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Texas Tech fires head football coach Mike Leach
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Wow, I know this has yet to be played out fully, but it looks like a pretty bad course of events for Leach -- locking an injured player in a shed, whose father happens to be a ESPN college football analyst and former NFL player? And then telling the college chancellor to "not question" his coaching tactics? Incredilbe -- if Leach can dig out of this with "his side" of the story it will be an incredible turn of events -- otherwise, he will top Bobby Knight as this biggest ass in college sports.
Wow, I know this has yet to be played out fully, but it looks like a pretty bad course of events for Leach -- locking an injured player in a shed, whose father happens to be a ESPN college football analyst and former NFL player? And then telling the college chancellor to "not question" his coaching tactics? Incredilbe -- if Leach can dig out of this with "his side" of the story it will be an incredible turn of events -- otherwise, he will top Bobby Knight as this biggest ass in college sports.
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I wonder what else has happened to him to put some kid in a closet....you don't just have one bad day and toss a dude in there.
<< <i>I was under the impression that he was a pretty solid coach.
I wonder what else has happened to him to put some kid in a closet....you don't just have one bad day and toss a dude in there. >>
There seems to be three patterns emerging as the story unfolds here:
(1) the kid seemed to have a sense of entitlement and a sloppy work ethic
(2) his Dad (Craig James for those not following the story) has pretty much been a real nag to Leach
(3) Leach eats his press clippings for breakfast and has gotten a bit too full of himself.
(4) Leach is notorious for being a "my way or else" kinda guy.
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And I think you could add a 5th theme: Texas Tech's athletic department hires coaches of dubious character.
<< <i>Poor work ethic and attitude or not, James was not the person in power abusing his authority. Leach was and deserved the axe because of it.
And I think you could add a 5th theme: Texas Tech's athletic department hires coaches of dubious character. >>
5th theme??? Hell, I apparently can't even count to 4 correctly when listing my themes.
Seriously, Tech is a small-time program that wants to compete with the big boys, and has clearly cut some serious corners to do so.
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<< <i>Seriously, Tech is a small-time program that wants to compete with the big boys, and has clearly cut some serious corners to do so. >>
Very true. Worked for awhile, but a situation like this cannot bode well for a program.
<< <i>i knew it wouldn't end well when he sued the university to coach in the bowl game >>
Fred, I think he got canned quickly because he was due a bonus if still the coach as of midnight tonight - half a million or something - and that was why he wanted to coach the bowl game.
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<< <i>i knew it wouldn't end well when he sued the university to coach in the bowl game >>
Not sure how he could think he wouldn't be fired for suing the team. If the allegations are true, he should be facing criminal charges. Of course we don't know the whole story and there seems to be information missing from the story.
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It boiled down to Leach refusing to apologize to the player and helping the University make amends. Having a 800,000 dollar bonus due and suing your own school also were not on his side.
His contentious contract talks last year apparantly were not forgotton as well.