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July 24, 2009
Denver Blogs: Smart Grids for Everyone!
Fort Collins is ready for more efficient energy.Get your blogs here. We catch 'em fresh daily. Send us links. Fort Collins will be the proud owner of Colorado's second Smart Grid. (Square State) I don't want to ruin the ending, but they painted photoshopped your name on the field, and Dan H ... More >>
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August 10, 2009
CU Buffs lets player blog about reality of college football, reconsider after player blogs about reality of college football
CUBuffs.comBenjamin BurneyIt must've seemed like such a good idea at the time. Let senior University of Colorado cornerback Ben Burney blog about the Buffaloes' 2009 season on the CU's athletic department's website. It would show fans what it's really like to be one of those heroes in black a ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
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 >>
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November 2, 2009
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 >>
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November 4, 2009
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 >>
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November 5, 2009
Do the best players get to play for Dan Hawkins' CU Buffs?
Dan Hawkins has a lot to say -- except about Darrell Scott.The folks at Mile High Sports Radio found an interesting archival bite related to five-star recruit Darrell Scott's decision to leave the CU Buffs. Shortly after the team's one impressive victory this season (against Kansas), Mile Hig ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
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 >>
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November 9, 2009
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 >>
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November 16, 2009
Dan Hawkins still not at a loss for words after latest disastrous defeat -- but Mike Bohn was
Dan Hawkins is finally at a loss for words.Since late last month, it's been abundantly clear that CU coach Dan Hawkins is a dead man talking -- a man hoping against hope that his enthusiastic jabbering about his underperforming team will convince the powers that be not to give him the boot at ... More >>
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November 18, 2009
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 >>
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November 19, 2009
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 >>
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November 24, 2009
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 >>
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November 26, 2009
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 >>
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November 26, 2009
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 >>
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November 27, 2009
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 >>
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November 30, 2009
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 >>
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December 1, 2009
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 >>
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December 4, 2009
Shmuck of the Week: CU Athletic Director Mike Bohn
Not firing this guy is a shmuckable offense.Buffs coach Dan Hawkins couldn't have done much more this season to earn getting whacked: He lost games, he lost players, he lost faith in his son, he lost faith in himself, and he even appeared to lose his grip on reality a few times. Yet, he's s ... More >>
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December 14, 2009
You're wrong, Josh McDaniels: Broncos' loss to Colts was a moral victory
No, he shouldn't be smiling today. But neither should he have a gun in his mouth.After the Broncos' 28-16 loss to the Colts on Sunday, coach Josh McDaniels shrugged off suggestions that the defeat should be viewed more positively than most. "When you lose, you lose," he said. "There's no mor ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
2009 Hall of Shame
No, he shouldn't be smiling today. But neither should he have a gun in his mouth.After the Broncos' 28-16 loss to the Colts on Sunday, coach Josh McDaniels shrugged off suggestions that the defeat should be viewed more positively than most. "When you lose, you lose," he said. "There's no mor ... More >>
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January 4, 2010
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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January 20, 2010
University of Colorado's Chip named mascot of the year
Yes, it's true. Chip, the University of Colorado at Boulder mascot, has earned top honors in the 2010 Universal Cheerleading Association's mascot competition -- making him a back-to-back national champ. Dan Hawkins sure as hell can't say the same. The clip above served as Chip's award-winning entr ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
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 >>
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February 4, 2010
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 >>
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April 9, 2010
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 >>
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April 21, 2010
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 >>
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May 4, 2010
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 >>
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June 9, 2010
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 >>
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June 10, 2010
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.
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June 11, 2010
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 >>
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July 28, 2010
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 >>
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September 16, 2010
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 >>
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November 8, 2010
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 >>
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November 9, 2010
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 >>
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November 9, 2010
Top 10 tweets about CU firing Dan Hawkins
Dan HawkinsTwitter 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 >>
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November 10, 2010
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 >>
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November 12, 2010
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.
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December 3, 2010
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 >>
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December 6, 2010
Josh McDaniels's father Thom stands over son's shoulder as Broncos lose to Chiefs: Pathetic
Thom McDaniels.At this point, another humiliating Broncos defeat -- 10-6 to the Kansas City Chiefs -- hardly qualifies as unexpected. But somehow, embattled Coach Josh McDaniels still manages to surprise with his poor decision-making and PR tone-deafness -- and he did so again on Sunday. How ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
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 >>
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September 12, 2011
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 >>

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