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Are you kidding? Arizona State has been in the dumps the past 5 yrs, of which Ryan has been overseeing the women the past 3. There's no reason for this, given their rich tradition. A lot easier to recruit to Air Force over Arizona State? The fact it's the Air Force would actually be a turn off for a lot of people. Sorry, not impressed- Ryan had everything at ASU, and he didn't get it done.[/quote]
"Extra, Extra, read all about it" A poor disgruntled coach who did not receive the Air Force job over a deserving coach comes to letsrun to bash.
ASU is not an easy place to recruit distance runners too. Who likes 5:30 A.M. practices when there in college? Ryan seemed to be able to recruit decently. Ryan did take the reins at ASU 3 years ago when there was hardly a Pac-10 scorer on the team and now they have a national champ. The womans team will be very competitive this year and Louie should have Ryan to thank for that. The from 2007 when Ryan arrived he did not have control and the womans program was spiriling out of control, Ryan has brought them back to life.