Anyone remember Mike Leach, the lovable albeit cantankerous Texas Tech coach who got fired, in part, for locking Craig James' concussed son in an equipment shed?
Leach eventually landed in Pullman, Washington, as head coach of the Washington State Cougars. It's his fifth year there, and things aren't well for him. The Cougs are 0-2 after a home loss to FCS power Eastern Washington and a road loss to Boise State.
The two losses dropped Leach to 21-31 overall, and now he's mad in real life.
Leach unleashed a tirade at Monday's press conference that is being hailed as humorous by most people in the media. Which is fine, as long as they mean "hilariously pathetic."
Leach described his team as a "JV softball team," which believes "it's not whether you win or lose, the team that wins is the on that has the most fun." He lists Kumbaya, being nice to kids, and participation trophies as "crap" that "contaminated America."
Leach lambasted his receivers' routes and their "stupid moves" as "things we don't teach." He questioned his team's effort, intelligence, and willingness to hit somebody before promising there would be a "price to pay."
It makes for good theater until you remember this is a man who makes ~$2.75 million a year throwing his amateur players under the bus.
Who coches this team? Who scouts and develops players? Who ultimately is responsible for his team's soft and unaccountable culture?
Leach leaves all that unsaid, because it's easier to blame ominous participation trophies than look in the mirror and ask the hard questions.
Source: @AaronQ13Fox
