BAD: Colorado's Five BIGGEST Issues in 2025

The Colorado Buffaloes floundered from preseason promise to a 3–9 disappointment, but what truly went wrong? Kevin Borba unpacks the Buffs’ five “fatal flaws,” pinpointing the roster failures and off-field turbulence that derailed Deion Sanders’ squad. On this episode, Kevin Borba scrutinizes Colorado's misfortune in the transfer portal, singling out high-profile flops like Kaidon Salter and Jaheim Otis. He questions the Buffs’ fascination with “brand name” transfers over true scheme fits and details how coaching missteps—fueled by Sanders’ unavoidable absence—crippled development and talent evaluation. The discussion covers a lack of positional depth, the pitfalls of staff inexperience, and Colorado’s persistent offensive line turnover, with frank talk about why the program must rethink its approach to both recruiting and internal culture. Controversy hits recruiting as Kevin Borba reacts to Warren Sapp’s now-infamous “Texas is fake football” tweet, dissecting its backlash among high school coaches and the potential long-term damage for Colorado in the Lone Star State. Can new staffers like Brennan Marion help repair relationships and breathe life into the Buffs’ fading recruiting hopes? Portal season heats up, and Kevin Borba highlights Texas State’s Talique Lockett as the next must-get target to bolster Colorado’s trenches. With fierce competition from Auburn, Penn State, and others, can Coach Prime land the cornerstone protector the Buffs desperately need? Will Colorado’s offseason shakeup—and lessons learned from these fatal flaws—set them on a path back to relevance, or are deeper issues still unresolved for 2025? Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Omaha Steaks Save big on unforgettable gifts with Omaha Steaks. Visit https://OmahaSteaks.com for 50% off site-wide and an extra 20% off select favorites during their Cyber Sale. And for an additional $35 off, use promo code COLLEGE at checkout. Wayfair Get last-minute hosting essentials, gifts for all your loved ones, and decor to celebrate the holidays for WAY less. Head to https://Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Rocket Money Take control of your finances and cancel your unwanted subscriptions with Rocket Money. Go to https://RocketMoney.com/LOCKEDON today. Aura Frames For a limited time, save on the perfect gift by visiting https://AuraFrames.com to get $35 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code COLLEGE at checkout. Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Football season is around the corner, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.