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

I used to talk to him on sirius radio weekly if not more when he was on hiatus from coaching due to Texas Tech bs. I had hour and change daily commute and was on the road 30-40k miles a year.

Sometimes I swear you could hear sea birds or him casting on the call ins. He was awesome of course. You could tell he wasn’t thrilled about the job or his situation but was always great when talking to callers, including me. Plus I tried not to talk much about football, which I don’t think he even likes. I am avid fisherman and his age also a world class bullshitter but he has a PhD in it and is the real master.

My wife has to remind me we aren’t really friends and he wouldn’t know me if he saw me which is true, but i quickly have to ad, he would know my call in name though. Lol.

So maybe we aren’t really friends but it really seems like it as he is truly interested in other people, and is as nice and genuine guy I have ever meet.

More prayers sent.

About three years ago, I was getting real short of breath and dizzy. I changed heart drs and he said stress test looked fine. Six months later and I get worse. Did another stress test and said I need heart Cath right away. When they took me to admit, they said I didn't look good and rushed me up. After the Cath, Dr said I had 95 percent blockage in the window maker vein and put a stint in.

Later found out he talked to my mom and said if I had waited another week, I would have been dead. Said you have 10-15 minutes top to get to a hospital for Evan a chance. Grandfather and uncle died of the same thing before they where 50.

I hope like hell cml makes it through this. Prayers to him and his family. Prayers to all the msu family. Geaux dogs.

He is still with us

That's the best we can ask for right now

Mike tells a great story in his 'Swing Your Sword' book about playing away games at LSU. Said it's the greatest place to play. Tells a story that starts with his team leaving the hotel en route to the stadium. Stadium was only half-mile away. Police escort took their bus on a long joyride through the worst part of Baton Rouge. Nasty looking area. Arriving at the stadium, people of all ages were gathered to greet them, all screaming "f*** you Kentucky". Some hairy, fat guy mooned them as they exited the bus. Rabid, cursing fans groped and clutched at them as they entered the stadium. Said nothing comes close to the atmosphere at LSU. He loved it. The players loved it. Said it is the the BEST atmosphere ever.

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I’ve been re-reading that book today. Anyone who hasn’t read it needs to. People focus on his quirkiness and I know the three yards and a crowd of dust crowd think his offense is soft and can’t win championships, but that book is chock full of wisdom and he’s absolutely someone I’d send a child to play for, not just for football purposes but to learn life lessons and values. This guy worked his arse off his entire life, from childhood on, to get where he got.

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It's a GREAT book! Everything from his childhood battle with Pepe, the Golden Lab, he shares many great stories with wit and wisdom. I would recommend it to anyone.

Came to ask about Swing Your Sword.

Is it as good as the Amazon reviews describe?

My dad(75) loves the guy and I’d like to get him the book for Christmas if it’s half as good as the reviews.

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Mike tells a great story in his 'Swing Your Sword' book about playing away games at LSU. Said it's the greatest place to play. Tells a story that starts with his team leaving the hotel en route to the stadium. Stadium was only half-mile away. Police escort took their bus on a long joyride through the worst part of Baton Rouge. Nasty looking area. Arriving at the stadium, people of all ages were gathered to greet them, all screaming "f*** you Kentucky". Some hairy, fat guy mooned them as they exited the bus. Rabid fans groped at them as they entered the stadium. Said nothing comes close to the atmosphere at LSU. He loved it. The players loved it. Said it is the the BEST atmosphere ever.

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That was 1998. Even better because Kentucky won on a last second field goal set up by a Quentin McCord end-around on the last play from scimmage in a tied game.

He is not coming out of that like my post or not. I am trying to be respectful and maybe you should as Well!

The exact same thing happened to my wife in the back of an ambulance took the 8 minutes to revive her.

She had another on the helicopter they river her again. Placed in ccu 8 days I kept her alive as long as I could.Then she was taken off the ventilator placed in Hospice passed away 3 days later.

The report on Coach Leach stated they found him unresponsive 12 minutes to revive him.

I know for a fact he is gone. I am giving his fan’s family and team respect .