I made a bet with another CU fan yesterday. He thinks Hawk is gone, no matter what. I said 8+ wins saves his job. Granted, I don't think he gets to 8 under any circumstance, but I don't see any way in hell that he gets fired after winning 8.
We were having this conversation in the chat on gameday. With Saturday's win, CU is 3-1. Home games remain against Tech, Baylor, ISU, and KSU. Road games remain against Mizzou, Kansas, OU, and Nebraska.
If Colorado wins all the home games, and wins ONE of the road game -- they finish 8-4.
Now the biggest task from that, to me, is not to win ONE road game, but rather to win ALL the home games. Tech appears to be fading a bit, they have certainly lost a bit in the coaching transition. Baylor, with Robert Griffin III back at QB, looks to be on a bit of a roll. I am glad this game is at home. ISU seems to be a bit up-and-down, and like CU they have had road problems. KSU is a one-headed monster. They have absolutely no passing attack whatsoever.
If Colorado gets to 8-4 I can't see any way that they fire Hawkins. Now, Hawkins might decide to leave to go to another job - but I can't see him getting fired. One thing that Bohn does have in his corner is the fact that Hawkins still has TWO (2) years left on his contract. (Contract runs through 2012) So he doesn't necessarily have extend Hawkins, even if he does produce a 8-4 season.
However- our recruiting for this year is totally in the tank at the moment. Biggest game on our football schedule was Saturday -- and the recruiting sites say there were like 5 or 6 kids there on official visits.