We were waiting to board a plane to Seattle. We talked a little football and recruiting. He stood up and shook my hand while I introduced myself. He was so polite and nice. I mentioned how well recruiting is going and he said we are doing our best. Very likable person. Glad he is our coach.
Met and talked to Coach Leach today at the Sacramento airport.
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My business requires travel. While some think it's cool or "jet-setting", it gets old quick, at least for my personality. I can't imagine being a coach at this level, if just for that reason.
Plus when you talk with him, you would never think that he earns $2+M a year, lives in an extremely modest home, has an office he rarely spends time in, and walks to work several days a week. You would never know he has money, let alone being featured and profiled on CBS's 60 Minutes, arguably the most esteemed television news magazine in the world.
Contrast that with Jim Harbaugh who flew by private jet to Albuquerque to get his QB Gentry. Evidently for the most prized recruits ,he has been traveling via private jet to do his recruiting. I would venture that Burnett did not get that type of treatment.I would also guess that he did not wear jeans aboard the private jet
If CML lands the boys that can take us to the next level, I don't care if he flies a Citation X with seats made of white rhino leather.
For once we agree on something. I flew alot in the late 70's and 80's and it used to be fun. I flew once a month for 2 years to Miami about 2 years ago and it was pure hell. The stewardesses on airlines are now power hungry,seats are cramped and the luggage racks a point of disputes with other passengers . No fun at all
A colleague of mine took his family to a dude ranch in Wyoming for a week about 5 years ago. There were 3 families in total..... Leach's family was one of them. Needless to say my colleague, who isn't a big football fan, really enjoyed spending time with Leach and his family. He has tremendous interpersonal communication skills.
As usual, we have at least two threads going in one. I have a thought for both.
As for CML, any kid raised in a town the size of Cody is unlikely to harbor a lot of illusions of grandeur. That would be very inconsistent from a cultural standpoint. For those that prefer people who put their pants on one leg at a time, CML is a pretty good guy. Harbaugh (who was brought up in the thread) and some others I could name DO suffer from illusions of grandeur. I really dislike arrogance and I know which I prefer to be around.
As for travel, most folks I know start their professional lives enjoying travel and then gravitate over the decades to not being big fans of it. My methods for coping after 35 years of professional travel include always checking my luggage (the laptop bag goes under the seat and I never have to fight the overhead bin battles), always bringing my pillow from home, and since I'm checking my luggage I overpack. I have an extra of everything and every possible drug store item that might prove useful (needed them all over the years).
On those rare occasions when there is a luggage foul up, I've learned that you just show up in your travel clothes and plead airline luggage issues. I have my laptop and I have my notes nothing else is crucial. Showing up unruffled and being competent trumps the clothes you wear every time.
As for CML, any kid raised in a town the size of Cody is unlikely to harbor a lot of illusions of grandeur. That would be very inconsistent from a cultural standpoint. For those that prefer people who put their pants on one leg at a time, CML is a pretty good guy. Harbaugh (who was brought up in the thread) and some others I could name DO suffer from illusions of grandeur. I really dislike arrogance and I know which I prefer to be around.
As for travel, most folks I know start their professional lives enjoying travel and then gravitate over the decades to not being big fans of it. My methods for coping after 35 years of professional travel include always checking my luggage (the laptop bag goes under the seat and I never have to fight the overhead bin battles), always bringing my pillow from home, and since I'm checking my luggage I overpack. I have an extra of everything and every possible drug store item that might prove useful (needed them all over the years).
On those rare occasions when there is a luggage foul up, I've learned that you just show up in your travel clothes and plead airline luggage issues. I have my laptop and I have my notes nothing else is crucial. Showing up unruffled and being competent trumps the clothes you wear every time.
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