Why not Mike Leach?

[HuntlandVolinColo]

I think Currie is too conservative to hire someone with a peculiar offense and who has fairly big skeletons in his closet.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

He has literally nothing in common with Butch Jones. Butch talks in coach-speak and cliches. Mike Leach is probably the most "off the cuff" football coach out there; just saying whatever comes to his head at any given moment.

Leach is like Butch, an idiot.

 

[RTVFL89]

Dude turned Texas Tech and Washington St into winning programs. It could be worse.

 

[TN1111]

We just outscored them because they didn’t play defense...

Exactly. They put their best players on the offensive side of the ball.

 

[armchair]

Would be a disastrous hire. That air raid garbage won’t work in the SEC

Steve Spurrier!

 

[MurphyVol]

I think this proves Currie has such a tight lid on this that rumors are rampant.

 

[Giveem6]

I don't want that pirate fetish air raid no were near K-town.

 

[tnmarktx]

Dude turned Texas Tech and Washington St into winning programs. It could be worse.

Yeah, we could hire Schiano.

 

[hamburgerVol]

Yeah, he is exactly like Butch Jones, except he can actually win games.

Comparing Jones and Leach is like comparing Einstein and your everyday gym teacher. Mike Leach is a genius, Jones is far from it.

 

[Wolfeman_Vol]

This is not the guy we want representing our program. I don't think he'd recruit well, and he doesn't give a squirt about defense. Not to mention his insane rants, lawsuits, stuffing kids in closets, etc. Stay out west, you insane fart.

 

[UTRavens]

Leach is like Butch, an idiot.

An idiot with a 9-2 team in ****ing Pullman, WA.

 

[Giveem6]

Steve Spurrier!

Lulz 90s football was completely different

 

[sonofUT62]

I would prefer Mullen. Both are offensive minds, but I would trust that Mullen knows that you have to play defense in the SEC. And Mullen will have better recruiting connections in the south, particularly in Florida. Plus, having spent time in Gainesville, he understands the culture.

Leachs D Coordinator is a rock star and may win the Broyles award.

 

[Volnatic]

Exactly. They put their best players on the offensive side of the ball.

Right. And they won on the level Kentucky is accustomed to winning (2-7 wins)... can’t win big in this league without playing defense

 

[ttocswob]

Mike Leach is a Leach.

opcorn:

As opposed to being a leech.

Either way bleeds us dry.

 

[RTVFL89]

Yeah, we could hire Schiano.

Exactly.

 

[JohnnyJava]

Reaching the bottom of the barrel I see. Should be some other interesting names popping up.

I disagree that Mike Leach is the bottom of the barrel. He was Texas Tech's best ever post-WW II coach (much better than Tubby), and has rebuilt Washington State which had only 9 wins total in the 4 years that preceded Leach. If he wins today, he'll be in the Pac-12 championship game. Bob Stoops thought enough of Leach to make him his first OC at Oklahoma.

Leach wouldn't be in my top 5 dream hires, but he is far from the bottom of the barrel, imo.

 

[MADISONGAVOL]

I don't know if Leach would fit in around here. He's a pretty weird dude.

Exactly why he would fit in......

 

[sonofUT62]

Right. And they won on the level Kentucky is accustomed to winning (2-7 wins)... can’t win big in this league without playing defense

Well his D coordinator is one of the hottest names in coaching and he's won some low scoring games this year so maybe Leach is learning.

 

[MurphyVol]

He will allow Jennings back after a long stint of being locked in a shed

 

[JohnD13]

Leach is like Butch, an idiot.

Based on what facts?

 

[Sandman 423]

This guy will make Dooley's post game pressers seem boring.

 

[Through_The_T]

Yeah, he is exactly like Butch Jones, except he can actually win games.

He’s never won anything of significance and is two games over .500 at Wazzou...

 

[utkjoe]

I don't know that much about Leach (outside of his hilarious interviews from time to time) but he has lead a crap Washington State team to wins over ranked teams like Boise State, USC and Stanford this season. By no means perfect (like Washington) but I don't see how you can doubt that he can coach.

 

[UTRavens]

Based on what facts?

The fact that "Mike Leach" and "Jon Gruden" literally only share a single letter.