Send us a text ... I am joined for this episode by Neil Langland, and we close out the spring with a look back at the Spring game, while also looking forward to CU’s needs in the Transfer Portal, and how the program will be viewed by the national media with the 2025 roster now largely in place. So ... We didn’t expect a winner in the quarterback race coming out of the Spring game, but how did Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis look in their Folsom Field debuts? ... How did the Buffs perform in the t...
Apr 25, 2025•51 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Send us a text ... It took three months from the end of CU’s 2024 season to get it done, but Coach Prime’s contract extension has finally been signed. I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are here to discuss Coach Prime’s five-year, $54 million contract. We take a deep dive into how the contract fits into the national landscape of college football, and what the new deal means to the University of Colorado program, both near and long term. We also discuss two othe...
Apr 04, 2025•54 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Send us a text ... Spring practices are underway, and I’m here to talk Buff football with Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we are devoting much of this episode to discussing CU’s new assistant coaches. Coach Prime’s lieutenants are led by returning coordinators Pat Shurmur and Robert Livingston , but there are new faces, including a new gold jacket, amongst the new assistants. New coaches for the offensive line are joining ranks with Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk , in the fold to guide the runn...
Mar 28, 2025•55 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Send us a text Welcome to the opening of the 2025 college football season! I am joined for this episode by Brad Geiger and Neil Langland, and we here to talk about CU spring football. There will be 15 practices leading up to the Spring Showcase in Boulder on Saturday, April 19th. With this podcast, we hope to give some insights as to the burning questions of the spring, as well as the position battles which will be the most intriguing. There will be plenty of stories about the battle for the sta...
Mar 14, 2025•56 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Send us a text ... 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 are opening up the mailbag for the first time this off-season. We’re here to answer your questions about CU and the state of college football. We open with a discussion about the saga of the Coach Prime contract extension. The potential reasons for the delay, the issues involved, and t...
Feb 28, 2025•50 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Send us a text ... 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 transfe...
Feb 14, 2025•55 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Send us a text ... 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 ...
Jan 31, 2025•47 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Send us a text 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 ...
Jan 17, 2025•53 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Send us a text 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...
Jan 03, 2025•56 min•Season 5Ep. 32
Send us a text 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 H...
Dec 20, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 31
Send us a text ... 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 ...
Dec 05, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 30
Send us a text ... 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, t...
Nov 26, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Send us a text ... 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 reg...
Nov 19, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Send us a text ... 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...
Nov 12, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 27
Send us a text ... 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...
Nov 05, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Send us a text ... Another Big 12 road game, another CU blowout win. A three-point underdog against Arizona, the Buffs started fast, and never looked back in a 34-7 romp over the Wildcats. Don’t look now, but CU is 5-2, one win away from a bowl game for Peggy. 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 Family Weekend “Blackout” game against Cincinnati. Before we do our preview, though...
Oct 22, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 25
Send us a text ... The Buff Nation was treated to a second consecutive late night Folsom Field rally, but, unlike the Baylor game a few weeks ago, which finished with a miracle victory, the Buffs’ comeback could not be sustained against No. 18 Kansas State, with CU falling to the Wildcats, 31-28. 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 the desert to face another set of Wildc...
Oct 15, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 24
Send us a text Welcome to a world in which Colorado has a 4-1 record, and an undefeated 2-0 start to their return to the Big 12! 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 “Gold Rush” showdown against Kansas State. Before we do our preview, though, we will be taking a few minutes - and perhaps a few extra minutes - to break down one of CU’s best games in years, a 48-21 take down of th...
Oct 07, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Send us a text Well, have you come down from Cloud Nine yet? Colorado is 3-1, 1-0 in Big 12 play after an unlikely, if not miraculous, 38-31 overtime win over Baylor. 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 ever-game against Central Florida, coming up in Orlando on Fox at 1:30 p.m., MT on Saturday, with the Fox Big Noon Saturday show following the Buffs to Orlando. Before we...
Sep 24, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 22
Send us a text 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 ...
Sep 17, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Send us a text 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:...
Sep 10, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Send us a text 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 ref...
Sep 03, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Send us a text 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 ma...
Aug 23, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Send us a text 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, w...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Send us a text 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...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Send us a text 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 th...
Jul 19, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Send us a text 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 co...
Jul 05, 2024•55 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Send us a text 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...
Jun 20, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Send us a text 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, ...
Jun 07, 2024•51 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Send us a text 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 ... W...
May 24, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 11
