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November 19th - @ Oklahoma State????????? #12 Oklahoma State 31, Colorado 28

Is Dan Hawkins on the way out? Sources are starting to think so.

Sporting News' Dave Curtis analyzes what Friday's buzz means to college football. Where the Buffalo roam The buzz about Dan Hawkins getting dismissed (and bought out) at Colorado grew hot not because the Buffs lost by three on the road to a ranked team Thursday night. The bad vibes are back because of how things went down. Colorado's final four offensive possessions ended with a missed 49-yard field goal, a turnover on downs (incomplete pass on fourth-and-2 at the Oklahoma State 28), a fumble... near midfield and a punt with 2:45 remaining. The Buffs either led by four or trailed by three points on each occasion yet ended with another loss, sending Hawkins' record at CU to 16-32 (and 2-20 on the road). Missed opportunities such as Thursday's have plagued the Hawkins era, and the sum of them will inspire deep-pocketed boosters to fund his removal and replacement. Hawkins inherited an out-of-order program when he arrived from Boise State—some folks at CU didn't realize how much effort would be required to revive football in Boulder. But in this college football landscape, he hasn't worked fast enough. Despite a belief he's expressed through the press, Hawkins seems more and more like a week from unemployment. Black-out T-minus seven days to Tim Tebow's final game at Florida Field. And already, the Florida community has rallied to give him an expected, over-the-top salute. A group of area fans launched a Facebook group this week asking the folks attending UF's game with Florida State to wear eye black on their faces as a tribute to No. 15. Tebow, of course, made the eye black famous by inscribing New Testament passages on the make-up for television cameras to beam around the world. (Note to fans: your favorites verses from Corinthians are optional next). Tebow's eye-black has become as much his trademark as barreling through SEC linebackers. His choice of John 3:16 during January's BCS national championship game ranked among the Internet's most-searched phrases in the hours after the game. Although a small faction of fans has soured on Tebow for frequently promoting his Christian beliefs, the eye black seems a fitting shout-out. Look for a lot of painted faces next Saturday in Gainesville. Happy trails, Mickey Meanwhile, north on Interstate 75 and west on I-10, an era ends this afternoon in Tallahassee. Mickey Andrews, Bobby Bowden's sidekick for nearly three decades, coordinates the Florida State defense for the final time at Doak Campbell Stadium. Perhaps no defense (except maybe Hawkins' at Colorado) has looked as lousy as the 'Noles have, ranking No. 105 in the nation against the run, No. 109 in total yards allowed and 96th in average points allowed. The numbers place FSU last in the ACC. But Andrews' legacy won't be tarnished too much by his finale. His philosophy in the 1990s—speed over size—helped redefine defense and sent a slew of linebackers and defensive ends to multi-million-dollar NFL careers. Throw in game-changing cornerbacks Deion Sanders and Terrell Buckley, and Andrews goes down as one of the greats of all time. He forever can use Steve Spurrier as a reference—Florida's Fun 'n' Gun offense never sputtered as much as against the Seminoles. Eye black isn't the way to go, but hopefully FSU fans give him a standing ovation Saturday afternoon. Dave Curtis is a writer for Sporting News. E-mail him at dcurtis@sportingnews.com.more>>

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