BOULDER- The current Coach Mac let Colorado's original Coach Mac do the inspiring at practice.
He sure did, too.
Longtime Buffaloes coach Bill McCartney showed up Tuesday and delivered a motivational speech that had coach Mike MacIntyre almost wishing it were game day. That's how fired up his 12th-ranked Buffaloes were after an appearance by the coach who led Colorado to its only national title following the 1990 season.
Who better to stop by before the biggest game in years for Colorado (8-2, 6-1 Pac-12) - a showdown with No. 20 Washington State (8-2, 7-0) on Saturday at Folsom Field.