Episode Overview

• Hosts: Manny (Manny_303) & Miles (MilesHighBuffs)
• Guest: Adam Munsterteiger (247Sports Colorado beat writer, BuffStampede publisher)
• Channel: Colorado VOCFB (Voice of Colorado Football)
• Length / Tone: ~1 hour; relaxed Friday hangout vibe with lots of CU fan passion, offseason longing, and honest media/recruiting talk
• Air date context: Early February 2026 (post-2025 season, heavy transfer portal / early signing period discussion)

• Welcome, plugs (X accounts, podcast platforms, memberships, Super Chats)
• Adam joins → dramatic intro + wife’s Ralphie-running video praised
• Offseason feels eternal after no bowl; random Bleacher Report Prime-to-NFL notification joke

• First fell in love with CU as a young teen on a family ski trip (saw Buff plates)
• Attended Arizona State; reached out to old Rivals contacts → landed CU gig right after graduation (~2003)
• Trailblazed internet-media credentialing at CU
• Covered first full season ~2004–2005; vivid memory of 2003 lightning-game Rocky Mountain Showdown (watched from couch)
• Highlights: Joel Klatt era players (Bobby Purify, Chris Brown, Donald Strickland)
• Emotional: long wait for back-to-back bowl seasons; still glass-half-full despite rocky years

• Taught himself HTML at 14–15; created “Gary Payton Online” fan site (got magazine mentions)
• Pivoted from creative writing to sports journalism after realizing he could only write about sports stats
• Early grind: flip-cam video interviews with recruits → realized traditional newspapers were dying
• Joined Rivals → 247Sports; BuffStampede domain since 2003
• Loves the variety (recruiting, features, podcasts); acknowledges negativity when losing but pushes through

• Prime keeps reporters sharp but gives fewer pressers than most head coaches
• Tougher for young reporters; experience (gray hair) helps
• Frustration: fans want “gotcha”/angry moments → not productive long-term
• Relationships matter; won’t pile on when coach is already down (cites post-season-finale presser)
• Past vs now: less off-camera “Part 2” access; everything public → coaches more guarded
• Prime’s high profile makes him cautious → understandable

• How 247 ratings work: scouting + interviews; top-250 easy, middle tiers hard
• Transfer ratings more rushed/business-driven → less reliable than prep
• No strong evidence of systematic Colorado downgrades post-commit
• High-school recruiting value declining for most programs → portal dominates unless you can pay to retain/develop
• Colorado’s 2026 transfer class: solid B (addressed many needs, more leadership/production types vs last year’s backups)
• Biggest positional jump → linebackers; corners improved but could use one more elite piece
• Cautious optimism for 2026: more competitive edge visible in offseason clips (tug-of-war, practice energy)
• Returning player most excited about → Kaiden Salter (Taylor?) in the new offense

• Favorite Buff ever: Sefo Liufau (ultimate warrior, media pro)
• Favorite food: any pasta
• Dream car: Range Rover
• Position if he played: tight end now; DT in high school
• WWE? No (but fist-bumped The Rock)
• Upcoming work: transfer features + March “30 for 30” daily video series with former Buffs/coaches/media

• “The offseason is really, really long… that video, my wife actually made all that.”
• “Coach Prime keeps you on your toes… but when he’s in front of us, he’s great.”
• “I’m a glass-half-full guy… otherwise I couldn’t have stuck in this gig.”
• On transfer class: “More of a competitive edge… I like the makeup of this group.”
• On ratings: “The discussion part of it is why we do it.”

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