CU at the Game Mailbag Episode: Coach Prime at the Super Bowl / Pac-12 Media Rights Debacle / Transfer Portal Rankings

Published: Feb. 17, 2023, 5:41 p.m.

b'Welcome to our first Mailbag episode of the 2023 season. As we navigate the brief respite between the end of the Recruiting cycle and the start of spring practices, I am joined by Brad Geiger to answer some of your questions (If you have a question, comment or concern, just drop me a note at cuatthegame@gmail.com).Questions for this episode:\\u2013 Coach Prime took a few moments during the NFL Awards show to \\u201crecruit\\u201d. Were his comments appropriate for the venue? Does his comment, \\u201cWe don\\u2019t have no NIL money, either, by the way\\u201d come across as an admission that CU won\\u2019t be able to compete with the big boys, or is it a shrewd ploy to turn the NIL issue on its head?;\\u2013 What\\u2019s up with the Pac-12 media deal? Is the Pac-12 destined to have a disappointing payout?; \\u2013 What do you think of the possibility of San Diego State and SMU joining the Pac-12? A good deal, or a desperate move which will be mocked (trading the LA schools for two G-5 schools)?; \\u2013 Are we getting over-hyped on all the transfers? Only five of the 25 CU transfer players are blue-chip recruits, which means the other 20 are three-star players. Didn\\u2019t CU just jettison 20-25 three-star players? Is CU really that much better off?; and\\u2013 What do you make of the demand for spring game tickets (over 27,000 sold)? Why all of the hype for a glorified scrimmage? Are Buff fans getting ahead of themselves here, or is this proof that CU is a \\u201csleeping giant\\u201d?How would you answer these questions? Will you agree with our responses?'