Four Years Later, This Isn't Right

It isn’t about anger anymore with this team, it’s now about embarrassment and sadness. I couldn’t believe how slow and unorganized we have looked the past two weeks. The 61 yard TD was totally embarrassing. When was the last time we really gave up that many long touchdowns to a team of Toledo’s caliber? It’s time for a serious “gut” check. Not one of those “come on guys” talks, but a “get your asses in gear” talk. Noone wants to be a loser and I don’t see the fire throughout the program that we should have. We have about 10 guys on the entire team that are “selling out” and giving some effort out there. And that doesn’t cut it!! It’s all or nothing time for this football team. We looked like my middle school players out there and we got beat 40-0 by a sub-par team!!

DRINK THE KOOL-AID FELLAS!!!!

I don’t even know why I’m looking at my normal protocol of CU Football sites today (this is my favorite), I guess its just a morbid curiousity at this point.

As someone earlier stated, I have spend entirely too much time reading and follwoing the Buffs every move the past 9 month, much more than in any other recent year becasue this was supposed to be the emerging of the team finally. In less than one week it has all turned into anger, and now just a numbness and relization that we aren’t even in the same league as most of Division 1 teams.

I just can’t comprehend how this the team performance has regressed over the years especially when the talent level has supposedly gone up. Defensive speed is an oxymoron (spelling?) at this point.

I did love the heart displayed by Cody last night, I’ve got to give it to the kid considering the physical beating he took, and the pressure he must be feeling off the field. I think he is a solid person who does leave it all out there, but in terms of shear physical talent there are limitations.

I’m sure I have further reflection over the week, but right now I’m trying not to think about my dissapointment too much.

Go Buffs….

I don’t even think we’d have a chance against anybody in the top 50.
This is scary.
I’m tired of repeatedly bashing Hawkins and Bohn, but this is disgusting. Who thought we would fall so far so fast? I don’t quite understand how our team was supposed to be way better than last year, yet we are so much worse? With a healthy Darrell Scott, too!

I always hate it when other fans come flocking to a blog when a team is down just to rub salt in a wound. That is certainly not what I’m doing here. As a fan of a once proud program that is just now coming out of a long slumber, I can sympathize with what you’re going through right now. In our bowl game two years ago (has it been that long?), we got out to a great start, but it quickly became apparent that our two teams were mostly evenly matched. I felt after that game that Colorado would be a team winning at least 8 or 9 games a year from there on out. You can see how quickly Alabama’s fortunes changed from that seven win season, and I honestly thought the same would be true for the Buffs. I was hoping to tune in last night and see a Colorado team back on pace to contend for the Big 12 North, but what I saw was an eerie resemblence to Alabama circa 2003 (we went 4-9 that year after going 10-3 in 2002). What we as Alabama fans should have realized at that point was that we had a guy that just couldn’t cut as an SEC coach. Despite some bright points, we figured out four years later that we needed a proven head coach to lead our team. I know it’s tough to think about, but I think you guys need a change at the top, and fast. The AD should really be creating a list now of guys to bring in and make an immediate impact. First and foremost, you need a guy that can put Colorado back in the national discussion when it comes to recruiting. I know you had a good 2008 class, but it needs to be much more consistent than that. I truly believe that if you guys can make a “splash” hire over the next offseason (as early in December as possible), then you will quickly return to national relevance.

Also — you guy’s have a great blog here. I love to see an active community like this one.

Much respect.

I don’t believe the cupbards are bare, while the past recruiting classes are not on the level of say Oklahoma and Texas, they are filled with D-1 players. The two biggest problems I see is that Hawkins gets an idea that he should be recruiting these guys who have a marginal ability to qualify at CU or have character issues to stay, he wastes his time and effort recruiting them and then they get disqualified or suspended, it wastes time and scholarships. You look at what coaches like Jim Harbaugh and Tedford are doing at Stanford and Cal, or even Calhoun at Air Force, they get kids they know can stay in school and will get in.

That being said, we do have D-1 talent to be a power running team or even a option team. But the coaches refusal to try to get the most talented players the ball and run a scheme that they feel will help players like Scott and Stewart is what frustrates more than anything. You hit it on the head, Scott needs carries to be effective, just giving up on your best player because of the score is stupid. Run the ball, keep the defense off the field, control the clock, hopefully your defense can force a TO and get you back in the game, but making Cody Hawkins do something he is not capable of is an insult to the team. The coaching staff is not finding out what players can do and be successful at and putting them into position to excel at what they can do well. Instead the staff has found out what players can’t do and tries to force them to do that. I understand the defense will struggle with having a young D-line, but the LB’s should be alllowed to attack the line versus having them sit back and react. But the way I see it, the coaching staff has failed the kids, not the other way around.

What I watched last night was an embarrasment.

To not even be competitive with a middle of the pack MAC team on national TV is a joke. We are probably lucky that the game was on Friday night for every potential high school recruit in the country was busy at his own game last night and will likely look at the score and think that the 16 point loss was a lot closer than it actually was.

I admire coach Hawk for his effort here but we need a change. As a parent, you couldn’t possibly send your kid to play for this group right now. And for the recruiting impact alone, Hawk needs to resign or be fired now regardless of the price.

There’s no PASSION for Colorado Football. No fire. No backbone. Hawk has never been as mad as his “intramurals” rant two years ago about a parent who wrote a letter. We need someone who’s not afraid to get mad and fire a kid up right now and restore the credibility.

My choice, Dave Logan. He bleeds black and gold. He’s passionate. He’s a winner everywhere he’s been and he comes (relatively) cheap. Not to mention every kid and parent in Colorado knows who he is and what he stands for.

And another thing….. this team was so predictable last night, I looked like Vince Lombardi. Watch the game back (if you dare). Simmons was in so seldom last night, that when he did come in the game, you and everyone else in the free world knew that they were going to through at him. And if you don’t think Toledo had their ears pinned back in the second half knowing that we were going to throw it, ask yourself how many running plays, draws, or screens we called. Outside of the scramble where Cody got his head knocked off, I don’t remember one. Not one. That’s on the staff, period.

We are Effed

Dave Logan-No. I love Dave, but I’m not sure our answer lies in a first time college coach.

I think we need to go after somebody with a great track record at the OC/DC postion for a constantly winning major program that is currently frustrated by not being “the man”. Norm Chow is the right direction. We offer the opportunity to run a Big12 team in the best location of all Big 12 schools. Somebody who knows the benefit of team speed and a defense that can swarm to the ball (like we used to).

Of course who ever it is, they shouldn’t be expecting a lot of money. This should be easy.

Could Muschamp be tired of waiting for Brown to retire?

1. Eric Bieniemy – he is now experienced in both college & NFL and is a great recruiter
2. Cincinnati’s head coach – tough minded approach that just plain wins ball games w/ only decent talent
3. A head coach from the state of Texas – TCU? Immediately gives us a pipeline for recruiting Texas

We need some donors to step up to the plate and fund this move. And if the basketball team doesn’t improve this season then we need to get rid of Bohn as well

who prevents us from being embarrassed by f-in Toledo on Prime time national HD is good in my book.

Anyone else think the 2-10 team could beat this team? I do, and thats a thought that makes me wanna put my face through a sheet of glass.

is realizing the issues we need to correct are going to take years, not weeks. Needless to say their will be a lot more pain for Buff fans before things can get better.

Somehow I don’t think a lot of blue chippers in HS woke up this morning and thought the the CU Program was where they want to be.

 on FCS Weber State was has been leading alot of the game, the same Weber State team that lost to Wyoming who the Buffs play next weekend who had the lead against Texas late in the first half….

Rams escape…barely.

I admit I spent all day at RCT hanging out with my hangover and watching a competent football team take care of business. I’m fucking jealous.

Of the Kansas Jayhawks football team. I think I’ll go back to bed, now.

Not only does Hawk look lost on the sideline, our guys look lost on the field. The swagger of confidence is null with these players and to me it seems like it stems from their preparedness during the week, and the coaches ability to put the guys in the place to be successful.
Unfortunately, the parallel to Boise State is not even approachable. We felt as though we got the mastermind behind BSU’s success, but funny enough, even after Hawk left the program, the Broncos have virtually not even missed a beat.
Bohn and Hawk are directly connected at CU and it seems like that could be bad for both of them by December!
I hope above hope this is all in vein, and they find a way to make a fantastic turn-a-round, but from what I have seen, I vote for Jon Gruden and the installation of the spread offense!