Posts Tagged ‘Rick George’

Dear Mr. George … Ten Years Later

//posted 8.13.2023

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August 12, 2013, was Rick George’s first day on the job as CU’s athletic director … As a frustrated fan (CU was coming off of a 1-11 season in 2012), I wrote the new athletic director an open letter. As a courtesy, I actually mailed the letter to Boulder … What happened next, I never would have guessed …

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Rick George: Pac-12 Commissioner?

//posted 1.22.2021

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Will Rick George be a candidate for the soon-to-be vacated position of Pac-12 commissioner? (Speculation is that he will) … How does George’s resume fit in with criteria mentioned by Pac-12 Presidents? … If Rick George leaves, will CU turn to George’s heir apparent, Lance Carl? …

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Podcast Companion – Rick George Interview

//posted 4.1.2020

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Nebraska being Nebraska – The Corn Nation already looking to get a recruiting advantage on Name, Image, and Likeness issue … “Dear Mr. George”: How an open letter in 2013 led to my meeting Rick George …

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CUATG Podcast – Interview with Rick George

//posted 4.1.2020

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From last spring … Discussion on Rick George’s appointment to the NCAA working group on Name, Image and Likeness … Also: How will CU be able to keep its coaches from being poached by schools with greater resources (the interview coming a week before Mel Tucker left for Michigan State) …

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Podcast Companion – CU Coaching Changeovers

//posted 3.24.2020

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A companion piece to Episode 1 of the CU at the Game Podcast … A look back at all of the CU head coaching changes, from Bill McCartney taking over in June, 1982, to Mel Tucker’s introduction to the Buff Nation just over a year ago … Some new coaches worked out – some didn’t …

Karl Dorrell – First Impressions

//posted 2.23.2020

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Karl Dorrell may not have been anyone’s first choice, but … he produced the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 1,000-yard receivers in CU history … and the last CU offense to rank in the top ten nationally … and UCLA Recruiting Classes ranked higher than anything seen at CU in years …

Colorado Daily

//posted 8.24.2019

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Three QB coaches in three seasons a “blessing in disguise” for Steven Montez … New CU President Mark Kennedy: “I do believe that sports serve as the front door to the university” … Nate Landman: “I need to be responsible for this defense” … * Video – Mel Tucker speaks at the Front Range Media Huddle * …

Lance Carl Interview: The Hiring of Mel Tucker

//posted 3.18.2019

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In an exclusive interview, Associate Athletic director Lance Carl, half of the “Committee of Two” who brought Mel Tucker to CU, discusses the hiring process, and his first impressions of CU’s new head coach …

“Mike MacIntyre has been dismissed as head coach”

//posted 11.19.2018

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Neill Woelk: Foundation in place; rebuild not required … Transcript of AD Rick George’s press conference …. “I want to see a coach that sees the same passion about this place that I do” …