Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney on Tuesday blasted
university officials for firing Jon Embree after two seasons at
the school.  McCartney, who coached Embree in the 1980s and
helped get Embree hired at Colorado, told The Denver Post the
firing was "unfair and unjust" and "had no integrity to it."
"For people to evaluate what he's done so far and be critical
about it is so unfair," McCartney said. "You've got to be blind.
You've got to be stupid to think that this is a reflection on
his coaching. It's not."  Bohn fired Embree on Sunday after a
two-year record of 4-21, including 1-11 this year, a school
record for losses. McCartney, who coached Colorado to its lone
national title in 1990, said Embree inherited a roster too
inexperienced to compete in the Pac-12.  "It was bankrupt,"
McCartney said. "If he had quality players who were older guys,
he would've played them. The younger guys were better and had
more potential but weren't ready."  McCartney chastised Bohn for
firing Embree instead of le