Teams that are considering the conference switch should take a serious look at Colorado before making any move. Last season, Colorado announced it would leave the Big XII conference for the greener pastures of the newly configured Pac-12. Well the transition has been anything but smooth for the anemic Buffaloes. Colorado is an abysmal 1-8 with no conference wins in its inaugural Pac-12 season. The low point thus far was a 2-45 loss to Oregon in which after the...
After the Washington Redskins and New York Giants wrap up their division rivalry game, Redskins’ tight ends coach Jon Embree will pack up his bags, turn in his keys, and assume the head coaching job at the University of Colorado. Embree, who verbally agreed to the job, and the university are finalizing his contract and it’s expected he will sign on the dotted line this evening. Embree has longed for a head coaching position and what better than his...
With the ousting of Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins earlier this month, the Buffaloes have been scouring the country to find a replacement for a depleted football team and program. A name that continuously comes to the forefront is former Colorado head coach Bill McCartney. McCartney, who is now 70 years-old successfully coached Colorado from 1982 to 1994 amassing a 93-55-5 overall record. He won Colorado’s first and only national championship in 1990 with three Big 8 titles, three...
The entire state of Colorado is reporting that Dan Hawkins will be relieved of his coaching duties later today. Hawkins sealed his fate last Saturday after he blew a 45-17 fourth quarter lead to Kansas with twelve minutes remaining in the game (lost 52-45). Hawkins arrived in Boulder with great expectations after much success as the Broncos head coach going 53-11 during his tenure. Colorado Nation quickly fell for “Hawk Love,” but soon learned that his hype was not...
It’s not like Colorado is threatening to win the Big 12 or get a BCS bowl invite anytime soon, but Buff fans should be concerned that their prized QB, Tyler Hansen, will miss the rest of the regular season because of a ruptured spleen. The junior was injured in the second quarter of the Texas Tech game in which they actually kept it close in a 27-24 losing effort. During the second quarter, Hansen was hit hard on an option...
The last time the Colorado Buffaloes had reason to celebrate, George W. Bush was in office and the Buffs knocked off #21 West Virginia in an edge-of-your-seat 17-14 overtime victory. Fast forward to 2010, the Colorado nation now has something to cheer about after a strong non-conference showing going 3-1 with one setback at the hands of Cal 52-7. The eyes of excitement were apparent by the ecstatic fans rushing Folsum Field after the Buffs upset Georgia 29-27 this past...
In his four years as head coach and taking the Colorado Buffaloes from bad to worse, the obvious next step for the AD is to give head coach Dan Hawkins a contract extension. At least that’s the mindset of coach Hawkins. Currently, the coach is under contract through January 2013 but still feels the need for an extension. During an AD and coaches meeting over the summer, Hawkins was asked what can be done to improve the football team’s...
In a long-overdue move, Colorado Coach Dan Hawkins finally demoted his son and former starter Cody Hawkins to 2nd string. QB Tyler Hansen emerged from the younger Hawkins’ shadow and stole the starting job. Colorado fans have always favored Hansen over Hawkins and look forward to him bringing back some swagger to a team that was 3-9 last season. With Hawkins on the hot seat and fans clamoring for a coaching change, it’s safe to say that Hansen will...
