Close your eyes (don’t, you should read this), think about Colorado Buffaloes Football, think about the glory years, think about all the men and their dedication it took to achieve that prestige. That’s what Mike MacIntyre does.
Not only does MacIntyre look back at the late 80s and learn a lot, he sees a lot of his team in those teams.
It took Bill McCartney four years to get to a bowl, the same amount of time it has taken MacIntyre. But it took McCartney seven and eight years respectively to achieve a Top 25 ranking and for that number to be within the top ten.