Mike Leach... Wow...
Now let me say this in advance: If the coach tells you to do something and you do it and it doesn't work, that's on the coach. But if the coach tells you to do something and you don't do it and it doesn't work, that's on you.
I didn't see the game, so I don't know which one is true here, and I know Leach is an oddball (but I also think he knows his stuff when it comes to offense as well).
Your thoughts on this? Not on Leach in general (we're past that) but on this particular reaction.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:40 AM ^
ESPN puts the headline up as if he centered those comments around specific players. This was about his whole team in general. I have no problem with it. This just seems like one of his ways to get through to his team when perhaps they had a poor week of practice and a less than acceptable effort against one of the best teams they will play all year.
I can assure that calling his team "fat and dumb...etc" is a lot worse than what some other teams got in their locker rooms this weekend.
September 29th, 2019 at 10:10 AM ^
Things should stay in the locker room. A coach should never put that shit in public and it’s a bad look from a guy that has always been an asshole
September 29th, 2019 at 10:42 AM ^
I think you mean, not as bad as some teams got this weekend. Or maybe I'm wrong.
September 29th, 2019 at 12:15 PM ^
Oh shit! Yes, that is exactly what I meant. Thanks!
September 29th, 2019 at 10:42 AM ^
Doug Neidermeyer says "puhlease ... hold my beer"
September 29th, 2019 at 1:20 PM ^
...FiRe HaRbAuGh, HiRe MiKe LeAcH
I haven't heard one realistic name that is better than Harbaugh.
In fact, if we fired Harbaugh, the coach that would be my realistic mix...is Chris Partridge. And that is INSANE.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:41 AM ^
This post... Wow...
It is so so completely shitty. The title sucks, you don't mention what happened at all while also speaking speculatively on the thing you didn't mention. Pure liquid garbage.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:43 AM ^
Don't be immature about this. You're welcome to not click on it if you don't like it. See how that works?
September 29th, 2019 at 7:51 AM ^
Title aside, a short summary of the story is appropriate. I'm sorry you feel like you're being shit on, but you wrote a post worthy of being shit on - it deserves the negs it's going to get. The sad thing is that it's a topic worthy of discussion. I wish you would've given us something to discuss without having to leave the board to figure out what to discuss.
(Yeah, the internet is a lazy place - deal with it.)
September 30th, 2019 at 11:38 AM ^
This is accurate, and as much as it bothers people, there are actually rules to posting that help keep the board clean and efficient and that is why people flip so hard when OPs aren’t correctly formulated. It often comes across as personal, and probably is some of the time, but generally speaking it’s just annoying to think someone was so short sighted that they didn’t even provide a subject or description in the post. Try not to take it too personally
September 29th, 2019 at 7:51 AM ^
Or, don't be immature about his comment. You're welcome to not read it. See how that works?
September 29th, 2019 at 7:59 AM ^
I hate this rhetoric. For one, there's a low standard for a good board post and you didn't meet it. Second, it's hard to do to the whole "don't click on it" thing when you provided so few details in the title. "Mike Leach...Wow" could be anything from Mike Leach talking about his favorite breakfast cereals to Mike Leach riding a unicycle nude on the sidelines.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:07 AM ^
"Mike Leach...Wow" could be anything from Mike Leach talking about his favorite breakfast cereals to Mike Leach riding a unicycle nude on the sidelines.
Two things:
1. Excellent analogies. Point well made.
2. Regarding the unicycle: Pictures or it didn't happen.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:22 AM ^
You know how you get throw up in the back of your throat? Mike Leach, nude and unicycle in the same sentence is a guarantee.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:51 AM ^
I know what you mean. I get the same way about Mike Valenti.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:09 AM ^
But the title was "click baity" and that is the point. Nothing in the linked article comes close to a "Wow" .... but we had to click to find out.
Garbage.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
“The weight loss trick the government AND Mike Leach don’t want you to know about!”
September 29th, 2019 at 9:18 AM ^
What the Hollywood stars of the 80's look like today.
September 29th, 2019 at 11:38 AM ^
Bored, lonely Mike Leaches are 0.08 miles away
September 29th, 2019 at 8:47 AM ^
Immature language aside this post is bad. Don’t be part of the pointless title problem. I have no idea what Mike Leach did and won’t because I’m not taking the time to click a link when I have little to no idea what it’s about. Just add like five words that actually impart information.
September 29th, 2019 at 11:15 AM ^
Dude... most of your MGoBoard threads lately have gotten negative numbers.
Take a hint; get a clue.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:26 AM ^
It's the way of the internet. Assume that everyone reading your post has no life outside of a glowing screen, and that they all spend every waking moment following every news story out there.
September 29th, 2019 at 10:18 AM ^
It seems like the favorite pastime among some commenters, even above watching Michigan football, is pouncing on posts that fail to meet some hazy standard for worthiness. I get it though, because this space is usually reserved for only the most serious and significant topics.
September 29th, 2019 at 12:12 PM ^
It's a recruiting issue. We've taken too many three-star posters the last couple cycles.
September 29th, 2019 at 2:18 PM ^
Alas, It’s like there is no real journalism any more. Lol
September 29th, 2019 at 7:41 AM ^
https://twitter.com/TheoLawson_SR/status/1178183724883574786?s=20
There’s the link to the press conference. Only 5 min long.
He does say that’s on the coaches having a soft team and not getting them prepared. If it’s true that kids were pouting on the side line, I would say that’s just a part of the generation today you have to work through.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:08 AM ^
Kids these days!
September 29th, 2019 at 8:15 AM ^
Kids have pouted for years. It is the AGE of kids you are dealing with.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:37 AM ^
They're not kids! These are grown men.
People need to stop referring to, and treating them, as children. Or they will act like children.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:46 AM ^
Neurologically speaking, this point is just simply incorrect.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164708
September 29th, 2019 at 9:09 AM ^
I heard that segment when it was on the air. Because I'm old and listen to NPR almost constantly in the car.
If it's true, we have a LOT of laws to change.
There was another doctor/researcher on a while back that said the optimal age for having children was 15.
September 29th, 2019 at 3:22 PM ^
I'm confused. Do they mean give birth at age 15? or give birth to fully formed 15 yr olds.
My daughter is almost 15 and I would vote for neither option.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:53 AM ^
You're not a man until you're 40
September 29th, 2019 at 9:09 AM ^
And fathered at least 3 offspring.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
By how many women?
September 29th, 2019 at 5:13 PM ^
:-) doesn't matter. Just father at least 3.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:11 AM ^
And even then, it's not a guarantee. I've known plenty of 40+ year olds who weren't close to being men.
September 29th, 2019 at 11:31 AM ^
'You're not a man until you're 40'
If Mike Gundy ran the world...
September 29th, 2019 at 7:43 AM ^
Generally not a fan of this statement by him, however; it depends on the response of his players. Some guys get really motivated by being called out like this, although most would shut down. We’ll see how they take this and that will determine whether this was a good move or not.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:44 AM ^
I appreciate his honesty.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:54 AM ^
This depends entirely on the relationship he has with his team.
If they love him and they’d be willing to run through a wall for him, than this kind of thing can be a good motivator. If they don’t love him and he hasn’t earned the right to question their character, this kind of thing can make him lose them.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:09 AM ^
Seems to me like he's already lost at least some of them.
They've lost twice, badly, with the #1 passing offense in the country. So something is obviously wrong over there.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:50 AM ^
Maybe the number 1 passing offense but usually the rushing O and defense seem like they're triple digits.
September 29th, 2019 at 11:53 AM ^
#1 passing offense doesn't mean much if your defense is garbage, which is usually the case with a Mike Leach team.
September 29th, 2019 at 7:59 AM ^
I'm generally against a coach getting paid millions of dollars to coach a team on unpaid college athletes publicly complaining about level of effort they put forward. You can say "we need to get better, we need to work harder, etc.", but much like Mark Dantonio took a shot at his offense a couple weeks ago I think it falls on the coaching staff to get kids ready. They got their asses beat again; that's a wake-up call to them. And I didn't see this game so I don't know for sure, but giving up nearly 550 yards of offense to Utah is probably at least part due to schematic issues, something that Leach has been guilty of before.
Anyway, it happens enough that I sort of chalk it up to the football coaches being as whiny as the kids they complain about.
September 29th, 2019 at 9:23 AM ^
How dare you disparage Michigan's next head football coach.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:02 AM ^
After listening to the presser, I don't have any problems with what he said or how he said it. His assessment is that his team is playing like it's fat, dumb, and happy. That should bother his team, his staff, and their fans. I don't think he said anything inflammatory otherwise. He didn't call out anyone in particular, nor did he spew it out in anger or contempt. It was nothing more than another way to say what Harbaugh said last week.
September 29th, 2019 at 8:13 AM ^
I also don't have a problem with anything he said. But if his team is fat, dumb, happy, and entitled, he should probably be asking why.
He recruited them. He coaches them.
September 29th, 2019 at 11:01 AM ^
Why? Have you seen a picture of Mike Leach lately? He is just pissed that his team is looking more like himself.