Twice is nice. View my answers to their questions here.

In your previous answers, you mentioned not using a TE in your passing game because you run spread most of the time, and seemed to indicate a frustration you don't run more from the I-formation (I may be reading too much into your answers here). Do you think in the third year of Hawkins' regime in Boulder, y'all should expect to have a better grasp on his spread scheme, and be executing it better?

 RR: This is the first year the Buffs have run the spread offense so growing pains should be expected but if anything, the Buffs offense is regressing from the start of the year partly because the injuries but most important, because of a lack of offensive firepower/playmakers. You look at every team that runs the spread in the Big 12, you find a pretty solid offensive line with some legitimate playmakers. The Buffs just don’t have the skill to run the spread offense right now and be successful. Plus the Buffs run a poor man’s spread at that. You look at OU’s offense and it is like a fast break, often snapping the ball with 20 seconds remaining on the play clock. The CU spread is the slowest version of the spread I have seen. Personally, if you gave every Buffs fan the choice of keeping the spread or going to a power set, 99.9% of us would say pound the ball with Stewart and Scott in the "I" formation and get the tight ends in the game. In fact I would say 80% would take the wishbone over the spread right now. Once CU get more players, I think the spread is a novel idea but until then, it won’t be successful in the Big 12.

 Following along with the first question, how concerned are you about your defense? I'm always a little leery of coaches who come from the WAC, because I don't think defense is stressed in that conference. Are you worried that Hawkins, coming from an offensive background, doesn't stress defense enough?

RR: Well if Hawkins is an offensive guru, CU fans have yet to see it so maybe he is focusing on defense more than we think. The only part of the defense I worry about from a player personnel perspective is the defensive line. I think the Buffs have good linebackers and solid corners but the pass rush generation has been missing. The biggest overall worry surrounds the scheme that the Buffs put out there week to week. Sometimes it is great and sometimes you wonder if the coaches watched five minutes of film. I know I am armchair coaching but letting Todd Reesing and Chase Daniel sit back there and throw against a three man rush will do the Buffs no good. This defense needs to be opportunistic due to the offense being so bad. This unit needs to carry the team.

Our game with you will be game nine of this season. Since we will be basically three-fourths of the way through the season with this game, don't you think Hawkins should have decided on a starting QB by now?

RR: Yes, I don’t like rotating a quarterback after we have seen what Tyler Hansen can do. It is time to let a quarterback start getting a rhythm and play the whole game. You are basically hoping to catch lightning in a bottle every time you switch quarterbacks. The key word being "hope." The main thing I don’t like about CU’s rotation right now is the fact that there is no method to the madness. It leaves you scratching your head as to what are they thinking here? Hansen should be the quarterback.

 Following up on the previous question, how much do you think the fact that Hawkins is having to deal with his son as the QB is helping or hurting the situation?

RR: Coach and son, I believe, are two separate realms in Dan Hawkin’s life. Both father and son are very mature and both understand that wins is all that matters in college football, not relationships. Cody has been unbelievably supportive of Tyler Hansen. The father/son dynamic is not an issue in his decision making. Last year, Hawkins threw for over 3,000 yards, setting the record for a CU freshman quarterback. In training camp, Hawkins was far and away the best quarterback. So it is hard to take a quarterback out like that who has had a firm grasp on the position for almost two years now. We are all wondering what went wrong over the past couple of months. That is what is hurting the situation.

You play the offensive coordinator on this question. With your offensive line depleted by injuries, who do you start at QB? What adjustments do you make to your offensive scheme (or do you change the scheme entirely) to make up for your issues on the offensive line?

RR: My quarterback would be Tyler Hansen without question. He gives me a better chance to win. He is taller, has a better arm, can stand from the pocket and throw, has enough wheels to get outside. I can deal with him making mistakes because of his playmaking ability. I would go back to a more power formation. Get the tight ends involved over the middle. Bring in a fullback with Rodney Stewart and Darrell Scott. Make an effort to play hard nose football against these relatively weak defensive Big 12 teams. I would instill a quick three step drop passing game that would getting the wheels of this offense turning to establish a timing and rhythm. I would play Josh Smith on every freaking play and touching the ball on offense at least 10 times/game. I would run at least 10 screen passes a game to take the pressure off the line and make opponents aware that bringing 6+ might get you beat. My opinion, the worst thing you can do with a beat up line is to start 5-7 yards back in a shotgun formation. The running back is starting from a stand still, the young quarterback has to focus so much on catching the ball which diverts his attention away from pre-snap reads. Get in the "I" formation and play assignment straight ahead football. Take the confusion out.

Where does Colorado view itself as a program? You won a national title in the early 1990s, you've won four Big 12 North division titles and one Big 12 Championship since 2000. Where do you think Colorado ranks as a football program in the Big 12 and nationally?

RR: That is tough. I don’t really know. Today, I would say the Buffs are certainly better than Iowa State and Baylor as a program. I think you can jumble Texas A&M, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas State together. The Buffs are definitely in that 7 – 9 range in the Big 12. If I am right, the Buffs should be in that 7 – 5 range next year or else Hawk is out. Nationally, who knows?