Dan Hawkins
Dan Hawkins
Danny Clarence Hawkinsis an American former gridiron football player, coach, and sportscaster. He served as the head football coach at Willamette University, Boise State University, and the University of Colorado, compiling a career college football record of 112–61–1. Hawkins was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football Leaguefor five games in 2013 before he was fired mid-season. He was a studio analyst for college football with ESPN...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth12 December 1976
band basically people playing scene written
We're real people and we're a band that's been playing on the scene for a long time. We've made a lot of friends, and one enemy we've always had was the NME. They've always basically slated us and they've basically never ever written about the music.
bet determination hard work
You bet there is. It's called hard work, determination and preparation. There's a lot of work to be done.
certain guitars sounds
You can muck around with different guitars for certain bits, but you have to have your own sound. That's your benchmark, that's your sound. I also play a Black Beauty. It sounds amazing.
across album america effect uk
We've had a number 1 album in the UK and that was a really big thing for me. So now all we've got to do is do it in America and that will have the domino effect of doing it across the rest of the world.
felt good line offensive pound running watched wisconsin
We watched Wisconsin pound it on them. We felt really good about our offensive line and our running backs, and we felt we could take it to 'em in the running game.
afraid easier played playing
Football's about having fun. Playing defense, you've got to be aggressive. I know it's easier said than done, but you can't be afraid to make a mistake. ... I thought they had more fun, they played more loose, they were more aggressive, and consequently they were more effective.
defense face nice
The nice thing for our defense is they have to face the same thing every day in practice.
gets goes
Even when you do double-cover him, he goes and gets it.
fired guy state
I've got a guy right here, ... that's fired up about Boise State and he's from Tennessee.
difficult freshman
It's very, very difficult for a freshman to do it.
age changes interest likes older somewhere toys until
Everyone likes toys when they're a little kid. Somewhere about age 14 or 15, their interest kind of changes to other things -- until they're older and have their own kids.
biggest
The biggest thing you need to do is go in there and galvanize some things, because they've been through a lot.
possibly
The bigger we get, I think the more it's changing things, which is great, but we didn't set out to do that. We just wanted to be as big as we possibly could be.
easier
It's a lot easier when all you have to do is just punt.