Comments on: Mike Leach Releases Official Statement To Public

By: brad schrader

brad schrader — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:07:15 +0000

I still wonder what kind of twisted bias spin ESPN will produce for the Alamobowl

By: Red Raider Fan

Red Raider Fan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:03:52 +0000

Texas Tech administrators need to re-evaluate the situation and back the coach. It is apparent that the James family is poisonous to the Texas Tech football program and Raider Nation. I know it is too late to get our coach back, but what a wonderful thought. Maybe, we need new administrators, too.

By: Husker in AZ

Husker in AZ — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:44:12 +0000

Seems pretty odd (and a bunch of other things too) for a coach to somehow punish a player for not practicing when the kid has been diagnosed as having a concussion.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:22:08 +0000

I think that this whole situation reeks of a spoiled, petulant child of a man who holds a position of prestige within the sports world. I find it absolutely preposterous that in 10 years, this is the FIRST incident of questionable “punishment” or teaching a lesson to a football player that Mike Leach implemented. In all this time, has he had not one other player that needed discipline? I think not.
I think that Adam James wanted to exploit the family name, demanding more play time on a squad filled with other players that are more talented than he apparently is at this point in his career.
I think that Mike Leach got a terribly raw deal by Texas Tech and Craig James and his “PR” person.
I hope, for Mike Leach, that he is exonerated by the media and that he lands on his feet.

Good luck, Mike! Best wishes to you!

By: G

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:10:52 +0000

This whole situation is bizarre! How could the admin at TT have completed a thorough investigation in two days? Bravo to Mike Leach for standing up for himself and not allowing this railroading to take place without a fight. I will no longer watch any event with Craig James on ESPN. Get some integrity and let your son grow up. Best of Luck Coach!

By: G

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:39:28 +0000

Leach blew it here. He’s a stubborn fool. This incident is just bizarre.

By: johnnicholas

johnnicholas — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:54:06 +0000

Except for current TTech players commenting on Leach…

By: holdin5aces

holdin5aces — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:41:35 +0000

Just a guess. Mike Leach is the hand’s down winner here. I never much cared for Craig James on ESPS. Less now.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:03:56 +0000

Thanks for a well written article when so many are assuming Leach is guilty because of an accusation and his firing. I hope he sues TT and the AD if for nothing else to establish the facts. It’s one thing to be fired and another to try and ruin a man’s reputation.

My only interaction with Leach was at a football officials clinic in Lubbock. The clinic had nothing to do with D1 or the Big XII; it just happened to be hosted in Lubbock. Coach Leach took time from his day to drop by and welcome us to Lubbock and Texas Tech. To me it was a classy thing to do and I’ll always remember that.

Best wishes to him and I hope he vindicates himself and his reputation. If this was a witch hunt by James and Myers, I hope they pay a dear price in the public eye and the courts.