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Title: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: The_Cheat on October 15, 2008, 11:21:45 AM
Scoop: Leach Looking to Bolt
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Sources tell Football Rumor Mill that Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach is itching to get out of Lubbock – and might be up for even a lateral move.

The Red Raiders’ coach wanted a contract extension before the season began, but was told it would have to come later. Obviously, with the job he’s done over the past several years, that didn’t leave Leach in high spirits.

Texas Tech is ranked in the top ten and is poised for a tremendous season. This could be the perfect time for him to jump – and he knows it. One thing we know for sure
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: steve dave on October 15, 2008, 11:23:22 AM
Talked to a TTech fan during their drubbing of us and he said he was ready to bolt to anyone interested. 
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 11:24:06 AM
Tell Texas Tech, we'll trade.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: ednksu on October 15, 2008, 11:26:52 AM
Tell Texas Tech, we'll trade.


plus cash

lets get something done.  Remember next to KSU, he is a defensive stalwart.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: snyderfanatic on October 15, 2008, 11:32:06 AM
This is his ninth season at Tech. Probably his best team he will ever have and still not talented enough to win the South. Would have been a good hire for UCLA last year. Predict he will be the next coach at Washington.     
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: Bookcat on October 15, 2008, 11:40:01 AM
Leach could have six North Titles by now. It's crazy that he's never been to the Big XII champ game. Even we've beaten OU and Texas in conference play. oh wait...check that on OU.  Not since 1996?
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: Pete on October 15, 2008, 11:42:45 AM
We should throw a pile of cash at Leach, and make him one of the highest paid coaches in the conference, if not the Nation.  He would be a guaranteed home run for us.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: catzacker on October 15, 2008, 11:43:11 AM
Fire Ron, hire Mike.   :ksu:
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: sonofdaxjones on October 15, 2008, 11:43:35 AM
Leach could have six North Titles by now. It's crazy that he's never been to the Big XII champ game. Even we've beaten OU and Texas in conference play. oh wait...check that on OU.  Not since 1996?

1997 was the last time KSU beat OU in conference play . . . ugly game.  Blake played about 4 different QB's and we had a hell of a time adjusting.




Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: michigancat on October 15, 2008, 11:44:17 AM
He beat OU last year and in 2005.

Last beat UT in 2002.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: dlew12 on October 15, 2008, 11:44:41 AM
hiremikeleach.com?
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: sonofdaxjones on October 15, 2008, 11:45:25 AM
The problem is, is Mike wanting a more "in the way" place??

Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 11:55:56 AM
Every K-Stater (or every poster on KSUFANS) would love Mike Leach.

 :love:
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: ksu_FAN on October 15, 2008, 11:57:31 AM
Leach would be awesome.  Would love to go watch his practices.  One of my top 3 favorite coaches in the Big 12.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: steve dave on October 15, 2008, 12:02:07 PM
Likes pirates :check
Likes Van Gogh :check
Likes to quote Sharon Stone in crazy places :check

homerun  :ksu:
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 12:04:34 PM
Leach would be awesome.  Would love to go watch his practices.  One of my top 3 favorite coaches in the Big 12.

I read somewhere that he makes his O-lineman carry sandbags up and down hills.  He also makes his receivers run through large tracts of sand to help build their power.  

It would be awesome to watch his press conferences.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: michigancat on October 15, 2008, 12:05:45 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: Pete on October 15, 2008, 12:05:51 PM
The problem is, is Mike wanting a more "in the way" place??



The North division would likely be attractive to Leach.  However, my nightmare is that Pinkel goes to Washington and Mizzou hires Leach.  We'd be &@#%ed.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: Pete on October 15, 2008, 12:07:19 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 12:07:47 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.

At this point, I don't think money will be an issue.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: Pete on October 15, 2008, 12:09:27 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.

At this point, I don't think money will be an issue.


Hunch, or "rumblings" on the openness of wallets?
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 12:11:13 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.

At this point, I don't think money will be an issue.


Hunch, or "rumblings" on the openness of wallets?

Let's put it this way.  A lot of "old" money is being carroted around to get this program back to the DOD.

Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: Pete on October 15, 2008, 12:14:35 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.

At this point, I don't think money will be an issue.


Hunch, or "rumblings" on the openness of wallets?

Let's put it this way.  A lot of "old" money is being carroted around to get this program back to the DOD.




That's a good thing, right?
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: sonofdaxjones on October 15, 2008, 12:17:42 PM
The real question.

Is the Old Money wanting change and not willing to let go of their money until there is change??

Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 12:21:26 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.

At this point, I don't think money will be an issue.


Hunch, or "rumblings" on the openness of wallets?

Let's put it this way.  A lot of "old" money is being carroted around to get this program back to the DOD.




That's a good thing, right?

Yes and no.  It's up the administration to see the signs.   If they want to hang on to Ron (and I'm all for him staying if he can manage to pull this together), then they need to let Ron know he has the money to hire the best assistants to come in here and turn this program around.   I don't think Ron is a bad X's and O's coach, but it's clear his staff is not the kind of staff he needs to produce results.   Part of his job is to evaluate the performance of his staff to get the right people in the job.  If he can't do it, then we need to find someone who can.   For all the glory we put on Snyder, Bill at least knew how to assemble a good staff and manage them.  It was when he got older that his heart got too big, and our staff wasn't as good as it had been or could have been.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: catzacker on October 15, 2008, 01:04:19 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.

At this point, I don't think money will be an issue.


Hunch, or "rumblings" on the openness of wallets?

Let's put it this way.  A lot of "old" money is being carroted around to get this program back to the DOD.




That's a good thing, right?

Yes and no.  It's up the administration to see the signs.   If they want to hang on to Ron (and I'm all for him staying if he can manage to pull this together), then they need to let Ron know he has the money to hire the best assistants to come in here and turn this program around.   I don't think Ron is a bad X's and O's coach, but it's clear his staff is not the kind of staff he needs to produce results.   Part of his job is to evaluate the performance of his staff to get the right people in the job.  If he can't do it, then we need to find someone who can.   For all the glory we put on Snyder, Bill at least knew how to assemble a good staff and manage them.  It was when he got older that his heart got too big, and our staff wasn't as good as it had been or could have been.


This is why Ron's fracked.  The wallets, apparently, aren't willing to open for him and even if they were, I don't know if he's capable of hiring and/or retaining qualified assistants.  He's just not going to be accepted and I don't think he's going to reach the level of success that will force acceptance.  Ron should be forced to keep Tibs.  Firing Tibs and getting a new DC is worthless at this point.  Just fire Ron and start over. 
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: KCcat28 on October 15, 2008, 01:13:15 PM
Mike Leach would be a HUGE get... I will now add him to my Top 3...

1. Mike Leach
2. Gary Patterson
3. Brent Venables
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: snyderfanatic on October 15, 2008, 01:39:28 PM
Venables might be the DC if we get Leach....
Because:
1. Mike Stoops will be out of work and need a job
2. Leach and Venables worked together at OU
3. Venables is getting balsted pretty good by OU fans

Leach HC
Venables DC
Wyatt someplace on staff
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: michigancat on October 15, 2008, 01:42:59 PM
JFC, I'm as big a homer as anyone, but this is ridiculous.

Serious LOL material for bb's everywhere.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: catzacker on October 15, 2008, 01:46:37 PM
JFC, I'm as big a homer as anyone, but this is ridiculous.

Serious LOL material for bb's everywhere.

Rusty, Leach is the perfect "fit" for KSU.  You know it, I know it, and I'm sure Mike knows it as well.  It's only a matter of time.  Quit being a negative nancy and get on board the pirate ship.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: sonofdaxjones on October 15, 2008, 01:48:26 PM
We'll build Mike a big pirate ship like Tampa Bay has in the North Endzone, those folks that sit there than can move so Mike can play on his pirate ship.



Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: sonofdaxjones on October 15, 2008, 01:49:33 PM
We'll even put in a Crows Nest on the main mast and Mike can coach the games from there looking down from above.

Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: snyderfanatic on October 15, 2008, 01:55:41 PM
Think about it, If Leach wants to leave, he could come here. Remember we hired Huggins when no one thought something like that was possible. Venables is being blasted big time and Stoops brother may soon be looking for a job. Venables and Leach worked together in '99 at Oklahoma.  
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: michigancat on October 15, 2008, 01:57:26 PM
JFC, I'm as big a homer as anyone, but this is ridiculous.

Serious LOL material for bb's everywhere.

Rusty, Leach is the perfect "fit" for KSU.  You know it, I know it, and I'm sure Mike knows it as well.  It's only a matter of time.  Quit being a negative nancy and get on board the pirate ship.

Yeah, qft.

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/rlj4794/ncf_a_mleach_300.jpg)
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: catzacker on October 15, 2008, 02:02:38 PM
JFC, I'm as big a homer as anyone, but this is ridiculous.

Serious LOL material for bb's everywhere.

Rusty, Leach is the perfect "fit" for KSU.  You know it, I know it, and I'm sure Mike knows it as well.  It's only a matter of time.  Quit being a negative nancy and get on board the pirate ship.

Yeah, qft.

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/rlj4794/ncf_a_mleach_300.jpg)

 :love:

(P.S. Admins, we need a :pirate )
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 02:04:35 PM
JFC, I'm as big a homer as anyone, but this is ridiculous.

Serious LOL material for bb's everywhere.

Rusty, Leach is the perfect "fit" for KSU.  You know it, I know it, and I'm sure Mike knows it as well.  It's only a matter of time.  Quit being a negative nancy and get on board the pirate ship.

Yeah, qft.

(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/rlj4794/ncf_a_mleach_300.jpg)

 :love:

(P.S. Admins, we need a :pirate )

It's on it's way..
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: snyderfanatic on October 15, 2008, 02:17:43 PM
We should have hired Billy Tubbs in 2000 when he was interested (Wooly was great though) so this sort of makes up for it.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: sonofdaxjones on October 15, 2008, 02:37:17 PM
(http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8979/northendzoneleechyr1.jpg)
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: kst8cat on October 15, 2008, 04:31:21 PM
We should have hired Billy Tubbs in 2000 when he was interested (Wooly was great though) so this sort of makes up for it.


Billy Tubbs was interested in 2000?  I don't ever remember hearing that.  That's a surprise given all the crap he talked on KSU over the years.  I was at that game in 1994 when he got a bunch of technical fouls after what he thought was a bad call by the ref, and Askia Jones got to shoot like 10 free throws in a row.  Good times.

Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: steve dave on October 15, 2008, 04:34:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oggTz9NNKA
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: snyderfanatic on October 15, 2008, 04:43:16 PM
We should have hired Billy Tubbs in 2000 when he was interested (Wooly was great though) so this sort of makes up for it.


Billy Tubbs was interested in 2000?  I don't ever remember hearing that.  That's a surprise given all the crap he talked on KSU over the years.  I was at that game in 1994 when he got a bunch of technical fouls after what he thought was a bad call by the ref, and Askia Jones got to shoot like 10 free throws in a row.  Good times.

Know for a fact that he was very interested and was considered. Wefald and Urich thought he was "Too controversial".....Lol the same school that hired Huggy.....I love both Tubbs and Huggins, same goes for Leach....

Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: purplewabbit on October 15, 2008, 10:29:12 PM
Is there any reason Leach would go to KSU, other than it being easier to win the north?

Why don't we just hire Butch Davis instead, lol.

crap loads of cash might do it.   How much does Jack Vanier have, and how badly does he want to win?  IDK, just wondering.

At this point, I don't think money will be an issue.


Hunch, or "rumblings" on the openness of wallets?

Let's put it this way.  A lot of "old" money is being carroted around to get this program back to the DOD.




That's a good thing, right?

Yes and no.  It's up the administration to see the signs.   If they want to hang on to Ron (and I'm all for him staying if he can manage to pull this together), then they need to let Ron know he has the money to hire the best assistants to come in here and turn this program around.   I don't think Ron is a bad X's and O's coach, but it's clear his staff is not the kind of staff he needs to produce results.   Part of his job is to evaluate the performance of his staff to get the right people in the job.  If he can't do it, then we need to find someone who can.   For all the glory we put on Snyder, Bill at least knew how to assemble a good staff and manage them.  It was when he got older that his heart got too big, and our staff wasn't as good as it had been or could have been.



Right on the money. I think these days, it's all about staff retention...rephrase that....skilled staff retention.
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: chum1 on October 15, 2008, 10:33:12 PM
If he was at KSU, he'd no longer be a pirate, right?
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: ksuno1stunner on October 15, 2008, 10:39:52 PM
Ron was the perfect guy to transition us to Mike Leach!
Title: Re: Mike Leach looking?
Post by: mjrod on October 15, 2008, 10:46:07 PM
If he was at KSU, he'd no longer be a pirate, right?

No, he'd turn us all into pirates and we'd begin to pillage the ENTIRE big 12...

Plus he so wants to beat Texas and ONLY K-STATE can beat Texas.