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December 31, 2009
Did Texas Tech Set Trap for Mike Leach in Latest Contract?
Did Texas Tech Set Trap for Mike Leach in Latest Contract? Texas Tech fired head football coach Mike Leach today. For the past two days we’ve all discussed the Adam James situation and whether or not Leach mistreated James as he recovered from a concussion. Since the firing, talk has focused on whether or not…
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December 31, 2009
Firing Leach saved Tech buyout money, but will cost it much more
Firing Leach saved Tech buyout money, but will cost it much more It’s hard to imagine Mike Leach’s 10-year tenure at Texas Tech ending in a more fittingly bizarre fashion. The law school grad sent his lawyer to a courthouse in hopes of getting his suspension lifted, only to come back with a termination letter.…
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December 31, 2009
Sugar Bowl Q & A with the Cincinnati Bearcat Examiner
Sugar Bowl Q & A with the Cincinnati Bearcat Examiner With the Allstate Sugar Bowl featuring the Florida Gators and Cincinnati Bearcats only a day away, I contacted Joshua Burns, the Cincy Examiner, to get his take on the game. Josh is a lifelong Bearcat fan and has covered UC for Examiner.com all season. I…
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December 31, 2009
The Saga of Mike Leach :: The End
The Saga of Mike Leach :: The End Incredible Support Yesterday I asked that you would copy me on any email that you decided to send to the Texas Tech University Administration. I had no concept as to what kind of response I’d receive and now I know. Although I haven’t actually counted, I think…
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December 31, 2009
It’s a dumb move by a smart coach in the wrong era
It’s a dumb move by a smart coach in the wrong era A college football coach can’t do what Mike Leach did to Adam James and get away with it. Not if the player and his family don’t allow it. Not in 2009. Did Leach miss the announcement about the new millennium? Leach picked on…
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December 31, 2009
No winners in Leach firing
No winners in Leach firing Mike Leach proved unconventional to the end. The Texas Tech coach and pirate captain got thrown overboard Wednesday, fired after what began this week as a one-player mutiny. Texas Tech will explain its decision. The university that overlooked Bob Knight’s methods of handling players in order to have him revive…
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December 31, 2009
Power keeps college coaches in the dark
Power keeps college coaches in the dark Lord John Dalberg-Acton could have been referring to college coaches when he wrote: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” The men who steer the big-business football and basketball programs are the giants of college campuses, usually untouchable so long as they win and fill the…
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December 31, 2009
Texas Tech fires Mike Leach
Texas Tech fires Mike Leach LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach on Wednesday, two days after he was suspended by the school as it investigated his treatment of a player with a concussion. The school handed a termination letter to Leach’s attorney, Ted Liggett, minutes before the two sides were to…
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December 30, 2009
Mike Leach, Mark Mangino incidents demonstrate that coaching requires delicate balance
Mike Leach, Mark Mangino incidents demonstrate that coaching requires delicate balance EL PASO, Texas — In football, every day is third-and-one. Every day, coaches push players, seeking their limit. It’s a military mentality; break them down to build them up. “Football’s an intense game,” said Oklahoma defensive coordinator Brent Venables. “Every day’s intense. Energy and…
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December 30, 2009
Mike Leach-Texas Tech saga may not end well
Mike Leach-Texas Tech saga may not end well Unlike Urban Meyer, Mike Leach’s absence will almost certainly last more than one day barring legal action – and maybe much, much longer. As details continued to emerge Monday afternoon in the wake of Texas Tech’s decision to suspend Leach indefinitely, the possibility arose that this will…
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December 30, 2009
Bizarre Bowl belongs in New Orleans
Bizarre Bowl belongs in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — Where else would you hold the Bizarre Bowl? In a city that never sleeps. Where men dress up as women. Where women show off their assets to get cheap beads. Where the gastronomic goal seems to be to set your intestines on fire. Where you can…
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December 30, 2009
Mike Leach Court Case: Judge To Decide Texas Tech Coach’s Future
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/30/mike-leach-court-case-jud_n_406852.html Who will coach Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl may be decided in a Lubbock court Wednesday morning. Mike Leach, suspended this week by the university, is asking for a temporary restraining order that would allow him to coach the Red Raiders against Michigan State on Saturday. In an affidavit included in the court…
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June 23, 2025
Mississippi Governor elected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board
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Daniel Tyson
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June 23, 2025
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust announces latest round of funding, projects
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June 23, 2025
Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing
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June 17, 2025
Balch & Bingham’s Hoffmann appointed Honorary Consul of Belgium for Mississippi and Alabama
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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June 23, 2025
The football lives of Belton and Marcus Johnson shaped by their mom’s work ethic
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June 23, 2025
The best job I’ll ever have
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June 23, 2025
What are your chances?
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Ethan Watson
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June 23, 2025
Reality check for Gen Z: ‘Green’ energy requires wealth
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June 23, 2025
Even government data succumbing to truth management
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June 18, 2025
Mississippi was once the scene 62 years ago of a federalized National Guard at Ole Miss
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