Colorado last won a conference championship in 2001, has not won a bowl game since this year’s freshmen were in preschool and finds itself on a coaching search for the fourth time in the last 12 years. This isn’t an easy job, despite athletic director Rick George saying last week, “There’s not a better job in America than here in Colorado.”
Sure, you’ve got one of the best live mascots in sports, you’ve got a picturesque setting to live in and lure prospects to, and you’ve got an administration seemingly willing to spend money, since it is paying recently fired Mike MacIntyre’s $10.