Mike Leach (Texas Tech)

[VolTx]

yeah, because leach has a great history of recruiting elite athletes.

honestly, did you think mike leach was a good coach PRIOR to this year? answer honestly...

yes, as a matter of fact I've told people that Leach would be great in Knoxville for at least 2 years, however I also follow the Tech program closely, so I've been aware of his brilliance longer than most

 

[RaidervillePopTT]

Everything I have said is accurate. I agree and stated above that Tech has owned us in football during the Leach years. But once Leach is gone (and it will happen even if not to UT) Tech will fall again. Leach wanted to go to Miami but didn't get hired. He won't leave unless it is a top notch program, but he will leave. As much as it hurts to see Tech rise this year, it may be best because he is getting the national press that will take him away.

By the way, Tech has never won a Big 12 title in ANY SPORT!!! Nobody wants to go to that dump of a college. I grew up in West Texas. The only people that went to Tech were the retards that couldn't get into A&M or Texas.

Most of what you said was merely an opinion. You lost your credibility when you said Tech has no Big 12 titles in any sport. Actually we have 9, granted it's 3rd to last but we still have 9. That makes you an IDIOT. I could bet you right now that you aggots would trade your success in the "who cares?" sports for what Tech has in football. Leach was looking at Miami and conveniently Tech raised his salary. Looks like to me he was just trying to see what he could get out of Tech and from the looks of it, his new contract is probably going to increase two-fold.

BTW I couldn't have gone to Texas or a&m because I didn't apply to either. I stuck to Florida schools and Tech only b/c most of my family went to Tech. It just so turns out I really happen to like Tech b/c I fit in here. You obviously have proven that you fit in with aggieland with your nutcase comments. I hope Graham didn't hurt your feelings too much when he scored that final TD.:moon2:

 

[VOLnMiami]

Raiderville...You are correct and I apologize for comparing Texas Tech to Baylor...How silly of Me...But Your not much above them at all...You're bowl record is only 10-20-1...Baylor's is 8-8...Not that it means a hill of beans but You coming on here and laughing at the arrogance on this board when You come on here beating your chest and trying to fight with an Aggie fan on OUR board, Well it just seems kinda funny you coming here and telling US what to do like not using the pirate logo...If We hire him away at least He'll be able to raise a pirate flag with the VOL Navy which is something you wouldn't understand as it's called TRADITION...Now run along now and take that tumbleweed from college station with You.

 

[VolTx]

Raiderville...You are correct and I apologize for comparing Texas Tech to Baylor...How silly of Me...But Your not much above them at all...You're bowl record is only 10-20-1...Baylor's is 8-8...Not that it means a hill of beans but You coming on here and laughing at the arrogance on this board when You come on here beating your chest and trying to fight with an Aggie fan on OUR board, Well it just seems kinda funny you coming here and telling US what to do like not using the pirate logo...If We hire him away at least He'll be able to raise a pirate flag with the VOL Navy which is something you wouldn't understand as it's called TRADITION...Now run along now and take that tumbleweed from college station with You.

you can't blame him for being a bit persnickity though. There's many Vols who want to take Leach away from them.
Were I in his shoes, I'd probably be a bit huffy too, considering what he's meant to the program

also, gotta take up a little bit here for Tech and Lubbock
You have to love their fans enthusiasm right now. Sure, everybody wants to look down their noses as students rushing the field, but I love seeing it. Their emotion and joy over that Texas win was genuine.
Also, just a personal opinion, but I've always had a fantastic time when I visit Lubbock. Beautiful campus and lots of fun. Also beautiful women. I ended up marrying one of them

 

[RaidervillePopTT]

Raiderville...You are correct and I apologize for comparing Texas Tech to Baylor...How silly of Me...But Your not much above them at all...You're bowl record is only 10-20-1...Baylor's is 8-8...Not that it means a hill of beans but You coming on here and laughing at the arrogance on this board when You come on here beating your chest and trying to fight with an Aggie fan on OUR board, Well it just seems kinda funny you coming here and telling US what to do like not using the pirate logo...If We hire him away at least He'll be able to raise a pirate flag with the VOL Navy which is something you wouldn't understand as it's called TRADITION...Now run along now and take that tumbleweed from college station with You.

Well let's see, we have more bowl wins than Baylor and twice the bowl appearances plus they don't even have an all time winning record, nor have they had a winning season since the late 80s or early 90s. Plus you forgot to mention the fact that Baylor was established 80 YEARS before Tech. BTW I wasn't beating my chest, I just found it hilarious how you are talking down to a school that has the current No. 2 team, and instead of saying that Tech might be on the rise, you compare us to Baylor...makes no sense. I give you an E for effortless. Congrats on your tradition, everyone has tradition...

If Leach goes to Tenn, he will be in and out in 3 years.

 

[lacrossepro70]

I am buddies with Sean Salisbury's kid; his uncle is one of Leach's best freinds- A couple things I was told:

- Apparently the UTAD has, in fact, shown Leach a great deal of interest

- Money is not much of a factor (or so he says)

- Leach is worried about competition in the SEC

- He said he probably won't leave Tech, but if he does, he is more likely to head to Clemson than he is to UT. It's not quite as prestigious as UT, but he can win the conference with more regularity.

 

[Cartervol]

Leech's are nasty little suckers.

 

[General Jack]

I am buddies with Sean Salisbury's kid; his uncle is one of Leech's best freinds- A couple things I was told:

- Apparently the UTAD has, in fact, shown Leech a great deal of interest

- Money is not much of a factor (or so he says)

- Leech is worried about competition in the SEC

- He said he probably won't leave Tech, but if he does, he is more likely to head to Clemson than he is to UT. It's not quite as prestigious as UT, but he can win the conference with more regularity.

If thats true, we definitely don't want him. Hard for me to imagine Leach admitting that though.

 

[Sabanocchio]

That's what I'm thinking. Where are all these coaches coming from who are all of a sudden afraid to coach? It just doesn't seem like a coach's nature to be afraid of a challenge, not a successful one anyway and not one we'd like to have at our university.

 

[foreignvol]

Sounds to me like anti-Leach propaganda

 

[lacrossepro70]

cool; I misspelled his name...

 

[ZZ13]

I am buddies with Sean Salisbury's kid; his uncle is one of Leach's best freinds- A couple things I was told:

- Apparently the UTAD has, in fact, shown Leach a great deal of interest

- Money is not much of a factor (or so he says)

- Leach is worried about competition in the SEC

- He said he probably won't leave Tech, but if he does, he is more likely to head to Clemson than he is to UT. It's not quite as prestigious as UT, but he can win the conference with more regularity.

Can he work a cell phone camera like his dad?

 

[rockytophigh]

Mine is still:

Gruden
Davis
Leach
Kelly
Kiffen

 

[utmba93]

I've written more than enough in support of Leach.

Here are some Kelly facts that you might want to consider. Or ignore. Or claim don't mean anything, unless they apply to Leach. And it's negative. Then it should count as everything.


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Seasons: 13 seasons<o></o>
Record: 120 – 35 – 2 (76% winning percentage)<o></o>
Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference<o></o>
· Conference Members: Ashland , Ferris State , University of Findlay, Grand Valley State, Hillsdale College, Lake Superior State , Michigan Technological , N. Michigan , Northwood , Saginaw Valley State , Tiffin, Wayne State<o></o>
Bowl Games Played: 0<o></o>
Bowl Game Won: 0<o></o>
Years Ranked: 0<o></o>
Years with Less than 9 Wins: 7 of 13<o></o>
<o> </o>
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Central Michigan – (2004 - 2006) <o></o>
Seasons: 3 seasons<o></o>
Record: 18 – 16 (53% winning percentage)*<o></o>
Conference: Mid-America Conference<o></o>
· Conference Members: Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio University, Ball State, C. Michigan, E. Michigan, N. Illinois, Toledo, W. Michigan<o></o>
Bowl Games Played: 0<o></o>
Bowl Game Won: 0<o></o>
Years Ranked: 0<o></o>
Years with Less than 9 Wins: 2 of 3 <o></o>
<o> </o>
Cincinnati – (2006* – Present)<o></o>
Seasons: 2 Full Seasons (counting current year)*<o></o>
Record: 19 – 5 (79% winning percentage) (this includes current season record of 8-2)<o></o>
Conference: Big East<o></o>
· Conference Members (Football): Cincy, UConn, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, West Virginia <o></o>
Bowl Games Played: 2<o></o>
Bowl Game Won: 2<o></o>
Years Ranked: 0 <o></o>
Years with Less than 9 Wins: 0 (assuming he wins one more game this season)<o></o>
· Kelly had left for Cincy prior to C. Michigan win vs. MTSU in Music City Bowl, so games won in the 2006 season was reduced (-1) from 19 to 18 to only reflect those games where Kelly coached. Conversely, Kelly did coach the Cincy Bearcats in their 2006 bowl, which was a win, against W. Michigan., and that win is reflective in his season total(s). <o></o>
<o> </o>
<o> </o>
Head Coaching Experience: <o></o>
18 years total<o></o>
72% (13 of his 18) total years were accumulated as the head coach at Division II Grand Valley State, a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference <o></o>
<o> </o>
Overall Record: <o></o>
154-56-2, for a 72% winning percentage (includes current year)<o></o>
78% (120 of his 154) of his career wins were accumulated as the head coach at Division II Grand Valley State, a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference <o></o>
<o> </o>
Final Poll - Ranked Seasons: <o></o>
Zero, Zip, Never Happened (0)<o></o>
<o> </o>
Number of Bowl Games Coached: <o></o>
Two (2) <o></o>
<o> </o>
Overall Bowl Record: <o></o>
2-0 (Motor City over W. Michigan and Papajohn’s Bowl over MTSU)<o></o>
<o> </o>
Championships Won:<o></o>
Two (2) – both were Division II Championships in 2002 and 2003, respectively<o></o>
<o> </o>
Noteworthy:<o></o>
After 3 “successful” seasons at Central Michigan, his overall record was ONE GAME from being .500. This was as a member of the MAC.<o></o>
<o> </o>
During his time at Grand Valley State (his longest time in a single place as head coach), he failed to make the Division II playoffs a staggering 54% of the time (7 of 13 seasons)<o></o>
<o> </o>
Kelly has had three (3) seasons where he finished within one (1) game of .500 (1999 at Grand Valley, 2004 and 2005 at C. Michigan)<o></o>
<o> </o>
In nine (9) of his eighteen (18) seasons as a head coach, a Kelly-lead team finished with less than 9 wins – exactly half of all seasons coached<o></o>
<o> </o>
And this is the guy who you all now want to hand the keys to at Tennessee?<o></o>
<o> </o>
This is him? This is the guy that we’re scouring the earth to find, waving more money around than a drunken sailor on leave…..this is the best you think that we can bring home to Rocky Top? This is your guy? <o></o>
<o> </o>
Really? <o></o>
<o> </o>
Oh, you say he’s “fiery” and “passionate”…..uh, ok. Does that count as points on the scoreboard next season? No?<o></o>
<o> </o>
It’s good to know, though, I guess. If you need to make a point, and don’t have the benefit of “facts” to support it. <o></o>
<o> </o>
Hey, if you can convince both yourselves and others that this is the guy that the University of Tennessee should hire as its next football coach – you’ve really pulled one off, because I just don’t see it. <o></o>
<o> </o>
Maybe I need to do a comparison of those who were “pro-Davis” this time last week, and those who are “pro-Kelly” this week. Likely, it’s just easier to just call them “anti-Davis”.<o></o>

Freak, could you give this guy a blog spot? Nobody wants to read a post this long.

 

[NationofVols]

I don't know Mike Leach at all, but I can almost guarantee that Mike Leach isn't worried about the competition in the SEC. It's just not his style.

 

[hmanvolfan]

Leech's are nasty little suckers.

:lolabove: lol:

 

[vols_fan_68]

Leach could be a "bruce pearl" type hire, everyone initially saying "what the #¿uk" & then say "oh i see". But personally i dont think he will get the job. It seems odd to me that kiffin hasnt pursued the clemson job, seems like that interview was 6 months ago. Is that a sign ?

 

[1volforlife]

I maybe not be his biggest fan but I dont see it as him afraid of the SEC.

 

[volfanbill]

I am buddies with Sean Salisbury's kid; his uncle is one of Leach's best freinds- A couple things I was told:

- Apparently the UTAD has, in fact, shown Leach a great deal of interest

- Money is not much of a factor (or so he says)

- Leach is worried about competition in the SEC

- He said he probably won't leave Tech, but if he does, he is more likely to head to Clemson than he is to UT. It's not quite as prestigious as UT, but he can win the conference with more regularity.

yep...

 

[VolsFanRJ]

Leach could be a "bruce pearl" type hire, everyone initially saying "what the #¿uk" & then say "oh i see". But personally i dont think he will get the job. It seems odd to me that kiffin hasnt pursued the clemson job, seems like that interview was 6 months ago. Is that a sign ?

IMO, Brian Kelly would be more of a Bruce Pearl type hire than Leach.

 

[Dustin4Vols]

oh yea? i am mike hamilton's son......

 

[TEX_VOLFAN]

Where is VolnMiami???...I figured he would have shreaded this thread buy now!!!!:rock:

 

[bburger991]

Why would he be afraid of the SEC, when the Big XII is easily the best conference in the country now, and he's done decent consistently and now has one of the best teams in the country?

 

[tennessee391]

IMO, Brian Kelly would be more of a Bruce Pearl type hire than Leach.

agree.

 

[Dustin4Vols]

for some reason i get this strange feeling we r gonna get a coach no one has ever heard of before or is gonna be tyrone willingham D: :cray: