Chip Brown of Orangebloods.com recently accessed two videos of former Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach. The clips, readily available to the public via the Texas Open Records Act, show the former Red Raiders coach addressing his former team after two games last season.
In one video, shot on Nov. 28, 2009, after a victory over Kansas, Leach talks to his “god squad” players about their thought process during the game. In the other clip, taken on Halloween of the same season, Leach gives a garden variety, expletive-laden speech to his team after a surprisingly close win over Baylor.
It’s actually mildly entertaining stuff, no more offensive than what you’ll hear in most college football locker rooms. Though if you are in a public setting, I would go with the earphones for these.
Leach is scheduled to give a videotaped deposition in his wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech Friday morning in Lubbock. With that, the timing of the release of these clips is probably not coincidental.
Ann Wyatt Little of KCBD-TV in Lubbock reports Leach’s attorneys questioned Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance today and that Adam and Craig James, “are scheduled to give their statements under oath on Saturday.”
More from Wyatt:
A brief filed by Texas Tech about Leach’s legal team requesting documents from Frenship ISD (Lubbock-area school district) about any contact current Coach Tuberville’s family had with the district before he was hired and a statement from Leach’s lawyers.
More specifically, Mike Graham of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS reports Leach’s lawyers are also trying to obtain records that could indicate Tuberville was looking at Lubbock-area schools for his children before Leach was terminated by Texas Tech.
Graham also notes Texas Tech lawyer Dicky Grigg expressing confidence, “that if Leach’s legal team were granted the documents, it would clear up any ideas of Texas Tech contacting Tuberville before Dec. 30, the day Leach was fired.” (Grigg originally made his comments to the LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL.)
11:10 pm on March 11th, 2010
This guy is an incredible coach and it only shows when he reacts after a win like that. I support Mike Leach and i hope he finds work soon. By the way, im a born and bread Sooner Fan. I just simply like Mike Leach’s style.
1:28 am on March 12th, 2010
My junior high coaches were far worse… I fail to see how this is a big deal. Tech players, players today are pussies.
2:20 am on March 12th, 2010
7… minute… abs….
7’s the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 dwarves. 7, man, that’s the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin’ on a branch, eatin’ lots of sunflowers on my uncle’s ranch. You know that old children’s tale from the sea. It’s like you’re dreamin’ about Gorgonzola cheese when it’s clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.
2:28 am on March 12th, 2010
Classic rant.
2:53 am on March 12th, 2010
How incredibly disrespectful to his Christian players. And just plain wrong when he says they’re “defying the Book.”
8:50 am on March 12th, 2010
James as the same James of old
8:53 am on March 12th, 2010
Amazing how it has all gone away
9:10 am on March 12th, 2010
@Disrespectful, it’s an individual’s prerogative to feel disrespected or not. I don’t know when we decided we need to point out to others that they’ve have been offended. Invoking God is pretty standard fare in locker rooms - as are expletive filled rants. A lot of times all in the same breath with no apology and no sense of irony. This is what coaches have always done - it’s their schtick, part of the theatrics, often corny and it’s awesome. It’ll be a shame if this is used against him (It will be).
11:36 am on March 12th, 2010
I love it…God Squad, priceless. So many people hiding behind “the book”, and they just got called out.
1:08 pm on March 12th, 2010
The game between Texas Tech and Baylor was Thanksgiving weekend (Not Halloween) and was the last regular season game for TTU. Thus, Mike Leach colorfully gave his analysis on the season after this game.
2:28 pm on March 12th, 2010
there’s nothing there, in that 2nd video he was spot-on
11:42 pm on March 12th, 2010
BAD LANGUAGE AND DISESPECT IS TOTALLY USELESS. COACHES THAT DO NOT TAKE THIS ROUTE ARE MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL ON THE FIELD AND IN LIFE AND THEIR PLAYERS GAIN LIFE LESSONS FROM HIS EXAMPLE.
6:57 pm on March 13th, 2010
BAD LANGUAGE AND DISESPECT IS TOTALLY USELESS. COACHES THAT DO NOT TAKE THIS ROUTE ARE MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL ON THE FIELD AND IN LIFE AND THEIR PLAYERS GAIN LIFE LESSONS FROM HIS EXAMPLE.
-Bob Knight
-Woody Hayes
-Bob Stoops
-Mack Brown
-Urban Meyer
Ive personally heard all them curse and be pissed or at least heard it from someone else that they do.
Im guess your either A: Adam James, or B: Never played football before in your life. Please stop acting like you know something.