OK, I was a little harsh. But here is the deal. The team gpa has gone from something like 2.2 to around 2.7. Thats a pretty big jump. The Denver Post did an article last year on attrition. The perception was that CU's attrition was higher than most. But when they did the research, CU is about the same as the other Big XII schools. Secondly, CU does not have bail out classes for athletes like the other 11 Big XII schools do. Yet we, all of us, harp on the football program to bring in guys like Simmons. We were ALL pumped. Well, before we signed him, he was an academic risk. Yet many fans were ripping the school for not processing him in fast enough. My tad bit of inside info was that the reason he didn't get in sooner had nothing to do with "paper work" and everything to do with him having not completed his work. Everyone knew, or should have known, that this kid was a academic risk. Now you guys are ripping Hawkins because he did not stay elligible. I think it is very hypocriticle.
Ultimately none of this matters. It's Hawkins job to win games. He needs to keep his players eligible to win games. If he can't keep his players eligible, he gets fired.
It really doesn't matter whose fault it is, but it is Hawkins RESPONSIBILITY having signed on to coach, mentor and field a winning football team.