Colorado coach Bill McCartney, left, is escorted off the Orange Bowl field after the Buffaloes defeated Notre Dame, 10-9, in the 57th annual Orange Bowl Classic in Miami, Jan. 1, 1991. AP ...

University of Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney speaks to a mob of media at the Orange Bowl Media Day in Miami, Florida, on Dec. 28, 1989. (AP Photo/Marc Pesetsky) McCartney was perceptive.

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only ... when the team finished 11-1-1 and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to clinch the national title. That season included a win at Missouri ...

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only ... when the team finished 11-1-1 and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to clinch the national title. That season included a win at Missouri ...

(Photo by Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera) FILE - Colorado coach Bill McCartney, left, is escorted off the Orange Bowl field after the Buffaloes defeated Notre Dame, 10-9, in the 57th annual Orange ...

Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney, who guided the Buffaloes ... when the Buffaloes finished 11-1-1 and defeated Notre Dame 10-9 in the Orange Bowl for the national championship.

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only ... when the team finished 11-1-1 and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to clinch the national title. That season included a win at Missouri ...

(AP) — Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its ... when the team finished 11-1-1 and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl to clinch the national title. That season included a win at Missouri ...