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It's not going to be the same in 2023 without Mike Leach on the sidelines...

Posted on 7/7/23 at 2:27 pm
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
65147 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 2:27 pm
Not just on the sidelines but on this planet. Without a doubt everyone's second favorite coach in the SEC after their own, unless you're an Ole Miss fan of course.

He had some of the best candid moments of any head coach in the history of the sport.

Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
41729 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 3:10 pm to
I feel like he was just hitting his stride in the SEC.
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
58870 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 3:11 pm to
Agree, his interviews were some of the best. RIP Mike!
Posted by paperwasp
11x HRV tRant Poster of the Week
Member since Sep 2014
23241 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 3:14 pm to
quote:

some of the best candid moments

Posted by RawDog84
Member since Apr 2022
399 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 3:17 pm to
He fit like a glove for our program and fanbase (RIP Coach Leach). While many others will cast doubt on Arnett, get ready to have your feelings hurt..
Posted by m2pro
Member since Nov 2008
28639 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 3:25 pm to
quote:

He had most*
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
9301 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:03 pm to


a good man that will be greatly missed.
Posted by Jimmy Chestnut
Member since Dec 2019
425 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

Without a doubt everyone's second favorite coach in the SEC after their own, unless you're an Ole Miss fan of course.

Even though he was at State, I’m pretty sure he was still most Ole Miss fans second favorite coach.
Posted by Cregg
Orange Beach
Member since Jul 2017
2025 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:07 pm to
One of one. Rest in peace coach. We will never see another.
Posted by GatorOnAnIsland
Florida
Member since Jan 2019
5859 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 4:09 pm to
quote:

He had some of the best candid moments of any head coach in the history of the sport.


Not only a head coach but a character who seemed larger than life.
Posted by Pewterbuc
Oklahoma
Member since Aug 2021
31 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:33 pm to
Yes it will
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
10095 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:37 pm to
Everyone on earth but Craig James loved that dude.

Definitely will be missed.
Posted by UGA fan n NC
Member since Nov 2020
665 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 5:56 pm to
Yep .. starting with SEC Media Days, going thru bowl season, I am really going miss Coach Leach during this time.
Posted by BurntOrangeMan
Dallas TX
Member since May 2021
5628 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 6:07 pm to
Was thinking about that this week. My all time favorite coach any level/any sport with exception to Darrell K Royal.

Despite sharing close friends I never had the opportunity to meet him, missing by mere hours due to travel/schedule etc.. He was an amazingly interesting person to the point I would listen to post game pressors at all of his stops from Tech to MSU.

I can only imagine the conversations he's having in the afterlife with Geronimo, Blackbeard & Calico Jack.

"No, I never had to deal with scurvy or malaria.. but we had this issue with fat girlfriends. It was a real struggle you see."
Posted by BurgTiger
Member since Feb 2014
2772 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 6:22 pm to
He was one of a kind on a national scale. I feel like at the same time everyone has known someone who is like Mike in their real life. That’s why I’ve always rooted for his teams.

For me it was our shop and history teacher named Mr. Jim. He seemed to know something about everything, had a genuine interest in people, completely disarming, incredible at what he did, and seemed to be exempt from the formalities everyone else followed either because he was joyfully aloof or couldn’t care less and for some reason none of his peers or superiors tried to hold him accountable to it.

Going to miss Mike Leach.
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
43700 posts
Posted on 7/7/23 at 6:30 pm to
Amen
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
1826 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 10:21 am to
I don’t care if they ever compete for national championships, having people like Mike Leach around makes college football a better sport and most of all a more fun sport to follow. This was a monumentally tragic loss for the entire sport, not just for State.
This post was edited on 7/8/23 at 10:22 am
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
35080 posts
Posted on 7/8/23 at 11:02 am to
He was one-of-a-kind. They don't make them like him anymore.

RIP, Pirate.
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