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Rumors Swirl Around Texas Tech Coaching Scandal
Bob McCarty Writes ^ | 1-06-10 | Bob McCarty

Posted on 01/06/2010 12:52:44 PM PST by BobMcCartyWrites

Rumors are spreading fast and furiously among supporters of recently-fired Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach. But are they true? I investigate.


TOPICS: Education; Government; Politics; Sports
KEYWORDS: adamjames; craigjames; mikeleach; texastech
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
No it isn't the 126 Million of the University of Texas, but I'll take our players who can read over their players who are barely breaking 40% grad rates....we like our conservative West Texas students and fans over the hippys of Austin.

That's right, Texas Tech does not even bring in close to the amount of cash that is earned by the University of Texas. And, not only does Texas take in more cash than any other school, but they also contend for the National Championship and go to real bowl games.

Most importantly, unlike the conservative leadership of Texas Tech, the hippies in Austin do not fire their coach for trivial matters.

And today, the Longhorns are at the Rose Bowl in California where it is 70 degrees and not in Lubbock where it is 20 degrees.

Well at least the Sand Aggies have their Fat Girlfriends to keep them warm.

61 posted on 01/07/2010 12:03:29 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: the long march

Apparently, you believe that the appropriate thing to do when people are not logically discussing the issue is to get down and dirty with them - a very Democratic mindset I might add. My mother told me a little anecdote about these types of arguments: never wrestle with a pig in mud; you get dirty and the pig enjoys it!

Let’s, as grown-ups, return the conversation to a level of degree that is benevolent to both the participants, as well as the subject matter at hand.


62 posted on 01/07/2010 12:37:32 PM PST by ExTxMarine (Hey Congress: Go Conservative or Go Home!)
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To: ExTxMarine

Benevolent??? Yeah right


63 posted on 01/07/2010 1:11:26 PM PST by the long march
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To: ExTxMarine
And by the way, if you had bothered to notice my initial comment was to post number three. So you decided to post something to me that was feckless. And then you blow up about it.
64 posted on 01/07/2010 1:18:16 PM PST by the long march
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To: trumandogz

And sadly, your players will have to have the news read to them after they lose tonight, because most are illiterate.


65 posted on 01/07/2010 1:40:07 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (I support Coach Mike Leach and think Gerald Meyers should be run out of Lubbock!)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

We will see, but I would rather see my team lose the National Championship Game than win the Alamo Bowl.


66 posted on 01/07/2010 1:47:22 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: BobMcCartyWrites

Today’s good coaches have to wear many hats besides coaching. They have to be father figures, smoozers, fund raisers and politicians.

I don’t get this gasping outrage of having a yahoo player with a MILD concussion sent to a dark place during practice. Somehow I thought Texas Tech was above this stupid girly man drama.


67 posted on 01/07/2010 1:50:47 PM PST by mom.mom
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To: trumandogz
Perhaps that is the difference in us - I love my team, even when they go to a bowl that is too lowly for you, and you think you are above it all. Of course my team has actually gone to a bowl for 10 straight years, and yours hasn't.

Good luck tonight in your quest for a loss, rather than a lowly win.

68 posted on 01/07/2010 2:40:40 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (I support Coach Mike Leach and think Gerald Meyers should be run out of Lubbock!)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

“Perhaps that is the difference in us - I love my team, even when they go to a bowl that is too lowly for you, and you think you are above it all. Of course my team has actually gone to a bowl for 10 straight years, and yours hasn’t.”
“Good luck tonight in your quest for a loss, rather than a lowly win.”

As a Longhorn historian, could you please tell me when in the last ten years the Longhorns have not been to a bowl game?

And as a Texas Tech fan, could you please tell me how many national championships that Tech has won?


69 posted on 01/07/2010 3:18:06 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: the long march

Once again, the communication has broken down between the two of us. I do not recall “blowing up” about anything; I believe I asked you a simple question. Funny thing is that in your reply you stated you did not refer to any FR - and then referred me to the posts that were made by FRs! Exactly how does that work?

Now, you want to throw off our entire back and forth with a a very late and “feckless” dismissal of my first reply.

Obviously, you believe that Coach Leach should have been fired for doing something that did nothing to harm Adam James. Maybe hurt his feelings, but did not “harm” him. I, on the other hand, believe that he did nothing that warranted a termination.

How about we agree to disagree and move on about our lives.


70 posted on 01/07/2010 3:20:09 PM PST by ExTxMarine (Hey Congress: Go Conservative or Go Home!)
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To: trumandogz
I don't believe Texas went to a bowl game in 2002, if I'm wrong I would apprecaite correcting that statement.

And I would assume a school who has 130 million dollars for their atheletic department should be able to buy a national championship every single year - if not, they aren't managing that money very well.

71 posted on 01/07/2010 4:33:19 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (I support Coach Mike Leach and think Gerald Meyers should be run out of Lubbock!)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

In the 2001 season, the Horns were in the Holiday Bowl and beat UW and in the 2002 season were in the Cotton Bowl and beat LSU.

And in 2005 the Horns were National Champions.

How many national or Big 12 Championships has Tech won?


72 posted on 01/07/2010 4:47:12 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Yeah, my Horns got spanked in the Big Game, but I must say that I am proud of Garrett Gibert for not breaking down and crying like Timmy Tiebow.

And I see that Mike Leach is getting ready to sue Texas Tech and I imagine that the Sand Aggies and their Fat Girlfriends are going to have to write a Fat Check to Coach Leach.

73 posted on 01/08/2010 2:46:37 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: trumandogz
I thought your team fought hard and almost made a comeback. They seem to do really well in the second half all season so I wouldn't have been surprised if they had won. Congrats on a good season.

And while I love my alma mater, Coach Leach was fired because some idiots in admin and a dirty donor were out to get him. In my opinion it was an illegal firing and he deserves compensation. I only hope some of the Admins responsible get pink slips too. It may be called Mike Leach University before this is over with.

74 posted on 01/08/2010 4:37:28 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (I support Coach Mike Leach and think Gerald Meyers should be run out of Lubbock!)
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