Tad Boyle is happy Colorado is in, but is still bitter about last year’s snub ()

LONGMONT, Colo. — When "Colorado" flashed across the television screen announcing the Buffs first appearance into the NCAA tournament since 2003, the entirety of those crammed into coach Tad Boyle's living room — players, boosters, fans — cheered and applauded with excitement. But Boyle remained seated, smiling, but not nearly as jubilant as the rest of the group. Of course, he already knew the Buffs were going to the dance. They'd punched their ticket by beating Arizona 53-51 in the final of the Pac-12 tournament. But it wasn't that knowledge that kept him so reserved. It was the fact that the exultation in that room should have been felt a year ago when those same players, boosters and fans watched the entire selection show and never heard Colorado's name called. "They didn't invite us to this party," Boyle said of this year's selection. "We're crashing it."