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RE: Oh My goodness
(01-09-2020 02:01 PM)Soobahk40050 Wrote: If not for the infighting against Curry and Fulmer's coup, Leach was coming to TN a few years ago. That will be an interesting match up too.
I think yes, Miss St. can offer more money because of the new ABC contract, but Mississippi St. also offers less pressure. I don't Leach's background enough to know what his "dream school" is, but if succeeds at Miss. St he can name his price at that school when it comes open.
Tennessee is a better job even with higher expectations. MSU is the worst job in a completely stacked division.
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(01-09-2020 02:25 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote: Can't wait for Leach's breakdown of all of the SEC mascots. Huge hire for the SEC.
lol so true.... You know he'll be asked about that at Media Days.
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Let's not forgot the shape that Washington State Football was in before Leach arrived. Paul Wulff was 9-40 in the four years prior. In Bill Dopa's final four seasons, they went 20-26. Perhaps, after his experiences at Tech, Leach valued mid-to-low profile jobs to just focus on coaching. MSU can offer SEC exposure and resources without the demands to finish top-15 annually. His personality definitely appeared to be wearing out those at WSU, especially after this season; he definitely made the move at the right time IMO.
Will be interesting to see where WSU now goes. I remain curious to see if Mark Helfrich gets another college job. He was just let go by the Bears and looked like a college lifer. He is from the Pacific Northwest and took Oregon to a couple of top-10 finishes (albeit with Chip Kelly's players). It's not like Washington State is struggling when Leach was hired. Leach absolutely left WSU's program in immensely better shape than he inherited it.
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Craig Bohl - HC Wyoming
Seth Littrell - HC North Texas (Leach ties)
Jay Hill - HC Weber State
Jay Norvell - HC Nevada
WC: Joe Moorhead
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So the Mississippi St board had an "insider" with the site's most viewed thread in its history that claimed it was Napier even after it was reported Napier refused to interview...and the whole site still believed him and even put #TeamBert (his name) across the site's banner.
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(01-09-2020 01:46 PM)stever20 Wrote: so think about the SEC West now....
Nick Saban
Gus Malzhan
Ed Orgeron
Jimbo Fisher
Mike Leach
Lane Kiffin
Sam Pittman (arkansas coach)
Wow! That's a tough list of top notch, highly recognizable coaches.... and Sam Pittman. I hope Leach does well and wins the division eventually.
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(01-09-2020 02:56 PM)ChrisLords Wrote: (01-09-2020 01:46 PM)stever20 Wrote: so think about the SEC West now....
Nick Saban
Gus Malzhan
Ed Orgeron
Jimbo Fisher
Mike Leach
Lane Kiffin
Sam Pittman (arkansas coach)
Wow! That's a tough list of top notch, highly recognizable coaches.... and Sam Pittman. I hope Leach does well and wins the division eventually.
quite possibly by Monday night- 3 NC Coaches, a runner up, and Leach and Kiffin.
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(01-09-2020 02:00 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: I think Leach made a big mistake. Lifetime security at a school you can go to the Rose Bowl/CFP with...to a short leash in an impossible division.
In the end, coaches work for a living. Leach will make a whole lot more money at MSU. Why would a successful coach not want to coach in the SEC?
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(01-09-2020 02:00 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: I think Leach made a big mistake. Lifetime security at a school you can go to the Rose Bowl/CFP with...to a short leash in an impossible division.
For sure this ends with him being fired, but meanwhile he'll make a lot of money, he'll have fun messing the other SEC coaches... Then, if he wants to continue coaching, some team will give him another job.
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(01-09-2020 02:00 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: I think Leach made a big mistake. Lifetime security at a school you can go to the Rose Bowl/CFP with...to a short leash in an impossible division.
Leach surely got a nice raise, which at his stage of career matters more, and they will owe him that cash whether he wins or not.
Plus, despite his success at Wazzoo, the best he was able to do was some appearances in the Holiday Bowl and the Sun Bowl. You can do at least as well at Mississippi State, which has played in the Outback Bowl, Gator Bowl, and even the Orange Bowl during the same time period.
(This post was last modified: 01-09-2020 06:24 PM by quo vadis.)
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(01-09-2020 06:23 PM)quo vadis Wrote: (01-09-2020 02:00 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: I think Leach made a big mistake. Lifetime security at a school you can go to the Rose Bowl/CFP with...to a short leash in an impossible division.
Leach surely got a nice raise, which at his stage of career matters more, and they will owe him that cash whether he wins or not.
Plus, despite his success at Wazzoo, the best he was able to do was some appearances in the Holiday Bowl and the Sun Bowl. You can do at least as well at Mississippi State, which has played in the Outback Bowl, Gator Bowl, and even the Orange Bowl during the same time period.
Blowing a 49-17 late third quarter lead at home to UCLA was the end for him. He did a good job at Pullman, but it is just difficult to compete in recruiting up there. There was a ceiling on his success up there. He hit it.
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