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Rooney: Sticking together through struggles has CU Buffs on cusp of history

Ben Margot / Associated Press)

STANFORD, Calif. — Bowl eligible.

It has a nice ring to it. And it's a phrase long coveted by the Colorado Buffaloes and a fan base starved for reasons to celebrate.

Saturday's ugly yet monumentally fulfilling 10-5 win at Stanford guaranteed the Buffs still will be honing game plans during December practices for the first time in nine years. It also validated all the pain and suffering endured by CU's upperclassmen through the first three years of coach Mike MacIntyre's tenure, a run of frustration punctuated by just two wins in 27 Pac-12 Conference games and 10 victories overall.