Colorado Athletic Director Rick George has had every chance to fire Buffaloes head football coach Mike MacIntyre, yet George has retained his services every time some thought the temperature of MacIntyre’s seat was heating up. No matter the final record, thus far at least, the two have remained in partnership in Boulder.
Does George’s insistence to stick his neck out for MacIntyre put his own head at risk?
The first chance for a regime change came when there was a change in leadership in the athletic department. When he took over for Mike Bohn as Athletic Director, George could have stated that MacIntyre wasn’t his guy, setting the stage for the second and third chances.