He already turned it down once.. I'm not a huge fan of going back to Dick Tharp's idea.
Top of my list would be Mark Richt. He's apparently worn out his welcome in Athens, and the guy knows college football. He can recruit and he's not intimidated by competition. Second on the list is Les Miles. Fron what I can gather, the folks in Louisiana are flat out nuts, and whatever success they have isn't good enough. I think one or both of these coaches will be available at the end of the year.
MR teams=soft
LM teams=undisciplined
Here is what I would like to see...
A coordinator level coach at a successful BCS program. One that has worked under one of the top coaches in the country. And has a reputation as a top recruiter. That is a formula that worked in the past.
Why does the state prohibit multi year deals with coaching assistants? I've heard its part of TABOR but I guess I'm not sure of the rationale behind it. All the state schools are hurt by this not just CU. Does anybody here know why Colorado has this restriction? And has there been any serious talk of making any changes to TABOR? Thanks
Part of TABOR says that state employees cannot be given multi-year contracts, since the state budget is recalculated every year based on factors like population growth and inflation.
Originally this applied to ALL state employees, including the head football coach at CU. Several years after TABOR was enacted, the law was amended to allow institutions like CU a certain number of exemptions to this rule (I forget the exact number). CU used some of their exemptions for the head football and basketball coaches, but there simply weren't enough exemptions to include all of the assistant coaches.
Another potentially huge change on the horizon is the whispers of CU possibly going private. If that did happen, one of the benefits would be no longer being subjected to TABOR laws.
Do you have a link to anything substantive on this? I do not see CU going private anytime soon - if ever.
No sense in bitchimg about hawk bc he Is here for now. The good news is that this staff has a looming expiration date and they will not dodge it again.
We need to make sure they don't dodge it. That's my biggest concern. While I agree with you that there isn't much we can do, one thing we can do is continue to expect changes to be made. If we sit back and say nothing, it could send the message that we're fine with the status quo.
From Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/410292-10-coaches-to-replace-dan-hawkins-at-colorado
Top 10 Coaches to Replace Hawk
10. Troy Calhoun (Air Force - Head Coach)
9. Mike Price (UTEP - Head Coach)
8. Todd Graham (Tulsa- Head Coach)
7. Brent Venables (Oklahoma - Defensive Coordinator)
6. Eric Kiesau (Colorado - Offensive Coordinator)
5. Rich Rodriguez (Michigan - Head Coach)
4. Dave Christensen (Wyoming - Head Coach)
3. Norm Chow (UCLA - Offensive Coordinator)
2. Guz Malzahn (Auburn - Offensive Coordinator)
1. Chris Petersen (Boise State - Head Coach)
Some pretty disturbing names on this list. Petersen may have been the brains, but I think I might puke if we hire another Boise guy.
off that list this is your guy. even if i was okay with another BSU guy there is small chance of Peterson leaving.
T. We need a coordinator from a big football school with a track record who is enthusiastic and will put this program on the map.
and these guys grow on trees!! Coaches will be lining up for a chance to coach for a university that is notorious for its mediocre support of the athletic dept., can't pay a whole lot of money and resides in a recruiting dead zone.
What about Mark Mangino? Did he land anywhere after the KU outting?...If you can turn KU a huge basketball school into a good football program I can only imagine what he could do with CU in a town like Boulder.