Sunday Buff Bites - Dan Hawkins: "We'll See" In Regards to Who Starts At QB Next Week
by irish1611 on Oct 25, 2009 8:03 AM MDT
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Woelk: Stubborn streak still big problem for Buffaloes - Buffzone
Neill Woelk of the Boulder Daily Camera nailed it this morning. He wrote the paragraph of the year so far in my book:
The public perception is that the issue is about Dan Hawkins` son. It`s not. Rather, it`s about Dan Hawkins` stubborn insistence on proving he is right, and doing so at the expense of his team. It`s a stubborn streak that is pervasive throughout the offense. It`s an insistence upon trying to force players into a system rather than adapting a system to the players. It`s an insistence upon not putting the best athletes on the field while apparently trying to make a point by using less-talented players -- and we`re not talking about only the quarterback. That`s the problem that needs to be corrected. If Hawkins truly cares about the program -- and not simply about proving himself right -- he will do what all good leaders do. He will adjust and make the right call. The rest of the article is a must read as well, wondering how a Buff team with so much to gain can actually play the way they did yesterday and tries to rationalize what Cody Hawkins gives this team that is better than what Tyler Hansen can do. OK, I’ve seen every North team play in person except Colorado. I have the North figured out. I know which team is the best and has the best chance to get slaughtered by Texas or Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship. It’s not Colorado. The Buffaloes have the worst coach. Dan Hawkins stuck his son back out on the field at QB in Manhattan on Saturday. A week after Tyler Hansen led the Buffs to a season-saving victory over KU, Cody Hawkins re-emerged to throw two horrible interceptions against K-State. Dan Hawkins should be fired. He’s not winning the North. "It's not about being 3-1, it's about whether your football team gets better," Bill Synder said after the Wildcats improved to 5-3 overall and took a full game lead over Iowa State in the North. "That hasn't changed. "We didn't get better, and that's why I'm upset." That's a good thing, according to quarterback Grant Gregory, who drew much of Snyder's ire along with a sputtering offense. "If he wasn't upset, that would be a bad thing," Gregory said after the offense was unable to build on its 20-6 halftime advantage, coming up empty time and again deep in Colorado territory. "It's just like coaches always say, 'It's when I stop yelling at you that I've given up on you.' Head coach Dan Hawkins was noncommittal after the 20-6 loss to Kansas State when asked if Hansen will be the starter for the upcoming homecoming game against Missouri, saying only, "We'll see, yeah." Cody Hawkins ended up playing the majority of the second half because the Buffs were playing from behind, which led to questions afterward about who would be the starter next week when Missouri comes to Boulder for homecoming weekend. Coach Dan Hawkins wasn't definitive in answering the question, saying his coaching staff would do whatever needs to be done to help the team win games. Offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau said he planned on Hansen starting next week, but Hawkins will continue to run the no-huddle offense when it is needed. "Cody is going to be our guy when we go no-huddle," Kiesau said. "He's a little older, a little bit more mature. He's been in those situations and done that and been successful at it. So we kind of decided when we do go no-huddle, he'll be our guy. That's why we did it."
Jayhawks likely will win mediocre Big 12 North - Kansas City Star
Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star calls for Dan Hawkins to be fired:
Wildcats draw coach's ire, even with victory - The Hutchinson News Online Edition
Anyone else want a coach who speaks like this after a win? Anger, mad, frustrated...that's Bill Synder after they dominated the Buffs in every single facet of the game except passing.
CU coach Hawkins noncommital about next game's starter at QB - The Denver Post
The ole' "We'll see" quotes are back and better than ever:
Hawkins may stay as 2-minute QB - Boulder Daily Camera
The offensive coordinator and the head coach aren't on the same page...again:
Buffs’ special teams suffer - The Longmont Times-Call
"Colorado’s special teams had a bad game Saturday"...that would be an understatement.
Colorado’s special teams had a bad game Saturday. During CU’s 20-6 loss at Kansas State, CU returner Jason Espinoza fumbled one punt that set the Wildcats up for their second touchdown of the day. And while the Buffs’ offense was unable to muster much most of the day, part of its problem was starting field position. CU averaged its 19; Kansas State its 47. Two plays especially contributed to that statistic. Espinoza caught one punt at his 4-yard line and said after the game he thought he was at the 10. He was tackled immediately. And punter Matt DiLallo tried to run for a first down on fourth-and-10 from CU’s 9 in the middle of the fourth quarter. He gained eight.
Big 12 North: Wild, wild race | Berry Tramel's Blog
Barry Trammel still thinks the Buffs can finish 4 - 4 in conference and in second place. That would mean the Buffs would have to beat Missouri, Texas A&M and Nebraska because we aren't winning on the road. Not out of the question but does anyone really believe that can happen after yesterday?
Colorado 1-2: Missouri, A&M, at Iowa State, at OSU, Nebraska. I figured the Buffs had two automatic wins in conference — A&M and Iowa State. Not now, not after Saturday, when the Aggies rolled in Lubbock and I-State pulled the Lincoln shocker. I still think Colorado has an excellent chance to get to 4-4 or even 5-3.
4. Kansas State appears to be for real in the North Division. With every team in the division but the Wildcats having at least two conference losses, why can’t Bill Snyder lead his team to the North title? Despite beating Colorado by two touchdowns Saturday afternoon, Snyder was steamed about his team’s critical penalties in the second half that twice took them out of field goal range. But Snyder can’t be mad at his defense, which limited Colorado to only a touchdown and dominated in the trenches from the opening snap in Saturday's game. KSU has a tough finishing schedule but could make it to a bowl even if they have to win seven games to get there. If they play like they did Saturday, and the rest of the North's powers like they did, it won't be a big surprise to see the Wildcats playing in the championship game. "It's going to come down to leaders on the team," he said. "At this point, it's not about the coaches anymore. It's about our team taking pride in this program and this school and saying, 'We're not going to be at the bottom of the conference.' "We need to find out how to win football games. It's that cut and dried."What we learned in the Big 12, Week 8 - Big 12 - ESPN
CU Buffaloes' rocky road continues with loss at Kansas State - The Denver Post
McKnight: Players must take responsibility - Boulder Daily Camera
Penalties still a problem for CU - The Longmont Times-Call
CU Buffs "don't get enough energy" on road - The Denver Post
CU Buffs` road woes continue with loss at Kansas State - Boulder Daily Camera
Last week was too good to be true. Seven days after an inspired victory at home over a ranked opponent, the Colorado football team was sloppy and lethargic Saturday under a dull, gray sky at Kansas State.
HUSKER DEBACLE | Nebraska Cornhuskers Football | Huskers Gameday
# The Nebraska offense had 8 freaking turnovers. EIGHT !!! # The Huskers committed FOUR turnovers inside the Iowa state 5 yard line!!! # Zac Lee threw two picks in the last 3 minutes of the game
HuskerExtra.com - Lincoln, Nebraska - Football
"Eight turnovers," Husker coach Bo Pelini said. "We could have gotten run out of the stadium. I don’t know if I’ve ever been around that in my coaching career. You can’t win a football game like that."
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Whitlock:
Sounds pretty sure of himself for a guy that was slobbering over Blaine Gabbert and proclaiming Missouri as national title contenders seven weeks ago.
by RPT on Oct 25, 2009 9:16 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm absolutly in the minority here, but
I walked away from that game yesterday supporting the move of putting Cody in late in the game rather than Hansen. With Hansen in, we would ether run, or Tyler would stand in the pocket looking for a throw until the protection collapsed. It was clear when there was to be a pass play that Tyler was either had literally nothing to throw at (he did), or he was just not able to make the plays that were needed (which it looked like). After a week of referring to Tyler as White “not Cody Hawkins” Jesus, i never though id say this, but we looked better with Cody. Cody was able and willing to throw the ball downfield more than 3 yards, which was needed pretty much the whole second half. I think that not recognizing that Cody gave us a better chance to win yesterday then Tyler did is simply just letting old, but warranted biases carry over, rather than the game speaking for itself.
Theres nothing wrong with quarterback rotations either. I’ve always thought it like baseball, if a pitcher isnt getting it done, you take him out. Leaving the door open for a QB switch allows your the flexability to use whoever can get the job done in the situation. Thats solid flexability. That being said, it needs to work both ways, if Cody isn’t getting the job done, then he should be benched also, but we’re too reluctant to do that…
IAlso, to any of you K-State fans out there, you guys are the best. Manhattan was a pretty cool place, and everyone I met there was more than friendly to us, regardless of our teams allegiance. I never thought walking out of the stadium I would hear more people saying “Have a safe ride home,” than taunting me after the game. Very classy, K State, your pretty much the only bright spot in Kansas.
"It's like an owl without a graduation cap; Heartbreaking!!" -Tracy Jordan
by 303buff on Oct 25, 2009 10:34 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe those who saw it on TV can correct me but
I didn’t see the game, I was listening to Johnson and Zimmer on 850 KOA. That last series with Cody according to Johnson and Zim KSU had backed off into the prevent and were playing deep leaving the underneath routes open. The constant theme I heard all game was not many receivers were open and a heavy pass rush all game. And we all know Cody can’t consistently avoid the pass rush thus he spends more time on his back than your average prostitute. Cody has had moments where he looks like the second coming of Drew Brees, the problem is it only lasts for 1 or 2 series a game.
In order for Tyler grow and get better he has to be given the same opportunity to succeed or fail. Jerking him out now screams. “We have no confidence in you”. Cody had his chance for 5 straight games this year, and he failed. Hansen was promised a long leash, it doesn’t appear he is going to get it.
Hawkins hasn’t or won’t name a starter for Mizzou. I expect it to be Cody. If it is Hansen, first mistake will spend him back to the sidelines. Woelk’s article too me is a dead on assessment of Hawkins.
There is a saying by those who trade in the financial markets, “Do you want to be right or do you want to make money”? That applies in this case to Hawkins, " Do you want to be right or do you want to win ballgames"? It’s obvious Hawkins wants to be right.
by TraderJesse on Oct 25, 2009 11:09 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
Hawkins had a quote saying something like “our offense was unable to move the ball except for the last drive” in effect saying that Cody moved the offense and Hansen didn’t (apparently coach forgot about the only scoring drive of the game). It was exactly like you said, KSU dropped back into prevent D and Cody was able to complete a bunch of short passes. I think he threw 16 passes on that last drive. 4 or 5 could of been intercepted (like Snyder said in his post-game comments), he missed open receivers and of course he threw the INT in the end zone. Yet Cody gets credit from the head coach for “moving the offense” and now he can use that as an excuse the rest of the season for yanking Hansen. It’s complete B.S. but not really that surprising. I feel bad that it infuriates me so much to see Cody on the field. It’s not his fault, it’s his dad’s, but Cody should not set foot on the field the rest of the year. Screw all this “2 minute offense” stuff.
by nebraskasux on Oct 25, 2009 1:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you Misty Hawkins?
Just kidding. But, you are wrong. At this point there is absolutely no excuse to play Cody anymore. Let Hansen get as much experience as possible, and yes, that means two minute drives.
Let’s be honest. Our coaches are terrible, just terrible…I’m sickened by this team.
by CleBUFFS on Oct 25, 2009 5:01 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Good to hear...
…that you enjoyed Manhattan.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Oct 26, 2009 6:56 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
QB rotations never work
QB rotations never, ever, ever work at any level. Well, they MIGHT work in high school, maybe. QB rotations at the college level, save a emergency injury situation, demonstrates lack of competence in the coaching staff.
This year, Cody had 5 full games to prove his mettle (and 2 full previous seasons) and he failed. We all watched. By any measurement, that’s an extremely fair amount of time to prove yourself.
Hansen comes in, and all the team does is beat the #17 ranked team. Yet, he gets yanked in the very next game after 2 somewhat lousy quarters?
Does that seem fair to you?
How will Tyler ever get the experience to run the 2-minute offense, if the coach won’t allow him to play it in a game? It’s patently absurd and totally ridiculous.
Woelk has it right- our biggest problem is Dan Hawkins’ ego. The man seems more interested in showing all the critics up, than he is in building a successful program.
by AllBroncsallday on Oct 26, 2009 4:26 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
If Dan Hawkins starts Cody, I believe he has given up here at Colorado. We are not going to make a bowl game and he needs to understand Hansen is the future here, this is the best time for him to grow. Cody can not and will not get any better so what’s the point of playing him.
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by trayrenfro on Oct 25, 2009 12:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
QB is not the biggest problem
Look we can get upset to see cody in yesterday but the reality was there were soooo many issues. The o-line continues to be a problem if they have to try to pick up a blitz or anything other than a base 4 man rush. A simple stunt has them falling all over each other. And from the beginning of the game the receivers were not able to get away from the k-state dbs. There are going to be games when Hansen doesn’t play well (this is the 4th or 5th game he has played in), but until the other issues on offense are taken care of it doesn’t matter who was in there. And that is where Hawkins needs to put the correct players on the field. Simmons, Wright, Scott (when “healthy”). I know this sounds funny but what happened to the motion reverse that Josh Smith ran two years ago. Back then it was every three plays, can’t Lockridge or Simmons run that at least every now and then?
by BuffinCuse on Oct 25, 2009 3:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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