Mike Leach fired

[burnstuff]

Re: Mike Leach fired

forgot who the ESPN reporter said made the statement, but someone stated that Adam was having a good time while "locked up". walking around eating ice and even taking a nap. oh the torture......

Did the ESPN reporter get fired too?

I don't feel sorry for Leach at all. Take on the establishment like that and you're bound to lose.

[Watson]

Re: Mike Leach fired

forgot who the ESPN reporter said made the statement, but someone stated that Adam was having a good time while "locked up". walking around eating ice and even taking a nap. oh the torture......

I feel sorry for the bloke. I mean, that's just cruel. I mean, the gall of leach, disciplining a kid.

Remember that movie Junction Gang? Remember how they did the pushups in the ants? Today, that's be a multi-million dollar lawsuit. And Remember the Titans? They'd have the death sentence.

[grunt]

Re: Mike Leach fired

I feel sorry for the bloke. I mean, that's just cruel. I mean, the gall of leach, disciplining a kid.

Remember that movie Junction Gang? Remember how they did the pushups in the ants? Today, that's be a multi-million dollar lawsuit. And Remember the Titans? They'd have the death sentence.

and Coach Byrant almost killed a student. This is a issues where the university is frying Leach in another person fat. The worst thing Leach could have done to the young man was to make him practice. This is TT lost.

[mmorg]

Re: Mike Leach fired

He does. Not sure the backstory on it but it seems to me like the AD was just looking for a reason to can Leach, which is absurd since he just gave him a brand new contract last year.

They signed the new contract to appease the boosters. This situation looks better on them than just letting Leach walk. But when the truth comes out then who knows which situation would have actually worked out more favorably? I hope Leach makes TTU pay, and I hope he can find a job somewhere that will actually enjoy his quirkiness.

[J-Unit40]

Re: Mike Leach fired

They signed the new contract to appease the boosters. This situation looks better on them than just letting Leach walk. But when the truth comes out then who knows which situation would have actually worked out more favorably? I hope Leach makes TTU pay, and I hope he can find a job somewhere that will actually enjoy his quirkiness.

Same here. I get more fired up the more I think about this story.

I hope Leach sticks it to TTU hard.

[Jackdog]

Re: Mike Leach fired

Garage and Media Room. Oh the horror!!


<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l5Q_5nYwWLU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l5Q_5nYwWLU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

[Solidice]

Re: Mike Leach fired

some statements from the Head Athletic Trainer.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4787194

[Hammerhunker]

Re: Mike Leach fired

I truly believe this situation is going to be the defining situation that will finally bring to light the ongoing problem regarding the role parents have taken in recent years in regards to athletics and other extra-curricular activities.

Gone are the times where when a youth is not made a starter, not given proper playing time, or is punished is the focus on what the youth needs to do to improve, but instead it is on the evil coach that has taken away their opportunity. When I was not given a varsity spot in basketball my sophomore year, my parents didn't go to the coach, I was just told by my parents that I had to do more to earn the position. I eventually earned my way into a position because of that approach, not by having my parents go to the coach and complain. I have a thousand more stories as many of you probably do too.

I too have been able to experience situations like these from the other side. Being a teacher and coach the last 16 years, certain parents like these make life miserable and totally ruin what the whole experience is suppose to be about.

Maybe this will bring to light the problem, or maybe not. A quote from a shirt I saw once at a coaching clinic sums it all up, "The Best Place to Coach is in an Orphanage."

[mmorg]

Re: Mike Leach fired

While the post above is true in some respects there are also situations in which the exact opposite is true. A baseball team I played on in High School had a coach who would forge kids stats and play favorites and blatantly lie to get college and pro scouts to come look at some of my teammates. It was a horrible situation for all involved, it took entirely too long for the administration to look into it and boy am I glad I got out of there as quickly as I did. All thanks to having parents in the community who were involved with their kid athletics and taking time to talk to the coach about the well-being of their children.

There's a difference between what Leach did and what Bear Bryant did. People should know the difference by now.

[Cebby]

Re: Mike Leach fired

Leach should go on Fox during a BCS game or one of the CBS games and call out ESPN.

[MassNole]

Re: Mike Leach fired

Leach should go on Fox during a BCS game or one of the CBS games and call out ESPN.

LOL it would be awesome to see him go Kanye West on ESPN.

[Lintyfresh85]

Re: Mike Leach fired

Not sure if this link has been posted... but it's two WR coaches blasting James.

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/adam-james-coach-lazy-selfish-not-a-d1-player-27505

Highly-touted University of Houston offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen, who was the position coach for Adam James at Texas Tech the year James joined the team, had harsh words in an email to Tech university officials about the son of ESPN broadcaster Craig James.

I am writing this letter on behalf of Mike Leach in regards to the Adam James situation,” Holgorsen writes in his e-mail. “I was the inside receiver coach at Texas Tech when we made the decision (to) sign Adam James in January of 2007. Adam had no offers to play NCAA D1 football during and after his senior year. After a conversation between Coach Leach and Adam’s father Craig, Coach Leach acquired a brief highlight tape of Adam and made the decision to take him as a scholarship student athlete.

“I was opposed to doing so in (the) belief he was not a D1 football player,” Holgorsen writes in his e-mail. “Coach Leach overrode my opinion and Adam became a Red Raider. During the rest of my time at Texas Tech I was Adam’s position coach where I always remained critical of Adam’s ability to play at this level due to being lazy in not only the classroom but also in the offseason and during practice.

“Coach Leach was the one who kept saying he believed Adam would eventually contribute. Adam’s teammates believed he was selfish and were constantly getting on him for lack of effort as they sensed entitlement on his part due to his father being a very good football player. Adam eventually ended up playing a little after I left due to his body type being able to do some TE (tight end) sets which consists of around 5-10 plays a game.

“Adam should be thankful for the opportunity to play at Texas Tech and for Mike Leach, who gave him the opportunity,” Holgorsen writes. “In my opinion playing 5-10 plays a game in an outstanding offense is more than he would get at any other school in NCAA D1 football.”

From James’ current position coach, Lincoln Riley:

During the last two years of being the inside receivers coach, I have had the chance to learn alot about Adam James. He came to Tech because of one person: Coach Leach. Although we adamently doubted his talent, we as coaches came to see that Adam actually had enough talent to help us out. The problem, though, is that Adam is unusually lazy and entitled. Many other players on this team, specifically receivers, have a much larger role on this team with less talent. I have always been worried about Adam’s effect on my other players because of his weak and conceited attitude. I recently found out that Adam deliberately undermined my authority on many occasions.

This is particularly disturbing because Coach Leach hired me to make our receivers the best group in the country, and Adam has damaged this group far more than I even realized. He should be grateful for the opportunity that was given to him here that was not offered at any other Division 1 football program. He has an unvelievable sense of entitlement because of who his father is; one that hurts himself and people around him. Adam is the kind of person that makes excuses or blames people for things that go wrong in his life.

Furthermore, I don’t have children yet, but when I do I hope they are coached by someone like Coach Leach. I have learned so many great things from him and am incredibly lucky to have him in my life.

I'm guessing neither of these comments will make ESPN.

[J0nnD0ugh]

Re: Mike Leach fired

Not sure if this link has been posted... but it's two WR coaches blasting James.

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/adam-james-coach-lazy-selfish-not-a-d1-player-27505

I'm guessing neither of these comments will make ESPN.

Posted before & I believe ESPN reported it as well.

[kobe360x]

Re: Mike Leach fired

Not sure if someone already posted this but some teammates are now defending James

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...n=ncaaf,211273

[Sting]

Re: Mike Leach fired

ESPN gave Leach an interview during the Rose Bowl. Rece Davis talked to him for a few minutes.