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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 special episode by Brad Geiger, and we are donning our CU “General Manager for a Day” hats, and are going to do our best to predict how Coach Prime and his coaching staff will fill out CU’s existing roster. 

The parameters ... There are 75 scholarship players on the roster to date, with the Buffs likely to add at least ten new transfers come April. We operate under the assumption that any defections from the current roster - and there will be - will be filled by similarly talented players. Our aim with this episode is to add the next ten players - and do so within a budget.

We are giving ourselves a $2 million budget with which to “buy” up to ten new players, with $300,000 available for a Power Four transfer starter; $200,000 for a Group of Five transfer starter; and $100,000 for a flyer on an FCS transfer.

With this exercise, we are forced to prioritize which position groups are most in need of augmentation, and which position rooms on the roster are pretty well set for the fall. 

Brad and I had fun trying our best fill in CU’s 2025 roster - and stay under budget. Will you agree with our priorities? 

Let’s find out ...

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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 back, for the second half of my interview with Neill Woelk, who was a sportswriter for the Boulder Daily Camera for three decades, before spending the last decade covering the Buffs as the contributing editor for the CUBuffs.com website.

In this episode, we open with the hiring of Coach Prime at the University of Colorado in December, 2022, and the tidal wave of changes which have come to the CU program since. After reminiscing about the first two seasons of the Coach Prime era in Boulder, we talk about the future for the Buffs in the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics, and whether CU will continue to be a player on the national stage. 

Neill brings a storied background, and a unique perspective, to Colorado football - past, present, and future - and I think you will enjoy our conversation. 

Let’s get to it ... 

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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 very pleased to introduce the first of two special episodes to open the sixth season of the podcast. Neill Woelk is a name familiar to most of the Buff Nation, with his 40-year career of covering Colorado football including three decades writing for the Boulder Daily Camera, and the past decade as the contributing editor for the CUBuffs.com website.

In this first episode, Neill graciously spends some time traveling down memory lane. Neill gives us his amusing story about how he became the first reporter to interview Bill McCartney (twice!) as CU’s new head coach. Then there is the 20-10 win over Nebraska, the Fifth Down game at Missouri, the national championship, the “Miracle at Michigan”, Bill McCartney’s surprise retirement announcement, 62-36, and much more. 

If you are a long time fan of Colorado football, or a more recent fan interested in some great stories about the history of your new team, I believe you will enjoy this conversation between two longtime Buffs. 

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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 pleased to be joined for this episode by Neil Langland, and we are here to give you a look back at CU’s 2024 season, giving you, with apologies to the Sound of Music, our “favorite things” from the Buffs’ historic ride to a 9-4 record and CU’s second Heisman trophy. 

Before we do our preview, we will spend a few minutes on the Alamo Bowl loss to BYU, but only a few, as we want to finish the 2024 podcast season on a high note. 

So ... Who was your favorite player on defense (not named Travis Hunter)? ... Which of CU’s road wins was the most memorable? ... What was your favorite part of CU’s Award Week, a week unlike any other in Buff history? ... And what does CU’s nine win season mean for the program going forward, both in terms of recruiting and national recognition? ... 

Let’s find out ... 

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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 pleased to be joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are here to give you our “T.I.P.S.” preview for the 2024 Alamo Bowl, pitting the No. 20 CU Buffs against the No. 17 BYU Cougars.

Before we do our preview, though, we will be taking a few minutes to talk about one of the best weeks for the CU program in recent memory. Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy, along with five other major national awards, together with too many first-team All-Conference and All-American selections to count. It has been a magical ride for CU’s unicorn, and we certainly enjoyed reviewing Hunter’s season to remember.

Then, we will move on to our preview of the Alamo Bowl, discussing CU v. BYU in terms of Talent, Intangibles, Preparation and Statistics, before finishing off the podcast with a look at how well CU has been doing so far in the Transfer Portal this off-season. 

So ... Which amazing record from Travis Hunter’s run to college football immortality is the most impressive? ... Will CU’s week in the national spotlight hinder the Buffs’ bowl preparations for the 10-2 Cougars? ... Will Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter go out on a high, or will BYU spoil the Buffs’ party? ... 

Let’s find out ... 

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... I am pleased to be joined for this episode by Neil Langland, and we are here to give you our unit-by-unit look at the freshly minted CU Recruiting Class of 2025.

Before we do our preview, though, we will be taking a few minutes to give you review of CU’s last regular season game, a 52-0 rout of Oklahoma State. We will be discussing “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of one of the most lopsided wins for the Buffs in generations.

Then, we will move on to our discussion of the latest additions to the CU roster.

So ... Will Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis prove to be the next Shedeur Sanders? Or, is Lewis, still 17 years old, destined to have some growing pains in Boulder? ... Have the coaches found new stars in offensive lineman Carde Smith and defensive lineman London Merritt? Or, is there still plenty of work to be done to shore up CU’s trenches via the Transfer Portal? ... Are we at an apex of CU success under head coach Deion Sanders? Or, is this just the beginning of what the Buffs can accomplish in the Coach Prime era? 

Let’s find out ... 

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... Last weekend, Colorado played its worst game since the loss to Nebraska in early September, falling to Kansas, 37-21. The loss dropped the Buffs into a four-way tie for first in the Big 12, with one weekend of play remaining.

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 final regular season game, a Senior Day sendoff against Oklahoma State.

Before we do our preview, though, we will be taking a few minutes to give you our post-mortem on the loss to Kansas. We will be discussing “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of the debacle, promising to keep the review from going off the rails.

Then, we will move on to the Cowboys of Oklahoma State.

Our format is to give you our “T.I.P.S.” for the game, 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 - Which numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.

After going through our preview, we will each give you our predictions for the game. 

So ... Will the Colorado offense have a field day against one of the worst defenses in the nation, regaining it swagger? Or will the Cowboys be able to keep the CU offense in check? Will the Buff defense, which failed to stop the Kansas offense even once last weekend, come out on fire? Or did the Jayhawks expose flaws which the likes of preseason All-American running back Ollie Gordon can exploit? ...  

Let's find out ... 

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... Last weekend, No. 18 Colorado defeated Utah, 49-24, exorcizing in the process a few Pac-12 demons, while moving one step closer to clinching a berth in the Big 12 championship game. CU’s All-American Travis Hunter may have sewn up the Heisman trophy race with yet another highlight reel game on national television.

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 final regular season road game, a trip to Arrowhead Stadium to face Kansas.

Before we do our preview, though, we will be taking a few minutes to give you our review of the big win over Utah. We will be discussing “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of CU’s 25-point victory.

Then, we will move on to the Jayhawks of Kansas.   

Our format is to give you our “T.I.P.S.” for the game, 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 - Which numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.

After going through our preview, we will each give you our predictions for the game.

So ... The Jayhawks are 4-6, but are coming off back-to-back wins over ranked teams for the first time in school history. Will the Buffs become their third consecutive ranked victim? ... Can the Buffs overcome their tendency to start slow? Or will the Jayhawks jump to an early advantage, and be able to keep the Buffs at bay? ... Will Travis Hunter have another Heisman worthy performance? Or will Kansas get their own SportsCenter moments? ... 

Let’s find out ... 

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... Last weekend, the Buffs traveled to North Texas, coming away with an exciting 41-27 victory over Teas Tech. The win was CU’s fourth consecutive road victory of the season, a feat not accomplished since 1996, and was the fourth straight by two touchdowns or more, a feat not accomplished at CU since ... the undefeated regular season campaign in 1989. 

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 home game against Utah.

Before we do our preview, though, we will be taking a few minutes to give you our review of the big win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. We will be discussing “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”, with, as you might imagine, a fair amount of time spent on “The Good”.

Then, we will move on to the Utes of Utah.   

Our format is to give you our “T.I.P.S.” for the game, 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 - Which numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.

After going through our preview, we will each give you our predictions for the game. 

So ... How will the Buffs be able to handle the contrast in opponents, going from all offense/no defense Texas Tech, to no offense/all defense Utah? ... Are the Buffs proving immune to outside national media noise, now that the Buffs are ranked and control their own destiny for a berth in the Big 12 title game? ... Are these Buffs a team of destiny, or are they destined to stumble against a Utah team which owned them in the Pac-12? 

Let’s find out ... 

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... CU’s most recent game, a 34-23 victory over Cincinnati, gave the Buffs a sixth win, and gave superfan Peggy and her team bowl-eligibility for the first time in a full season since 2016.

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 trip to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech.

Before we do our preview, though, we will be taking a few minutes to give you our review of the big win over Cincinnati in Boulder. We will be discussing “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”, with, as you might imagine, a fair amount of time spent on “The Good”.

Then, we will move on to the Red Raiders of Texas Tech.   

Our format is to give you our “T.I.P.S.” for the game, 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 - Which numbers should Buff fans be on the lookout for in determining the outcome.

After going through our preview, we will each give you our predictions for the game. 

So ... Was Texas Tech’s win over previously unbeaten Iowa State a blessing for CU and its hopes for a Big 12 title berth? ... Or, was it a harbinger of how tough the game against the Red Raiders will be? ... Will the CU offense feast on the worst pass defense in the Big 12? ... Or, will the Red Raiders be up for defeating a ranked team for second consecutive week? ... Will CU’s newly minted national ranking continue to climb? ... Or, will the Buffs be one-hit wonders on the national stage? 

Let’s find out ... 

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