CU's Dan Hawkins Tells Denny Green: "Take Notes"

[DeToxRox]

Without doubt a classic coach blow up, better then Greens in my opinion.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2765424

And you thought Ralphie the Buffalo running onto Folsom Field was intimidating.

At a news conference earlier this month, Colorado coach Dan Hawkins, trying to turn around a Buffaloes team that went 2-10 overall and 2-6 in the Big 12, had a loud and clear message for players who think his training regime is too tough: Go play intramurals.

And the way he delivered that message, it might still be echoing through the Front Range.

Hawkins let fly with the loud rant when discussing the kind of toughness that he wanted to bring to the Buffaloes -- and acknowledging that it might not be for everyone. For example, he said, an anonymous parent sent him a letter protesting the players getting only a two-week break in their offseason conditioning program when they normally had three weeks off.

"Well we gave them a week at the start of the semester rather than at the end but here's my point, OK," Hawkins said in a calm, quiet voice.

Then he let fly.

"It's Division I football! It's the Big 12! It ain't intrarmurals!" he roared.

"You've got two weeks after finals, you've got a week of July Fourth and you get a week before camp starts," Hawkins continued, still shouting at the top of his voice. "That's a month that's probably more vacation then you [reporters] get. And we're a little bummed out that we don't get three weeks?"

"Go play intramurals, brother … go play intramurals," he said, calming down.

Hawkins came to Colorado from Boise State, where he went 53-10, to turn around a program embroiled in controversy over recruiting practices and rape allegations by former female placekicker Katie Hnida. He succeeded Gary Barnett, who ignited a firestorm in 2004 when he reacted to Hnida's claims with criticism of her kicking ability.

Barnett stepped down in 2005 after reaching a financial settlement with the university.

[DeToxRox]

Dola: ESPN Motion has the rant in said link.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by DeToxRoxDVHStyle

"That's a month that's probably more vacation then you [reporters] get."

Hey, a coach finally admits his players are employees of the University!

[Ksyrup]

Instantly brought to mind Howard Dean. All that was missing was the "relieving my bowels in my pants" yell at the end.

[Ryan S]

Originally Posted by DeToxRoxDVHStyle

Dola: ESPN Motion has the rant in said link.

The text does not do this rant justice. You need to hear it to fully appreciate it.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Instantly brought to mind Howard Dean. All that was missing was the "relieving my bowels in my pants" yell at the end.

the cold pizza guys bring dead up

[stevew]

No, Denny Green still beats this. Maybe if there was video it'd be one thing. But "Crown their Asses!!" and "Bears are who we thought they were," and "Who treats the third game of preseason like it's bullshit, bullshit" are far better than "go play intramurals."

[cthomer5000]

Denny Green beats this by MILES. Please, this aint no thing.

[PackerFanatic]

Playoffs?!

[st.cronin]

John L. Smith > Denny Green > Dan Hawkins

[lighthousekeeper]

Denny Green's rant was so much more classic, because he exhibited the symptoms of someone who was so out-of-their-mind-enraged that they stop making sense. Denny was so mad that his statements could have been mistaken for the ravings of a madman.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

Denny Green's rant was so much more classic, because he exhibited the symptoms of someone who was so out-of-their-mind-enraged that they stop making sense. Denny was so mad that his statements could have been mistaken for the ravings of jbmagic.

Fixed.