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Jordan Webb: CU-Boulder quarterback's arrest latest disaster for program in crisis

It's not exactly news that the CU-Boulder football program is a mess. But the hiring of former San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntyre was supposed to be the first step on the road to recovery. Now, unfortunately, there's more recovery necessary, thanks to starting quarterback Jordan Webb's arrest ... More >>

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Mike MacIntyre, new CU Buffs coach: Fresh new face or second coming of Dan Hawkins?

Well, we've had a couple of days to absorb the naming of Mike MacIntyre, formerly with San Jose State, as the CU Buffs' head football coach. But frankly, we still have no idea whether the move has a reasonable chance of success -- and neither does anyone else. After all, the 2010 hiring of Jon Embr ... More >>

Butch Jones-to-CU report botched by Denver Post based on single source

Update: Yesterday, we reported that Cincinnati coach Butch Jones had turned down the CU Buffs football coach job, despite the Denver Post reporting that he'd accepted it the day before; see our previous coverage below. Now, we know more about what led the Post to ballyhoo this erroneous information ... More >>

Jon Embree firing as CU Buffs coach has turned into a black-and-white issue on talk radio

Denver blog posts are a rainbow coalition. South Stands Denver's Colin D. on how race has impacted talk-radio coverage of CU Buffs coach Jon Embree's firing. Square State's Zappatero on the media, lies and the fiscal cliff -- which may or may not be looming. Colorado Pols posts the odds of Mark U ... More >>

Jon Embree's firing as CU Buffs coach was racist, says ex-coach Bill McCartney

Jon Embree's firing as CU Buffs football coach has been cheered by some fans -- like those who identify with our gallery of CU Buffs suck memes. But others argue that Embree was sacked before he had a real chance to turn the moribund program around. They include former CU coach Bill McCartney, who s ... More >>

CU Buffs game from the student section: The vomiting doesn't start 'til the second half

What's the atmosphere like at Folsom Field during a CU Buffs game when the home team is getting its ass kicked? Based on my hours in the student section amid UCLA's 42-14 shellacking of the Buffs on Saturday, surprisingly great. As long as you're not in the line of puke, that is.

ESPN's Chris Fowler and Twitter Nation on CU Buffs' humiliating loss to Fresno State

Chris Fowler, the host of ESPN's college football coverage, is a proud CU-Boulder alum -- or at least he was proud until Saturday, when the Buffs followed two desultory losses by getting destroyed 69-14 by the gridiron juggernaut from...Fresno State? So ashamed was Fowler that he had to wait a day b ... More >>

CU Buff after Airsoft gun police stop: "Go ahead! Shoot me, motherf*cker!"

At first blush, an incident in which several CU Buffs football players weren't charged with a crime doesn't seem all that newsworthy. But a police stop that took place this past weekend continues to ripple through the program, with one player quitting after contributing to a minor panic over an Airs ... More >>

No tweeting about girls, using N-word, says CU coach Jon Embree after recruiting Yuri Wright

Cornerback Yuri Wright, a Top 100 recruit kicked out of his prep school for tweets about pussy squirting and bitches, among other things, officially committed to the CU Buffs yesterday, on national signing day. Coach Jon Embree spoke about pursuing Wright at a press conference on view below, making ... More >>

Pussy tweets and more help CU land Top 100 recruit Yuri Wright

How did CU land New Jersey cornerback Yuri Wright, a top 100 recruit coveted by plenty of other major universities? Part of the thanks go to a series of profane tweets that got him expelled from his prep school -- after the football season was over, of course. Most mainstream outlets are referring ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

​​Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks featuring Atmosphere, Common, Greives Budo and Get Cryphy were announced; the Swayback, Fierce Bad Rabbit, Monroe Monroe and Juno What ... More >>

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CU shows in Cal game it may not suck as hard as expected, thanks to Paul Richardson (VIDEO)

Video below.​Despite the excellent first impression made by new CU-Boulder coach Jon Embree, the Buffs seemed bound for a beyond-mediocre season in its first Pac-12 campaign -- an impression reinforced by its desultory game one loss versus Hawaii. But while CU fell to Cal 36-33 on Saturday, th ... More >>

Jon Embree, new CU Buffs head coach, pledges to bring the swagger back at press conference

Jon Embree.​At a press conference this morning, the University of Colorado at Boulder braintrust introduced new head coach Jon Embree -- and his return to CU, where he previously played and coached, was mighty impressive. Obviously, talk won't lead to an instant turnaround for the woeful prog ... More >>

Bill McCartney's Jon Embree thunder-stealing shows why CU didn't want him as coach

Bill McCartney.​Speculation that Eric Bieniemy would be CU's next head coach was close, but no cigar. The Denver Post quotes Bill McCartney as saying Bieniemy will serve as offensive coordinator for another ex-Buff, Jon Embree -- and that we're hearing it from him shows why CU administrators d ... More >>

Reader: Bill McCartney-Eric Bienemy teamup at CU better than McCartney & Dave Logan

Bill McCartney.​The debate rages on about who should replace Dan Hawkins as coach of the CU Buffs, with plenty of fans hoping for package deal of Bill McCartney and Dave Logan. But one reader hopes McCartney pairs up with another former CU great.

Dan Hawkins fired: Can a Bill McCartney-Dave Logan coach-in-waiting plan save CU Buffs?

Mike Bohn.​The firing of CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins belatedly became official yesterday, with Hawkins showing up in person to essentially bury himself. But even as Twitter Nation tweeted about Hawkins getting the sack, long-suffering CU fans began to fixate on who can put this broken program b ... More >>

Dan Hawkins fired: Top 5 lessons the Broncos (and Josh McDaniels) can learn from CU sacking

Dan Hawkins.​After CU weaseled out of firing Dan Hawkins last year, I feared the university would find another excuse to keep Hawk even after this past weekend's Kansas debacle. But no: CBS4 and other sources report that the pin will finally be pulled today, belatedly remedying one of two hide ... More >>

Top 10 tweets about CU firing Dan Hawkins

Dan Hawkins​Twitter Nation's got a lot to say about Dan Hawkins finally being fired as CU's football coach. And some of the comments aren't terribly complimentary, as you might expect -- although we did find a few that are sympathetic, more or less. Here are the ten most memorable tweets we' ... More >>

Dan Hawkins: RIP to his CU coaching career -- or will the university give him another reprieve?

Dan Hawkins.​Last year, Dan Hawkins so thoroughly wrecked CU football that his sacking appeared inevitable. Hence, my post dubbing Hawkins a dead man talking, because he seemed to think he could yammer his way out of getting fired -- which he did, to the shock of all. Now, after an even worse ... More >>

Julien Lounis, CU student, wants refund for $401 he spent to see Buffs get destroyed by Cal

What's Dan Hawkins owe?​Most CU fans suffered the Buffs 52-7 defeat to the University of California at Berkeley in agonized silence. But not Julien Lounis. As the Boulder Daily Camera reports, the CU student sent athletic department folks an invoice for the $401.40 he spent traveling to Cali f ... More >>

CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins still thinking of naming son Cody Hawkins starting QB? Really?

Tyler Hansen asks: "Again?"​Last November, embattled CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins admitted that he'd made a mistake recruiting son Cody Hawkins as quarterback. But as of April, he still was undecided whether the clearly superior Tyler Hansen or Cody would start under center this season. And toda ... More >>

CU-Nebraska series to continue regularly after conference realignment? Fat chance

A Flickr photoSee ya, Herbie Husker.​In Nebraska, the Cornhuskers' likely leap to the Big 10 is the biggest news since the temporary discontinuation of red M&Ms. Note that the Omaha World-Herald is live blogging today's regents meeting on the subject. Also in the World-Herald: A CU official s ... More >>

Colorado Buffs to join the Pac 10 despite NCAA penalties, major recent suckage

Courtesy of CUBuffs.comPassing the torch from one conference to another.​ The CU Buffs will reportedly announce tomorrow that they're leaving the Big 12 in favor of the Pac 10 -- proof that future potential trumps present mediocrity.

CU Buffs penalized for falling short of academic standards -- yet teams still suck

What's Dan Hawkins happy about?​As CU fans were wondering if the school will wind up in an expanded Pac 10 or remain in the Big 12, the NCAA hit the university with sanctions. Why? The football and basketball programs failed to reach required minimum academic standards -- which is shocking gi ... More >>

Brandon Gouin suspended indefinitely from CU Buffs for supplying kegs for Boulder High senior campout

Brandon Gouin's probably not as happy as in this photo.​Yesterday, CU Buffs player Brandon Gouin was charged by the Boulder County Sheriff's Office for allegedly providing booze for a Boulder High senior campout that resulted in multiple alcohol-related hospitalizations and one arrest. In our ... More >>

Dan Hawkins and Cody Hawkins: Indecision over starting QB at CU constitutes child abuse

You're not doing junior -- or your team -- any favors, Dan.​When Dan Hawkins was retained as CU's head coach last November, despite a 2009 performance that provided plenty of reasons for his sacking, fans were left to hope that he'd at least try not to repeat past mistakes. No such luck. One ... More >>

Brandon Marshall's destination, Brady Quinn's impending flop make Top 10 best NFL draft storylines list

"If I'm gonna fail, I'll look hunkalicious doing it."​Colorado is all over the Big Lead's "2010 NFL Draft: Ten Best Storylines With Less Than Two Weeks To Go." Brandon Marshall's destination turns up at number ten, with writer BigBrainOnBrett arguing that BM "could make the right team substan ... More >>

Dan Hawkins in Denver Blogs: His recruiting class would be excellent... for a Division III school

"C'mon, guys! It wasn't that bad!"​Our roundup of blogs about Denver includes blogs about other places in Colorado, too. The Ralphie Report's irish1611 wins the prize for today's biggest understatement in a headline for this banner: "Media Not Too Impressed by Buffs' 2010 Recruiting Class." M ... More >>

Dan Hawkins's in-state recruiting success hits the skids

No doubt Hawkins will put a good spin on things...​Last month, a spokesman for the CU Buffs maintained that the well-documented turmoil swirling around the return of embattled Coach Dan Hawkins hadn't really hurt recruiting. But with national signing day coming up on Wednesday, at least one i ... More >>

Dan Hawkins turmoil hurting recruiting? CU can't say -- but hints "no"

A Kaiwi Crabb photo from Scouts.com. He doesn't look all that Crabby.​Ever since CU announced that it would bring back Dan Hawkins as head coach in 2010 (mainly to save money, it appeared), fans have wondered what kind of impact troubles at the top would have on recruiting. Early last month, t ... More >>

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Dan Hawkins' off-season scorecard: Two recruits stay committed, one wavers

Danny Spond is keeping his options open.​Word Dan Hawkins will be back as head coach at CU triggered the first test of the decision to retain him: Would recruits who'd previously committed to the school be excited or disgusted? At this early juncture, the news is mixed, but it leans toward th ... More >>

Dan Hawkins' season may be over, but the excuses just keep coming

Even empty glasses are half full in Dan Hawkins' world.​Anyone who thought Dan Hawkins would start talking about the CU Buffs more realistically after being promised another year as head coach were disabused of this notion following the squad's not-quite-shocking loss to Nebraska on Friday. A ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Top Ten Turkeys for 2009

​There's still a month to go before the year ends -- plenty of time for more people to join the elite flock of fuck-ups for 2009 (and for Josh McDaniels to get back on the list, after his last-second reprieve with yesterday's win). Still, there's been no shortage of Colorado turkeys this year ... More >>

Dan Hawkins keeps his job -- and CU loses credibility to save money

Get used to seeing this face for at least another year.​Pretty much the only folks not dumbfounded by reports that Dan Hawkins will get a fifth year as CU coach are university accountants. Clearly, this announcement (expected to be made on Thanksgiving, when plenty of people with gorging on t ... More >>

Happy Turkey Day: We'll see you Friday

​Gobble, gobble: Our promised Top Ten Turkeys of 2009 is heating up nicely, and will be served up first thing tomorrow (which means there's still time to make your nominations below). And speaking of turkeys, we're going to go eat some -- so now that we've ranted about the likelihood of CU coa ... More >>

Dan Hawkins' mea culpa about recruiting Cody: Now this is getting sad

"This can't get any worse, can it?"​Some CU fans may regard coach Dan Hawkins admission yesterday that recruiting his son Cody was a mistake as the final nail in his coffin. Truth is, the lid on his pine box has been pretty much fastened since a double-whammy a few weeks back: a nutty late Oc ... More >>

Is CU's cupboard less bare than we thought?

At least you didn't get blown out this time, Dan.​If moral victories mattered at this point (which they don't), CU's 31-28 loss to Oklahoma State last night would definitely qualify. Yes, I know: OSU was without starting quarterback (and Chatfield High School alum) Zac Robinson, and the squad ... More >>

Mike Shanahan-to-CU rumors appear to be as bogus as predicted

Mike Shanahan is a wanted man.​It only took a day for evidence that speculation about Mike Shanahan following the doomed Dan Hawkins as head coach for CU to crumble. NFL.com's Vic Carucci reports that Shanny's likely to talk next week with the braintrust of the Buffalo Bills, who just sacked ... More >>

Mike Shanahan as Dan Hawkins' replacement at CU? In our dreams

Would a short commute be enough to convince Mike Shanahan to stay in Colorado?​We've reached the point in the Dan Hawkins saga where no one is even pretending he can survive as coach of the CU Buffs. After this past weekend's catastrophe against the Cyclones of Iowa State, talk among members o ... More >>

Buffs win only delays the inevitable for Dan Hawkins

The seat under Dan Hawkins is less hot than it was -- but not by much.​Something unusual happened at Folsom Field on Saturday: CU actually won a game against a decent opponent, narrowly besting Texas A&M 35-34. In doing so, the Buffs actually racked up some impressive offensive stats, with qua ... More >>

Dan Hawkins' CU Buffs vs. Texas A&M: Way past the point for moral victories

Von Miller, sack-master.​CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins certainly talks a good game. But his focus on his squad's second-half performance against Missouri after the Tigers put up 33 consecutive points in the first smacked of desperation that only deepend when underutilized star recruit Darrell Sco ... More >>

Darrell Scott's departure one more nail in dead-man-talking Dan Hawkins' coffin

You won't be seeing Darrell Scott in black and gold anymore.​First, there was CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins' astonishing news conference, when he tried to talk (and talk) (and talk) away the sting of the previous week's 20-6 loss to Kansas State. Then, after an even larger humiliation at the hand ... More >>

Dead-man-talking Dan Hawkins tries (and fails) to spin disastrous loss to Missouri

"I think we showed tremendous character in the way we got pulverized..."​CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins certainly talks a good game. Trouble is, football is about making plays, not excuses -- something Hawkins didn't acknowledge in the wake of the team's 36-17 loss to the Missouri Tigers on Saturd ... More >>

CU coach Dan Hawkins: Dead man talking... and talking... and talking...

CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins' news conference yesterday, excerpted in the Boulder Daily Camera clip above and viewable in its entirety below, began with an opening statement that lasted more than twenty minutes, and it seemed longer. Hawkins is a smart guy, and he's got to know that he's not long for ... More >>

Update: Colorado Rockies ratings going yard

Troy Tulowitzki in a shot from the FSN Insider website.​It's happening again. Just as in 2007, when the Colorado Rockies' World Series run coaxed people who would usually rather shave their body with a rotary lawnmower than watch a baseball game to plant themselves in front of their set, viewe ... More >>

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