DNVR CSU Rams Podcast

Justin Michael starts the podcast by talking about the latest offensive line commit for CSU Football and a brief update on the portal for CSU men’s basketball. He then continues Tuesday’s conversation about former Rams playing well in the NBA and plays his exclusive interview with David Roddy about his NBA journey. Roddy dives into what he’s learned about himself, how he’s grown and what he sees his ideal role being. He also talks about why it’s easy to play with Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets stars. Finally, Justin gives an update on spring football for CSU, talks about returning players who could make a leap in 2026 and interviews with running backs coach David Hill and running back Mel Brown.

0:00 - Intro  

5:30 - CSU football lands a new commit

11:15 - CSU hoops portal update

18:00 - Nuggets player and former CSU standout David Roddy joins the show

37:00 - CSU Spring camp updates

49:00 - The running back room might be the key piece to CSU football's season

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Justin Michael begins the podcast by diving into notes from CSU’s spring game and playing clips from Jim Mora’s media session after. He talks about some of the standouts from the past month and gives out five players who he felt made the most of the spring period. Finally, Justin talks about David Roddy’s run with the Nuggets and brings on Brendan Vogt to discuss the former CSU star’s recent rise in popularity, what the chances of him returning next year are and more.  

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0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Best and worst of the weekend

5:45 - CSU Spring Game notes from Jim Mora

10:05 - QB competition updates

22:00 - The standards seem to be higher this year than in the past

34:15 - How the UConn players have led the way under Jim Mora at CSU

38:14 - 5 players making the most of spring

48:00 - Brendan Vogt joins the show to talk about David Roddy with the Nuggets

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Justin Michael begins the podcast by talking about the idea Deion Sanders floated for CSU & CU to practice together in the spring. He then begins revealing the first part of his All-Mountain West era team for the Colorado State Rams. He talks about CSU greats like Bradlee Van Pelt, Trey McBride and more. Finally, Justin plays with his interview the voice of the Rams, Brian Roth, who talks about over two-plus decades of broadcasting, his impressions of Jim Mora, expectations for 2026 and more.

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Coach Prime's spring game proposal

6:30 - All MW-Era Rams

24:35 - Brian Roth interview

43:00 - Xfinity X-Factor

44:00 - Part 2 of our interview with Brian Roth

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Justin Michael starts the podcast by talking about the latest news in the CSU Rams universe, including JuCo All-American wide receiver Jaivyn Moore committing to the Rams over Wyoming and Brooke Carlson (women’s hoops) entering the portal. Justin then talks about CSU men’s basketball officially retaining the bulk of the rotation and what needs the team still has this spring. Finally, Justin plays interview clips and gives takeaways from the latest CSU Football scrimmage before giving his thoughts on Mason Falslev returning to Utah State and North Carolina hiring Michael Malone.

Intro: 0:00

Football Commitment & basketball transfers: 1:55

Basketball returns: 12:20

State of CSU basketball: 19:08

Colorado State football scrimmage: 38:15

Jim Mora at the podium: 41:55

Players at the podium: 49:15

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Justin Michael plays interview clips and talks about what stood out from his conversation with CSU’s new quarterback coach Matt Mitchell. He also plays his interview with Juice Vereen and dives into why it’s encouraging to hear what the former UConn guys have to say about Jim Mora. Finally, Justin talks about what he’ll be looking for during Saturday’s scrimmage for CSU Football, the latest with the transfer portal on the hoops side and more.  

0:00 - Intro

7:00 - Introducing CSU's new QB coach Matt Mitchell

17:35 - Justin gives an update on the Rams QB competition

37:55 - Juice Vereen speaks on his move to CSU  

51:00 - What Justin is looking for in CSU's next spring game

56:35 - CSU hoops portal update

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Justin Michael gets into the latest news including Utah State’s decision to hire Northern Iowa head coach Ben Jacobson, Augustus Kiudulas entering the transfer portal and a Division II star who could be in the cards for CSU men’s basketball. Justin then talks about the first scrimmage of the spring for CSU Football and what stood out, as well as what we heard from Jim Mora. Finally, Justin plays post-practice interview clips, talks about the quarterback competition & more.  

0:00 - Intro

1:35 - Best & worst of the weekend

8:00 - Auggie hitting the transfer portal

19:00 - CSU hoops hosted prominent DII star

36:00 - CSU football spring scrimmage takeaways

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Justin Michael starts the show by talking about five areas where Colorado State needs to improve if the Rams are finally going to break through and find success as a football program. He then talks about the best stretches on the sports calendar with Christian Saez. Finally, Justin is joined by Tyler King to talk about CSU men’s basketball, the future Pac-12 and more.

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0:00 - Intro

5:03 - 5 things CSU needs to do to turn their football program around

18:03 - CSU needs to bring back the run game

36:00 - Tyler King joins the show to talk college hoops

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Justin Michael starts the podcast by talking about how retention will be key for both the men’s & women’s basketball teams next season. He also talks about the work Ali Farokhmanesh has done to improve the status of the brand locally and how it’s finally paying off with the Colorado recruiting scene. Finally, Justin gives CSU Football updates after another day of spring ball and talks about what he’ll be looking for on Saturday. He plays an interview with QB Hauss Hejny, talks about the best days on the sports calendar & more.

Intro - 0:00

What an effort from the CSU women’s team - 3:33

Retention will be key for Ali Farokhmanesh - 8:00

How does CSU make a leap next season? - 18:00

Spring Ball - 23:45

Hauss Hejny Practice Interview - 37:00

Pre-Scrimmage Thoughts  - 48:08

Fun facts - 51:45

Thoughts on Utah State  - 1:01:27

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Justin Michael begins the show by talking about CSU Men’s Basketball and a disappointing showing in the NIT on Wednesday night. He talks about what went wrong for the Rams at the end, but also why the team realistically met its expectations for the first year under Ali Farokhmanesh. Justin then pivots to CSU Football and ranks the biggest ‘must-win’ matchups in the first year under Jim Mora. Finally, Justin talks about CSU Women’s Basketball and plays a clip of Ryun Williams ahead of the game with Michigan State before wrapping up with his Final Four picks on the men’s side.

0:00 - Intro

7:05 - Rams season comes to a close in the NIT

19:45 - CSU mens basketball season takeaways

32:00 - Ranking the upcoming football schedule

50:00 - CSU women's basketball hopes to shock the world

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Justin Michael gives his takeaways from the Mountain West Tournament and a disappointing Selection Sunday for the league. He talks about why it’s not surprising that the conference only got one team into the NCAA Tournament but still feels there were at least three deserving teams for the field. He also talks about an intriguing opportunity in the NIT for CSU men’s basketball, the final power ranking of the year, and a chance for the women’s team to pull off a big upset against Michigan State.

0:00 - Intro

3:21 - Best & worst of the weekend

13:00 - Mountain West got a raw deal with the NCAA tournament

24:00 - Setting the scene for the NIT tournament

25:22 - CSU Mountain West tournament takeaways

34:45 - Mountain West tournament final thoughts

45:00 - Previewing NIT tournament

55:15 - Final mountain west ranking

1:00 - CSU women are going dancing

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