Bohn is getting butts into seats. The PR he's done has been fantastic. No one can deny that AT ALL. New traditions abound at CU Football and I'm very happy with that as an alum. The spring game attendance is up, overall, and there's been enthusiasm around the program the last few years.
I'm definitely glad he's here as things could certainly be worse. Most coaches would have struggled after essentially restarting when our last regime left and, for the most part, everyone--well, almost everyone--understood that it was going to take time to rebuild. Hawk looked like he could do it. There were regressions, but then there were also signs of improvement. The only real problem I have with Bohn right now is that Hawk and his agent pulled a fast one and kept the same buyout when he got his extension. Huge mistake. Hopefully he can recover and learn from this if he gets the chance to hire a new coach. Hawk looked like a good hire at the time, but it doesn't look like that at all right now.
People around Colorado have a renewed sense of pride in CU and Bohn has been integral to that. I've noticed this as an out-of-stater.
However, people are defined by their struggles and how they overcome them. Taking the heat is part of the job he faces by taking such a high profile job. He can overcome this. If he does we'll be strong. If not, we must head in a different direction. He needs the support of the Chancellor, Regents and President to become an effective AD though. I don't know if we have that. I want him to succeed because it all start at the top and he has the makings of a good AD.
A really good one.