? Who will step up to...

Send a text A year into the Karl Dorrell era and a month away from the start of 2021 spring practices, the CU coaches' room is complete, as is almost all of CU's fall roster. Stuart and Brad take a look at the coaching moves made by Coach Dorrell this off-season, then dip into the mailbag to discuss the Buffs' roster, and how the depth chart has - or has not - met off-season expecta...

Send a text The CU Recruiting Class of 2021 did not see any additions on Signing Day II on February 3rd, but that doesn't mean there wasn't news ... Stuart and Brad take a look at each of the 17 members of the CU Recruiting Class of 2021 signed in December, before taking a look at the handful of players CU fans expected to see signed - but are going elsewhere. We then move to the new rec...

Send a text It seemed like it was going to be a quiet off-season for CU - at least in terms of the coaching ranks. Instead, a Buff lineup which has seen three head coaches in three seasons will now have a new defensive coordinator and a new strength and conditioning coach. Stuart and Brad will discuss head coach Karl Dorrell's bold moves, before moving on to discuss the Buffs who have entered...

Send a text The required post-mortem on CU's loss to No. 20 Texas in the Alamo Bowl isn't - believe it or not - as negative as you might think. Stuart and Brad take a look at some of the positives out of game (including lack of excuses from head coach Karl Dorrell for having only 46 scholarship players available - here's looking at you, Dan Mullen!), before moving to to a review of...

Send a text It's been a wild and unique 2020 season, so it should come as no surprise that the events leading up to Colorado being selected to face No. 20 Texas in the Alamo Bowl were equally bizarre. After taking a brief look at what turned out to be the Buffs' regular season finale against Utah, Stuart and Brad take on the Pac-12, commissioner Larry Scott, Washington and USC for the un...

Send a text The Buffs spotted Arizona a 13-0 lead early, but shut the Wildcats out for the final 43 minutes in posting a 24-13 win in Tucson. The win not only kept CU perfect with a 4-0 record, but earned the Buffs a No. 21 ranking in the AP poll (No. 22 in the USA Today/Coaches' poll). The Buffs will face two-time defending Pac-12 South champion Utah, with a chance to earn a spot in the Pac-...

Send a text The Buffs gained bowl eligibility for the first time in four years, downing San Diego State, 20-10, in Boulder. Linebacker Nate Landman secured both Pac-12 and National Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors for his 11 tackle, three-sack effort, as the Buff defense held the Aztecs to 157 yards of total offense. Stuart and Brad take a look back at CU's third straight victory, before t...