Mizzou Links, 2-18-09

by Bill C. on Feb 18, 2009 5:36 AM CST in News Comment 9 comments

Gotta love the slim pickins on Wednesdays with no basketball game...I will soldier on nonetheless!

New challenge for Mizzou: stay humble, and play well as the hunted.

"The first time we got ranked we kind of laid an egg because we were so happy we were ranked," Lyons said. "Now, we've kind of been there and we have experience about us so we know to go out there with a defensive mindset."

Who's more well-built for an NCAA tourney run--Missouri or Illinois?

Tonight's Big 12 games links!

Rock Chalk Talk: A KU-ISU Ken Pom preview
Boulder Daily Camera: [Cory] Higgins needs help for Buffs to break through
Tulsa World: James Anderson aims to extend streak [against Texas Tech]

Offers from Cal, ATM, UCLA, Michigan, etc? No worries! Mizzou throws its name in the hat for a big-time Texas DT.

Chase Daniel: always confident.

Finally, guess what got the highest Nielsen ratings in KC last week...higher than even the Daytona 500!

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You could be a Texas Tech Fan....

They’ve got lots of stuff to talk about…..

“Coach Leach has declined our $12.7 million contract,” Myers said. “We will enter the decision-making process and should have some announcements by next week. Our decisions will be based on the best interest of Texas Tech and all of its supporters.”

The board of regents’ meeting provides the school two options. It could accept the contract proposal of Leach, who directed the Red Raiders to an 11-2 record in 2008 that matched the school’s single-season record and had them ranked as high as No. 2 in the national polls late in the season.

Or the school could terminate him and begin the process of finding his successor, ending a nine-season tenure that has seen Leach notch a 76-39 record — seven victories short of the school’s all-time mark for coaching triumphs.

Per ESPN….

by Zou want a piece? on Feb 18, 2009 6:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

That whole thing baffles me...

…basically it’s “the only options are to accept his proposal or fire him.” Umm, no…they could…I dunno…realize that his contract doesn’t expire for two more years and realize that this doesn’t have to happen this second…

Rock M Nation
Thrust nunchuk upward!

by Bill C. on Feb 18, 2009 7:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I wont tell them if you wont

by mcboomofdoom on Feb 18, 2009 9:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

My brother's a Tech grad who considers himself very "in the know" re: the athletic department

He says that it is very much conceivable that Leach is fired now. Apparently, Leach and AD Gerald Meyers have never gotten along, and Meyers could use this as an excuse to purge Tech of a thorn in his side.

Imagine if Leach, on the heels of the greatest season in Texas Tech history, gets canned. Talk about a hot name; the hottest available name in years.

But here’s the thing: there are no vacancies right now. Like, none. I thought there was a vacancy at Yale, but apparently the Bulldogs quietly filled it with Jaguars defensive assistant Tom Williams.

So imagine for a second that Leach gets fired, decides to sit out a year, and an entire year of hype begins to swirl around him. Especially with the economy then on the rebound (IT WILL HAPPEN!), Leach could be in for a huge payday.

And who might be looking for a coach come, oh, December 2009? The first two names that come to mind:

Penn State and Notre Dame.

This could be very, very fun to watch.

My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.

by ghtd36 on Feb 18, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If he ends up with a year off from coaching...

…just IMAGINE how much fun he’d be as a TV commentator. I mean…WOW.

Rock M Nation
Thrust nunchuk upward!

by Bill C. on Feb 18, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and...

…Joe Paterno will be coaching until he’s 90. IT WILL HAPPEN.

Rock M Nation
Thrust nunchuk upward!

by Bill C. on Feb 18, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

and Penn State would NEVER hire Leach

Hell…I actually worry that Pinkel will be their guy when all is said and done

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by The Beef on Feb 18, 2009 6:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

YES, YES, YES

Forget Leach as a TV commentator. Get that man a talk show.

Dating advice, weather, whatever. If he says it, I will watch it. Hell, I’ll TiVo it for future watching.

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by RPT on Feb 18, 2009 11:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

"Imagine if Leach, on the heels of the greatest season in Texas Tech history, gets canned. Talk about a hot name; the hottest available name in years."

Except that no big time programs seem to want him. He’s interviewed for a lot of jobs and not gotten any of them for whatever reason (system won’t work in X conference, not a good recruiter, won’t talk to the boosters, etc.)

by Texas Wahoo on Feb 18, 2009 1:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs