Statement from Mississippi State University on Head Football Coach Mike Leach: https://t.co/p0bcYJ1jUO

— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) December 11, 2022

Prayers up for the Pirate

Wasn't there a thread towards November stating he was in bad health?

T&P to the pirate & his fam

He sounded bad multiple weeks this yermat.

Hope he's okay and recovers well

Ill be praying for the Pirate and looking to years and years of his quotes !

T & P for Mike, his family and friends.

Per the clanga version of Looch:

I am told that Coach was successfully Air Lifted to Jackson on an Airbus Helicopter H145. There was a delay in getting airborne due to some weather, but they were able to find a window and got him down there safely.

From what I am told, the next few hours are critical. Coach has a long road ahead of him. The situation Is very. very serious. If you are the praying type, Coach Leach, his family and the attending physicians could use your prayers. If you are not the praying type, then perhaps you can make an exception in these circumstances.

This Is not some fire drill or something that just involves a cough. Coach needs your prayers and he needs them right here and now"

Keeping Coach Leach in my prayers.

Yes, prayers.

Prayers for The Pirate. Always beats our ass but I've never been able to not like that guy. I really hope he's OK.

Will be praying for Coach Leach and his family. Couldn't stand losing to him but he got the most out of his players and I have respected him for that.

My son … in MS … just told me that a source on his group chat informed them that Leach just passed away.

Waiting for confirmation from other sources.

TexasAggie81 said:

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My son … in MS … just told me that a source on his group chat informed them that Leach just passed away.

Waiting for confirmation from other sources.

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Hope it isn't true.

Mike Leach needs a miracle, folks. Continue to pray.

— Robbie Faulk (@robbiefaulk247) December 12, 2022

Beat writer posting that doesn't make me optimistic for Leach. Hope that's wrong.

Prayers up for Mike Leach pic.twitter.com/RCbB3ZyILi

— Owen Barnes (@OwenDBarnes) December 12, 2022

I'm praying hard for Leach (Bar none he's my favorite coach - a GREAT HUMAN!!!

TexasAggie81 said:

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My son … in MS … just told me that a source on his group chat informed them that Leach just passed away.

Waiting for confirmation from other sources.

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Robbie Faulk was asked about if it had been confirmed that Leach had died:

No

— Robbie Faulk (@robbiefaulk247) December 12, 2022

Another Steve R post, that I saw copied and pasted on SEC rant

Quote:

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There is only so much I am willing to post due to the sensitive nature of all of this, but things are not good at this point. I am going to respect Coach and the family's privacy. I have learned some very disturbing details that I will not share at this point. Not everything needs to be printed no matter how bad people want to read it.

I understand Coach has undergone some tests in Jackson and that the situation appears to be dire. Yes, this is a life threatening situation. There is only so much people are going to share due to privacy laws and good decency. I can tell you that it appears Coach needs a miracle. Yes, I have received some of the text messages that are making the rounds, but I am told Coach is still fighting.

Pray, pray, pray!

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Read possible heart attack?

Regardless, big time prayers for Coach Leach.

Prayers for Coach

Mike Leach needs a miracle, folks. Continue to pray.

— Robbie Faulk (@robbiefaulk247) December 12, 2022

tk for tu juan said:

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Another Steve R post, that I saw copied and pasted on SEC rant

Quote:

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There is only so much I am willing to post due to the sensitive nature of all of this, but things are not good at this point. I am going to respect Coach and the family's privacy. I have learned some very disturbing details that I will not share at this point. Not everything needs to be printed no matter how bad people want to read it.

I understand Coach has undergone some tests in Jackson and that the situation appears to be dire. Yes, this is a life threatening situation. There is only so much people are going to share due to privacy laws and good decency. I can tell you that it appears Coach needs a miracle. Yes, I have received some of the text messages that are making the rounds, but I am told Coach is still fighting.

Pray, pray, pray!

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this f***ing guy

The Pirate is a legend and the world is a much better place with him in it. Here's hoping for that miracle and we get years and years of more Leach press conferences

MSU 247 guys are reporting that it's not good.

Mike Leach needs a miracle, folks. Continue to pray.

— Robbie Faulk (@robbiefaulk247) December 12, 2022

This quote was posted on their forums by one of the other insider types

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"There is only so much I am willing to post due to the sensitive nature of all of this, but things are not good at this point. I am going to respect Coach and the family's privacy. I have learned some very disturbing details that I will not share at this point. Not everything needs to be printed no matter how bad people want to read it.
I understand Coach has undergone some tests in Jackson and that the situation appears to be dire. Yes, this is a life threatening situation. There is only so much people are going to share due to privacy laws and good decency. I can tell you that it appears Coach needs a miracle. Yes, I have received some of the text messages that are making the rounds, but I am told Coach is still fighting.
Pray, pray, pray!"

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All the prayers for pirate and his family.
He kicked A&Ms ass for 22 years but I still love the guy

Prayers.

Me too. Damn dust.

Mike Leach took time to personally call a student reporter after midnight for an interview when I’d been denied by every other coach I contacted

He may never know the impact he had on a 20 y/o kid without a clue what he was doing but it gave me the confidence to do what I do now https://t.co/VuFsDAXepA

— Daniel Woods (@DanielWoodsTV) December 12, 2022

Thoughts and prayers for the pirate.

Someone either has a very macabre sense of humor, or Leach passed. If you go to his Wikipedia page it uses the past tense.

ChemEng94 said:

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Someone either has a very macabre sense of humor, or Leach passed. If you go to his Wikipedia page it uses the past tense.

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Already been edited back to present tense from what I see, except when talking about previous jobs

Mike Leach wedding planning advice.

Glad that they changed it if it was just a rumor. I think it is safe to say that whatever happened was very serious. Hope he recovers.