Dan

Colorado Professional Firefighters, Die Hard #SKOBUFFS for life! Creator and Mentor of “Buffs On Fire”, coaching student athletes into career firefighters

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

Rest in Peace my friend. I’m really going to miss you. The conversations, all the videos, the podcasts, you had a following of thousands of people that universally loved and admired you. 😞🙏🏼🙏🏼💔💔

[Liz Munsterteiger @lzmunsterteiger]

Adam passed at 11:11 pm.
Asleep, peaceful, and surrounded by love and family. As he always used to say to me: “I love you! You’re my favorite noun.”

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

@lzmunsterteiger So sorry Liz, one day at a time. ❤️❤️

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

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[Texas Tech Red Raiders @TechAthletics]

A message to the Texas Tech community from our leadership.

[Cody Nagel @CodyNagel247]

A 21-minute video explaining why you did nothing wrong is usually strong evidence that you did something wrong.

[Deion Sanders Jr @DeionSandersJr]

Yup… unfortunately he stayed with us and won a Heisman

[SEC Numbers Guy @secnumbersguy]

It’s important to keep Texas Tech’s history in mind when looking at the Brendan Sorsby situation.

The Red Raiders have NEVER won a National Championship.

They have NEVER even finished a season ranked in the Top 6 of the AP Poll.

They have NEVER spent a week ranked AP #1.

They have ONE 12 win season all time.

No Heisman winners.

When you understand the context it’s easier to see why they are willing to ruin any reputation they had for a guy who placed bets on his own team.

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

They should consider it, this is an absolute corrupt clown show.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Big 12 ADs tell @YahooSports they’ve had “serious” talks on not playing Texas Tech. One SEC AD says there should be conversations about not playing Tech “in any sports.”

The Brendan Sorsby ruling has left an industry jarred.

“It’s total f***** bullshit.”
https://t.co/OjjQl7AlhW

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

"We talk about the integrity of the game so much..

In my opinion this is absolute bullshit"

@DariusJButler #PMSLive

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

College Football is broken.

[Peter Burns @PeterBurnsESPN]

Hear me out…..

LSU should sign Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson & Ja’Marr Chase on their NFL bye week, let them play.

NCAA declares it illegal, but just find a Louisiana judge to file an injunction.

Rules are just pesky suggestions now

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

@PrimeBuffs11 @ESPNRittenberg “Champagne Larry”

[C3 @C_3C_3]

Spencer Pratt got 0 out of 24,000 votes in a late night LA ballot drop.

0/24,000

A guy getting around 30% support got 0 out of 24,000.

Astronomically small probability of happening.

Impossible.

California no longer even hides it.

Doors need to be kicked in.

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

@thejaidenkelly4 @SkoBuffsNation

[Scott Procter @ScottProcter_]

Jaiden Kelly-Murray is announcing his commitment on Monday.

Colorado QB commit Andre Adams recently mentioned Kelly-Murray as someone he wants to bring to Boulder.

Kelly-Murray has also been given a crystal ball to the Buffs 👀

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

@lzmunsterteiger @Jack19484228 @adamcm777 Absolutely amazing Liz, truly inspiring your courage and strength in a time where we are all struggling but nothing like you or your kids are. Adam was a good friend, I will miss him, his writing and interactions with him dearly. We are here for you, God bless you and Adam.

[Liz Munsterteiger @lzmunsterteiger]

This was not our plan.
The kids are all graduating within the next four years. We were going to get an RV. I wanted an Airstream, but I wasn’t sure if the interior would be tall enough for him. I love home improvement projects, so I was going to buy an old one and remodel it. I was going to make a podcast studio in it for him.
We were going to travel. I-5 along the West Coast was first on the list. We both loved the ocean so much. We decided we’d go to every state we hadn’t been to yet...but we’d also go out of our way to drive around Nebraska. We’d go to tailgates at CU. I would install a griddle and make muenster grilled cheese sandwiches for everyone, on sourdough, his favorite, while he covered the game.
He said that even after he retired, he still wanted to interview recruits. He looked forward to not having the daily hustle of getting content up, but he knew in his heart that he would never be able to leave sports. We were going to travel to high schools and go to games. He loved talking to high school coaches, parents, and especially young athletes. I was going to take pictures and videos. We were going to find the athletes who were off the radar, the ones in smaller markets, and give them the spotlight they deserved.
The future now looks so different. It is devastatingly sad, but it is not bleak. Somehow, it never has been. The stories, the pictures, the memories, and the outpouring of love have brought us hope in moments when it feels like my chest is collapsing.
I am glad we didn’t wait until “tomorrow” to fully live life together. I had 3,216 days with him, and we lived life in those days.
We traveled. Even though he deeply loved the Celtics his whole life, he had never been to the Garden. For his 40th birthday, I surprised him with a trip to Boston. A few years later, he surprised me with a trip to my number one bucket list destination, Lisbon.
Starting in 2018, I tried to go to one away game with him every year. I got to accompany him to Washington, Minnesota, Utah, TCU, San Antonio, Nebraska, and West Virginia, and twice to Las Vegas for Media Days. All but one of those games, we lost. I was bummed that my pictures kind of fell to the wayside because most people wouldn’t want to remember those games. But we always said the trips were amazing, aside from the football.
Going to New York to cover the Heisman ceremony was one of his favorite experiences. He was awestruck that he had the opportunity to do that, and I was able to go with him.
He’d go on Yelp and find the best places to eat. Nothing under 4.3 stars, unless there was no other option. We’d finish every single trip with a food ranking. He loved a list and a ranking. He’d find out if there was an art museum for us to go to. That was never something he would have done on his own, but he knew I wanted to. He never rushed me. We’d both go at our own pace, and I was always slower. He would be waiting for me at the end of the floor, on his phone. Texting recruits. Sending a newsletter. Calling a coach. I’d walk over, he’d look up and smile, turn his phone off immediately, and we’d go to the next floor.
Sometimes life would allow us to go on a spontaneous trip, and we did. When they announced that Kansas was playing in the first round of the tournament in Salt Lake City, he said, “You know, I don’t have anything big coming up and the kids aren’t here that weekend… we could actually drive there.”
And we did.
He went with me on a work trip to South Dakota because he hadn’t been there before. I ended up having to drive because that was the week Mel Tucker left. He was on his phone and computer most of the trip, but he put it away so we could go to Mount Rushmore and see all the places from North by Northwest. He loved Hitchcock and old movies.
We drove out to Lawrence, Kansas, to watch a KU basketball game almost every year. I am the Jayhawk, but he appreciated the history and the legacy, and he became a fan too. He loved that I loved sports. In October last year, he spontaneously said maybe we should go to Late Night in the Phog. So we did.
Sometimes we’d just go to an Airbnb in Boulder after a game instead of going home, just so we could experience something new. Or we’d take a weekend to stay in Golden with the kids.
I wanted more days. I wanted more years. But I am so thankful we didn’t wait for the “right” time to enjoy life together. We experienced life together to the fullest, every single one of those days we had.
Please take the trip. Treat yourself to really, really great food. Go to a hotel in your own city. Find somewhere that shows old movies. Go to a museum that maybe isn’t something you would normally seek out. Make time with your friends and family. Tell people you love them often, to the point of too much. Hug them.
We are not promised tomorrow, but we do have today.

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

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[Colorado Buffaloes @CUBuffs]

CU Athletics is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Adam Munsterteiger.

Adam was a light in our Buffs community who covered CU sports and shared student-athlete stories for more than two decades. Our deepest condolences go to his wife, Liz, and their family.

[Brian Howell @BrianHowell33]

Heartbroken about losing Adam. I’ve been covering the Buffs for 16 years and he’s been there the whole time. We covered a lot of football games together and became good friends along the way. I loved sharing this beat with him and will miss him terribly. Rest in peace, my friend!

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

@DeionSanders @adamcm777 @CUBuffsFootball Absolutely crushed and heartbroken. Adam was a legend, my Buff fandom began in 2003 with him getting on the beat.

[Dan @FirefighterBUFF]

@lzmunsterteiger @DeionSanders I am so sorry Liz and can’t begin to express my sorrow and love that we all have for Adam and your family. I’m in complete and utter shock, heartbroken. We will be there for you, whatever you need. ❤️😞