Tonight Mike Leach will take his traditional pre-game walk around the football field with a cup of coffee, and prepare to coach the first game of the season. He is leading a program disregarded by just about everyone, a program labeled as a laughingstock of college football. This program is in a remote area. To put it simply, not many people would choose this place as a vacation spot, let alone it be considered a football town. Stop me if you’ve heard this before.
No, I am not talking about the Texas Tech Red Raiders. I am talking about the Washington State Cougars, who hired Leach to be their coach in the offseason. It was one of the many intriguing storylines in arguably the most turbulent offseason in college football history. Leach is finally getting a second chance, and in essence he’s almost leading the same program that let him go. A downtrodden football program, with almost no history and no fan base.
I think its a great hire for Washington State. There is no better option they could have picked up. Let’s think about this logically, why would you want to come to Washington State? The Cougars are miserable. Their record since the 2008 season is a woeful 9-40. This makes for a perfect storm for Leach. He is getting the opportunity he deserves. From an Xs and Os standpoint, the guy is a fantastic coach, leading to his nickname “The Mad Scientist.” But, he also knows how to rally a fan base, and he does that by winning. He has led his team to a bowl game every year he has been a coach, and how many coaches can say that? All he does is win. For a while, it looked like his legacy would be tarnished forever. What happened with that whole fiasco we may never know whether he was guilty or not, but what we do know now is that Mike Leach is getting a second chance. A chance that I know he will take full advantage of. Here’s to a good season for you, Mike.
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