Pouring Cold Water on Colorado’s Victory over WVU

Sorry CU fans. I know you are pleased that you beat a ranked team, but this was not a game that CU should have won.

The simple reason why CU won and WVU lost is that WVU made a huge blunder hiring Bill Stewart after an emotional Fiesta Bowl win.

WVU’s new coach is so awesome, Rich Rodriguez wanted nothing to do with him with his new staff in Michigan. Additionally, Bill Stewart was 8-25 during his one stint as a head coach at VMI.

On top of that, he didn’t even get fired based on his record, he got fired for making racially insensitive remarks:

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Stewart resigned in 1996 after making a racially-insensitive comment towards a player regarding his on-field behavior. Stewart took responsibility for his comments and offered to resign in order to save the jobs of his assistants. About the incident, Stewart said “It was an isolated incident that never happened before and never happened after. I would certainly change the wording but never the intent.

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HG believes Stewart will be gone by the end of this year. No way you can have a coach who is even slightly branded a racist.

Also, Husker fans should not look at this as any indication as how we will do against Virginia Tech. While VT may not be as strong as previous years, they have a well-coached team and a system that’s been in place for years. They won’t make the same preparation and coaching errors as WVU did last night.

So while Dan Hawkins finally gives CU some justification for his employment, just remember: the team you beat last night is not anywhere close to the same team that won the Fiesta Bowl.