CU's George Hits Three Years On The Job

BOULDER — Three years ago today, Rick George began his tenure as athletic director at the University of Colorado.

It's been a heck of a stretch.

The summer George was hired, I was a long way (literally and figuratively) from the daily happenings of the CU Athletic Department, but I still kept as close an eye as possible on what was occurring in Boulder. When I heard that George had been lured away from his job as COO the Texas Rangers, I was intrigued but not surprised.

George had always been a man who sought out challenges, going clear back to the time when he agreed to take on duties as recruiting coordinator for Bill McCartney and the Buffaloes. This was clearly just another test he…