That's a great article

Thanks for posting that

In a world full of cliches, his originality is refreshing. Let's hope we get to experience more of it.

Prayers for the Pirate.

Used to hate him and then grew to love him.

People hate him because his teams have lesser talent and he figures out how to kick your butt.

AggsRule said:

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People hate him because his teams have lesser talent and he figures out how to kick your butt.

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At one time I hated him for this. No more. Now I respect the heck out of him for it.

I read a few weeks back that he was battling pneumonia most of the season. Not sure if it is related to that. That is why he sounded so bad talking. This came from beat reporter for MSU on 247 I believe.

AggsRule said:

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People hate him because his teams have lesser talent and he figures out how to kick your butt.

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I like Mike Leach just fine and I do sincerely hope he has a quick and full recovery, but I just don't get the "he's a great coach" line of thinking. He's been a head coach at Tech, WSU, and MSU for 20 seasons and his record is 158-107. While that's certainly respectable, it averages out to less than 8 wins and more than 5 losses per season. In his 20 year career, he's only lost fewer than 4 games two times (2005 at Tech and 2018 at WSU).

I'm not trying to kick the man while he's down - I do genuinely want to see him happy, healthy, and back on the sidelines - but romanticizing about Leach being a great coach is just inaccurate thinking. Yea...he's had our number and whips us much more often than not, but that doesn't make him a great coach. He has way more head-scratching, inexplicable losses than he does big wins.

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I like Mike Leach just fine and I do sincerely hope he has a quick and full recovery, but I just don't get the "he's a great coach" line of thinking. He's been a head coach at Tech, WSU, and MSU for 20 seasons and his record is 158-107. While that's certainly respectable, it averages out to less than 8 wins and more than 5 losses per season. In his 20 year career, he's only lost fewer than 4 games two times (2005 at Tech and 2018 at WSU).

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I think you're missing the context of the schools where he's getting winning records at. We're not talking tu, USC, or like schools with tremendous history and funding. The most impressive stint of his coaching in my career was taking WSU to 11-2 and getting a top 10 year end ranking. He ended with winning record in WSU after 8 years of coaching which is unbelievable given all the challenges.

WSU and MSU have all time winning percentages of under .500, and TTU is .552. I'd say a career winning percentage of .596 is pretty good for having coached at those 3 schools. Will he ever win a national championship? Not likely - but he's done better than most everyone else at the schools he's coached.

nu awlins ag said:

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I read a few weeks back that he was battling pneumonia most of the season. Not sure if it is related to that. That is why he sounded so bad talking. This came from beat reporter for MSU on 247 I believe.

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That's what I had heard too. Not sure if the heart attack part is related to that or just people assuming that's what happened.

Angry Beaver said:

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nu awlins ag said:

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I read a few weeks back that he was battling pneumonia most of the season. Not sure if it is related to that. That is why he sounded so bad talking. This came from beat reporter for MSU on 247 I believe.

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That's what I had heard too. Not sure if the heart attack part is related to that or just people assuming that's what happened.

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I know you can get fluid buildup around the heart and with him battling pneumonia most of the season, maybe that is what sent him to the hospital?

Aston 91 said:

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WSU and MSU have all time winning percentages of under .500, and TTU is .552. I'd say a career winning percentage of .596 is pretty good for having coached at those 3 schools. Will he ever win a national championship? Not likely - but he's done better than most everyone else at the schools he's coached.

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Absolutely...agree 100%. But the post I replied to had a line of "...and kick your butt." What he probably meant to say was "...and kick A&M's butt."

Again, I like Leach a lot as a coach and as a quote/storytelling machine. I just think Aggie fans have him up too high on a coaching pedestal because of how he's beaten and bloodied us over the years. Other fanbases see him as an eccentric, funny, and loveable guy and a pretty good coach. We see him as a god because no matter what we do or who our coach is, he finds a way to kick us squarely in the package year in and year out.

*HOPE THIS ISNT TRUE
Just heard from buddy that apparently Leach is brain dead and family took him off life support.

levypantsEOY said:

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*HOPE THIS ISNT TRUE
Just heard from buddy that apparently Leach is brain dead and family took him off life support.

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Ugh. I hope this isn't true. But I'd have a hard time believing someone would make up that rumor. Just terrible.

levypantsEOY said:

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*HOPE THIS ISNT TRUE
Just heard from buddy that apparently Leach is brain dead and family took him off life support.

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Man, I hope that's not true. Ton of respect for that guy for doing things his own way and making the game of football more fun to watch over the years. Hated the butt-kickings, though.

levypantsEOY said:

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*HOPE THIS ISNT TRUE
Just heard from buddy that apparently Leach is brain dead and family took him off life support.

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This is what I thought last night/recently heard as well

levypantsEOY said:

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*HOPE THIS ISNT TRUE
Just heard from buddy that apparently Leach is brain dead and family took him off life support.

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Kind of hoping this is just an internet rumor that people keep hearing, and that it is only growing from there.

His buttkickings were rough, but Leach I always liked how he could be funny about it and at the same time not be disrespectful or egotistical. Dude was full of class when you compare him to someone like Kiffin. I think he had a lot of respect actually for A&M. College football needs him and more like him. Praying for a miracle.

Best game I ever watched was in 2002 or 2003 when tech came to college Station and win by a point in OT.

That game was insane

Agthatbuilds said:

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Best game I ever watched was in 2002 or 2003 when tech came to college Station and win by a point in OT.

That game was insane

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October 5, 2002.

Painful. Missed extra point in OT.

I have the utmost respect for Mike and his honest approach to life…

My family and I were vacationing in Key West years ago.
We were hanging out at an outdoor patio one morning and he was there reading a book…

I recognized him and said Gig 'Em !! He came over for a few minutes and had some meaningless BS small talk…

He was as gruff, curmudgeonly, and as nice as you would expect… Never one to "coach speak"…

I'm pretty devastated by this… College Football always needs "characters" with solid skills…
Mike was brilliant..

IS Brilliant…

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Agthatbuilds said:

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Best game I ever watched was in 2002 or 2003 when tech came to college Station and win by a point in OT.

That game was insane

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October 5, 2002.

Painful. Missed extra point in OT.

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That was the beginning of my BAS. Was a kid and I remember tearing up. But that was rough enough I probably would have teared up as an adult too.

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Best game I ever watched was in 2002 or 2003 when tech came to college Station and win by a point in OT.

That game was insane

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That was a crazy game. Bad special teams and Wes Welker - should have ended my love of Aggie football on that day.

Praying for Coach Leach. I hope he's given his life to Christ. College football is losing a legend.

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Aortic dissection killed my dad. Bad news if that's what happened to him. You've got seconds, minutes if you are lucky, if that's what happens to you.

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I strongly recommend you get imaged and consider a genetics referral for Marfan's syndrome if you have an immediate family member who had aortic dissection. I've diagnosed several Marfan's over the years and saved three parent's lives who had a dissection and didn't know about it until I diagnosed their kid with Marfan's.

Marfan syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

prayers for Leach and his family. He is one of the greatest personalities ever to walk a sideline. This world needs more people like him.

levypantsEOY said:

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*HOPE THIS ISNT TRUE
Just heard from buddy that apparently Leach is brain dead and family took him off life support.

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So, brain dead and off life support, but still alive because the Pirate is so awesome? Or just no announcements yet?

C'mon man stop posting this tripe.

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Log said:

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Aortic dissection killed my dad. Bad news if that's what happened to him. You've got seconds, minutes if you are lucky, if that's what happens to you.

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I strongly recommend you get imaged and consider a genetics referral for Marfan's syndrome if you have an immediate family member who had aortic dissection. I've diagnosed several Marfan's over the years and saved three parent's lives who had a dissection and didn't know about it until I diagnosed their kid with Marfan's.

Marfan syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Sort of related but despite the years of extra schooling etc it blows my mind how you can just pull this out of your head like House.

When some big news item happens, I don't understand the desire to share rumors. Just wait for official news.

This happened to me -- grandfather passed away and a lady called to express her condolences and we hadn't even heard that he passed away.

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Thanks for the link. My father died at age 40 from an aortic dissection. He was an ENT. I always have my doctors check and have had imaging done. So far good.

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maroonthrunthru said:

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I have the utmost respect for Mike and his honest approach to life…

My family and I were vacationing in Key West years ago.
We were hanging out at an outdoor patio one morning and he was there reading a book…

I recognized him and said Gig 'Em !! He came over for a few minutes and had some meaningless BS small talk…

He was as gruff, curmudgeonly, and as nice as you would expect… Never one to "coach speak"…

I'm pretty devastated by this… College Football always needs "characters" with solid skills…
Mike was brilliant..

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Well, what book was he reading?