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re: Leach fired!
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:44 pm to Cold Cous Cous
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:44 pm to Cold Cous Cous
quote:
I'm guessing that James jr. isn't the most popular player around the red raiders' practice field right now.
He wasn't before now...
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Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:45 pm to junior
quote:I have no idea.
Did Leach push the issue so he would get canned?
quote:No frickin' way. TV is for the beautiful people, and Leach is not one of them. He has a face made for radio if you know what I mean.
or C-become an announcer on FOX?
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:45 pm to junior
Things we know....
1. Many of James' coaches and teammates think he is a bitch.
LINK
2. Leach is a bit odd..maybe totally crazy...but he can coach
What we don't know - why the hell did TT want Leach out so badly? Seriously, this is where I'm totally confused. Why would they be so eager to get rid of their football savior?
1. Many of James' coaches and teammates think he is a bitch.
LINK
2. Leach is a bit odd..maybe totally crazy...but he can coach
What we don't know - why the hell did TT want Leach out so badly? Seriously, this is where I'm totally confused. Why would they be so eager to get rid of their football savior?
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:46 pm to TigerVeins
quote:It was a highly publicized fact that Leach and the AD did not get along.
What we don't know - why the hell did TT want Leach out so badly? Seriously, this is where I'm totally confused. Why would they be so eager to get rid of their football savior?
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:46 pm to TigerVeins
This is the same AD who fired Bobby Knight. This guy has a serious fricking ego. Neither Knight nor Leach would kiss his arse.
Simple as that.
Simple as that.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:48 pm to TigerVeins
quote:The AD didn't like him. Really contentious contract negotiations, plus Leach isn't the kind to politely follow orders and toe the company line. You might say he's something of a loose canoon. [Pirate joke!]
Seriously, this is where I'm totally confused. Why would they be so eager to get rid of their football savior?
Thing is, the fans like Leach a lot more than they like the AD. He may really be shooting himself in the foot here.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:49 pm to Cold Cous Cous
quote:
He may really be shooting himself in the foot here.
That's an understatement.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:50 pm to SPEEDY
quote:I'd ask a few of them, but I think they left to drown their sorrows at the nearest bar.
anyone know of a good Tech board?
Would like to go see what their fan's take on all this is
I've talked to a handful of guys today who are pretty big fans, alumni who contribute, etc. They are choking back the tears. Not one of them has had a flattering word for Adam James or his father. They all fear that Tech's football program is slipping into the abyss. Despondent is not an exaggeration.
This post was edited on 12/30/09 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:51 pm to Cold Cous Cous
Yea, i hear what yall are saying, and I obviously agree that the two don't like each other, but that is petty and I just hoped/assumed that the AD would be more professional. Based on the 3 quick replies to my q, though, seems like I'm wrong and that is the simple answer
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:51 pm to wrlakers
That's what I'm getting from my TT friends, as well.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 1:53 pm to Sophandros
Gerald Myers didnt fire Knight, he hired him. It was only because of Myers that Knight came to Lubbock.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:00 pm to sms151t
This whole thing reminds me of "Patch Adams." You know at the end when he's sitting there explaining to all those stiff old white guys how he may be eccentric and different but he's still the best and got the most out of people.
Leach's enemies didn't like him because he wasn't an "it is what it is" coach like Saban or Mack Brown who have the personality of a brick. Executives and administrators must have their asses kissed by everyone all the time. That's how they got to where they are and they know no other way.
Leach's enemies didn't like him because he wasn't an "it is what it is" coach like Saban or Mack Brown who have the personality of a brick. Executives and administrators must have their asses kissed by everyone all the time. That's how they got to where they are and they know no other way.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:00 pm to RayFinkleTTU
Come to Lafayette Mike Leach, we'll let you walk around the sidelines with a sword. We'll build you a pirate ship to live in and we'll let you call our players' girlfriends chubby.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:00 pm to hendersonshands
quote:
Come to Lafayette Mike Leach, we'll let you walk around the sidelines with a sword. We'll build you a pirate ship to live in and we'll let you call our players' girlfriends chubby.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:02 pm to Sophandros
LINK
It seems pretty strange that a matter that could've been settled with a simple apology has now led to a termination.
It seems pretty strange that a matter that could've been settled with a simple apology has now led to a termination.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:08 pm to tigerlaw
Leach's attorney said that the apology story is bullshite.
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:09 pm to just me
quote:
Leach's attorney said that the apology story is bullshite.
Thanks, hadn't heard. I guess that's why it seemed strange
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:12 pm to tigerlaw
Here's a really good writeup from a guy who is a lawyer, the best football blogger on the planet, and actually bothered to read the whole contract (which I didn't )
LINK
It includes this interesting comment about the 'apology'
) LINK
It includes this interesting comment about the 'apology'
quote:
Note too that it sounds like the University tried to get Leach to sign an “apology” letter that quoted from the contract, which would have been used against him as an admission as having violated it and thus giving them permission to fire him for cause
This post was edited on 12/30/09 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:18 pm to Sophandros
If Tulane wouldn't hire Rich Rod because he is Mexican, do you think they would hire a pirate that locks 20 year olds in closets?
Posted on 12/30/09 at 2:20 pm to RayFinkleTTU
What a bunch of morons in Lubbock.
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