Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Hawkins Presser

As I took down my SportsMag camera from my little triangle of space in the press room I couldn’t help but think about the blog I was about to write tonight. And here they are…

I’m glad Dan Hawkins is gone. The entirety of his speech he showed zero emotion and didn’t really tell us anything, classic Dan Hawkins. He looked like he didn’t care, that leaving the 100 student-athletes was no biggie. It’s like he didn’t realize he did something wrong, like he thought he was doing a good job and had no idea he was 20 games under .500. He walked away, and wished the Buffs luck with a Mark Twain quote. Classic.

And the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Cody was cheery. He showed no remorse for his dad after he lost his job, and in standard ‘media jargon’ that doesn’t get anybody anywhere. He joked about his dad coming to ‘Senior Day’ and could barely wipe the smirk off the kids face.

And Brian Cabral will be good for the next 3 games, but that’s it. He is the one interview that showed something, and that I truly appreciate the truth and emotion he showed. He does ‘Bleed Black and Gold’. But that doesn’t mean he should be the Full time coach. I see too much Bill Stewart and West Virginia in him. He has almost too much school pride to lead the team and be successful doing it.

And finally Mike Bohn. It seemed like before Monday he never even thought of relieve Hawkins of his duties. The inkling never crossed his mind. He used ‘is’ several times when he was talking about multiple things. You ARE the athletic director, but I don’t think it will last very long. As I heard the man talk I began to realize it wasn’t all Hawkins’ fault. Puppet cut, puppetmaster needs to go?

In an hour and a half I learned more about the CU football program, and yet I don’t really think I learned anything about. But I guess that’s Colorado football for you.

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