re: Mike Leach in critical condition, unknown medical event.

I lost my father this past year. He suffered hypoxia due to a lack of oxygen, and that was only briefly, as a result of his cancer.

This resulted in him having brain damage. He passed about a month later.

It's an awful, awful thing to both witness and contend with the aftermath. The reports that have been floating around are extremely discouraging. I feel deeply for his family -- people who have dealt with such occurrences understand the severity of it.

I pray for Mr. Leach and his family. He has remained one of my favorite college coaches ever. Such a unique individual; the memory retention of the man to draw upon a litany of obscure facts and miscellaneous resulted in comments that were often insightful, poignant, and thoroughly hilarious.

Godspeed to him, wherever his path may take him. He has certainly left his mark in ways that few of us will ever match.