Daily Links

-- Check out this Daily Camera story on Richard Roby… pretty much saying what we said yesterday that Roby was already a late second round pick and with the hand injury, he will probably go undrafted. Bzdelik does have a good point that it may be better to not be drafted then go in the second round due to being stuck with one option and non-guaranteed contracts. At the same time, you are also flirting with European League Basketball.

-- Coach Hawkins is going to….Peru?? This article is hilarious. It goes on to talk about all the measures that the Hawkins’ Family is taking to avoid Typhus and Malaria. I’m sorry but I think if I had to get shots, take pills and even soak my clothes in insect repellent before I went on vacation, I would probably have second thoughts about going there. The article gets even better as Peru was not the family’s first choice. Brazil was the first choice but a recent outbreak of dengue fever in Rio De Janeiro halted that excursion. How about Cancun or Acapulco?

-- A Hawk Sound Bite from The Colorado Springs Gazette detailing the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation's College Football Kickoff Luncheon:

“Finally, had to mention that Colorado coach Dan Hawkins had the line of the day at the luncheon. Talking about how young his team was, he compared it to a golden retriever puppy. He said they were really energetic and excited and really cute, “but sometimes we chew things up and pee on the floor.”

-- Nice blurb on CU from Stewart Mandel's weekly CFB mailbag:

Usually by the third year, a coach really makes his mark on a program. So what do you see happening with Dan Hawkins at Colorado?
-- Martin, Austin, Texas

The Buffs are definitely a team you'd be smart to watch out for this season. Hawkins' team improved considerably from Year 1 (2-10) to Year 2 (6-7, with upsets over Oklahoma and Texas Tech). This year's team will be far more experienced, what with QB Cody Hawkins entering his second season and the possibility of as many as eight senior starters on defense. And if incoming freshman Darrell Scott -- the nation's top-rated running back recruit last winter -- lives up to the hype, he will give Hawkins exactly the type of elite skill player he's been missing.

The coach finally feels confident enough in his personnel to go to a no-huddle offense, and we may start to see more of the unconventional plays that marked his tenure at Boise State. The bigger question may be the defense, which absolutely tanked at the end of last season and lost its most important player, All-America LB Jordon Dizon.

We'll find out about the state of the Buffs pretty quickly -- after opening against Colorado State and Eastern Washington, Colorado goes through a daunting four-game gauntlet against West Virginia, Florida State, Texas and Kansas. If Hawkins' team can get a win at home against either the Mountaineers or Longhorns, it could set them up for an eight- or nine-win season.

-- The Mountain West Connection has a preview of the upcoming Rocky Mountain Showdown.

-- Recliners? Free food and drink? This new section may not have the emotion of the student section, but if I were a Jayhawk you could sure as hell count me in.