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Did The Crazy Pirate Go Overboard?

Monday, December 28, 2009 5:31 PM
Written By: SportsPants

Mike Leach has been a godsend for Texas Tech football. His offense is entertaining and he manages to make stars out of his quarterbacks even though he can’t usually get the big time recruits away from schools like Texas and Oklahoma. His quirky personality makes him a local celebrity in West Texas.

Yet just like former Big XII coaches Bob Knight and Mark Mangino, Leach is finding out he does not have free reign over his football program. The university has suspended Leach indefinitely after he allegedly mistreated an injured Tech player by putting him in a dark closet for hours.

It’s been a tough year for Leach and his team with a fall back to earth from last year’s 11-1 juggernaut, a Facebook controversy that ended with Leach forbidding the use of social networking sites for his players, and now the suspension.

Leach’s job is still not in jeopardy because he brings more money and recognition to the university than any football coach before him. On the flip side, Leach should want to stay at Texas Tech because the school accepts his fascination with pirates and his occasional outbursts to the media.

As we’ve seen with Knight though, no matter how entrenched a coach gets at a university, he can’t get away with anything he wants. Leach needs to remember that as he continues to captain the Tech program. He’d better keep winning because people will stop looking the other way if the losses pile up.

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Doktrt

Made him go to a dark room? Suspends the coach indefinetely? What a crock. The real reason is because the kid is white. His dad is an ESPN analyst and is throwing his "celebrity" wieght around because junior was singled out for being a spoiled brat.

Stonie1942

Sounds like you have Mike guilty and ready to be hanged. I thought in this country we were innocent until prove guilty. Maybe Mr. James did not get enough playing time and this may be his way of getting even.

doug

The facts have not came out yet. Check around the Tech campus and find out the real story on the spoiled brat. Before daddy has to prey about it, Raider nation may have just been handed the death penalty without Leach getting due process. CJ should keep a tighter lease on mommy before she makes official announcments to the AP. CJ should know a little bit about bringing down a powerhouse football program. The whole family has alot of skeletons in the closet. Check that out, then judge.

SportsPants

Actually, I'm a Leach fan, but he has to know that he's under scrutiny from the powers above him and any controversial moves may backfire. Fair? Of course not, but that's the reality. Tech will miss him. Badly.

Bill 1855

CryBaby James!!!!! How sad.

Skip

No doubt Leach is a great coach and Tech will definitely miss him, spoiled brat or not you don't order a kid to be locked up in a dark room. I do think the powers that be over reacted in firing him.