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BOULDER, Colo. -- Mike MacIntyre has a reputation as a turnaround artist. Give him a program, any program, and he will transform it.Colorado, though, had the looks of being the sort of program that not even MacIntyre could fix.After three years that resulted in a grand total of 10 victories, MacIntyre led the 10th-ranked Buffaloes (No. 11 AP) to a 10-win season and a spot in the Pac-12 championship game, and even the fringes of the national title conversation for a week or two. Colorado also will make its first bowl appearance since 2007.For that, MacIntyre is The Associated Press college football Coach of the Year. He received 109 points and 25 first-place votes from the AP college football poll panel.?Penn States James Franklin was second with 98 and 16, and?Alabamas Nick Saban was third with 57 and 13.We played a lot of young guys, and they worked hard and got better, said MacIntyre, who became the first Colorado coach to win the award since it began in 1998. They grew into their talent and kept right on going.To comprehend just how far Colorado has come, its important to know where the Buffaloes were before MacIntyre arrived. In 2012, they led the nation in games started by true freshmen, were outscored by 552-214 and lost a school-high 11 games that ultimately cost coach Jon Embree his job.MacIntyre realized he was inheriting a program that had fallen on hard times. But the depths of that decline caught him off guard.Overall, to be able to compete, to be in the Pac-12 championship game, we werent very close, MacIntyre said.MacIntyre gradually revamped the program -- just like he did at San Jose State when he inherited a 2-10 squad and in three seasons turned the Spartans into a double-digit win team.All he needed was time and a chance to develop his talent. After going 2-25 in conference games over his first three seasons at Colorado, some publications listed him on the hot seat heading into the season.Now he is one of the hottest coaches in the business.Its been remarkable, whats occurred this season, said former Colorado coach Gary Barnett, who is now a radio analyst for Buffs football games. Theyve acted like theyve been there before, acted like a mature team thats used to winning. They have this resiliency to find a way to win, every single game theyve been in.The Rise -- as Colorado has labeled it -- has been no surprise to MacIntyres players. They bought in from the beginning. Take junior running back Phillip Lindsay. He was recruited by the previous regime and didnt know if his scholarship would still be honored after suffering a serious knee injury in high school.MacIntyre visited him and assured Lindsay that one day he would play a role in leading this team back to prominence. Lindsay rushed for 1,189 yards and 16 scores this season. He wont forget that trust from MacIntyre.He believed. His teammates believed -- even as the Buffaloes struggled.Rome wasnt built in one day. He just needed time to build a program, Lindsay said. Hes a big reason we are where we are today.And thats a program trending in the right direction -- with big crowds showing up again at Folsom Field. The Buffaloes appeared in their first conference title game, losing 41-10 to No. 4 Washington, since 2005, when they were in the Big 12. They are also heading to the Valero Alamo Bowl against Oklahoma State with a chance to become just the fourth team in school history to win 11 games.Weve been making steps. Some of them were baby steps, but we were moving forward, said MacIntyre, whose late father, George MacIntyre, was the coach at Vanderbilt from 1979 to 1985. We werent going backward at all.Upgrades to the athletic facilities, including a new indoor practice field, helped. Recently, MacIntyre took the team over to their old digs, just as a reminder of how far they have come.Those young freshmen were like, Whats this? MacIntyre recounted. You cant kick it high. The lights are weird. But this is what it was for us all the time.There might be some times we go back down there and do some morning drills like we used to and make them realize how nice weve got it.MacIntyre has always been an emotional coach. After a win at Oregon, MacIntyre hugged his son Jay, a sophomore receiver, as he wiped away tears. His players appreciate that side of him.A lot of ups and downs, a lot of heartbreaks, a lot of happy times, a lot of crying over the years, Lindsay said. We are a figure of him. Now youre seeing the final product. Wholesale Orioles Jerseys . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. 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Baltimore Orioles Pro Shop . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Josh Tomlin is just fine waiting another day to make his postseason debut.The Indians right-hander said he was treating Sunday as a regular off-day after rain washed out Game 3 of Clevelands AL Division Series against Boston. But instead of building on the success from the 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, he will take the mound after both teams had extra rest.We had a few days off after the regular season, too, and we played two pretty good games in the ALDS, Tomlin said outside the visitors clubhouse at Fenway Park shortly after the game was postponed. So I dont know if it hurts our momentum or not.Sundays scheduled 4:08 p.m. start was called off around 2 p.m. -- long before the gates had opened or the starting pitchers had begun to warm up; it will be made up at 6:08 p.m. on Monday.Cleveland outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall said having two days off in a row was like a short All-Star break.You dont want to burn a starter trying to squeeze a start into a window, he said. You want to give a game a chance to get played with no things looming.Tomlin said he had gone through his usual pregame routine but hadnt gone to the bullpen to start throwing like he would before a start.Red Sox manager John Farrell said he would stick with Clay Buchholz for Game 3 but wouldnt commit beyond that. Boston reliever Brad Ziegler said the team was completely confident with Buchholz on the mound and the season on the line.Hes been throwing the ball great coming down the stretch and hes got World Series experience. Hes got playoff experiennce, Ziegler said.dddddddddddd And if nothing else, maybe the day of rain gives everybody else a day of rest and gives us a chance to bring those guys back.The Indians won Games 1 and 2 at home, beating Bostons two best pitchers and setting the stage for a sweep at Fenway on Sunday. The rainout pushes that back one day -- at least -- and could extend David Ortizs career for another day as well.Indians manager Terry Francona said his teams rotation is likely to stay the same for Games 4 and 5, if necessary. But now Game 1 starter Trevor Bauer would be back on the regular amount of rest on Tuesday.Corey Kluber can pitch in Game 5 -- or, if the Red Sox dont last that long, wait for AL Championship Series.In the Red Sox clubhouse, Ortizs son DAngelo waited dressed at his locker for his dad to leave with him -- maybe for one of the last times. Xander Bogaerts played cards with teammates. Sandy Leon spoke wearing a knit cap perfect for the cool weather ahead.With the rainout, the Red Sox could come back to 22-game winner Rick Porcello in Game 4 on the usual four days of rest. David Price would be lined up to start a decisive fifth game, leaving Eduardo Rodriguez as the odd man out.Rodriguez said he hadnt been told of the teams plans.I was going to be in the bullpen today anyway, being a starter, reliever or whatever, he said. Ill throw my bullpens and get ready for whatever they want me to do. ' ' '