Congratulations to our newest alums – and especially LetsGoDU’s graduate Nick Tremaroli. And, of course, the graduating athletes who contributed to, perhaps, the greatest four years in DU athletics history.

It has been quite a year for Pioneer sports. Again, thanks to Damien Goddard for handing over the steering wheel so we could continue fan-based reporting and reaction to Pioneer athletics. We will start back up in early September when the 2016-2017 athletic calendar starts anew.

In the interim, we will report any breaking athletics news during the summer months. We will also have a extra-special announcement regarding DU basketball — so stay tuned.

Go Pioneers!

After graduating from Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs and entering into my freshman year at the University of Denver I was already used to a school that performed well both athletically and academically. My understanding was that DU would  closely follow my expectations. Little did I know my freshman year would be one of the most successful years for DU athletics in the past decade. Continue reading Year of Firsts, Foundation for the Future →

The English Football League system which offers a hierarchy of leagues may offer an insight into the future of DI sports. As we discussed yesterday in Under Armour Deal Signals either The Beginning of the End, the gap between the Power Five conferences and the rest of DI is getting bigger. If this trend continues, at some point non-Power Five schools will be unable to compete.  Continue reading Could English Soccer Structure Fix NCAA Problems? →

The big money, mostly in TV rights deals and clothing deals, continues to pour into the Power Five conferences. The latest ‘deal’ was struck by the Pac 12’s UCLA and Under Armour when they agreed to a 15-year contract worth $280 million dollars. This comes on the heels of a recently struck B1G deal where Fox will pay as much as $250 million per year for the Big 10 television rights: approximately 25 football games and 50 basketball games per year. That is for half the Big 10 conferences games – they likely can nearly double that revenue with ESPN or if another network buys the remaining inventory of games. Continue reading UCLA Under Armour Deal Signals Either the Beginning or the End →

Photo: Proposed Pioneer mascots – Boone the wolf and Cassius the horse

A blood-curdling mascot controversy is raging at Transylvania. Not Transylvania, Romania – but Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. And this confusing story includes pioneers, a wolf, a horse and even Boone – but not our Denver Boone. Continue reading Blood Sucking at Transylvania →

So, what are the biggest questions facing University of Denver athletics over the next year? After such a successful run in 2015-2016, can the Pioneers make the moves necessary to keep the best non-football school in the land advancing forward? Continue reading Top 5 Questions and Guesses for 2016-2017 →

Today is a 1-day fundraising effort at DU called One Day for DU. This is one of the DU’s first efforts at crowd funding. The good news is that you can specifically direct your contribution to an area of interest or make a general donation. The University has set a goal of 1,000 contributors for today. Continue reading One Day for DU →