The grown-ups know how to ride out kid's emotions. You will all be mad until they hire a new coach, or there is a big concert, or oh hey that's shiny.....
TT football will be alright; Leach wasn't going to stay forever anyway.

OK, what claim?

You think he won't coach D1 again within 2 years, I think he will....how in the hell shall I dispute that? Hell, he'll coach again next season if he wants to.

You don't think he's gonna get paid by TTech because he was fired with cause.....I think his lawyers will get him paid, but do either if us KNOW that at this point, NO.

You've made no claim other than he should have dismissed the kid from practice and essentially give in to what the little shit wanted. I don't think he did anything way out of line....the sun's hurting your eyes, well then I'll send you into a dark, quiet place so you're not in so much discomfort. Was it the smartest thing, no obviously not, but some of you are acting like he was under an armed guard or locked in a position where he couldn't move. That is clearly NOT the case.

You need to be more specific in your request for enlightenment and less prone to subjective linking and then jumping to erroneous conclusions.

Most of the alumni have already talked of withdrawing financial support.


If you want the pulse of what I have heard.

http://www.raiderpower.com

I bet that cameo in the show friday night lights had something to do with it. Leach was on an episode this season and all he said was "coach, find your inner pirate, find your inner pirate, swing your sword pirate!"

I said 18-24 months. If you think he's going to be hired in the next 30 days to coach a D-I team, you're wrong.

This contract dispute won't be settled by the courts quickly.

There is NO way he's paid his full contract value of $12 million. He'll be lucky to get one tenth that amount.

This is nonsense.

Complete and utter nonsense.

Let me guess: You're 70 years old? You think he should withhold water from the players, too?

Leach was out of line. WAY out of line. And he's an absolute moron if he thought there would be no repercussions from pulling a stunt like this.

We'll never know how much of his contract he gets because both parties will settle with a confidentiality clause.

Art Briles (formerly with Tech, and current Baylor HC) is rumored as replacement.

It'll get leaked.

Is TT a private school? If not and it's funded by the state of Texas, it'll be on their financial report.

I hope Briles goes to Tech and Leach goes to Baylor.

I said NEXT SEASON....no one said 30 days and I also never said he would get the full 12 million, but I would be willing to bet you it's a sight more than 1.2 million

As for the other stuff, we're going tohave to agree to disagree.
As for the "water" comment, I believe that putting someone who was photopobic in a quiet, darkened room would have a toward medical effect while withholding water from a player would have an adverse one.

Haha Me too. The last laugh would be on the boobs in Lubbock.

Leach won't get his 12M. 800K minimum, as I hear that there is some 10 business day clause that would mean his 800K is due before the firing can take place. 1.6M more likely because they won't be able to prove "with cause" on this story (maybe there's some other story or aspect we don't know about now). And if they do go for the $12M, he might get even more than 1.6M, though I'd guess exactly 1.6M in the end.

2010, right?

Are universities in the habit of hiring head coaches in August?

I'd say that he'll get somewhere around 10% of his total contract value plus the bowl earnings (which are not included in the $12 million dollar contract).

What are you hearing as to the reason(s) why TT wanted to get rid of Leach?