My biggest fear would be going 2-2 OOC and finishing 5-7. If we start out fast and have a Bowl season, great. If we start the season like last, I think we make a change mid-season as you suggest and salvage what we can.
A 5-7 season is a tricky beast. It would probably mean Hawk finishes the season, but we miss out on a bowl...again. And I would fear that it could be seen as enough of an improvement by the powers that be to justify keeping him another season.
Pretty much agree. I am willing to give Hawkins a full season to save his job, but that can only happen if we get off to a good start. I just hope there is a plan in place to make changes mid-season if we have another disastrous start.