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Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

WaStateRedRaider93 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:32:08 -0000

Uh, where to start?

First, the picture on the tail of Alaska Airline's planes is that of an indigeonous person (eskimo) of Alaska. Sidebar, but the logo on the Alaska Airline planes was modified from the more 'aggressive' look of an eskimo with an open mouthed snarl on its face because the natives felt that it was portraying a negative image. Please lay off the hallucinogenics when going close to any airports.

Second, Mr Condotta, keep your personnel straight. Gerald Myers is who Leach 'wants to work over', not Mike Leach. No wonder you're stuck blogging for the Seattle Times. The University Daily (Texas Tech's daily freebie paper) is more professional than you!

Third, I can just picture Mike Leach stepping off the plane back in Lubbock and dropping to his knees to kiss the dusty Llano Estacado after dealing with the dripping skies here in the 'Evergrey State' (a play on the actual nickname of the Evergreen State).

Fourth, congratulations UDub Huskies on your perfect season! It's wonderful how you struggled mightly to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory every game this season and succeeded! You are truly the Detroit Lions of the the Pac USC and the supporting cast of 9.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Bama_Babe — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:42:50 -0000

Steve Sarkisian will be named next head coach of Washington, so says ESPN.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:09:10 -0000

Give it to Mora. He got fired by the Atlanta Falcons because he coveted it...

No way Tubs goes that far from home...

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Kevin @ Fanblogs — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:50:45 -0000

Remember me saying, "If Leach wants the job, it's his"?

Well, Leach doesn't want it. Fresno State's Pat Hill has also withdrawn his name.

I would presume that means USC OC Steve Sarkisian, Seahawks coach Jim Mora Jr, and... Tommy Tuberville are the leading candidates.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:13:02 -0000

Breaking News: Leach withdraws his name from consideration at Washington.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tyler_Tech — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:17:32 -0000

wow.....haha

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

TheMayor — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:48:14 -0000

Tyler Tech,

Now I know why 2 of my HS girl friends left me to go to UW...as you stated:

"I am really not sure the Huskies will offer him that much. I am not saying that they cannot (I know they are a really well endowed school"

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tom_Blogical — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:58:46 -0000

You're still not getting my Bud Lite, WEA. :-)

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

BigWarEagle — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:53:55 -0000

Maybe Leach and Tuberville will just change places.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:45:52 -0000

Since Auburn, AL doesn't have a large commercial airport, I'll volunteer to pick Leach up at Hartsfield and taxi him down to the Plains for his interview there...

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

War_Eagle_Atlanta — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:38:56 -0000

[sobbing...choking back tears] I LOVE you guys....man!!!

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tom_Blogical — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:51:40 -0000

I'm on the Leach is trying to leverage Tech for more money bandwagon.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tom_Blogical — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:49:46 -0000

And so is Glen Mason!

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tom_Blogical — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:48:10 -0000

Well gee...I'm following your comments on Disqus, but you're not following me...

[sobbing...choking back tears]

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

-TE- — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:17:00 -0000

I hear Tuberville's available to interview now...

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

FSU_Ben — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:35:11 -0000

Actually for a lot of reasons this is a very good coaching job. Stop thinking "what have you done for me lately" plays into everyone's thinking. This is a flagship university that can recruit from surrounding states and countries with little competition. Yes Texas has better recruits but Tech competes with Texas, Texas A & M, Oklahoma and even has to compete for second stringers because they could start at Rice, SMU (look for this program to become competetive soon), Tulsa, UTEP, or North Texas. There are another half dozen FCS schools and Texas State will be transitioning soon. It would be wrong to assume that the Louisiana and Arkansas schools don't also poach recruits. Really the entire Big-12 as well as several national recruiting powers keep eyeballs on Texas high schools. Tech is probably maxed out.

Washington could return to greatness and the league is ripe for it as all the teams except USC are weaksauce. Washington couldn't recruit nationally as well as USC but I think you should be able to put together a pretty good football team just in thier backyard considering there is little to compete with. Oregon... Maybe.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tyler_Tech — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:23:48 -0000

It is not the factor, but it could be a factor.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

lbu828694 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:22:01 -0000

I think cost of living at that point is a non-factor

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

aVoiceInSC — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:47:02 -0000

I heard that Brian Kelly was offered this position and that he turned it down. I wonder what the reason was. Maybe this isn't a desirable job anymore for some reason? Maybe Coach Kelly likes betting on the NCAA basketball tournament.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

OU_Ron — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:11:54 -0000

If you get 2.5 Mil a year, I really don't think Leach will concern himself with the cost of living in Lubbock vs Seattle............would you ???

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tyler_Tech — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:59:44 -0000

The key to this whole process is a couple of things.......
1) Tech will offer Leach around 2.4-2.65 million for a standard 5 year head coaching job conteact.
2) I am really not sure the Huskies will offer him that much. I am not saying that they cannot (I know they are a really well endowed school), I am just saying I do not think they will.
3) Around 2.5 million gets you alot further in Lubbock than it will in Seattle as far as cost of living goes.
4) If he leaves it is because he wants a new "challenge". IMO I think even second and third recruits are alot better in texas than they are in Washington.
5) You must all remember Leach's name is thrown in the hat just about every Dec. when any head coaching job opens up......
6) He is not going to leave for Wash!

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Tyler_Tech — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:59:04 -0000

delete

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Ben Prather — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:19:17 -0000

How would this effect Utah's Whittingham's chances as reason A for interviewing for the job?

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

Kevin @ Fanblogs — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:11:51 -0000

UPDATE::::::::::: Did I tell you to trust in Alaska Airline passenger Dave Christophersen? Yeah... I did. Turns out that Leach did interview with Washington over the holiday weekend.

Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach was in Seattle on Tuesday to discuss with University of Washington officials that school's soon-vacant head coaching job, The Avalanche-Journal has confirmed.

"As of now, he hasn’t been offered the job," a source told The A-J on Tuesday night.

The same source said although Washington is 0-11 with one game left, if UW officials decide to zero in on Tech's coach, their potential to hire Leach away shouldn't be underestimated.

"I don't care if they are 0-11," the source said. "They're the state university; he would bring a national flair to the state, and he'd be able to recruit there at a level he's not able to recruit in Texas. He's still the third or fourth level of recruitment in Texas. At Washington, he'll be the first. All that's true, and a man of vision such as Mike Leach considers these things."

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On Monday, Leach told The Associated Press that he "absolutely" wants to stay at Tech.

"I mean it's an interesting question," he said. "I've been there nine years, which is longer than most marriages or jobs, you know."

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Myers said he would expect Leach to tell him if he's a legitimate candidate for another job.

"I think he would if he's serious about it," Myers said. "I think he would let me know. So I don't know. He wouldn’t have to tell me, but I haven't heard from anybody, the coaches or anybody else about that."

So... there you have. Mike Leach flew to Seattle and interviewed for the Washington job for one of two reasons:

a) He's working over Leach to get a bigger contract than the $2.65 million he'll earn at Tech next season, or
b) Mike Leach is seriously interested in the Huskies head coaching job.

At this point... I'm going with B and I think Leach and UW get something done within the next seven days. The Huskies have already interviewed Pat Hill and USC OC Steve Sarkisian, which means they want an offensive coach. Of the three, Leach has proven that he can sling the ball around, proven his ability as a head coach at the BCS level, and shown that he can recruit players who can win under his direction.

If Leach wants the job, it's his.

Re: Mike Leach flies to Seattle to meet with UDub?

mosforty — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:15:31 -0000

Could it have been Jim Mora he was meeting with?