As a historic calendar year for Denver athletics – three Final Fours and hockey’s NCAA record 10th national title – draws to a close, here is a list of some of our most popular articles from 2024. Enjoy!
- DU Counters UND’s Altitude Room, Simulates Grand Forks Game Conditions – Our bread-and-butter satire pieces often score well. Even a few North Dakota Fans thought this was funny.
- The WCC Sold Their Soul & Paid the Price – After spending years sucking up to member Gonzaga, the West Coast Conference added Grand Canyon and got burned.
- University of Denver Athletics Gets it – The DU athletic department went ‘all in’ for the St. Paul Frozen Four and it was a resounding success story, even over and above Denver’s record 10th title!
- Recapping DU’s Top 10 Incredibly Terrible Mascot and Identity Screw-Ups Since 1998 – A six-year-old article remains a top annual read. We are reminded of past branding mistakes that damaged DU.
- The $2.8 Billion NCAA Settlement – The Impact on DU – We are still trying to understand the full impact of the recent NCAA legal settlement and the impact on DU Athletes.
- Puck Swami, “TENver” Becomes The Best Program in College Hockey History – Readers always look forward to Puck Swami’s takes on University of Denver hockey history.
- DU Moving Forward with $100 Million-Dollar Campus Stem Expansion – Following the award of an R1 (Research) designation to the University, DU is going all in on a capital expansion in 2026 on Wesley Avenue to bolster math and science on campus.
- Celebrating 20 years of Damien Goddard’s Brainchild – LetsGoDU – Readers, new & old, enjoyed reading about the founding of LetsGoDU and our legendary founder Damien Goddard
- LetsGoDU Hockey SUPER-POLL™ Selects Pioneers #1 for 20th-Straight Season – Readers anxiously wait for our annual Goddard-inspired Super-Poll™ which always favors Denver hockey and disses our hockey neighbors to the south.
- DU Faces Enrollment Cliff – DU and all universities face declining college demographics. What can DU do to win in this challenging environment?
Great and important stuff