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Bohn was overruled last year

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Or at least this article seems to paint that picture. Interesting stuff...

Many Colorado football fans have spent the past year frustrated and wondering why school officials decided to give Dan Hawkins a fifth season on the sidelines in Boulder. The school finally fired Hawkins on Tuesday but appeared oh-so close to doing so late last November before an 11th-hour change of heart.


Fans were never quite sure who made that decision and might never be completely satisfied with anyone's version of events, but Chancellor Phil DiStefano seemed to indicate he played a significant role when he was asked Tuesday whether he regretted not making a move a year earlier.


"I believe in second chances and wanted to give coach Hawkins a second chance to see with a more experienced team what he could do," DiStefano said.


"I was, to be honest, optimistic that he could turn things around this year. Obviously it didn't happen. So we need to move on. But the decision we made last year, it's always easier to look at today and say, 'We should have made a different decision.' But going into the season, I think there was quite a bit of optimism that coach Hawkins could turn this around. Unfortunately he just wasn't able to do that."
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http://www.buffzone.com/football/ci_16570002
 
But going into the season, I think there was quite a bit of optimism that coach Hawkins could turn this around. Unfortunately he just wasn't able to do that.
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that most of you (me included) will have the most trouble with this line. Either he and hawk were the only ones that believed this or he outright made it up.
 
GoldenBuff said:
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that most of you (me included) will have the most trouble with this line. Either he and hawk were the only ones that believed this or he outright made it up.
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I don't think so. I saw quite a few people on this message board predicting 8 or 9 wins for this season. Nobody picked the Buffs to win the BCS title, but there were plenty who thought a bowl game was likely.
 
Lt.Col.FrankSlade said:
I don't think so. I saw quite a few people on this message board predicting 8 or 9 wins for this season. Nobody picked the Buffs to win the BCS title, but there were plenty who thought a bowl game was likely.
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Yeah, you're right there. I was speaking more toward the attitude of everyone around Thanksgiving time last year though. I might be wrong but I don't remember much optimism around here at that time.
 
Lt.Col.FrankSlade said:
I don't think so. I saw quite a few people on this message board predicting 8 or 9 wins for this season. Nobody picked the Buffs to win the BCS title, but there were plenty who thought a bowl game was likely.
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I for one was drinking the Kool-Aid by the gallon. Shame on me.
 
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