Football Leach Fired - Page 15

**Old Dog** · 12-30-2009, 12:12 PM

per ESPN

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls0...ory?id=4781981

CBSsportsline linked article as well:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12724022
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech has fired football coach Mike Leach.

The school handed a termination letter to Leach's attorney, Ted Liggett, on Wednesday just before the two sides were to appear in a Lubbock, Texas, courtroom for a hearing on the coach's suspension.

Liggett says the letter says Leach is "terminated with cause effective immediately."

Leach was suspended by the university on Monday while the school investigated allegations that he mistreated an injured player.

Receiver Adam James alleges Leach twice confined him to small, dark spaces during practice after the player was diagnosed with a concussion.

Texas Tech plays Michigan State on Saturday in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.

**Old Dog** · 12-30-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

That makes zero sense but I can see where Craig James is not going to win class president at TT this year. Any word yet on whether he is transferring?

Yeah, it makes perfect sense.......Craig is Daddy, Adam is the kid, Craig was one of the ones who helped to bring the death penalty to SMU. but I will be curious to see if he transfers as well.

vailpass · 12-30-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Quietest Storm

They did Leach a favor. I highly doubt he would field a better team than that one that beat Texas (07 was it?), while at TT.

Being a former D1 athlete, it makes me sick that some pre-madonna, lazy, POS got a great HC fired.

1) prima

2)the coach got himself fired by making political enemies with men more powerful than himself then giving those same men a reason to drill him. Leach talked shit to the safety then hung himself out over the middle and paid the price.

vailpass · 12-30-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by truebigdog

Craig is Daddy, Adam is the kid, but I will be curious to see if he transfers as well.

Yes, thank you much.

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-30-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by truebigdog

I don't believe that it's anything to do with the concussion persay, but if the kid said the light was hurting his eyes, then how could putting him in a quiet dark room NOT be helping to alleviate his discomfort?

The simple question is this: Why not just send the kid back to his dorm? Or to the campus hospital?

There are absolutely no excuses for putting a kid in an electrical shed/woodshed/whatever.

NONE.

**Old Dog** · 12-30-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Yes, thank you much.

I wasn't trying to be a wise ass, hell I've been neg-repped four times on this thread already for my views on this. I guess people get upset when you don't think their views are gospel.

sportsman1 · 12-30-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by truebigdog

Yeah, it makes perfect sense.......Craig is Daddy, Adam is the kid, Craig was one of the ones who helped to bring the death penalty to SMU. but I will be curious to see if he transfers as well.

Absolutely. I can't imagine him not transferring. I mean.. he would have a much better shot at SMU anyways. What kills me is it was Leach that wanted to bring him in. The rest of the staff wanted to pass on him.

**jAZ** · 12-30-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

All Leach had to due is state that the kid wasn't medically cleared to play and wasn't required to come to practice.

End of story.

Instead, Leach tried to force is will upon a student and unfortunately for him, he chose the wrong student to **** with.

Adam Craig sounds like a spoiled piece of shit but even if that's the case, he shouldn't be locked in the dark in a room with guards.

It's college, not the military.

For the record, I am certain that he wasn't "locked in the room". I'm sure he was ordered to stay in the room in the way that any player is ordered to run stairs or do pushups. They can say no if they feel that they have to.

And again, what they had him doing is far easier on you than running for 3 hours, or anything else that might be "ordered".

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-30-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Quietest Storm

some pre-madonna

1981?

vailpass · 12-30-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

1981?

vailpass · 12-30-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by truebigdog

I wasn't trying to be a wise ass, hell I've been neg-repped four times on this thread already for my views on this. I guess people get upset when you don't think their views are gospel.

I didn't think you were being anything other than helpful; my thanks were sincere.

beer bacon · 12-30-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The simple question is this: Why not just send the kid back to his dorm? Or to the campus hospital?

There are absolutely no excuses for putting a kid in an electrical shed/woodshed/whatever.

NONE.

Yeah, why not let the inmates run the asylum? That always works out.

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-30-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jAZ

For the record, I am certain that he wasn't "locked in the room". I'm sure he was ordered to stay in the room in the way that any player is ordered to run stairs or do pushups. They can say no if they feel that they have to.

And again, what they had him doing is far easier on you than running for 3 hours, or anything else that might be "ordered".

There was a guard placed outside this room so he couldn't leave.

The bottom line is that he should have been excused from practice, especially if he was already considered a lazy-ass that didn't care.

This is what happens when football coaches, drunk on the power of a $2 million dollar contract, put themselves above their players.

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-30-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by beer bacon

Yeah, why not let the inmates run the asylum? That always works out.

You're an idiot.

If the kid was a malcontent, kick him off the team.

Don't lock him in a ****ing closet with a guard at the door.

JFC.

vailpass · 12-30-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jAZ

For the record, I am certain that he wasn't "locked in the room". I'm sure he was ordered to stay in the room in the way that any player is ordered to run stairs or do pushups. They can say no if they feel that they have to.

And again, what they had him doing is far easier on you than running for 3 hours, or anything else that might be "ordered".

Maybe some of these high-school glory-days guys can tell you how much authority a college football coach's word carries. How if he tells you to stay in that room without moving or leaving or you will be off this team then that is exactly what you do.

**Old Dog** · 12-30-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The simple question is this: Why not just send the kid back to his dorm? Or to the campus hospital?

There are absolutely no excuses for putting a kid in an electrical shed/woodshed/whatever.

NONE.

Because the kid (by numerous accounts of others) had a history of being a lazy ass at practice and essentially wanted nothing more than to not be at practice. He had already been cleared by medical to participate to some extent at practice.
He put the kid there to help aleviate his photophobia, yet NOT give the kid what he wanted.

We'll disagree

You claimed that you did participate in sports. Even at a lower level (high school football I believe you said) if a player cannot participate in practice are they not generally to be at practice anyway if opportunity presents?

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