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Article: Boise State's victory is bittersweet for Hawkins.(Sports)

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January 3, 2007
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Byline: B.G. Brooks, Rocky Mountain News

BOULDER -- While the rest of the country watched the Fiesta Bowl in amazement, Dan Hawkins quietly - OK, perhaps noisily at times - contemplated the steps required to plant Boise State football in the national spotlight.

"It's much more of a story than just what happened (Monday) night," Hawkins said Tuesday, referring to a philosophical continuity, recruiting, nurturing, persevering and finally - even if from afar - seeing a dream reach fruition.

The Monday night denouement to a story Hawkins helped start was fairly phenomenal.

There was his former team, largely composed of players he sold on ...

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