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Both DU soccer programs are D1 tourney level as well and their gymnastics program has been Top 10 for about 20 years. For a school it’s size, DU kicks ass athletically. And if they simply took the second tier in state guys that teams like Wyoming are constantly poaching, they’d be a top 3 team in the Summit conference in basketball as well.
Kid like Graham Ike from Overland (who plays for Wyoming) wouldn't have passed that up to go to DU.
and it was their 4th frigging game. A young team learning to play after losing a bunch of starters to graduation. They were 8-2 over their last 10 games.
Sound familiar?
I said across their athletic department. Their hoops program is pure garbage. Pretty much every other sport they have is very close to the top. They are currently ranked in Skiing, Womens gymnastics, hockey, mens lacrosse and womens lacrosse (where they are ranked higher than CU). Quick: at this moment, how many CU programs are ranked?
And don’t forget football. Their club team would beat the Buffs.
Should only feel like 8 PM though because of spring-forward and all that
Sleep when you’re dead.
DU mens hoops should take a look at the coach who's at Colorado Mesa.
Ain’t happening. Their coach just completed his first year.
The DU model gets brought up a lot as an alternative to the **** we have at CU. It’s not a fair comparison for a lot of reasons. DU recognized a long time ago they were not going to be able to compete in football, so they dropped it and focused on the other sports. CU pours most of its resources into the football program, because that’s where they get the best return. The two schools are dramatically different - DU’s entire undergrad enrollment is smaller than the incoming freshman class at CU. In short, it’s unrealistic to point to the athletic success DU has and claim CU could easily replicate that. The notion that CU could just create a D-1 hockey program out of thin air that would be competitive in the NCHC is pure fantasy.
It's a city & private school model. Really hasn't been a state flagship or land grant university model.
Oh yeah. I thought Wulbrun had been there longer. I'm thinking that's not going to work out. DU needs to realize who they are basketball-wise now and hire a high energy guy from D2 once the next time to hire comes around. Right now they're having a hard time in the Summit League. Those 4 Dakota schools don't give a damn about the Pio's pedigree.
