The AD @ Tech has not liked Leach for years. He had the same problem with Bob Knight. Apparently, our AD either wants complete control or is just a small person.
However, it does not surprise me that they would try to fire Leach.
Gerald Myers hired Bob Knight and they had been friends for 30 years. That’s what confused me most about this entire episode.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/news/2001/03/21/knight_weds_ap/
Does anyone really doubt that what Leach did actually sounds just like something Bob Knight would do? Obviously Myers had no trouble with Knight’s actions at Indiana or he wouldn’t have recommended his hiring. Now you have Leach taking a page out of Knight’s playbook and Myers is threatening action.
Personally I don’t see the big deal here. Some ex-nfl player was saying how horrible this kid had been treated by his coach. I’d be willing to gamble that rookie hazing in the nfl is much worse than being stuck in an electrical closet for a few hours.