filed in Coaching on Oct.13, 2004
Shawn Watson accepted all the blame for the Buffs offensive failures on Saturday. “It starts with me,” Watson said. “I’m never going to point fingers at the kids. It starts with me, and it’s about me getting in a flow and putting them in positions to make plays.” This is a huge move for a [...]
filed in Coaching on Mar.25, 2004
Coach Barnett wrote a guest article for the Rocky Mountain News which appeared in today’s Opinion section. I think its very well written and does a good job of presenting the other side of most of these allegations. More to the point I think he certainly puts up some good points about the media sensationalizing [...]
filed in Coaching on Feb.20, 2004
This was announced today, and personally I feel this is the best route for the team to go. It will provide the most consistency during the next couple months. However, if Barnett is indeed fired at the end of this mess, then we should really look outside the program for a fresh start.
filed in Coaching on Feb.19, 2004
Barnett is appearing on Larry King Live tonight (7:00 MT – CNN) for an exclusive interview. Gary has been saying some questionable things in front of the camera as of late and it should be interesting to see what he has to say now that he’s been put on administrative leave. Also, here is the [...]
filed in Coaching on Feb.18, 2004
Rumors are flying tonight about the special press conference with Betsy Hoffman that will begin at approximately 9:30 pm. Many are calling for Barnett to be fired, and this may be what this is about. We’ll keep you updated when we find out more. UPDATE: Barnett was placed on administrative leave following the outcome of [...]
filed in Coaching on Feb.02, 2004
Barnett fired Vince Okruch today and hired Mike Hankwitz to replace him. Emerging details can be found here. Hankwitz was a the interim head coach for the Arizona Wildcats last season. He has returned to his former position under Bill McCartney. You may remember back in the day when the Buffs defense was feared. Like [...]
filed in Coaching on Jan.27, 2004
Will somebody start firing some coaches over at CU? THis whole waiting situation makes me think that they might not actually fire anybody. And that is not acceptable in my book. Here’s the latest gossip. Apparently Barnett will finally address the situation on February 4th.
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