[Husker] Mike Leach Suspended by Texas Tech

Wed Dec 30 16:09:03 CST 2009

Of course I do. Can we make him our OC? Hell, fly him to San Diego right now
and he can call the plays tonight.

Aaron

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *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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