Mike Leach (Texas Tech)

[VolTx]

Leach has been a head coach for 8 full seasons and his greatest accomplishment is a Holiday Bowl berth. Yippee!!!

yeah, that was sweet

leading the nation annually in offense is a close #2 for him

 

[hatvol96]

Here's a good one. Name the biggest road win of Mike Leach's career.

 

[hatvol96]

The Cotton and Gator Bowls are better.

They lost the Cotton Bowl to Mike Shula's team. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt.

 

[VolTx]

Tennessee doesn't play Eastern Washington or UMASS.

thank heavens for that
would've been embarrassing for us all

 

[rmsmith]

Leach has been a head coach for 8 full seasons and his greatest accomplishment is a Holiday Bowl berth. Yippee!!!

and Kiffin's? He was OC in the fricken PAC 10.. I dont hold the Raider stint against him.. Every HC at Oakland will fail til Davis moves to Sunny Meadows Retirement Home.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Here's a good one. Name the biggest road win of Mike Leach's career.

Kansas this year??

 

[hvwarrior58]

So I guess we'll settle for being an 8 win team that throws up 40 points a game and gives up 50?

This Leach junk is BS, he has already been in the SEC. How'd that work out for him under Mumme? His schemes will not work in the SEC nearly as well as they do at TTU because defenses are too fast.

 

[hatvol96]

yeah, that was sweet

leading the nation annually in offense is a close #2 for him

Yes, another guy who worships coaches who ring up 800 yards on the Eastern Washingtons and UMASSes of the world. Remind me, which championship do you get for statistical leaderships?

 

[hatvol96]

Kansas this year??

That says it all.

 

[allvol22]

In fairness to Leach, he did take over a program at Tech that had to be built from the ground up. At the time they were riddled by NCAA sanctions and on probation.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

yeah, that was sweet

leading the nation annually in offense is a close #2 for him

The 1st 5 games they played were garbage teams.

 

[hvwarrior58]

Yeah, he was the OC at USC, not just any Pac 10 team. He also had a 3k passer and 2 1k rushers and led a higher scoring offense than what was there under Chow or Sarkisian. Not to mention he is a proven recruiter and could pull a dream staff with him.

 

[TEX_VOLFAN]

I freaking lived in TX for a few years and am well aware of the geography. He doesn't have to recruit in Houston.

How far is he from Midland, Odessa, Dallas, etc.

Midland/Odessa-2.5 hrs
Dallas-5.5 hrs
Houston-9-10 hrs

 

[VolTx]

Yes, another guy who worships coaches who ring up 800 yards on the Eastern Washingtons and UMASSes of the world. Remind me, which championship do you get for statistical leaderships?

I hate to break this to you, but in the last 2 weeks, his offense averaged over 600 yards per game against the # 1 team in the nation and the #9 team in the nation

I'll assume you're unaware of this

 

[hvwarrior58]

Nice, we should hire a guy based on the fact his team has 2 big wins in 8 years.

 

[rmsmith]

lol only one i can think of the the win against cal in 04

 

[hatvol96]

I hate to break this to you, but in the last 2 weeks, his offense averaged over 600 yards per game against the # 1 team in the nation and the #9 team in the nation

I'll assume you're unaware of this

Whoopee, two good wins at home. Give the coach a prize. Also, anyone who thinks Oklahoma State is the 9th best team in the country has the intelligence of a box of hair. Remind me of all the good teams Mike Gundy has beaten during his tenure. Did you miss the question looking for Leach's best road win? I'm sure a coach of his caliber has a slew of them built up after 8+ years as a head coach.

 

[hatvol96]

The 1st 5 games they played were garbage teams.

Why would you insult garbage like that?

 

[rmsmith]

but at this point i'll take a coach that can at least win at home.

 

[VolTx]

lol only one i can think of the the win against cal in 04

yeah, that was the 10-1 Cal team that everyone was whining about because they didn't get an at large BCS bid

Tech dominated them

 

[utmba93]

With Leach
2007 9 4
2006 8 5
2005 9 3
2004 8 4
2003 8 5
2002 9 5
2001 7 5
2000 7 6


Before Leach
1999 6 5
1998 7 5
1997 6 5
1996 7 5
1995 9 3

I can't believe this is what UT wants? Where is the turnaround? It's one season with the rest about the same as without him.

 

[VolTx]

Whoopee, two good wins at home. Give the coach a prize. Also, anyone who thinks Oklahoma State is the 9th best team in the country has the intelligence of a box of hair. Remind me of all the good teams Mike Gundy has beaten during his tenure. Did you miss the question looking for Leach's best road win? I'm sure a coach of his caliber has a slew of them built up after 8+ years as a head coach.

well, he hasn't beaten Texas and OU on the road yet, which is obviously what you're looking for

 

[rmsmith]

at least he has road wins.. I do admit.. Butch is top of the list.. but kiffin? Has 0 road wins. Unless you count the one from the time he was OC at USC. but then in all fairness we should count Leach's road wins from when he was an assistant.

 

[rmsmith]

With Leach
2007 9 4
2006 8 5
2005 9 3
2004 8 4
2003 8 5
2002 9 5
2001 7 5
2000 7 6


Before Leach
1999 6 5
1998 7 5
1997 6 5
1996 7 5
1995 9 3

I can't believe this is what UT wants? Where is the turnaround? It's one season with the rest about the same as without him.

better than what we've got. but given the pool that haven't said they aren't interested i'd say he's the best.

 

[utmba93]

And these are our postseason goals?

Leach
2000 Galleryfurniture.com East Carolina L 27–40
2001 Alamo Bowl Iowa L 16–19
2002 Tangerine Clemson W 55–15
2003 Houston Navy W 38–14
2004 Holiday California W 45–31
2005 Cotton Alabama L 13–10
2006 Insight Bowl Minnesota W 44–41OT
2007 Gator Bowl Virginia W 31–28