.AdamGorney examines Colorado's decision to fire Karl Dorrell after the Buffs' 0-5 start:
Colorado finished 4-2 during the COVID year and then 4-8 last season, Dorrell’s only full season in town. The Buffs were 0-5 this season but all five losses were by double-digits, blowouts and nothing looked to be getting better.released an open letter on social media stating he heard the fans and shared in their frustrations. It might as well have also said that one more embarrassing loss would be it for Dorrell. That came Saturday when Arizona torched the Buffaloes.
After the game, Dorrell called it a “frustrating day.” He said “there’s always hope” but this situation looked hopeless. As many failing coaches do, Dorrell said the team practices well but it doesn’t show up in games. But that’s the whole point and Dorrell has to know he wasn’t cutting the mustard. Not even close.Phil DiStefano
. There was a restlessness and frustration in town and columnist Sean Keeler calling for everyone’s heads in Boulder was only one example. To be fair, Dorrell didn’t have a tremendous amount of time to fix Colorado’s problems but things seemed to be intractable, like Dorrell was pushing against an immovable wall. Or maybe he was the wall holding the program back.It won’t be easy because the glory years are far, far gone. The Buffaloes have had one winning season since 2005. The team hasn’t really been all that much of a threat since thosedays. A big win here or there but not enough to write home about.