Justin Michael gives his general takeaways on the league from the Mountain West Tournament in the first half of the podcast. He then dives into his takeaways on CSU Men’s Hoops specifically (17:20). DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play DNVR March Madness Pool: https://play.runyourpool.com/dnvr BUY TICKETS HERE: https://gametime.hnyj8s.net/c/3442941/1441546/10874 TAILGATE WITH US: https://bit.ly/3fwCPha Breck Brew Ultimate Gameday Experience:…
LAS VEGAS — The 2022-23 season is officially over for the Colorado State Rams. And college basketball as a whole has only a few weeks remaining. While we’ll have plenty of time to dive into this weird year through a Green & Gold lens and explore what the future might look like — I thought I’d first give a few takeaways from…
The 2023 Mountain West Tournament is here and the possibilities are endless. The beauty and the challenge of the single-elimination format is that what you did in December or even February basically no longer matters. Whether you are a top 25 team or a perennial loser, everybody gets the same opportunity to compete on the court for a championship. And…
Justin Michael starts the podcast by briefly discussing NBA All-Star weekend and why he thinks it’s dumb for people to get upset about a meaningless exhibition. Justin then gives an update on the men’s side of things and highlights the key games for the Rams to miss the 10-11 matchup. Finally, Justin goes over Saturday’s win over Air Force by…
Justin Michael and Marissa Saez give their thoughts on Colorado State’s 53-51 victory over Utah State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament. Justin also plays the audio from his interview with Chandler Jacobs on his path to CSU. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
LAS VEGAS — Survive and advance. Utah Stave gave No. 23 Colorado State everything it could handle on Thursday night. But with 1.8 seconds remaining on the clock, Chandler Jacobs made the game–winning layup to give the Rams a 53-31 victory over the Aggies at the Thomas and Mack Center. “Proud of our guys for finding a way to win,” Niko…...
Justin Michael talks about a massive upset of No. 2 New Mexico by the Colorado State women’s basketball team, before diving into the latest news for CSU Men’s basketball and previewing the men’s side of the tournament. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
Justin Michael is joined by Team DNVR Athlete David Roddy. The two discuss Roddy’s individual recognition and what it means to them. They also preview the Mountain West Tournament and how it’s different from the regular season. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link |Spotify Link | Google Play
DENVER — The best in the Mountain West. David Roddy was named the conference player of the year by the league’s media on Monday. Roddy joins Gian Clavell (2017) and Mike Mitchell (1990) as the only players in program history to earn the prestigious award. Roddy received eight of the possible 11 first-place votes for the honor and 161 out of…
Justin Michael is joined by Matt Clapp, an editor/writer for both The Comeback and Awful Announcing. The two start the podcast by discussing Matt’s experience as a CSU student during the Dale Layer era and what it was like to be a Rams fan back then. Matt then gives his thoughts on the 2021-22 Rams and why they’ve been the…
Justin Michael is joined by former Colorado State point guard Derrick Stevens (2002-04) and in the first half of the episode the two discuss his collegiate career, a complicated relationship with coach Dale Layer, and what it took for the Rams to win the 2003 Mountain West Tournament. Derrick then talks about his professional career and the unique path that…
Justin Michael breaks down and gives his takeaways from Saturday’s 72-51 loss at UNLV. Throughout the podcast he talks about what went wrong for CSU and how fatigue likely played a big role. He also breaks down the key remaining games for the top 5 teams in the Mountain West and lays out how the Rams could still win the…
Justin Michael breaks down and reacts to Colorado State’s 62-50 loss to Neemias Queta and the Utah State Aggies. Justin talks about Queta’s impact on the floor and how it completely changes the flow of the game. He also talks about the league’s tendency to schedule these games way too late at night and how it impacts the quality of…
FORT COLLINS, CO. — The stage is set. With a chance to reach the Mountain West Tournament Championship Game, Colorado State will have to take down the reigning champs and a team that has been one of the faces of the league over the last couple of years, Utah State. Led by Neemias Queta and Justin Bean, the Aggies have…...
FORT COLLINS, CO. — Survive and advance. Coming into the Mountain West Tournament, Colorado State men’s basketball knew what it must accomplish to have a chance to go dancing this spring. With a regular season resume that has the Rams firmly on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament, another first round exit in Sin City would have likely been a death…...
FORT COLLINS, CO. — Win or go home. Everybody knows what’s at stake for the Rams in the Mountain West Tournament. After a heartbreaking loss on a buzzer-beater at Nevada, Colorado State men’s basketball needs to make a statement in Las Vegas this week. As the metrics currently stand the Rams rank 50th in NET and 61st in KenPom. According…...
FORT COLLINS, CO. — The Mountain West is going to Mountain West. In a public announcement released Tuesday afternoon the league revealed a revised schedule for both the men’s and women’s teams. After neither group was able to play a game over the last three weeks, both Niko Medved and Ryun Williams are now tasked with leading their respective teams through…...
Justin Michael talks about the different scenarios for the Rams as the men’s team approaches the Mountain West Tournament with a legitimate shot to be the No. 1 seed. Justin also talks about the latest 2021 commit for CSU Football and AJ Ott’s second consecutive individual win for CSU Men’s Golf. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes Link | Stitcher Link…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. We’ve all heard the famous phrase — and for most people, that’s the way they prefer to keep things. Those people, however, do not produce content for a living. More importantly, those people did not have the week that I did. And with that in mind, the story begins…...