Posted by ilikeseeyou on November 16, 2008 at 8:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

they call me Mr. Glass!

Posted by donintucson on November 16, 2008 at 8:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Very proud of the kids, nice to see Gundy give them and the defensive coaches credit.

Same old mistakes and bad decisions, poor kicking and special teams, things that go on and on under this coach, it is amazing to watch! Remember, the head coach recruits the players he has and plays the players he wants to play. When they don't perform, it is on him and him alone.

He is not smart enough to fix this in ten days, we have watched this go on and on for 3 years without getting fixed.

One of the best Eddie Crowder teams was the 1971 team, very young and won 10 games, beat Ohio St. and LSU on the road. This young team excuse is getting old old. Texas is playing with two freshman safeties. Florida is younger than the Buffs with 60 freshman and sophomores. Both BC running backs are pure freshman. Tell me it ain't coaching and I will laugh at you!

Anyone with any sense would have let Scott heal up weeks ago instead of playing him. The trainer should have taken charge of this and not let the kid practice until he was healthy, period.

Hawkins is going to be under big pressure next year. The team needs to cut back on their torture sessions, too many injuries, and there are going to have to be some assistant coaching changes, OC and ST for sure. If that is not done, and unless Hawkins wakes up and gets a real power running game going, he can forget his fifth year in my book. He is done. 8 wins plus will be mandatory next year, and the team will be on the road at Texas and Okie St. so it won't be easy. And there is Missouri who has him mystified.

I would not hold out any hope for a bowl game.
Neb. will win at home and we will be living with it for the next year, as much as I dispise the red bxxxxxxs.

The fact is Hawkins version of the Buffs has only won 13 games in 3 years, and digressed this year to boot. It just ain't happening.

Go Buffs!!!

Posted by BuffTime on November 16, 2008 at 12:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We will be loaded at RB for the next couple of years. We have Summler, Scott, Speedy, Lockridge, and Polk. All would be potential starters at most Div. 1 schools. If they are all healthy next year (and qualified) and we have our line healthy again in front of them, then we will run over everyone.

They all need to study and try to be as multidimensional as possible in order to be on the field as much as possible. They all need to work on catching and pass blocking. They all need to learn all of the running plays. The most dimensional of them will get on the field the most and keep the defenses guessing.

Posted by lobobuff on November 16, 2008 at 6:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If DS is still hurt, don't play him against Nebraska. If the OL can get its collective stuff in one bag, Sumler can get it done. If not, don't make any difference who's carrying the rock.

How deep in Hawkins' doghouse is Moyd anyhow? Not one snap against the Pokes. What's up with that?

One last chance to salvage the season. Go Buffs!

To win the Buffs will have to throw the ball eventually and defense must play a full 60 minutes. And special teams, must...heck, be "ordinary" for a change.

Posted by OrangeBowl on November 16, 2008 at 9:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good ol Rae Carruth-Yes every program has 'em.Here's a dream team for you-QB-Charles Thompson(OU) RB-Lawrence Phillips(NU) WR-Rae Carruth(CU)

Atta boy Sumler!Way to step up.Seize the moments Scott is on the sideline,I have a hunch there will be many of them.I wonder if our depth at RB could be used to strengthen our WRs?None of those guys could be worse than what we have,and it would get them on the field at the same time,add another dimension to the offense.Just a thought.

Posted by coereg on November 16, 2008 at 9:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It's not that this team is losing necessarily, But it's how their losing. This team is way out of whack w/special teams - have been all season, and that's unacceptable.

-WR's are extremely sub par, and of course the loss of Celestine & Simas didn't help. Josh Smith is really talented in the speed dep't, but is still shotty with the hands. Williams (a good sized receiver) hasn't improved at all since he stepped on campus ... hasn't been much of a factor at all.

-And then what happened to using your TE's? CU -again- has some good talent here, but they don't seem to game plan in that direction at all- confused!

Posted by coereg on November 16, 2008 at 9:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

And what the HELL happened between Boise St. and Boulder for Dan Hawkins? I mean this offensive game planning isn't even in the same ballpark.

It feels like we've been had!

I mean Boise State (under Hawkins) went vertical, vertical, vertical... with the running game to boot. And at least (with a few acceptions) if they ever lost, they atleast accounted for some damage against the other team. This team (CU) hardly stretches the field at all, c'mon!!
I'm growing tired of this team being completely non-competitive in most of these games. Not even any hope of a good game, let alone a win.

They should at least have enough quality talent to spread the field some, and put some points on the board. You can do that with or without some of these injuries ... ridiculous.

Again, it's not that their losing, but how it's happening. These blowout losses are mounting ... and when that happens, it draws big light onto the consistent bumbling, fumbling, mistake filled, undisciplined football that this team is playing. Those can sometimes be the signs of a team that is losing respect for either the coach or a group of his assistants.

Posted by coereg on November 16, 2008 at 10:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

And I agree with "what's going on with K. Moyd?" question.

What is up with Moyd!?

Kid would appear to me to be an offensive weapon. He has good breakaway speed, appears to have solid hands, and has played decent/well (hard to tell) when he get's a glimpse of playing time.

Kid runs a 4.4 ... and if he can handle the rock at all, you gotta get him some playing time.

Maybe slip him in some screens, or underneath passes, or simply give him some carries to counter Sumler/Scott for right now.

I'm not sure, if given some playing time, were not looking at a player that's just like a Stewart or Hugh Charles. Maybe not, but we may never find out either.

He must be (quietly) doing something behind the scenes that has him in the "dog house".

I say if the kid has speed, can catch and handle the rock, play him ... we seriously need the help.

Posted by BuffTime on November 17, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

coereg, yes losing Celestine and & Simas before the season set us a long way back in offensive weapons.

Pat Williams never became a breakout player, but to say he never progressed isn't really fair. You might remember a couple of seasons ago that he broke BOTH of his wrists. For a receiver that has a huge impact not only on their development but also on their ability to catch after they recover. I have to think it has at least something to do with the amount of dropped balls by him. It is only speculation on my part of course, but I do know that you can have continuing stiffness in the area of a break and might even have numbness. That would certainly make it harder for me to catch balls. At the very least, having 2 broken wrists is going to slow development no matter what.

As for the TEs not being in the passing game much, that was addressed some time ago by Ringo. The TEs are needed too much for blocking because of the O-line issues. They have essentially been used as extra blockers which doesn't allow them to be available for receptions.

And the big difference between Boise and Boulder is that at Boise he had a mature program in the sense that all of the elements were in place when he took over. He had WRs who knew what they were doing and were capable to doing it. He had a QB who knew what he was doing, he had RBs that played their roles well and most importantly he had an O-line that was functional. Hopefully we have all of those pieces starting next year.

We have the RBs for sure already and the O-line will be much deeper and more experienced, and the WR question is being addressed fairly heavily this recruiting cycle.

All in all, I fully expect next year to be light years ahead of this year. We have a lighter schedule and more experienced players. To me that spells a break out year.

Posted by roamingbuff on November 17, 2008 at 11:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Where the heck is Moyd? I thought Summler played well. But just curious. Where the heck is Moyd? He has run pretty well this year - in the few times he is actually in a game. He fumbled early in the season, but what the heck is going on with him - especially if Scott and Stewart are out.

Lots of ST issues, but let's talk about Smith on punt and kick returns. Do they not coach letting the ball go on punts inside the 10? Is that Smith being a bone-head - or is it the Hawk philosophy to field those? Cuz Smith almost always goes after a punt inside the 10.

I thought his decision to field that one punt was killer. Buffs finally score. Need a stop - and get it. Then needed another drive and points. Instead, Smith fields the punt and is down at the 6. Buffs fail to drive. Kick out of their own endzone. OSU gets the ball on our 45 - and scores.

Brutal.

Posted by BuffTime on November 17, 2008 at 1:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I seem to remember an article either last year or the year before mentioning something about Hawk preferring to field almost every punt. It is a usual standard though that if a punt is landing past the 10 yrd line to let it go. But some of Smith's biggest runs were when he took it out from the end-zone.

It all depends on how well your blockers are set up. Smith for sure needs to spend some extra time in the film room looking at punt returns especially. Someone needs to run him through all of the scenarios that a return guy faces and help him master the mental side of it. He's got the wheels to succeed he just needs the experience and knowledge that can make him a great return guy.