If Mike Leach was still here would the Big 12 have extended

[CougEd]

an invite? They wanted Sanders and a bad CU program.

And if Leach was at MSU and still with us I wonder what he would say.

I remember sitting in the CUB in 1981 wondering how WU stays in the Pac 10. They were losing money and the UW was a monster. I think Walden saved us from going off to the WAC.

I had said on several occasions WSU was the hardest place to recruit to, and it wasn't a slight to Pullman. But rather how diverse the Pac 10/12 was. You are an academic kid and want elite? Stanford. Want big City? LA, Bay area and Seattle. Want warm? Arizona. Want college town? Eugene and Corvallis

I always though the Big 12 in terms of weather, topography, town size etc was a much closer match to WSU and would be easier to recruit in that conference.

 

[Cougini5591]

I think you're right on this Ed.

I 100% believe had we kept Leach, we'd be picked up

 

[M-I-Coug]

I think you're right on this Ed.

I 100% believe had we kept Leach, we'd be picked up

He'd also pick up the phone, make a few calls and make it happen.

 

[How_did_this_happen?]

I think you're right on this Ed.

I 100% believe had we kept Leach, we'd be picked up

I'm not so sure about that. There was always the likelihood that Leach was going to move on to another program.

 

[longtimecoug]

I'm not so sure about that. There was always the likelihood that Leach was going to move on to another program.

Dont think the big 12 was calling the shots on who they invited, it was the networks