RIP Mike Leach

[Obliviax]

such a shame. Age 61.

MSU Bulldog family, college football community mourns the death of Coach Mike Leach - Mississippi State

Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Michael Charles "Mike" Leach passed away last night (Monday, Dec. 12) at the University of Mississippi Medical Center

hailstate.com

 

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[Obliviax]

"When people write the Mike Leach obituary, what do you want them to say?"

"Oh, I don't care. That's their problem. I am dead."

 

[OldiesAtTheGaff]

"When people write the Mike Leach obituary, what do you want them to say?"

"Oh, I don't care. That's their problem. I am dead."

More Leachisms from the "Football Bohemian":

"I think candy corn is awful, it's like fruit cake"

and on weddings..."go elope, trust me on that."

 

[SLUPSU]

Interesting factoid about his QB's....

6 of the 20 best passing seasons in college football history played for him and 4 of the top six, B.J. Symons, Graham Harrell, Connor Halliday, and Anthony Gordon, all at over 425 yds per game.

 

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Considering I have zero personal connections to anything Mike Leach has ever done, I'm still very sad over his passing. He was one of the most entertaining coaches in the history of the sport. Check that... ANY sport. College football won't be the same without him.

 

[LandoComando]

Considering I have zero personal connections to anything Mike Leach has ever done, I'm still very sad over his passing. He was one of the most entertaining coaches in the history of the sport. Check that... ANY sport. College football won't be the same without him.

Exactly--it's odd. Even though he was never at a major/elite program he left a lasting impression. Definitely the most entertaining.

 

[PSUQBKeeper]

there's a guy named Rich Karle from WTVM 13 on facebook who is posting some great Mike Leach stories that people have shared

an example...

Lincoln Riley was hired by Mike Leach as an assistant coach in the early 2000's when Coach Leach was the head coach at Texas Tech.
One day, Riley overheard a phone conversation that Coach Leach was having, and Lincoln Riley tells The Players Tribune it went like this:
"He (Coach Leach) picked it up (the phone) and said, ‘Hey, how’s it going?’ And then he listened for a second and asked, ‘Where ya calling from?’
"He kept talking on the phone and I eventually sort of tuned out. Now, a short phone conversation for Coach Leach is an hour.
"So he was talking about this and that, and I was kind of hunkered down working on my own stuff. At some point, the call got dropped. They must have lost reception. Coach said, 'Can you hear me? Are you there?'
"He hung up his old flip phone, swung it back open and redialed. He said, ‘Hey, sorry I lost you.’ And then they resumed their conversation for another 30 minutes or so before Coach finally hung up.
"After he was done, we started talking and I said, ‘Hey Coach, who was that on the phone?’
"And he said, ‘Oh, they had the wrong number.'”