Eric Bieniemy's Booth Box

Eric Bieniemy looked like the awkward cherry atop the lopsided sundae at the Buffs scrimmage Saturday.

And, boy, he was close to toppling the high-rise appartatus.

During games Bieniemy will be up in the booth calling the plays. In his coaching career he has alwasy been a sideline guy but he got his first taste of the eagle-eye view at the scrimmage. He was a little kid violently shaking a Snow-Globe from his lofty perch.

(And don't think the BuffVision camera guy joining Bieniemy in the crows-nest was enjoying the quaking ride over 40 feet about ground.)

Jon Embree appointed his former Buff teammate as the offensive coordinator to change a mentality in the Colorado program. His intense nature will only supplement the direction Embree wishes to see CU headed. Bieniemy, and Embree have said countless times they are going to be more ‘physical’.

But that was not the case in Saturday’s scrimmage at the lower practice fields in Boulder. What several hundred Buff faithful saw that day was not what ‘Garcia’ the Beanie Babies bear would call “physical” play.

Bieniemy will be in the booth for the first couple games. He’s not going to stay there.

Like a Mentos and Diet Coke experiment gone bad, Bieniemy isn’t going to be contained in that little box screaming into a, soon to be, batter and bruised headset.

He will be on the field before long. It’s going to happen.

Who's It Gonna Be?

I know you all have been waiting patiently for me to tell you who I think is going to change the face of Colorado football forever and become the new head coach.

And my answer is….

I do not know. And neither does Mike Bohn and he’s making the decision.

Bohn HAD to fire Hawkins after the Memorial Meltdown (trademarked Dr.Pure) at Kansas. But I don’t think he ever seriously considered prior to the Jayhawks recovering the onside kick and putting 35 points on the board in the 4^th quarter to win that game.

So what are the Golden Buffaloes to do? There have been a few names floating around out in there that could be possibilities.

Bill McCartney is not too old. KSU’s Bill Snyder looked frail and weak, Bill McC, looked none of those things. He is getting older and probably could only go a few more years, but I think he’d be up for it if he gets the spot. And he has enough football knowledge to get it done. How much coaching do you seriously think the head coach of a Division-1 football team does? He supervises, regulates and remains a strong face and foundation that can recruit and coach under him. And the legacy factor; you can’t dispute it. It will put people in the stands. So he’s probably the frontrunner.

Brian Cabral might seem like a good fit, almost too well. I think we have the ‘Bill Stewart Effect’ to deal with. He played here in the 1970’s, and he’s practically coached here after his 6 year stint in the NFL. He has way too much invested in this program to see it fall apart right in front of his face. For 34 of the last 40 years of his life have revolved around CU football, take that away from the guy and he’ll be an absolute wreck. You can’t let that happen.

Eric Bieniemy could fit, I guess. He played here and he now coaches in the NFL, with the Vikings, so he knows about the drama and painstaking hours that it takes to be a coach. But the right fit, I don’t believe so. It would be an awkward reuniting.

Would all of these guys make good coaches, sure? Would I be happy with any of the above choices, sure? But I think we should go outside and find someone new, someone that will give us a fresh start.

So who will it be? No clue.