Embree's game of pride and passion
September 18, 2011 Jon Embree during the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Mile High Stadium on Sept. 17, 2011. (CU Independent/James Bradbury) Two straight losses were never part of his plan. When Jon Embree returned to Boulder as head coach, he talked a big game of restoring confidence. Finally, his program has a base to build upon. His staff and his boys, as he speaks with the inflection of a proud papa, defeated Front Range rival CSU by fighting back when down and finishing when ahead. “Obviously all those people stepped up and refused to let it go away without a fight,” Embree said. “We p...