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Bear Claw Media Podcast

Bear Claw Media

Welcome to Bear Claw Media! We cover University of Northern Colorado sports, the Big Sky Conference, professional sports in Colorado and other university sports in Colorado. Our main focus are UNC and Big Sky Football & Basketball. We hope you’ll join these two former UNC Mirror Sports Editors along the way of covering sports in Colorado.

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01:04:30

UNC Football Falls Behind Early, Never Recovers in...

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2025/09/29

Chris "Rutgers and Indiana State" Bolin and Ben "UL Monroe and Some Other Poor Soul" Schleiger recap a 26-18 Bears loss to Idaho State. Eric Gibson lit it up with just under 400 passing yards but the Bears still only scored 18. Then, they talk the most tortured fan bases in both the FCS and FBS

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00:54:37

Idaho heads to Montana in a Top-5 Matchup, Plus a Top...

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2025/09/26

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look back at Week 4 in the Big Sky, then Ben digs into Chris' top 25. Then the two make their Week 5 picks.

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00:43:25

UNC Football Wins Thriller at Houston Christian,...

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2025/09/22

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a 26-23 Bears win over Houston Christian, including monster games from RB Mathias Price and WR Carver Cheeks. Then, the two talk about an important homecoming game against Idaho State next week.

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00:26:46

Jerome Campbell on His Journey to UNC and How he...

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2025/09/21

Ben Schleiger joins World Indoor Qualifier and NCAA Runner-Up Jerome Campbell to talk about how he ended up at UNC, his time with the Bears and why he ultimately left to go to Arkansas.

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00:44:45

Beyond The Den: Is Sac State A Fraud? Who Should Be...

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2025/09/19

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap a fun Week 3 around the FCS, including a Montana win over North Dakota. Then they make their picks for Week 4.

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00:58:52

Bear With Us: UNC Football Drops Another Heartbreaker...

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2025/09/15

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin recap the Bears overtime loss to South Dakota, including a great, 300-plus yard performance from quarterback Eric Gibson Jr. Then, the two look ahead to what should be a winnable game in Week 4 at Houston Christian.

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00:36:12

Beyond The Den: A Big Sky Week 2 Recap and Week 3...

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2025/09/11

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look at Week 2 around the FCS and look ahead to Week 3

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00:48:45

Bear With Us: UNC loses on a last-minute heartbreaker...

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2025/09/08

Ben "Email to the Mountain West" Schleiger and Chris "Still Not Over It" Bolin recap what should have been a monumental upset for UNC football over CSU. They discuss the Carver Cheeks catch that wasn't, Eric Gibson Jr.'s first start at QB and the state of the program.

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01:01:09

Bear With Us: UNC beats Chadron but Loses QB Peter...

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2025/09/02

Ben "Made of Glass" Schleiger and Chris "Heels on the 10" Bolin recap a season-opening win over Chadron State, a game in which starting quarterback Peter Costelli suffered a season-ending injury. Then, friend of the program Brennan "Respectfully, An Ass Kicking" Bates joins to talk CSU ahead of the Bears Week 2 matchup with the Rams.

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00:19:33

Beyond The Den: Week 1 Big Sky Picks

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2025/08/28

Chris Bolin and Ben Schleiger pick the slate of Week 1 Big Sky games

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00:22:42

Bear With Us: Chadron State Preview

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2025/08/26

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look at UNC's week 1 opponent, Division II Chadron State, including picking a final score and making bold predictions.

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01:00:01

Beyond The Den: Big Sky Season Preview and Week 0 Picks

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2025/08/23

Ben "Hasn't Said Anything Quotable in Weeks" Schleiger and Chris "Hasn't Really Been Listening TBH" Bolin run through a handful of categories to preview the Big Sky Conference. Then, they run through some over/unders for the Big Sky's projected playoff teams.

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01:04:41

Bear With Us: Asparagus Draft, Plus a Run Through...

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2025/08/19

Perfect. Recreate this exact image, only replacing "Season Preview" with "Asparagus Draft"

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00:19:45

Bear With Us: Specialists --- Big shoes to fill with...

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2025/08/16

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look at UNC's special teams unit, including early returns on both Jacob Willig and Leo Blumentritt.

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00:29:49

Bear With Us: Defensive Backs - Corners a Weakness?...

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2025/08/13

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look at UNC's secondary, including an inexperienced cornerback room and a deep, experienced group of safeties.

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00:18:51

Bear With Us: Linebackers --- A Lot of Familiar...

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2025/08/11

Ben "This Guy is John Lynch's Nephew" Schleiger and Chris "Just Can't Remember the Kid's Name" Bolin talk about a linebacker room with a lot of experience, though a lot of that came down the stretch last season.

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00:20:11

Bear With Us: Defensive Line - Who will stand out in...

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2025/08/08

Chris "Can't find the word" Bolin and Ben "Asparagus Guys" Schleiger take a look at a defensive line full of potential, but unknowns.

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00:43:10

UNC Basketball's Brock Wisne talks the Portugal Trip,...

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2025/08/05

Brock Wisne joins Chris Bolin to talk the Portugal trip UNC basketball is currently on. Then he talks what brought him to UNC and previews the upcoming season, including what the next evolution of his game is.

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00:18:12

Bear With Us: Tight Ends !!! A Three Headed Monster...

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2025/08/01

Ben Schleiger and Chris Bolin take a look at a small, but talented UNC wide receiver room. Who will separate themselves as the 1A? What impact will qb-convert Hank Gibbs have?

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00:46:24

Beyond the Den: Ben runs through his Big Sky...

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2025/07/22

Ben "Roll it up in a Backgammon Cup" Schleiger goes through the Big Sky preseason rankings, comparing his votes to the consensus polls. Then he touches on the preseason All-Big Sky team featuring one Bear: Cam Chapa.

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