I do agree that we have much better than 3-9 talent in the program. I also look at Hawk and despite the desire to give credit to other people he won a ton of games as a head coach at Boise.
That all said it hasn't happened here. It is easy to sit back and count this game as a win or that game as a win but truth be told, based on the scoreboard I have seen the past four years, no game we play can be counted as a win until the game is over and we have won, especially on the road. Losing to CSU, Montana State, Toledo, ISU, KSU, etc. has put me into a believe it when I see it. I would love to see the Buffs turn it around and turn it on next year and win 6-8 games. I think the potential is there. I also like Hawkins as a person and would like to see him succeed.
Unfortunately, it has not happened yet despite four years of opportunity and I don't believe it will happen until I see something different to convince me that things have changed.