Colorado resembles what I imagine everyone else in America thought PSU was going to look like this season after the sanctions broke.
Daigh was tackling the guy and as he was sort of rolling over him Bell came in to try and stop him from gaining any other years and it crunched his neck.
Ex-CU quarterback Cody Hawkins speaks out Oct. 14, 2012 // By Brent W. New As he watches the Boulder boos thousands of miles away from the beaches of Miami, Fla., he still gets that pit in his stomach. But at least now, he can close his eyes and fall asleep. It’s 4:00 a.m. and former CU quarterback Cody Hawkins isn’t waking up to threats anymore. “I don’t wake up to eight or nine voicemails of people just swearing me out, saying ‘Go to hell’ and telling me they are going to beat me up,” the ex-Buffs quarterback told Mile High Sports. “The pressure and negativity are gone for me. I sleep good now.” Hawkins’ career at CU (2007-10) was a mixed bag, and on his way out, many Boulderites gave him a shove. “Five fat bald guys would yell ‘You suck’ after some games,” Hawkins said. “The only thing that festers with me, though, is the obscene stuff that was directed at my family. I have a couple names written down of people, who if I saw today, I’d punch them in the face.” Today, Hawkins is done swinging. Now a Nike brand rep, he spent last year in Stockholm, Sweden, where he played out his football career as the team’s quarterback/offensive coordinator. “It was fun,” he says. “But I’m glad to be back.” While his life is constantly changing, his alma mater’s football program is not. They’re still losing. They’re still getting jeered. And Hawkins hopes they both stop. One will have to come before the other. “People who just boo at these kids need to wake up. They don’t go to your job and boo you when you don’t close a sale,” Hawkins said. “People forget why they brought (head coach) Jon Embree in. They knew it would be a process, and put it in the hands of someone who loves this university. Man, some fans must’ve forgot. “Please, stop the negativity or the wins won’t come.” The Friday night after the Buffs’ most recent embarrassing loss, a 51-17 dismantling at the hands of Arizona State, Hawkins sat in his former high school’s press box in Boise, Idaho, and watched the tape of his old high school team, Bishop Kelly. “I love doing this,” he says. In fact, many who know Cody think he’ll be a much better coach than he was as a player. But still, from a birds-eye view, he can’t help but miss playing in the game that has, at times, treated him so poorly. “I wanted to win at Colorado and I didn’t,” he says and then pauses a moment. “I did everything I could to try to win. There’s definitely a sour taste in my mouth on how it all ended.” On his tippy toes, the 6-foot-nothing quarterback says his dad’s firing in 2010 was his fault – at least the timing of it. Across the field from current CU quarterback Jordan Webb, who was hurt at the time, Hawkins and the Buffs threw away a 28-point fourth quarter lead to give Kansas a 52-45 win in Lawrence. Dan Hawkins was fired two days later. “If I didn’t throw that pick against Kansas in the fourth and we would have held on, my dad could at least have finished the season,” Hawkins said, who threw a game-tying touchdown to Paul Richardson in the end zone as time expired, but the refs ruled the wide receiver out of bounds. “That’d been nice. I mean he – we knew he probably was done after the year. We’re not idiots. One bowl game in five years isn’t good enough. But, I wanted him there with me at the end.” The Hawkins family weren’t the only goats, either. Cody remembers former kicker and roommate Aric Goodman clanking the posts left and right. “After he made that game-winner against West Virginia, I think he holds the all-time record for most goal post hits,” Hawkins said. “He never missed by much.” But the media and fans never saw it that way, as the transfer from Wyoming cost the Buffs games, hitting only 25-of-47 field goals over his CU career. At one point, he missed eight-straight field goals in 2009. “Poor kid was torn apart at time by people,” Hawkins said. “Man, it was tough to see.” Since Hawkins’ dad was axed, the Buffs are 6-16. Since Cody (and Goodman) graduated, they’re 4-15. But there’s no gratification there for the Hawkins’ clan. Hawkins still loves “the death out of the” university and people there, and his dad feels the same way – well, to a lesser degree. “He loves Colorado, but I think it’s easier for him to move on,” he laughs. Today, Cody still tries to follow every game either by television or gamecast on ESPN (the company his dad currently works for). What he’s taken away is the guy who took his dad’s job is the “right man for the program.” “They are on the right track and have tremendous coaches,” Cody says. “But it’s hard to hide from the negativity these days. Bill McCartney would not have won a national championship with this kind of negativity circling the program – I mean his first couple of years were not good. But now people can tweet at you and Facebook you; it’s hard to hide from it and stay focused on winning.” To Hawkins, more than just young players and inexperienced coaches have to build “Right now, we’re bringing a knife to a gunfight. Oregon gets new uniforms every game. USC is surrounded by celebrities by the beach,” Hawkins said. “I mean the draw of the mountains won’t cut it anymore with $50 Southwest flights and Google Earth. Recruits want to be treated like rock stars with all that comes with it.” So for now, it’s “growing pains,” as practice facilities and success are just blueprints. Truth be told, Hawkins isn’t around the program constantly. “I’ll try to go to a couple games a year,” he says. Moving forward with his life, Cody can only hope for change at CU, telling his former team to not forget why they are there. “You play for the love of the game and the ability to compete, to lay it all on the line with your best friends, no matter what the circumstances are,” Hawkins said. “Regardless for what people think, it is the trust and belief in your team and yourself that matters. The camaraderie of football is unparalleled.” Now, he hopes the fans will join in.
DiStefano Lets A Donor Know Where He Stands by Buffalo Brad Published on 10-12-2012 01:58 PM 20 Comments Phil DiStefano had perfect opportunity to have a meaningful conversation surrounding the vision and plans for the CU AD and he chose to get defensive and blame the donors. I had a brief conversation with him as the group I was with entered the Field House before the ASU game. During that conversation I asked him when we were going to get serious about announcing some facility upgrades and his response was did I have $50 million to donate to make it happen. I said no but that I had donated significant amounts over the last 10 years and did that count for something. His response was that donors need to donate to make it happen and if I could get the $50 million we would get the facilities. He then walked off. As he walked away, I told him his job just go tougher because he just lost the donations made every year from a dedicated fan and current donor. The guys that were with me were attending their first CU game and we shocked. They asked me who Phil was and were shocked to find out he was the Chancellor of CU. His reaction stunned them and was a great introduction to the leadership of our state’s flagship university. Phil’s response is indicative of the problems that exist within the entire CU Administration. They have not provided or laid out a vision, goals or plans for the Athletic Department. If you are a current or potential donor, big or small, what are you being asked to donate for? These details are the core part of the sales pitch that is missing for CU because right now all you would be buying with your donation is hope. While there has been progress, success and enthusiasm in the basketball program, the football program, which pays the vast majority of the bills for the AD, is in shambles. I cannot tell you what the plan is for getting this once proud program back on track. We know that our financial situation is getting better with the move to the PAC 12, but while other members of the conference are using these new revenue sources to pay competitive salaries for experienced coaches and announcing new facilities, CU is falling further behind them every day. There is a passionate base that is begging for a reason to believe in the CU AD. They want to believe that improvements are coming and that CU will be a winner again on the football field. But there needs to be a reason to believe and it is the Administrations job to provide it to the fans and especially those people who are willing to donate their hard earned money to the cause. Unfortunately there are too many examples like the one with Phil tonight that are more apt to drive people away from the program rather than draw them into it. I am now one that is being driven away until the CU Administration provides me with something more concrete to believe in. Thanks Phil.
ESPN_Pac12blog @ESPN_Pac12blog On pac-12 coaches call right now. Colorado's Jon Embree was 1st, and no one asked him a question. I heard him high-5 himself as he hung up.
You care. It just hurts. Shit last year was awful but I watched evey second. Drink and it won't feel better but it will hurt less.
I've barely watched any. No amount of "promising" Freshman and Sophomores will ruin my entire Saturday. There is too much good football on every week for that. Go football season!
Oregon versus Colorado predictions? Oregon will probably be pretty vanilla, as they've been most of the season, especially with USC the following week and will likely start resting starters before the half.
I'll take CU at +47.5. Oregon is going to run plain vanilla in preparation of USC. They'll pull back when it's 40-3 at half and end up winning like 54-10.
Jordan Webb passed for 210 yards for Colorado, which hasn't beaten a ranked team on the road in 19 tries over the past decade. The Buffaloes' defense has yielded 246 points in the past five games, and its veteran leaders are getting angry. Safety Parker Orms criticized several unnamed teammates after the game, saying they aren't studying and preparing well enough. "It's embarrassing, but we've just got to keep fighting, even if we're getting blown out," Orms said. "Captains try to get on those guys (who don't prepare) all the time. ... We have to see who's willing to compete in this conference." "We've got to see what's wrong and get it fixed," Colorado coach Jon Embree said. "We're young, but we're going to have to grow up and compete. The one thing you can't say about this team is, `They don't compete." Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/gameflash/2012/10/20/49804/index.html#ixzz2A02naIOZ
Why is Webb still playing? Does it ever stop? We are really stuck with Embree again next year? When will everyone just stop showing up to the games?
CU UC - It's like looking in the mirror in this bitch, can you give us the number of the guy that takes care of Embree for you?
so Hirschman finally gets to start next week? I'm assuming he will throw 1 INT, get benched and Webb gets to live his dream of being Cody Hawkins pt 2.