5 Reasons Why Mike Leach Stays:
Passion: Since there is no way to actually base this. I will go ahead and say that Tech fans are more passionate because they have me and I'm the most passionate fan in the world. I'm more passionet that 100 thousand Tennessee fans.
Money: Tennessee might have more but they were only paying a guy who had a national title and 2 SEC conference titles 2.4 million. Now all of a sudden they are going to just up and pay 3.4 - 4.0 million? That's interesting.
Tradition: Yes they have Tradition but they also have a tradition of Firing coaches that were in the SEC title game a year ago. They have a tradition of lofty expectations. They have a tradition of goold old boys that want coaches to cater to them and do what they say. Tradition they have. Tech has a tradition of Leaving leach alone. Leach is creating his own Tradition and building his own program.
Prestige: To you and me prestige might matter. To coach Leach it might not. Tech righ tnow has already past A&M and who knows what happens down the road. We can compete. We can recruit and he can be successful where he is at.
Conference: The BIG 12 and SEC have just as many national titles since the creation of the BCS. Football is big in the south, but Football is KING in the state of Texas.
Bonus reasons:
He looked for an extension because he wants to stay at Tech. He wanted to solidify his situation there. He will get the extension he was looking for.
Leach's own words on rumors:
"We go through this every year," he said Tuesday. "It’s a yearly ritual, and it’s a yearly waste of time. I don’t worry about any of it, and I don’t think of responses to tell them. I just think about the next game and the next practice."
