RIP Mike Leach - dead at 61

[sminings]

RIP. Yet another reminder to live each and every day like it's your last.

 

[gingerlover]

A unique mind in a world of copy & paste. Going to be a huge loss for college football entirely and Miss. St.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Very sad, if not unexpected, news. Truly was one of a kind and great for the sport.

You’ll be missed Coach; Rest in peace.

 

[B52G8rAC]

Vaya con Dios, Coach Leach. Rest in Peace.

 

[NVGator]

Damn, what terrible news and not what I wanted to read first thing this morning. Was really hoping he’d pull through. So sad and feel so bad for his family and friends.

Rest peacefully Coach. You were one of a kind. You will be miss by all.

 

[soflagator]

Terrible news. He was great for college football.

 

[NVGator]

Playing a team he once coached.

He never coached Oregon State. He coached Washington State.

 

[MidwestChomp]

This sucks. Leach was a mastermind. He developed a offensive system that was fun and exciting to watch. He was at BYU in the 80s was injured and never played football. But he watched and watched and tweaked the pass happy offense they came up with. His coaching tree is amazing and the number of heisman winners and contenders from his coaching tree have been incredible.

RIP Coach Pirate: this one is for you

 

[stephenPE]

Well shttttt. I was really hoping he would recover. Like SOS he was an original in a world of cliches. The video of him folding chairs in disgust is one of the funniest things I have ever seen a coach do. Understated but nailed the point. 61 is young but it proves at anytime we can chck out. I hope we can honor him in that bowl game. Prayers for his family and all those close to him.

 

[GatorJB]

Such a sad situation. I hurt for his family, friends, and players both current and former. Prayers for them all. Leach will certainly be missed by many.

 

[tharber]

RIP Coach. We have lost an old school field general.

 

[CGgater]

RIP, Pirate! His family and college football has suffered a big loss.

 

[Alumni Guy]

Is it too soon to ask if there are any recruits of his that we may poach?

 

[g8tr76]

The barrister coach Got his JD but loved football, so he did what he loved even though he did not play the game. He learned from some of the best including Bob Stoops and Hal Mumme and got MSU on the right track,, but the Lord must have had a greater calling. Sad news for his team, coaches and family. Rest in Peace.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

RIP, Pirate. Your comments & quips will be missed.

 

[jdh5484]

 

[aka]

Coach Leach has entered the portal

 

[PaulDrake]

With this news about Coach Leach's illness and then subsequent passing I thought I had remembered him from Texas Tech and something about Craig James' son, Adam. So I had to go back and read up on it to see if I had the right coach in my head over this. I was a little dumbfounded that I had forgotten it was in fact Coach Leach when he was at Texas Tech with all that uproar over ESPN's Craig James and his pansy assed son Adam. Now that I know more about him since then I find it incredible he was fired over James' meddling and that sorry assed kid of his. What a bunch of losers the Texas Tach administration turned out to be. I also never realized Craig James was the jackass he was. I think ESPN finally got rid of him but I'll have to go back and check that. I'm just not in the mood right now with this really sad news. I thought Coach Leach was a helluva good coach and a great guy from what I saw of him on his various media appearances. He was definitely one of a kind. My thoughts are with his family and fellow coaches who knew him.

 

[oxrageous]

RIP coach - thanks for making football fun instead of so damn serious all the time.

 

[soflagator]

RIP coach - thanks for making football fun instead of so damn serious all the time.

He’s not reading the board.