The firing of Colorado Buffaloes head coach Dan Hawkins was never a matter of if, but a matter of when he would be fired. SB Nation’s Ralphie Report takes a look back at the Dan Hawkins era:
Blogger Reaction: A Look Back At The Dan Hawkins Era
Hawkins went 19-39 as the Colorado head coach without a winning season in his five years at the University. He will be remembered for many things none of which center around winning football games. When he arrived on campus, he was energetic, engaging and had the ability to make you believe he was going to turn things around. Five years later, the coach changed. The fire was gone, the energy a distant memory and when he talked, he failed to make the fans believe he was the right man for the job.
It did not help that in his first game as the Colorado Buffalo head coach that Montana State came into Boulder and defeated the Buffaloes 19-10, or that his son was a quarterback that came to Colorado. Looks like Colorado wanted a clean break when they head to the Pac-12 next season.
However, Hawkins will always be best remembered for his rant where Hawkins said, ‘Go play intramural’s’.
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