DNVR CSU Rams Podcast

Justin Michael opens the show with a few thoughts on Amy Parsons stepping down as the President of Colorado State University. Justin then turns his attention to Saturday’s Utah State game being a potential turning for CSU Football. Finally, Justin talks Pac-12 hoops, gives his Week 9 upset picks, an updated Pac-12 Power Ranking & more. 0:00 - Intro 3:30 - On this day in CSU history 5:39 - CSU...

Justin Michael reacts to a shootout win for Colorado State over San Diego State this past weekend and a monster performance from quarterback Hauss Hejny in his return. Justin talks about the defense taking baby steps in the right direction and a nearly-perfect offensive performance from the Rams. Finally, Justin sets the scene for the next few weeks. 0:00 - Intro 4:03 - Instant reaction to Saturda...

Justin Michael talks about a pivotal stretch of the schedule for Colorado State and a chance for the Rams to potentially get back on track against lesser competition. He sets the scene for the San Diego State game and talks about Hauss Hejny’s return. Justin also dives into the viral Kenny McClendon story and the context people have lacked. Finally, Justin gives an updated Pac-12 power ranking and...

Justin Michael reacts to everything we’ve heard from Jim Mora over the past few days, including his thoughts on managing defensive coordinators, as well as Hauss Hejny’s return to the starting lineup. Justin talks about the schedule and how the second half looks a little lighter than the first six weeks. He also gives out mid-season grades for every position group, gives an updated Pac-12 power ra...

Justin Michael breaks down a 66-27 loss at Texas State and another historically awful showing from the Colorado State defense. Justin plays postgame clips of Jim Mora and talks about it’s do-or-die for the Rams going into Week 8. Finally, Justin talks about the fallout of retaining Tyson Summers, an offense that seems to be boom or bust, and an exciting weekend of college football action ahead. 0:...

Justin Michael opens with a few thoughts on the downfall of ESPN’s GameDay before talking about James Madison joining the American Conference and where the Pac-12 goes from here. Justin also talks about what he learned from Jim Mora after practice on Monday morning, previews a tough game at Texas State for the Rams, and lays out what a path to a bowl could realistically look like for Colorado Stat...

Justin Michael sets the tone for the first year in the new Pac-12 for CSU Men’s Basketball. Justin talks about big expectations for the Rams under Ali Farokhmanesh and a challenging schedule that could produce quite the NCAA Tournament resume. Finally, Justin gives out 12 bold predictions for Colorado State in the 2026-27 season and his preseason power ranking for the league. He also plays clips f...

Justin Michael gives some final thoughts on a dramatic breakup between Jim Mora and Tyson Summers before diving into the good, the bad, and the ugly for CSU Football. Justin talks about a historic offensive pace and some other encouraging trends for the Rams. He also talks about CSU’s abysmal defensive numbers of late. Finally, Justin gives an updated Pac-12 power ranking, talks about Jeff Choate’...

Justin Michael begins the show by talking about a wild situation with former defensive coordinator Tyson Summers and a tough situation ahead trying to turn around one of the worst defensive units in the country. Justin gives takeaways from the Oregon State loss and a missed opportunity for the Rams to capitalize on the early portion of the schedule. Finally, he talks about where CSU needs to go fr...

Justin Michael starts with a few thoughts on the Pac-12 basketball schedule for CSU and a big opportunity ahead for the Rams under Ali Farokhmanesh. Justin then briefly gives a few thoughts on the shootout with UTSA before setting the stage for a pivotal Homecoming matchup with Oregon State. Finally, Justin plays his interview with Kevin Lytle. The two talk about Jim Mora’s performance so far, exp...

Justin Michael is joined by Tyler King of the Denver Gazette to talk about Jim Mora’s initial impression with CSU, what they think the Rams can realistically accomplish in 2026 and who the best teams in the Pac-12 appear to be.   Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!:    / @dnvr_sports   An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https:...

Justin Michael breaks down a humbling loss to a highly talented BYU team and talks about where CSU goes from here. He gives his take on a difficult quarterback evaluation, dives into the numbers and takeaways from Saturday night. Finally, Justin sets the scene for UTSA. 0:00 - Intro 3:47 - Jim Mora provides an update on Hauss Hejny's injury 9:00 - Addressing the offensive chants against BYU situat...

Justin Michael talks about the 2027 Wisconsin game coming off the books and what he hopes to see happen in place of it. Justin then sets the scene for a huge matchup against No. 11 BYU by talking about the history between the two schools, why the former WAC peer is a roadmap for CSU, and what the goals for the Rams are as 17.5 point underdogs. Finally, Justin plays an interview with Jake Hatch of...

Justin Michael talks about a historic offensive performance from Colorado State over the weekend and another huge game from QB Hauss Hejny. He talks about Jim Mora’s strong showing to this point and why the Rams have been winning convincingly. Finally, Justin gets into individual standouts from Week 2, what stood out across the country and more. 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Southern Utah game recap 5:37 -...

Justin Michael talks about a perfect debut from Jim Mora and what the path to a historic season would like for CSU Football. Justin also dives into encouraging trends the Rams should look to build off, as well as what to know about Southern Utah. Finally, he wraps up with an updated Pac-12 power ranking, Week 2 picks and more. 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - Final thoughts on week 1 from the Rams 20:35 - Jim...

Justin Michael reacts to a massive season-opening win over Wyoming and the Jim Mora era kicking off with a real bang. He then dives a few thoughts on the postgame incident with Wyoming DT Jayden Williams. Finally, Justin gives takeaways, breaks down the key stats, plays postgame clips and more. 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Celebrating a CSU Border War beatdown 19:00 - Uniform reactions 22:20 - Wyoming play...

Week 1 Picks, schedule updates & what to look for against Wyoming in Jim Mora’s CSU debut 0:00 - Intro 2:31 - Importance of a game 1 win 13:23 - CSU and Oklahoma cancel 2028 matchup 22:00 - How important is it for Jim Mora to start his CSU tenure with a bang?  34:00 - Previewing the Saturday matchup Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!: https://www...

Justin Michael sets the scene for a massively important debut game for Jim Mora against Wyoming on Saturday. He also talks about what stood out from Mora’s Monday press conference, including the decision to not announce who the starting quarterback against the Cowboys will be. Finally, Justin gives out keys to the game for the Rams, reacts to the Week 0 slate and more. 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - Jim Mora...

Justin Michael begins the podcast by getting into the latest headlines, including Jordan Mosley fighting for eligibility, Colorado State’s new Ag Day jerseys and more. He then projects the starting offense for the Rams in 2026, including who he believes will start at quarterback. Finally, Justin plays his interview with Wyoming Cowboys beat writer Cody Tucker of 7220 Sports. Cody lays out everythi...

Justin Michael talks about what Jim Mora said on Saturday and why his obsessive attention to detail is going to make a difference for CSU Football in 2026. Justin then talks about the 2020 Border War, which was one of the weirdest home games he’s ever attended, before talking about his favorite wins over Wyoming from the past few decades. Finally, Justin talks about the high moments under previous...

Justin Michael reacts to the first Adidas jersey released by CSU Football and gets into recent scheduling news before playing his interview with freshman wide receiver Troy Foster. Justin then gets into what we learned from Jim Mora on Thursday afternoon and sets the scene for the second scrimmage of fall camp.   0:00 - Intro 5:32 - Reactions to the new jersey releases 12:22 - Headlines from aroun...

Justin Michael talks about CSU Football landing the 2025 Gatorade Player of the Year Jayden Fox and why it’s such a big win for the Rams to bring him into the program. Justin also talks about what we learned from Jim Mora over the weekend, including improving depth at the wide receiver position. Finally, Justin talks about the Cignetti model of program building and some of the similarities with CS...

Justin Michael talks about the most recent headlines and looks back on the 2024 Border War win before giving his first Pac-12 power ranking of 2026. Justin then goes game by game and predicts every outcome for CSU Football.   0:00 - Intro 4:42 - Big headlines 14:30 - CSU Stat of the day 20:00 - Border war moments 35:00 - PAC-12 Power Rankings Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR ba...

Justin Michael dives into everything that went down while he was gone on vacation, including Colorado State officially becoming an Adidas school, as well as the Pac-12 and Mountain West finally settling their dispute in court. Justin then talks about fall camp for CSU Football, what we learned from Jim Mora, and some players who have caught his eye early.   0:00 - Intro 4:00 - What we missed: CSU...

Justin Michael is joined by KFKA’s Brady Hull to talk about his unique rise in the Northern Colorado radio scene, who inspired him to get into the business and why he elected to shift coverage to include all of Northern Colorado. Finally, Brady talks about the changing college football scene along the Front Range, hopes and expectations for CSU Football under Jim Mora and much more.     0:00 - Int...