Will Ritz take the Colorado job at the end of the year?

Siemers/Mines. CO connection, proven track record of home grown talent. Zero pressure to rebuild in a hurry. it will be fun to see what he does with a real budget.

7th man for Baylor or Mizzou, big congratulations! You must be a goddam genius. Yep, you know everything.

When i say prestigious i mean from a university perspective within the NCAA ecosystem. NAU is a modern dynasty, but what is their history beyond the last decade? Colorado is in one of the P5 (or maybe P4 now with the Pac-12 being gutted) and will have a lot more resources from a university perspective.

Again as i said in my initial post, i dont think he takes the job but i do think he considers it and the odds are significantly higher than 0.0%.

I would like to see Brosnan get the shot there and get L&L to transfer to be closer to the ON group.

It’s interesting how Ritz has managed to escape having his past work against him. He was dirty at CU, went to Alberto, served a silent ban and comes back to push the gray area margins as the coach with OAC.

The fact that people like Ritz, Kara, Shalane get a pass is a sad indication of the state of the sport.

So never coached anywhere. Checks out.

I'd hate to see Chris Siemers leave Mines but I would love to see what he could do with the CU program. Art Siemers had success making the jump from Mines to CSU.

Hot take: Colorado School of Mines would've beaten Colorado on the xc course this fall.

+1

And Ross + Graham + Mitchell + Schumacher + ....

I have no idea where the OP got the idea the CU job might come open and Ritz might take it. Both ideas make sense, but who knows how credible they are. Regardless, did anyone else notice the recent Washington Post article about On shoes? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/fashion/2023/11/13/on-shoes-running-sneakers-allbirds/). Couple of interesting points that might indicate Ritz is not only interested in coaching at his alma mater, but also hedging his bets over the intermediate timeframe. In the article, On is compared to Allbirds, which several years ago was all the rage and performing phenominally financially. Last year they lost $101 million. The article basically says On has replaces Allbirds as a fashion fad; the implication is On may flame out when the next hot fad emerges. Interestingly, the WaPo article never even mentions that On has a trmendously successful competitive running team - that's great for those of us on LRC, but it's not what pays the bills.

So, if we put 2 and 2 together and assume the answer is 5, i.e., Ritz is going to CU, it would make sense for him to realize On, as a niche player, may be in the same place as Allbird in a couple years. If On stays financially strong then he wins on both sides of the deal, but if On flames out then he's likely got a lifetime dream job

Do tell about this silent ban?????

You can find the immense gap in Ritz’s racing history after the Alberto/Dr Brown/l-carnitine stuff emerged.

The unpublicized bans happened all the time. The USADA database has a ton of redacted bans listed just like the one that Ritz served.

I wish that Brosnan would take over CU.

Source?

How does running against someone 20 years ago make them an expert on the rigors of coaching travel nowadays?

Jim Cramer on Elon Musk: An unfiltered person who answers to absolutely no one

No change Siemers leaves what he built at mines for a worse deteriorating program.

he would leave in a heartbeat. he would be getting a 4-5x pay raise. loyalty to the dollar tops all

He was an Adams State guy. So it's more possible then most might realize.

I used to like ritz crackers.