BOULDER — When Colorado football coach Mike MacIntyre takes the stage Friday in Hollywood for Pac-12 Media Days, he'll be asked about the Buffs' progress as he enters his fourth year in Boulder.
MacIntyre will likely talk about this being a potential breakthrough year for Colorado. He'll note that the Buffs have been close — painfully close — to at least a half-dozen conference victories in the last two years that ultimately slipped away. He'll remind media members that in the last two seasons, eight of CU's losses have come by a combined 35 points, including three games in 2015 in which Colorado held the lead in the third or fourth quarter.