Mike Leach

[DonjoVol]

Does anyone remember some of the posters here saying Leach was not SEC Head Coach material?

 

[Roustabout]

Does anyone remember some of the posters here saying Leach was not SEC Head Coach material?

I was one.
Already broke the all time passing yardage at Miss State and close to SEC record.

 

[Wezcoast]

Does anyone remember some of the posters here saying Leach was not SEC Head Coach material?

I personally don't remember that exact argument. I do remember people saying he wasn't a personality/cultural fit here at UT. Especially after today , Mstate is ok trying to be tolerant of diversity

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Leach would have done great here imo.

This isn’t the same LSU team last year sure, but they’re still plenty talented enough to beat MSU.

That wasn’t the case tonight.

 

[DonjoVol]

Up 10 on the defending national champs.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

I always wanted him in Knoxville and took a ton of bashing for promoting him...I know it's just one game but yeah, I think I was right

 

[Roustabout]

I personally don't remember that exact argument. I do remember people saying he wasn't a personality/cultural fit here at UT. Especially after today , Mstate is ok trying to be tolerant of diversity

Does beating the NC count? That whole thing was complete horseshit.

 

[DonjoVol]

I personally don't remember that exact argument. I do remember people saying he wasn't a personality/cultural fit here at UT. Especially after today , Mstate is ok trying to be tolerant of diversity

I remember that argument too. The elitist attitude of some is mind boggling at time.

 

[JMSqb11]

Does anyone remember some of the posters here saying Leach was not SEC Head Coach material?

I thought one game doesn’t define a coach’s career? Lets see how a season goes. I remember people crowning Butch after a 5-0 start lmao

 

[Boston Vol]

I do remember people saying he wasn't a personality/cultural fit here at UT.

I was one of those and I still stand by that. However he’s unquestionably a terrific coach.

 

[Roustabout]

I always wanted him in Knoxville and took a ton of bashing for promoting him...I know it's just one game but yeah, I think I was right

Shatters the SEC passing record in one game. I guess he’s got something to prove. Typical for us.

 

[DonjoVol]

Shatters the SEC passing record in one game. I guess he’s got something to prove. Typical for us.

And will likely defeat the defending national champs. Still won't be good enough for some in here.

 

[Wezcoast]

I was one of those and I still stand by that. However he’s unquestionably a terrific coach.

Nothing to argue there. I'm satisfied with what we have.

 

[hUTch2002]

Does anyone remember some of the posters here saying Leach was not SEC Head Coach material?

I like Leach and wasn’t one of those people but it’s still one game. And it’s one game in a really weird season against a team returning fewer starters than any team I’ve ever seen. I hope he does well but let’s see him do it over time. I believe he will have MSU winning 7-8 regular season games a year but we shall see.

 

[Wezcoast]

Does beating the NC count? That whole thing was complete horseshit.

I wanted Leach or Kiffin simply because they're good coaches and we needed a coach that understood Xs and Os and what it takes to win. They both have glaring personality faults and aren't Saban/Carroll/Osborne level HCs either. I think we lucked out and have one that will end up being a winner once he gets some experience under his belt. The fundamentals are there. He has his own style , he's innovative , and knows the game probably as well as anybody out there. We may not be where we want to be for a while , but he probably isn't going to go belly up and put is in a tailspin (again) . The future looks bright.

 

[rusty11]

That's what everybody said when we had him hired and the hire was shut down. Oh....well..

 

[BP4Prez]

I’m happy with Pruitt. Hope leach does well.

 

[Flipdaddy]

even tho it wasn’t the LSU from last year , it’s still a pretty impressive win for a first year head coach.

 

[Firebirdparts]

He's coached one game. Just give him time and we'll critique his record 10 years from now. The good news is, Leach did exactly what he's supposed to do. We won't be debating 10 years from now "Well, if Leach had run the air raid blah blah blah...."

Congratulations to them on that passing record.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

I’m happy with Pruitt. Hope leach does well.

Is it too late to trade?

 

[81Bubbavol]

Yep. Had the same thought. Where would we be if they had let Currie bring him to Knoxville. The mind boggles.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

I’m happy with losing. Hope leach does well.

 

[lifeVol]

I’m happy with Pruitt. Hope leach does well.

Leach will have a lid on his style in this conference, I don't think JP necessarily does, LSU lost practically a whole NFL roster, good for Leach though

 

[rusty11]

Leach will have a lid on his style in this conference, I don't think JP necessarily does, LSU lost practically a whole NFL roster, good for Leach though

Yeah, but it's Mississippi State. You gotta figure LSU has tons more talent. They go from no offense to amazing offense in the first year against a top team.

 

[lifeVol]

Yeah, but it's Mississippi State. You gotta figure LSU has tons more talent. They go from no offense to amazing offense in the first year against a top team.

True dat