Mike Leach (Texas Tech)

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#877
vols_fan_68 said:
It seems to me that Leach may be the only guy out there that can go toe to toe with Meyer, Satan & Richt, I dunno ??? What do yall think ? Who would intimidate these guys that have been mentioned as candidates ?
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I'm sure Meyer, Saban, et al are quivering at the prospect of coaching against a guy with a resume full of 8-4s.
 
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#879
spudvol said:
I don't think Tenn fans are in any position to be mocking teams on the rise, or the coaches responsible for it.
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Yeah, it's only taken him about 8 years to put a meaningful team on the field. That's some building job.
 
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#880
Convincing players to come play in Lubbock, TX, which is essentially in the middle of nowhere is a lot harder to do than getting guys to go to Miami or the Research Triangle. All UNC needed was a decent coach to come in and get that program into shape. Leach is working with Texas and Oklahoma leftovers.
 
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#881
The love for Leach is the same as the love for Brewster. Hot when they're winning, but as soon as Leach loses a game, everyone will jump off his bandwagon as they did when Brewster lost.

The measure of who we need is a guy like Butch Davis, who when he loses we still say how bad we want him to be our coach.
 
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#882
I think there some people posting in here that didnt even understand that the OP was making fun of Leach as a possible candidate. Yeah, bring on the flavor of the month coach.......best idea ever!
 
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#883
Leach or Davis. I don't think either are bad hires....& truth of the matter is, those bashing Leach just like to argue....those bashing Davis just like to argue.

Both are good solid hires. Davis is an excellent recruiter & solid game day coach. Leach is a bit unproven as a recruiter but tremendous game day coach. I think either one could fit well at UT. We have solid recruiters in place and a DC who has been there for ages.
 
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#884
hatvol96 said:
I'm sure Meyer, Saban, et al are quivering at the prospect of coaching against a guy with a resume full of 8-4s.
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If you going to being ignorant enough to just go by records, who makes you quiver on this list?


8-4 is a .667 win pct

As Head Coach

Butch Davis 86-65 .569
Lane Kiffin 5-15 .250
John Gruden 96-81 .542
Bill Cohwer 161-99 .619
Mike Leach 75-37 .669
Chris Petersen 32-3 .914
 
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#885
rockytophigh said:
Leach or Davis. I don't think either are bad hires....& truth of the matter is, those bashing Leach just like to argue....those bashing Davis just like to argue.

Both are good solid hires. Davis is an excellent recruiter & solid game day coach. Leach is a bit unproven as a recruiter but tremendous game day coach. I think either one could fit well at UT. We have solid recruiters in place and a DC who has been there for ages.
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#886
rockytophigh said:
Leach or Davis. I don't think either are bad hires....& truth of the matter is, those bashing Leach just like to argue....those bashing Davis just like to argue.

Both are good solid hires. Davis is an excellent recruiter & solid game day coach. Leach is a bit unproven as a recruiter but tremendous game day coach. I think either one could fit well at UT. We have solid recruiters in place and a DC who has been there for ages.
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the two men aren't comparable as your portraying here.
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rockytophigh said:
Leach or Davis. I don't think either are bad hires....& truth of the matter is, those bashing Leach just like to argue....those bashing Davis just like to argue.

Both are good solid hires. Davis is an excellent recruiter & solid game day coach. Leach is a bit unproven as a recruiter but tremendous game day coach. I think either one could fit well at UT. We have solid recruiters in place and a DC who has been there for ages.
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Winning games is the best recruiting tool. Ask those 10 running backs from USC.
 
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#888
Here is a testament to Leach's game day coaching abilities.

When Dan Hawkins took over scandal-laden, embattled, broken Colorado in 2006, he took over a team that managed just two wins in the entire season. The Buffaloes lost to such powerhouses as Montana State, Colorado State, Baylor, and Kansas State. As I noted earlier, they had two wins. One was against Iowa State.

The other was against Texas Tech.

The final score?

Colorado 30, Texas Tech 6

SIX. That is what Leach's brilliant offense did against a Colorado team in complete and total disarray. He is currently hot because of the magical run Tech is having this year. But as the saying goes, anyone can catch lightning in a bottle. And as I pointed out, as soon as he loses, people will forget about him.
 
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#889
Rasputin_Vol said:
Convincing players to come play in Lubbock, TX, which is essentially in the middle of nowhere is a lot harder to do than getting guys to go to Miami or the Research Triangle. All UNC needed was a decent coach to come in and get that program into shape. Leach is working with Texas and Oklahoma leftovers.
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He's done a great job this year no doubt, but I question whether that system can have sustainable success in a conference with great defenses. The things that worry me about him are the late game situations where you either 1) need a defensive stop, or 2) need to run the clock out.

Also, Tech is 1 vicious blindside QB sack away from disaster, more so than many teams anyway because they are so dependent on the starting QB playing and playing well.
 
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#890
spudvol said:
If you going to being ignorant enough to just go by records, who makes you quiver on this list?


8-4 is a .667 win pct

As Head Coach

Butch Davis 86-65 .569
Lane Kiffin 5-15 .250
John Gruden 96-81 .542
Bill Cohwer 161-99 .619
Mike Leach 75-37 .669
Chris Petersen 32-3 .914
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You know,, I'm not going to pretend to know who would be the best for TN. I just want whoever is the best for the job and that will be successful.

In the defense of Leach.. a lot of people including myself have a lot of respect for the coaching abilities of Bob Stoops. Why did Bob hire him if he is so bad, or do most feel that was a bad hire on Bob's part because you would think he would know a thing or two about the game. Or is it that people maybe think Leach is a great coordinator but wouldn't be a good head coach. Stoops decision to hire him seems to go against some of the thinking on here.
 
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#891
spudvol said:
If you going to being ignorant enough to just go by records, who makes you quiver on this list?


8-4 is a .667 win pct

As Head Coach

Butch Davis 86-65 .569
Lane Kiffin 5-15 .250
John Gruden 96-81 .542
Bill Cohwer 161-99 .619
Mike Leach 75-37 .669
Chris Petersen 32-3 .914
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Ask Spurrier and Richt how much they enjoyed playing Butch Davis when he had a full compliment of scholarship players during Spurrier's time at Florida and Richt's time as coordinator at FSU.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Ask Spurrier and Richt how much they enjoyed playing Butch Davis when he had a full compliment of scholarship players during Spurrier's time at Florida and Richt's time as coordinator at FSU.
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Ask Mack Brown and Mike Gundy how much they enjoyed playing Leach's team in the last 2 weeks.
 
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#897
spudvol said:
Ask Mack Brown and Mike Gundy how much they enjoyed playing Leach's team in the last 2 weeks.
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Two weeks in nine years. What accomplishment. You're right, we should snatch Leach up before USC gets wise and fires Pete Carroll to bring Pirate Mike in.
 
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rockytophigh said:
Leach is known for building some very potent offenses, directing very prolific passing-oriented teams that have broken school and NCAA records at Valdosta State, Kentucky, Oklahoma, where he was offensive coordinator under Hal Mumme and Bob Stoops, respectively, and Texas Tech, where he became head coach in 2000. Leach's spread offense relies heavily on passing and he has seen several of his quarterbacks post NCAA records. At Kentucky he tutored prospect Tim Couch into a No. 1 NFL Draft Pick. At Oklahoma, Josh Heupel became an NFL draft pick following a year under Leach's tutelage.

He's coached flat out dominate offenses everywhere he's been.
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how many times are you going to post this exact same statement?
 
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#899
hatvol96 said:
Two weeks in nine years. What accomplishment. You're right, we should snatch Leach up before USC gets wise and fires Pete Carroll to bring Pirate Mike in.
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No, you're right, we should snatch up Butch Davis before someone realizes it isn't the 1990's.
 
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