Football Leach Fired - Page 4

**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.

stumppy · 12-30-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You can't treat American citizens, especially college student athletes, like POW's and NOT expect to get fired.

Leach is a ****ing dumbass.

Yup, the prick brought this on himself. I haven't bothered reading much about the whole situation but from what I've seen/read he got what he deserved.

I'd hope if he tried something like that with one of my boys they would have told him to pack sand up his ass.

BigChiefFan · 12-30-2009, 02:22 PM

What confuses me, is how can you fire someone over allegations? Seems to me, the investigation hasn't concluded, evidenced by..."while the school investigated allegations."

Mecca · 12-30-2009, 02:23 PM

Let that be a lesson to everyone, don't lock people in electrical closets.

Titty Meat · 12-30-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

What confuses me, is how can you fire someone over allegations? Seems to me, the investigation hasn't concluded, evidenced by..."while the school investigated allegations."

Because they have to pay him 800k.

If the allegations are true it's pretty hard to believe how people stick up for Leech. Not only what he did was stupid it was also a crime.

**DaneMcCloud** · 12-30-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

That was called detention, back in the day.

Boy, I'm glad I wasn't around in those days.

beer bacon · 12-30-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Personally, I'd take that over mental abuse.

At least I can fight back if someone tries to punch or choke me.

Locked in a dark room under guard?

That is ****ED UP.

He wasn't locked in a room. He was told he had to stay in the room, which is right off the practice field, so he would be near the team while they practiced. He wasn't locked in the room. He was told if he left the room and left practice he would be suspended or kicked off the team. The reason the room was dark, I don't think it has been clarified how dark, was because James claimed to have light sensitivity issues, so he was told to go into the equipment room rather then stay out in the Texas sun. The guard was a graduate/training assistant.

beer bacon · 12-30-2009, 02:26 PM

Also, Craig James is a slimeball that got paid tens of thousands of dollars to play football at SMU. He was one of the reasons their entire program got the death penalty.

Jerm · 12-30-2009, 02:26 PM

After the contract negotiations and contentious relationship he had with the school and the girlfriend comments earlier this year etc., this was always coming.

TT was just waiting for something else to happen so they could deliver the killshot.

Similar to Bobby Knight and IU...all they did was wait for something, anything to get rid of him and voila.
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blaise · 12-30-2009, 02:28 PM

It's no problem. Kids will always fall over themselves to go to Lubbock, TX. Who wouldn't?

Just Passin' By · 12-30-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by beer bacon

He wasn't locked in a room. He was told he had to stay in the room, which is right off the practice field, so he would be near the team while they practiced. He wasn't locked in the room. He was told if he left the room and left practice he would be suspended or kicked off the team. The reason the room was dark, I don't think it has been clarified how dark, was because James claimed to have light sensitivity issues, so he was told to go into the equipment room rather then stay out in the Texas sun. The guard was a graduate/training assistant.

Have you got a link for this information?

**jAZ** · 12-30-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I wasn't aware that Bobby Knight stuck his players in dark locked rooms for hours on end while under guard.

Enlighten me.

How are you possibly capable of pretending that there is no comparison possible between Bobby Knight and Mike Leach. Knight reportedly did all of the following in his career:

Punched and choked IU's Sports Information Director
Assaulted a police officer in PR
Fined for various game outbusts including throwing the chair, hitting a phone on the scorers table, pulling his team off the court duing a exhibition game
Told rape victims to "relax and enjoy it" on national TV
Kicked his own son (or his chair) during a game
Head-butted his own player
Choked his own player during a practice
Physically threatened his own AD
Phsically threatend and threw a potted plant at his own office assistant
Threw his own assistant coach out of his chair
Grabbed a random student shaking him for saying "what's up knight" or some such
Was restrained by police to keep him from going after a heckling fan (while at TT)
Fired a shotgun toward a hunter he was arguing with

Mike Leach is far from having the ugly record that Bob Knight had when he was hired at TT.

**luv** · 12-30-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by billay

Because they have to pay him 800k.
If the allegations are true it's pretty hard to believe how people stick up for Leech. Not only what he did was stupid it was also a crime.

Locking someone in a closet is a crime? My brother should have gone to jail several years before he actually did. Stupid, yes, but a crime?
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beer bacon · 12-30-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

Have you got a link for this information?

I have read it from about ten thousand different sources over the last few days. I am not going to go to the trouble to dig it all up. A local news station even did a segment on these tiny "closets." That is online as well.

**jAZ** · 12-30-2009, 02:31 PM

This looks a lot more like an easy excuse to do what the AD wanted to do last year. That's fine. But let's not make this into something so abhorrent (even in the worst possible scenario) that TT can't employ someone who has that history of behavior.

Mecca · 12-30-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

Locking someone in a closet is a crime? My brother should have gone to jail several years before he actually did. Stupid, yes, but a crime?
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A kid doing it to another kid is not remotely the same as a person who is an authority figure over you doing it to you.

12-30-2009, 12:12 PM
Old Dog Supporter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Central Kansas Casino cash: $2440201	Leach Fired 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.
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Jerm Mahomes > God Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clinton, MO Casino cash: $4408996	After the contract negotiations and contentious relationship he had with the school and the girlfriend comments earlier this year etc., this was always coming. TT was just waiting for something else to happen so they could deliver the killshot. Similar to Bobby Knight and IU...all they did was wait for something, anything to get rid of him and voila. Posted via Mobile Device
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jAZ Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Casino cash: $9817493	This looks a lot more like an easy excuse to do what the AD wanted to do last year. That's fine. But let's not make this into something so abhorrent (even in the worst possible scenario) that TT can't employ someone who has that history of behavior.
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