WILL LEACH SAGA BE FELT AGAIN??
By mark rogers
February 20, 2009
After this media-hyped two week stretch of contract negotiations, stalemates and a whole lot of "he-said, he-said," the whole Mike Leach contract controversy came down to "Oh, yeah, no big deal, we both wanted the same thing all along" - doubt it. (that's a paraphrased quote by the way).
There's a lot more to it than that. If they both wanted the same thing all along there wouldn't have been the two week drama.
What happened was that right before contract was finalized, Chancellor Kent Hance and AD Gerald Meyers wanted to put a clause into Leach's contract that said he couldn't interview at another school.
What they finally agreed upon was that Leach would just have to let them know - or notify them - of his intention to interview with another school.
Through all this haggling back and forth, there's a very good chance that some things were said or communicated between Hance and Leach that won't be soon forgotten. Granted, it's all completely speculation on my part, but usually on something like this, it doesn't just go away with a surface-level press conference.
Also, I loved the quote yesterday by Hance:
"I've always said that Mike Leach was a great fit for Texas Tech, and I think he fits us well."
Got that? Straight from the Department of Redundancy Department.
It's great that the two sides came to an agreement, especially for Abilene native Taylor Potts. The last thing he'd need right now is a coaching change as he steps in and takes over the most prolific offense in college football.
BUT, and it's a giant BUT, when Leach leaves Tech, you can be sure that this two week stretch will be brought up or thought of in the process.
I'm not saying that's going to be anytime soon. Leach might coach at Tech until the final dust storm in Lubbock. I'm just saying if he ever leaves, this stalemate will be a factor.
Remember a few years ago at Auburn when members of the administration were seen departing a jet in Indiana to meet with a possible replacement for then-head coach Tommy Tubberville? They called it JetGate.
That came back into play later and was never forgotten by the coach, the fans, media and most likely the players, too.
It's obviously not the same thing, but if you ask me, Hance should've never brought up that clause because coaches are going to interview and look at all opportunities when given the chance...that's just the way it works nowadays.
The nature of the beast so to speak.
It wouldn't suprise me if Leach jumps at the first chance to leave Lubbock and take the first chance to rub it in Hance's face.
But that's just me...
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