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Mike Leach on 2017 Tennessee coaching search: ‘It was like something out of Shakespeare’

Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:11 pm
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:11 pm
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“I just said, ‘I’m in L.A. Come out here and I’m happy to talk with you.’ Which we did,” Leach said of his meeting with Currie. “Shortly after that, there was a coup d’etat at the University of Tennessee. It was a coup d’etat. You can call it what you want, and I hope I don’t hurt anybody’s feelings at Tennessee, but it’s a fact. It was like something out of Shakespeare.”

“All the sudden, they call home the AD, and en route they off him,” Leach said. “Then the king or the chancellor who orders the offing of the AD because the guards are around him demanding that it be done in order to secure a position. Shortly after that, they off the president. Then they off the very chancellor who set it all in motion allegedly. There was a whole power shift. Anyway, hopefully the ground for the good people at Tennessee is more stable now.”


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This post was edited on 9/10/19 at 5:14 pm
Posted by GatorNurse
Member since Sep 2018
587 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:13 pm to
All according to Phil's plan
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
25711 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:15 pm to
I love that man!
Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
Member since Jan 2018
9234 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:16 pm to
Leach is a good example that the best way to be cool is to not give a damn about whether or not your cool. Love the guy.
Posted by Gcockboi
Rock Hill
Member since Oct 2012
7689 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:16 pm to
What a shite show
Posted by viceman
Huntsville, AL
Member since Aug 2016
30688 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:17 pm to
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I love that man!


And he teaches a class at Wazzou in the offseason. No kidding he is Professor Leach, as well as Coach Leach, and the Mad Pirate. The man even saves money on the teaching staff.
This post was edited on 9/10/19 at 5:18 pm
Posted by dehsloot
Sunshine State
Member since Jul 2015
4051 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:21 pm to
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
11187 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:21 pm to
Most coaches would deny meeting with Tennessee. Leach gives an insiders view of the UTk coup.
Posted by BrerTiger
Valley of the Long Grey Cloud
Member since Sep 2011
21506 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:22 pm to
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And he teaches a class at Wazzou in the offseason


And the class is perfect for the topic at hand.

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Here’s the syllabus for the class Mike Leach may teach at Washington State

In late November, Mike Leach sent a tweet that seemed too good to be true.

“Hey WSU students, I’m thinking about teaching an evening seminar class next semester (with) my friend Senator Baumgartner,” Leach wrote. “‘Leadership Lessons in Insurgent Warfare & Football Strategy.’ Would meet once a week week for about 6 weeks. Would this be of interest?"

And now, a month and a half later, the class seems like it’s on its way to actually happening.

On Monday, Leach tweeted a prospective syllabus for this hypothetical class.

“This class explores tactics and strategy common in both Guerrilla Warfare and college football to provide a backdrop for critical thinking and leadership lessons,” reads the overview.

Each class session, lasting a planned 90 minutes, would bisect in two parts, just as the title implies: tactics and important moments in the history of Guerrilla warfare and the Air Raid offense."



Insurgent warfare with the Khmer Orange and their leader Phil Pot.
This post was edited on 9/10/19 at 5:27 pm
Posted by Willibaldo
Member since Aug 2019
61 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:27 pm to
Screw SEC schools outside of AU, my 2nd favorite school is Washington State
Posted by BamaGradinTn
Murfreesboro
Member since Dec 2008
26958 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:38 pm to
If Urban Meyer said he was interested in coming to Tennessee but only if he could bring Schiano with him, every Vol fan would still give their left nut to get him.
Posted by Tigerlaff
FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic
Member since Jan 2010
20865 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:39 pm to
LSU fans 2016: "no one can frick up a coaching transition like LSU and Joe Alleva."

UTk 2017: "hold my beer."
Posted by David Ricky
Hailing From Parts Unknown
Member since Sep 2015
24212 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:46 pm to
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If Urban Meyer said he was interested in coming to Tennessee but only if he could bring Schiano with him, every Vol fan would still give their left nut to get him.


Nothing gets past BamaGradinTn
Posted by Canyon16
Muscle Shoals
Member since Nov 2017
3687 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:47 pm to
Leach's personality & philosophy is so different from Fulmer's no way Phil was gonna let the Pirate bring his winning ways & offensive show to Rocky top.
I hope Phil continues as AD as long as he desires to continue the bad karma he's created.
Posted by TT9
Global warming
Member since Sep 2008
82952 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:51 pm to
Posted by lnsideTrap
Member since Aug 2016
48 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 5:59 pm to
Shouldn't really surprise anyone. Fulmer is very familiar with coup d'etats. He did one back with Majors, and he likely was the mastermind behind this one last year.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37613 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:01 pm to
He needs to be in the SEC.
Posted by TiptonInSC
Aiken, SC
Member since Dec 2012
18913 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:11 pm to
I can’t wait for SC to fire Ray Tanner then Will Muschamp and then hire Leach.
Posted by RatRodDawg
UGA & USC alum/Los Angeles, Calif
Member since Nov 2018
2494 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:49 pm to
What happened at Tennessee and is still going on at Tennessee is much worse than what's been going on @USC. UT's a big rival, but I feel for them...a little. I'd hate for that to occur @UGA or USC.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
22953 posts
Posted on 9/10/19 at 6:51 pm to
He is one of the best in the game but I think there is a big reason he hasn't gotten a major gig yet. He doesn't "play the game" well. He is a frick you I do as I want type, which probably won't sit well with huge athletic departments and boosters who want their asses kissed.
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