Leach a candidate for....
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Nope, but he is the one going on these wild mood swings of "f**k everybody"/Falk sucks, to happy-happy-joy-joy/"get on the cougar bus and have a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!"/Falk is the greatest QB in the world, and suggesting that he's the only person in the world that appreciates the job the team and Leach is doing one week while blasting them the week prior. I find it a bit neurotic, to say the least.
Never say never, but at the very least he can use these other schools as leverage for a pay raise. That is the way the business works.
Chinook has two friends on the board? Does that make you and whoever friends because you share a point of view?
I have two friends who comes on this board every once in awhile.
You care he has mild mood swings? Do you truly doubt he is enjoying himself being 6-3 and that he follows and supports the Cougs?
I would imagine Moos tears up this deal and pays him over 4, giving him what Sark was making or close to it.
Ed, what's this one school you believe Leach would leave for? If I had to guess, I'd say it's Oklahoma (not that I buy that he'd leave for there, necessarily).
425...A couple of things. I should retract the "one" school post as it wasn't intended for people to guess, but rather be assured he loves it in Pullman. Let me be clear I don't believe he has ever told anyone of a "dream job", but rather I think it would be safe to say he has a respect for a university but no further than that.
Oklahoma? Kevin Durant's leaving so what else is there in that town
If I were to guess I would have guessed as Scott did- BYU, Miami (close to home) and maybe like Texas A and M. (totally forgot he coached for a year at OU...was he there when we played them in the Rose Bowl?)So let me retract original comment and say what I know for sure, he loves Pullman and it would shock me to see him leave within the next five years.
Well, I have been vexed, but it would have happened at the Coug or campus Cavern (now Vahalla) and it was never by someone who looked like Chinook.
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That, and guaranteed rollover contracts don't grow on trees.
Yea, a program like OU, Texas or Miami could come along at some point, but are they willing to give him that kind of guarantee? I kind of doubt it.
Leach's contract and the situation in Pullman make it a unique scenario and one where I would think he is relatively tough to pry away.
I would think there is a two key elements to it. How long Moos is around. The second is who becomes Moos' boss. I think more than anything way down the road could impact things. But my guess is Moos is proactive and gives him more money without Leach asking for it and gives Leach zero reason to sniff around or even field a call from an unknown caller.
Graham and Rodriguez I was aware of as possibly bolting to greener pastures. Hadn't heard of Dykes being unsatisfied with Cal or them with him. What have you heard? North Texas and SMU are open if my memory is correct so there may be something there if he is not a good fit at Berkeley.
It was an ESPN "Coaching Dominoes" article from a week ago, essentially said the tenuous situation with the AD was an issue, program sources not expecting him back next year. We'll see if there's call for a guy who built a seven win Cal team- usually has been in the past.
Yeah, probably. But there's always the high road.
Tron & Wulffui: Thanks for the info. Sounds like he is on his way out.
This offseason is going to be highly entertaining with all the coaching changes. I count about a dozen current and probable openings at this time and more will undoubtedly be added at year's end.. And, of course, those HCs moving on will leave another opening and on and on. It's going to be a real scrambling mess with rumors galore, accusations, whining, exhilaration and surprises aplenty. Frankly, I am looking forward to it. Should be fun- at least for those of us not involved and for some who are involved.
And, no, I don't expect Leach to be one of those involved. At least not directly. The Cougs finish out the schedule on a winning note and I suspect a bit of leverage used by him concerning future salary. That is what happened at TT and eventually cost him his job there. Moos will be more reasonable and understanding. I think that if this comes to fruition that we can expect Leach to be equally reasonable and not overly greedy. Just offer him the going rate and he would be satisfied. TT was forced to pay him an equivalent wage to his peers, was pissed and threw a tantrum. Pullman ain't Lubbock and Moos ain't whoever Tech's AD was back then.
But all of this is in the future and hypothetical. All I can accurately predict is that it will be interesting.
"May you live in interesting times."- Chinese curse
This offseason is going to be highly entertaining with all the coaching changes. I count about a dozen current and probable openings at this time and more will undoubtedly be added at year's end.. And, of course, those HCs moving on will leave another opening and on and on. It's going to be a real scrambling mess with rumors galore, accusations, whining, exhilaration and surprises aplenty. Frankly, I am looking forward to it. Should be fun- at least for those of us not involved and for some who are involved.
And, no, I don't expect Leach to be one of those involved. At least not directly. The Cougs finish out the schedule on a winning note and I suspect a bit of leverage used by him concerning future salary. That is what happened at TT and eventually cost him his job there. Moos will be more reasonable and understanding. I think that if this comes to fruition that we can expect Leach to be equally reasonable and not overly greedy. Just offer him the going rate and he would be satisfied. TT was forced to pay him an equivalent wage to his peers, was pissed and threw a tantrum. Pullman ain't Lubbock and Moos ain't whoever Tech's AD was back then.
But all of this is in the future and hypothetical. All I can accurately predict is that it will be interesting.
"May you live in interesting times."- Chinese curse
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