The pieces worth going back for. Soccer, the band, the gameday experience, and the Saturdays that had nothing to do with the score.
A Saturday Under the Smaller Lights: What I Found at a D2 Game That is Sometimes Missing in Boulder
A night at a Division II football game, and what small-college Saturdays still get right that big-time college football has started to lose.
The Most I’ve Felt in a Long Time…and It Wasn’t Due to CU Football
A personal piece about why we watch, what sports still do to us, and the thing that moved me more than anything Colorado football did this season.
CU Football, the Golden Buffalo Marching Band and the Magic Number
Why the Golden Buffalo Marching Band is worth getting to Folsom Field early for, and the magic number behind a great gameday atmosphere.
On Jedis, Barry Sanders and Travis Hunter
What Luke Skywalker, Barry Sanders and Travis Hunter have in common, and why we rank the players we watch the way we do.
Dear Fernando Lovo: 4 Fixes That Could Instantly Make CU’s Gameday Experience 10X Better (And Cost Almost Nothing)
An open letter to AD Fernando Lovo: four cheap, fast fixes to Colorado’s gameday experience at Folsom Field, from entry gates to the pregame fan zone.
Pushing Toward a Great Basketball Environment: Thoughts on the CU Hoops Experience
Lessons from Iowa, Michigan and Notre Dame on building a great college basketball atmosphere, and what Colorado should copy at the CU Events Center.
I’ve Visited 23 College Football Stadiums. Here’s Why Folsom Field Is the Best (So Far)
After 23 college football stadiums, here is the case for Folsom Field as the best gameday environment in the sport, and the few things it still gets wrong.
CU Soccer: Your Gateway Drug to Loving Soccer
If you love football and think you don’t like soccer, start here. Why Colorado’s soccer program is the easiest way into the sport.
CU Football and Lawrence Welk: It’s a BuffsBlog Mailbag
Real questions from real readers on Colorado football, recruiting, the Big 12 and, inevitably, Lawrence Welk. The second BuffsBlog mailbag.
Stadium Naming Rights: How the Big Bucks (or Lack Thereof) Affect CU
College athletic budgets are under real pressure after the House settlement. What stadium naming rights are worth, and what CU is leaving on the table.
The Most Critical Issue Facing Colorado’s Football Future
Conference affiliation, not recruiting or coaching, is the single biggest issue facing Colorado athletics. Why realignment will decide CU’s next 20 years.