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Gatorubet;1628628; said:
I remember getting the open hand upside the earhole of my helmet and getting dragged around by my facemask. Back in the seventies no one said boo squat about that kind of treatment and my dad who was a coach himself certainly wasn't going to hear anything about it.....
We just live in a different world today....
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buckeyebri;1628904; said:
Damn right, I bet Woody and Bear Bryant are rolling over in the graves right now!
Football has become such a soft sport. If you drive the QB to the ground - flag for excessive hitting. If your 6'4" linebacker cant get lower than the opposing 5'10" runningback - flag for helmet to helmet. Chastising a player openly in front of his teammates and "brothers" - fined for insensitivity. You put a player in a room big enough to hold media personnel - FIRED?!
Seriously, football all around is becoming a spiritual filled, hippie ran, pussy sport. Every hit, every tackle, every word, every action is over-analyzed and critiqued. If you want PC, go to a political debate. Leave football the way it was.
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
Maybe this just brings out my old-fashioned side, but here - for what it is worth, is my take.
A - this is undoubtedly the biggest hose job by an AD on a head coach, fired days before a big bowl game, since tOSU's AD put the shiv between Bruce's shoulder blades prior to Michigan week.
B - ESPN via Holtz (who should absolutely know better) is railing on Leach for ignoring the medical staff or trainers. He tells us he knows this is so because, "I made the same mistake." Now that might make sense, if Leach had forced James to play through a concussion. That might make sense if Leach's recollection of events was at odds with those of his medical staff. But, he didn't, and he isn't.
C - So I'm left looking at all the other evidence. What Leach did was, at worst, treat a kid badly by singling him out. What Leach really did wrong was to make an example of a kid who was willing to use his pipeline to negative media coverage to his advantage - and screw the coach. What Leach also did was care more about coaching than making nice with the AD -and that, for the moment costs him 800k.
I hope Leach does take TT to court, in Lubbock, where he likely enjoys near demi-god status and gets triple damages from a jury - largely composed of Red Raider fans.
A - this is undoubtedly the biggest hose job by an AD on a head coach, fired days before a big bowl game, since tOSU's AD put the shiv between Bruce's shoulder blades prior to Michigan week.
B - ESPN via Holtz (who should absolutely know better) is railing on Leach for ignoring the medical staff or trainers. He tells us he knows this is so because, "I made the same mistake." Now that might make sense, if Leach had forced James to play through a concussion. That might make sense if Leach's recollection of events was at odds with those of his medical staff. But, he didn't, and he isn't.
C - So I'm left looking at all the other evidence. What Leach did was, at worst, treat a kid badly by singling him out. What Leach really did wrong was to make an example of a kid who was willing to use his pipeline to negative media coverage to his advantage - and screw the coach. What Leach also did was care more about coaching than making nice with the AD -and that, for the moment costs him 800k.
I hope Leach does take TT to court, in Lubbock, where he likely enjoys near demi-god status and gets triple damages from a jury - largely composed of Red Raider fans.
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AuburnBuckeye
Go Bucks
Someone on ESPiN FINALLY mentioned something about the quotes in support of Leach. Rece Davis said something passively about "former players" coming out on Leach's side, then they showed the Perry quote completely overexaggerating the situation.
Fucking ESPiN
Why haven't they shown that video showing the facilities he was in? They have to know about it, biased assholes
Fucking ESPiN
Why haven't they shown that video showing the facilities he was in? They have to know about it, biased assholes
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TheIronColonel
Hall of Fame
They don't bring it up because it would then completely destroy the fantasy world they've constructed in which Craig James and his effete, delicate flower of a son aren't self-entitled assholes who tell bald faced lies to get their way.
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fourteenandoh
My swing feels like an unfolding lawn chair.
sounds to me like it wasn't about the treatment of James, so much as it was the attitude he displayed toward his boss once the incident occured. it really doesn't matter who you are. if you spout off to your boss and act like you are better than him, you probably won't be around too long.
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GoodLifeSean
Proud to be born in the best state in the Union!
I know that Leach did help make them competitive, but maybe if they bring in a better recruiter, they might actually be able to put a QB in the NFL instead of the gimmick crap that results in insurance salesmen.
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BB73;1628664; said:
They are hard at work publishing little fluff pieces so that they can present an overall balanced coverage. As usual with ESPiN, disgusting. I'm no Leach fan and I have no knowledge of what went on except for that video, but it seems clear that this is not over and it will not end well for anyone, especially Texas Tech and the kid.
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