[ESPN] Mike Leach suspended after player complaint

SMU killed their program, not James.

 

I would buy that if TT wouldn't have suspended Leach for the bowl game. That is really severe. Kansas didn't suspend Mangino and that was the regular season.

 

They suspended him b/c he didnt apologize for it.

They gave him until Monday to do so and did not issue an apology for it if he did i doubt this makes the news.

Its a power thing b.w the Tech/Leach...

 

right, because SMU invented paying players.

 

midget cage match

 

No, they cheated and got caught. Just because there are better cheaters out there, it doesn't make SMU less of a cheater. Getting around the rules is part of college football. SMU sucked at it and should have known to make doubly sure not to get caught while on probation already.

Oddly enough, this reminds me of how great a baseball player Ricky Williams was for the Texas Rangers minor league system.

 

Somebody hide Sumlin

 

honestly, IMHO, it doesn't seem that bad...it wasn't torture, just lay on the damn floor or sit in a corner...he wasn't doing contact drills, he had a concussion...I'm just saying...

but i have a son and I would be PO'd, but there has to be more to this story...

 

Im a sports reporter in Lubbock and I can tell you things don't look good for Leach. If Tech fires him by Thursday they save on an $800,000 bonus he is do on the 1st.

When this 1st broke yesterday I thought it was 50/50 on whether or not they fire him. Now I think it's 75/25 he's gone

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEBaUw6WMJM&feature=player_embedded

 

I bet Fatty is going crazy wishing he could post something dumb in this thread.

 

So what's the overall mood in Lubbock right now?

 

Everyone is pretty much on Leach's side. No one wants to see him go.

 

Even though Leach has never wanted to stay and the only reason he hasn't bolted is because he hasn't been offered a job he wants?

 

Thank god you have an editor.

 

I dont have an editor I work in tv... What needed editing?

 

this seems odd to me. its pretty rare for a university to not allow a person to transfer in any sport. i could understand if its a top prospect type player that wants out, but if this kid isnt getting any time with leach, why would leach not grant him a transfer? just seems like a dumb policy

 

Tech is hardly a hot job. BCS is all it has going for it. If they lose Leach Tech is probably done for awhile.

 

From U of H O-Cord Dana Holgorsen.....





http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/local/091229-leach-goes-court

"I am writing this letter on behalf of Mike Leach in regards to the Adam James situation," Holgorsen writes in his e-mail. "I was the inside receiver coach at Texas Tech when we made the decision (to) 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 Adam's 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 (the) belief he was not a D1 football player," Holgorsen writes in his e-mail. "Coach Leach overrode my opinion and Adam became a Red Raider. During the rest of my time at Texas Tech I was Adam's position coach where I always remained critical of Adam's ability to play at this level due to being lazy in not only the classroom but also in the offseason and during practice.

"Coach Leach was the one who kept saying he believed Adam would eventually contribute. Adam's teammates believed he was selfish and were constantly getting on 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 (tight end) 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," Holgorsen writes. "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."

 

Objection: relevance

what the hell does that have to do with the allegations thrown at leach? the kid could be the biggest jackass in the world...locking him in an electrical closet still isn't real bright.