This is how I see it from my point a view, his son was red shirted his frosh year and the CU brass/backers/expectations are allocating him 5 years minimum (after Hawkins throwing the baby out with the bath water approach-smart move). Look at it this way, after those 5 years his son will have graduated by then, a senior, earning close to the equivalent of $125,000 of education/possible degree at Boulder while the dad/Hawkins will get paid close to $6 million after 5 years. You could rant and belittle me, my family, friends whoever on message boards if I had a scenario like this with these expectations. If I was a new HC at a school, I definitely go the Hawkins route. Start off with a 2-10 season and there's no way to go but up. Even next year if CU finally gets to 7-5 and a winning season/bowl, things look peachy and you've weathered the storm enough for the next year. Great deal Hawkins set up.