Leach Fired

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Wow. WTH are the Tech administrators thinking? After reading that, it seems pretty obvious what was the problem.

They just wanted to get rid of him.

I am writing this letter on behalf of Mike Leach in regards to the Adam James situation. I was the inside receiver coach at Texas Tech when we made the decision the sign Adam James in January of 2007. Adam had no offers to play NCAA D1 football during and after his Senior year. After a conversation between Coach Leach and Adams father Craig, Coach Leach acquired a brief highlight tape of Adam and made the decision to take him as a scholarship student athlete. I was opposed to doing so in belief he was not a D1 football player. Coach Leach overrode my opinion and Adam became a Red Raider. During the rest of my time at Texas Tech I was Adams position coach where I always remained critical of Adams ability to play at this level due to being lazy in not only the classroom but also in the off season and during practice. Coach Leach was the one who kept saying he believed Adam would eventually contribute. Adams teammates believed he was selfish and were constantly getting onto him for lack of effort as they sensed entitlement on his part due to his father being a very good football player. Adam eventually ended up playing a little after I left due to his body type being able to do some TE sets which consists of around 5-10 plays a game. Adam should be thankful for the opportunity to play at Texas Tech and for Mike Leach, who gave him the opportunity. In my opinion playing 5-10 plays a game in an outstanding offense is more than he would get at any other school in NCAA D1 football.

Dana Holgorsen
OC & QB's
University of Houston

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by jAZ

They just wanted to get rid of him.

I am writing this letter on behalf of Mike Leach in regards to the Adam James situation. I was the inside receiver coach at Texas Tech when we made the decision the sign Adam James in January of 2007. Adam had no offers to play NCAA D1 football during and after his Senior year. After a conversation between Coach Leach and Adams father Craig, Coach Leach acquired a brief highlight tape of Adam and made the decision to take him as a scholarship student athlete. I was opposed to doing so in belief he was not a D1 football player. Coach Leach overrode my opinion and Adam became a Red Raider. During the rest of my time at Texas Tech I was Adams position coach where I always remained critical of Adams ability to play at this level due to being lazy in not only the classroom but also in the off season and during practice. Coach Leach was the one who kept saying he believed Adam would eventually contribute. Adams teammates believed he was selfish and were constantly getting onto him for lack of effort as they sensed entitlement on his part due to his father being a very good football player. Adam eventually ended up playing a little after I left due to his body type being able to do some TE sets which consists of around 5-10 plays a game. Adam should be thankful for the opportunity to play at Texas Tech and for Mike Leach, who gave him the opportunity. In my opinion playing 5-10 plays a game in an outstanding offense is more than he would get at any other school in NCAA D1 football.

Dana Holgorsen
OC & QB's
University of Houston

A member of the coaching fraternity who very well might get his next job from Leach writes a letter of support? A good defense attorney would need about 20 seconds to discredit this one.

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by vailpass

A member of the coaching fraternity who very well might get his next job from Leach writes a letter of support? A good defense attorney would need about 20 seconds to discredit this one.

An attorney is going to get Leach paid his full $1.6M for being fired without cause. These stories are surely invited in large part, and from supportive pepole, but that doesnt' make them un-true.

And for the record, the same could easily be said (about an attorney ripping apart a statement) about the James family side of things.

In the end, the knowable facts will come out, and it seems very reasonable that Leach got into a pissing match with this player, he played his father, the trump card, and in the end lost.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by jAZ

An attorney is going to get Leach paid his full $1.6M for being fired without cause. These stories are surely invited in large part, and from supportive pepole, but that doesnt' make them un-true.

And for the record, the same could easily be said (about an attorney ripping apart a statement) about the James family side of things.

In the end, the knowable facts will come out, and it seems very reasonable that Leach got into a pissing match with this player, he played his father, the trump card, and in the end lost.

Are you saying the kid lost? I didn't see the kid get canned a day before the bowl game.

We'll see. $1.6m would be a good deal for TT given the full value of Leach's contract. There could very well be a quiet settlement reached or there could be a loud and long court battle. I doubt TT wants a lot of that kind of publicity. Are you a Techy Jaz?

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Are you saying the kid lost? I didn't see the kid get canned a day before the bowl game.

We'll see. $1.6m would be a good deal for TT given the full value of Leach's contract. There could very well be a quiet settlement reached or there could be a loud and long court battle. I doubt TT wants a lot of that kind of publicity. Are you a Techy Jaz?

The kid won his battle. The TT AD will lose his contract battle with Leach. Leach will win in the end, as he will get paid $1.6M to wait for the best available college football job over the offseason or next.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by jAZ

The kid won his battle. The TT AD will lose his contract battle with Leach. Leach will win in the end, as he will get paid $1.6M to wait for the best available college football job over the offseason or next.

How is getting bought out of a $12.7 million contract for $1.6 million a victory?

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by vailpass

How is getting bought out of a $12.7 million contract for $1.6 million a victory?

Well, first, if he holds the AD to the contract, the one he's trying to claim is voided by these actions, then Leach wins. Second, Leach will walk into a similar contract at any number of football programs within a year and half. The $1.6 M will be a bonus. He'll almost certainly get paid a 7 figure deal by someone in the media if he takes 2010 off. He's perfect for the media. He'll if i was him, I'd try to get a gig with ESPN just to piss off Craig James.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by jAZ

The kid won his battle. The TT AD will lose his contract battle with Leach. Leach will win in the end, as he will get paid $1.6M to wait for the best available college football job over the offseason or next.

I'll be SHOCKED if an NCAA D-I school hires Leach as the head coach in the next 18-24 months.

[Old Dog]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'll be SHOCKED if an NCAA D-I school hires Leach as the head coach in the next 18-24 months.

I"ll be shocked if he isn't coaching next season.

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'll be SHOCKED if an NCAA D-I school hires Leach as the head coach in the next 18-24 months.

He'll be cleared of any wrong doing by collecting his $1.6M buyout, and all of the surrounding talk (players, coaches, etc) will support his side of the story and throw the kid under the bus.

Any school will then be clear to hire him and he'll have his pick of available jobs. He might wait until a sufficently better job becomes available, which might not happen this offseason. Or he might jump to the NFL (OC, etc).

Those are the only reasons he won't be coaching D1 next season, IMO.

[Old Dog]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'll be SHOCKED if an NCAA D-I school hires Leach as the head coach in the next 18-24 months.

Told you so

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[jettio]

Originally Posted by jAZ

The kid won his battle. The TT AD will lose his contract battle with Leach. Leach will win in the end, as he will get paid $1.6M to wait for the best available college football job over the offseason or next.

What makes you think that Leach has a winnable case. There might be a settlement but if this was a case that was litigated, I think Leach would have much less chance of winning than Texas Tech would.

[jAZ]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Are you a Techy Jaz?

No, I'm an Arizona grad, and in fact the Wildcats will potentially lose Sonny Dykes, maybe the best coach on our staff, as a result of this.

I just see what Leach did as nothing particularly horrible (assuming what I suspect happened really did happen that way).

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by jAZ

No, I'm an Arizona grad, and in fact the Wildcats will potentially lose Sonny Dykes, maybe the best coach on our staff, as a result of this.

I just see what Leach did as nothing particularly horrible (assuming what I suspect happened really did happen that way).

Ok thanks, I thought you were Wildcat.