Episode Description
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Colorado State coach Jim Mora. The guys talk about Mora growing up the son of a famous coach, the PLAYOFFS?? family tie, how he turned UConn around, stories from UCLA (like the Josh Rosen hot tub) and his plans at Colorado State.
0:00 Mora reacts to David's CFB26 disaster
1:11 Mora plans to scale 54 mountains in Colorado
3:45 No longer being called "Jim Mora Jr."
5:20 How Mora's dad is doing (leg-pressing 220 pounds at 90 years old)
7:20 How Jim was involved in his dad's "PLAYOFFS!" press conference
8:45 Moving around a lot as a coach's kid
9:58 Wanting to become a coach
12:00 Most impressive thing he saw Mike Vick do
14:48 Why take the UConn job?
19:30 How he turned around UConn
21:00 He doesn't think UCLA should've fired him
22:28 The limitations at UCLA
24:28 What it's like to get fired
25:55 The Josh Rosen dorm hot tub
27:48 How his NFL experience has helped in college football
29:57 Why take the Colorado State job
32:22 The new Pac-12
34:22 Why Colorado State is viewed as a sleeping giant
37:40: Rapid fire: TV binge, favorite food, last book, pet peeve, vacation spot, best football player, David's defensive calls
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