I don't blame Cody 1 bit for his comments. If the amount of local over reaction to this game resembles what has been thrown around on the board the last few days, then I would have to agree.
Of all the cities I ever lived in Denver was by far the worse for finding a percentage of the fan base that had no real concept of sports in general.
Hawkins took over a program that was at rock bottom. ROCK FING BOTTOM! people. He is clearly struggling with is on field performance right now and he has to get it corrected.
But do NOT DISCREDIT what he has done for CU football the last 3 years. The class of players he has brought into this program is a huge step in the right direction. He has run a clean program, which is something we have NOT had around here in a very very very long time. He has improved our depth and talent on this team this team has taken strides every year.
The game on Sunday was a huge disappointment. I get it. I am as unhappy about is as anyone. But lets just see what happens over the next few weeks before start telling players they should transfer and calling people a-holes of a father (I know another thread). Hawkins is a class act and he deserves a chance to continue on what he has started here.
The reaction I am reading about fire him, he can't coach, blah, blah, blah, is all rather disgusting. We are all fans of this team and we all want to see this team succeed. We all feel like crap when we lose to a team we feel like we should beat. It haunts all of us for days after the game. But step back for a minute people and quite focusing on the negative. Hawk has done some very good things for our program, now lets give him time to make the next step. He deserves more than 1 game into a season.
I'm curious... what, in the last 4 years makes you think that hawkins continues to deserve the benefit of the doubt? You can't objectively look at the job he's been doing and think a light bulb is going to go off tomorrow and things are going to change.
Is it his 13-25 record?
-This alone can be explained away by injuries, or Barnett leaving the cupboard bare.
His two road wins (one of which came against Baylor)?
-There is no good reason for this one.
Is it his ability to out scheme opponents?
-This hasn't happened.
Is it his ability to really get the team prepared to play?
-Aside from the game against OU, Hawkins teams consistently play down to the level of their opponent.
Is it the fact that he plays the most talented players?
-Nope, not this again. Honestly, if DS and RS aren't able to passblock after a full year in the system, the coaches aren't doing their job. No excuse for giving DS only one carry. No excuse for playing Espinoza over Simmons. Even Simmons, with no knowledge of the playbook offers a better option than Espy, and I'm sure Espy is a great kid, but he's small and slow.
Is it because the coaching staff is on the same page?
-Nope, Hagan is already publickly contradicting Hawkins's statements?
-3 full years of mediocre teams and he hasn't fired one assistant coach. At a minimum Bandison needed to be replaced this year after last years D-Line woefully underperformed.
Does Hawkins put his players in a position to win?
-No, Hawkins runs his offense and expects his players to conform. When it's 4th and 1 and your tackles have been getting blown up the whole game, you don't run wide with a slower back!
The fact is, week in and week out, for 38 games now, his teams are unprepared, and poorly lead. The coaching staff fails to adjust to anything.
It's not one game, it's a body of work... Hawkins fails across the board.
I'd really like to know what you see that makes you think this 38 game track record is an aberration and that a light bulb is going to turn on and the team is going to 'get it'. I really would, I'm not saying it to be an ass. When I look at things I see a failure across the board by this staff to coach these players and put them in positions to succeed. I just don't see it.
When a team doesn't play up to it's talent level it's the coaches. I'm not saying this is a great team, but they're more talented than CSU, arguably, on paper. In the same vein, if the kids aren't panning out talent wise, it's also on the coaches. The coaching staff is out of excuses.
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