At least I'm in good company (according to many on this board, that is). He just said he really believes in Hawkins and thinks he will turn it around. He also talked about reThat puts him in the same category as Chad Brown who said the same thing. I can't remember who posted that "all the former Buffs hate Hawkins", but that is clearly not the case.
Sorry, I just could not resist posting this after listening to Jeremy. :lol:
This is what he said:
Lombardi: "What do they need to get over the top?"
Jeremy: "Well, their backs are clearly against the wall. You know, Dan Hawkins was given another year and I'm a big fan of his. I think he's going to come through. But, you know, it was a hard program. I mean, you look at the history, you look at what they went through, umm, with the scandal and all this bad publicity and losing recruits and losing scholarships. I mean, you know, the challenges (for Hawkins) were great, but, you know, I have full confidence that that program, uhh, they have a great athletic director, I think a great head coach and this is it, this is the year for them to define their program and I think the kids are going to work really hard."
Lombardi: "Why do you believe in Hawk?"
Jeremy: "I believe its the mentality, the philosophy. I mean, he has this warrior mentality. I remember seeing a feature on him when I was playing at CU on ESPN. He was at Boise State and thats something I've always been drawn to. Its like that Michael Jordan philosophy, that zen philosophy and, umm, its blocking out all those distractions all, you know, that go along with high competitive athletics and, you know, believeing in this one heartbeat. I think he's got that and I think if the kids just buy into what he's doing, what he's trying to build, I think he'll be very successful."
Now, I'm not into this "zen" stuff, but, hey, whatever.
Sorry, I just could not resist posting this after listening to Jeremy. :lol:
This is what he said:
Lombardi: "What do they need to get over the top?"
Jeremy: "Well, their backs are clearly against the wall. You know, Dan Hawkins was given another year and I'm a big fan of his. I think he's going to come through. But, you know, it was a hard program. I mean, you look at the history, you look at what they went through, umm, with the scandal and all this bad publicity and losing recruits and losing scholarships. I mean, you know, the challenges (for Hawkins) were great, but, you know, I have full confidence that that program, uhh, they have a great athletic director, I think a great head coach and this is it, this is the year for them to define their program and I think the kids are going to work really hard."
Lombardi: "Why do you believe in Hawk?"
Jeremy: "I believe its the mentality, the philosophy. I mean, he has this warrior mentality. I remember seeing a feature on him when I was playing at CU on ESPN. He was at Boise State and thats something I've always been drawn to. Its like that Michael Jordan philosophy, that zen philosophy and, umm, its blocking out all those distractions all, you know, that go along with high competitive athletics and, you know, believeing in this one heartbeat. I think he's got that and I think if the kids just buy into what he's doing, what he's trying to build, I think he'll be very successful."
Now, I'm not into this "zen" stuff, but, hey, whatever.