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S.O.S. from Hawkins

his reasoning for doing something is not to explain why, with an explanation, but to refer to others who do it usually cited by generally unattributable (and specious, to me) phone calls. well, if San Jose State is doing it, why not model your program after the best. for a guy who likes to talk about his "funky" way of doing things, we sure seem to borrow (ineffectively thus far) from others.

i've observed a lot of the spring morning drills over the last month, coming and going to campus along the path.....and, i'll just say it out loud to finish my spleen-vent.....there is a lot of standing around. and i don't mean our guys are lazy, the drill design just has a lot of waiting around. in groups, 2 or 3 guys running between cones....and 5-6 guys waiting in line playing grabass. when i picture in my mind what a Nick Saban off-season, conditioning practice looks like....it doesn't really look like this. but, i may be missing the "funk" aspect.

16-33, all George Clinton so far. hmph.
 
Many people are concerned with the attitude on the sidelines. The no emotion approach by hawk has failed. Those former players would walk through fire for Coach Mac, hawk's former players wouldn't walk to Dave and Busters for him.

People want to believe things will improve but, when the head coach is unwilling to change and continues to lose, it's difficult not to be negative.
 
It comes down to making a couple of more plays a game and then things start rolling."

Q: What do you anticipate will be some of the strengths of this team?

A: "We see this group as being solid. Solid as players. Solid experience-wise. Solid mentality-wise. It should be a very solid situation. You've got some guys that have played and done some good things. And you've got some good players. You have a nice mix of that. It's not that you just have three cornerbacks. You've got five or six. That should be the strength of this thing — just being a pretty solid outfit, all the way around."
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:rolling_eyes::bang::pissed::blah::argh::Tantrum::shot::puke::pissed3::keule:
 
not point in even getting pissed anymore... i am past it. gave up on this staff a long time ago... we all just have to wait for the hammer to fall. you have to hit bottom sometimes before you can start to rebuild.
 
Looks like Simmons stills has a shot. Hope it works out. That would be solid.
 
I hope this will be the last year for Hawkins so CU can get a "Solid" coach and be ready for the PAC when you make the move:smile2:
 
Competition at QB
Buffs fans are wondering what is going on with the quarterback situation. Cody Hawkins was beaten out for the job midway through the 2009 season but is listed as even heading into fall practice. Dan Hawkins was asked to explain where the competition stands.
"How is that different from the 2009 season? It's never been different. I hope we always have competition at every spot. We have two guys that are good kids, and I think they can both play. They both bring something to the team. Just like last year when we said Cody had a slim margin, maybe the fact is that Tyler has a slim margin now. We haven't handled this situation any differently in any year. These things are not always easy. It's always easier to have one clear guy. But sometimes it doesn't happen that way. Those two are good with the situation. Our team is good with the situation. But it sure makes for good water-cooler discussion."
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I have tried to not bash this guy but I hate it when someone is untruthful. Dan in 2009 we found out that there was not QB competition when you closed practices before the CSU. You told Hansen that he was slated for a redshirt 3 weeks before the CSU game.

[FONT=Cambria, serif]Camera Monday after CSU game.

Quarterback Tyler Hansen is ticketed for a redshirt season and tailback Darrell Scott is ticketed for more than the pair of touches (one carry, one reception) from scrimmage he got in Colorado's dismaying 23-17 opening loss to Colorado State.[/FONT] [FONT=Cambria, serif]Hansen, a sophomore who spent August camp locked in a QB duel with incumbent starter Cody Hawkins, disclosed Monday the possibility of having him sit out this season was discussed "about three weeks back."[/FONT]
[FONT=Cambria, serif]"I pretty much thought me and Cody would split time and I'd get some 'reps,'" he said. "But then the plan to try and redshirt me came around. It's probably the best for the future. Coach is looking out for my future a couple of years down the road."[/FONT]
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It is one thing to be incompetent but it is another to be a BS lying A-hole.
 
The entire thing reads like more of the same old Hawkins doubletalk crap. He doesn't have a clue about what he is doing with this team, the team still (after four full years) lacks anything resembling an identity. Hawk is still looking for an excuse to play Cody, still looking for someone else to blame for his own failures, still grasping at straws hoping that things will magically turn around and the team will start to win.

I get a sense that he finally is starting to understand that his time is limited here but he still doesn't have a clue what to do about it.
 
MtnBuff said:
The entire thing reads like more of the same old Hawkins doubletalk crap. He doesn't have a clue about what he is doing with this team, the team still (after four full years) lacks anything resembling an identity. Hawk is still looking for an excuse to play Cody, still looking for someone else to blame for his own failures, still grasping at straws hoping that things will magically turn around and the team will start to win.

I get a sense that he finally is starting to understand that his time is limited here but he still doesn't have a clue what to do about it.
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You get the sense he knows this is his last season and why? Becuase he's in over his head and in year 5 has no clue.
 
buffsyko said:
You get the sense he knows this is his last season and why? Becuase he's in over his head and in year 5 has no clue.
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It's interesting because I think that for the past couple of years he has been able to convince himself that he really does have a handle on things and couldn't understand how others couldn't see it the same as he did. We laugh about the 10 plays from a bowl, and clean up the little things crap but I think he honestly believed that he was just a little bit away from being highly successful. I am starting to sense that he is gaining a little bit of realization that things aren't working and time might be against him. I think he still believes that given enough time and a few breaks he will be successful in Boulder but I am seeing signs that he is recognizing that a lot of others don't agree with him.

It has to be hard for him since this is the first time in his coaching career that he hasn't been successful, and not only has he not been successful but he has failed spectacularly. It will be interesting to see how he handles getting fired when it happens.
 
MtnBuff said:
It will be interesting to see how he handles getting fired when it happens.
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Mick Ronson said:
his reasoning for doing something is not to explain why, with an explanation, but to refer to others who do it usually cited by generally unattributable (and specious, to me) phone calls. well, if San Jose State is doing it, why not model your program after the best. for a guy who likes to talk about his "funky" way of doing things, we sure seem to borrow (ineffectively thus far) from others.

i've observed a lot of the spring morning drills over the last month, coming and going to campus along the path.....and, i'll just say it out loud to finish my spleen-vent.....there is a lot of standing around. and i don't mean our guys are lazy, the drill design just has a lot of waiting around. in groups, 2 or 3 guys running between cones....and 5-6 guys waiting in line playing grabass. when i picture in my mind what a Nick Saban off-season, conditioning practice looks like....it doesn't really look like this. but, i may be missing the "funk" aspect.

16-33, all George Clinton so far. hmph.
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Have observed the same. Fraternity teams have better organized practices.
 
Hugegroove said:
It's obvious Talkins hasn't changed the way he answers questions from the press and after reading this article I expect him to continue dealing with the public the in same way he has since he's been here. Same old S*it! :cry:

http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_15541095

The second article on what some of the former players said while playing for Coach Mac is rather interesting.

http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_15542440
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The second article is much more interesting.
 
4DemBuffs said:
where are the 501s? i figured you'd have them on your head or something. im dissappointed! :lol:
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501s are the only jeans I wear, but that doesn't mean I wear them all the time. I almost never mix 'em with guns and guitars.
 
The Walrus said:
501s are the only jeans I wear, but that doesn't mean I wear them all the time. I almost never mix 'em with guns and guitars.
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Ha! I still wear 501s. Been wearing them since high school. I wear them every day to work unless I have to give a special lecture and then will wear slacks. Students know me as the old perfesser who wears jeans. :smile2:
Used to wear cowboy boots too, until arthritis changed the morphology of my feet. They aren't as comfortable anymore. Oh well, loafers are easy to slip on and off.

And to stay on topic, that second article is MUCH more interesting.
 
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