[Husker] Mike Leach Suspended by Texas Tech

Wed Dec 30 15:27:12 CST 2009

You don't think that Leach's phone isn't ringing off the hook with interview requests?

Well, at least until noon when Texas Tech unplugged Leach's cell phone...  Heck, Leach's attorney has been on television constantly ever since this story broke.

 Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com

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From: Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com>
To: David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com>
Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Wed, December 30, 2009 3:07:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Mike Leach Suspended by Texas Tech

Well, he opened himself to all that by going on television. He works for
ESPN, yes, and he used that public forum to put himself out there. Mike
Leach sure doesn't have that ability.

Aaron

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM, David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> I saw the same clip...it's still out there if anyone is interested enough
> and wants to form their own opinion.  He certainly did try to avoid being
> specific about anything.  But it sounded much more to me like a guy trying
> very hard not to use his public forum to sway opinion, and maybe also a guy
> trying very hard not to open himself up to a libel suit.
>
> Dave
>
> --- On Wed, 12/30/09, Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Husker] Mike Leach Suspended by Texas Tech
> > To: "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> > Cc: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 2:49 PM
> > I heard a clip of Craig James
> > speaking on SportsCenter about the incident.
> > He didn't give a single straight answer and really came off
> > like an
> > overprotective parents, used to special privileges. I'm
> > sure plenty of my
> > own biases come into play here, as I don't really like
> > James to begin with,
> > but if you listen to it he seriously doesn't answer any of
> > the actual
> > questions. He was asked if he was a helicopter parents and
> > he changed the
> > subject rather than deny it. He kept saying "steps were
> > taken against Adam"
> > but he never specified exactly what those were. Not a
> > sympathetic
> > performance.
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Skylar Dodds <sklarbodds at cox.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > For some reason the link for the emails didn't show
> > up. Here you go:
> > >
> > > http://tinyurl.com/yhaw383
> > >
> > > --
> > > Skylar
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: husker-bounces at tssi.com
> > [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]
> > On Behalf
> > > Of
> > > Skylar Dodds
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:49 AM
> > > To: 'Husker List'
> > > Subject: RE: [Husker] Mike Leach Suspended by Texas
> > Tech
> > >
> > > Here is another article with emails from other players
> > / staff about the
> > > situation.
> > >
> > > Article from CBSSports.com:
> > > http://tinyurl.com/y9rycuq
> > >
> > >
> > > Read the Emails yourself:
> > >
> > > The complicated thing about the matter here is the
> > complainer has
> > > significant ties to the biggest source of sports news
> > ESPN, which is
> > > probably why those emails were sent to CBSSports.com.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Skylar
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: husker-bounces at tssi.com
> > [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]
> > On Behalf
> > > Of
> > > Skylar Dodds
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 10:19 AM
> > > To: 'Husker List'
> > > Subject: RE: [Husker] Mike Leach Suspended by Texas
> > Tech
> > >
> > > Just to add one more thing to this conversation...it's
> > not like he suffered
> > > the concussion that day.
> > >
> > > A few DAYS before he suffered a MILD concussion and
> > had a doctor's note
> > > that
> > > he wasn't to practice and was to stay in a shaded
> > area.  Leach sent him to
> > > the shed/garage whatever and sent the medical staff to
> > watch over him.
> > >
> > > On another note, TT players have said that the 'shed'
> > is the only building
> > > close to the practice facility they have access to and
> > it's used all the
> > > time by players, especially in the summer when they
> > need to get out of the
> > > sun/heat for a little while.
> > >
> > > Again, there's a context for the story.  A player
> > that was mildly hurt was
> > > asked to go to a place where players go often to be
> > close to the practice
> > > facility but to get out of the sun and the coach made
> > sure a medical
> > > trainer
> > > was looking out for him the whole time he was there.
> > >
> > > Was it because the kid was a crybaby and he was being
> > 'punished'?
> > >  Possibly.
> > > Does that mean Leach was in the wrong? No, because by
> > all accounts he's
> > > been
> > > a crybaby all year long.   He didn't
> > put the kid's life in any danger and
> > > even made sure someone with medical training (not a
> > doctor, but a licensed
> > > sports medical trainer in the state of Texas) was
> > looking after him.  He
> > > accommodated the doctor's orders for him to be in the
> > shade.  So...are we
> > > seeing what kind of a joke this whole thing is???
> > >
> > > --
> > > Skylar
> > >
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