Where shall I mark it down?Hawkins will lead the buffs to a BCS bowl and possibly more at CU, mark it down!
That was my thinking also. A LOT more teams get into the NCAA BB tournament than get into the handful of BCS bowl games.
I still think that it is more likely that CU makes it to a BCS more rapidly than an NCAA Tourney bid. The football team, regardless what you thought of Barnett, had more on the shelf than did the basketball team when each new coach took over.
Sure, there are only 10 teams in the BCS and 65 in the Tourney, but about half of those are minor programs the other half are from BCS conferences. Right now, 30 teams from BCS conferences are expected to play in the Tourny, so I guess it would be 3 times more likely to reach the NCAAs than a BCS bowl. But given the current state of B12 Basketball, who would we beat out for a tourney bid? A Tourny bid is hard for me to imagine within the next two-three years, on the other hand I think the 2009 football season has a great deal of potential.
I do agree that perhaps I should have said a "Tourney victory" when I posed the original question.
It's easier to turn around a basketball program than it is a football program. All you need is one or two really good players and you're in the NCAA tournament. The BCS is another story. Only 10 teams go to BCS bowls, compared to 65 teams in the NCAA tournament.
For these reasons, I chose the Bz to the NCAA's option. I have all the faith in the world in Hawk, but his is a far more difficult task.
It's easier to turn around a basketball program than it is a football program. All you need is one or two really good players and you're in the NCAA tournament. The BCS is another story. Only 10 teams go to BCS bowls, compared to 65 teams in the NCAA tournament.
I just don't see Bzz doing much in Boulder. I really hope I'm wrong, I like the guy.
I'll be very surprised if he doesn't have this team at least in the mix for an NCAA tournament bid in 2 years.
We have two fine coaches? Hawk has shown improvement? It's easier to make the ncaa than a BCS bowl.
I just don't see Bzz doing much in Boulder. I really hope I'm wrong, I like the guy.
I believe Bzz is alot closer to getting his team to "POP" than Hawkins is. And he will do it in less time.
Oh how things can change fast!
When this poll was made, Colorado had just come off a bowl season with big wins over Oklahoma and Nebraska. We had just landed the #15 ranked recruiting class in the country and the program looked to have great momentum of turning the corner. I was so pumped back then, a far cry from what I feel now.
CU basketball is looking good!:thumbsup: