Video: Leach goes off on SR's John Blanchette

[Coug82]

You know whether one dislikes/likes Canzano or Goe on what they write ... it’s been my sense they “call ‘em” as they see ‘em (ie good & bad) regarding Beavs or Ducks .... but Blanchette on Cougs? Hit piece(s) after hit piece(s). He’s not an objective Sports Journalist ..0kay fine , then he must be a Sports Opinion Writer ... well no then you’d be fair & critical presumably in your writings? Hell no... while he rants on Cougs at virtually every opportunity, Blanchette nearly Man-scapes Few at every turn and praises Gonzaga while they Manage to win in the WCC (Weakest Coast Conference) and their battles with 2-3 difficult teams and when they do Lose... excuse making (eg., injuries , poor officiating, etc)... I For one am damn glad Coach Leach called him out ...

 

[dgibbons]

You know whether one dislikes/likes Canzano or Goe on what they write ... it’s been my sense they “call ‘em” as they see ‘em (ie good & bad) regarding Beavs or Ducks .... but Blanchette on Cougs? Hit piece(s) after hit piece(s). He’s not an objective Sports Journalist ..0kay fine , then he must be a Sports Opinion Writer ... well no then you’d be fair & critical presumably in your writings? Hell no... while he rants on Cougs at virtually every opportunity, Blanchette nearly Man-scapes Few at every turn and praises Gonzaga while they Manage to win in the WCC (Weakest Coast Conference) and their battles with 2-3 difficult teams and when they do Lose... excuse making (eg., injuries , poor officiating, etc)... I For one am damn glad Coach Leach called him out ...

And nary a word from GU Johnny when one of the Zags has a “misstep” off the court.

 

[Observer11]

Observer is one of the elite Spokane/Spokane Valley posters on this site.

He revealed that believe it or not, Blanchet isn’t the worst columnist in Spokesman-Review history.

There was some other guy at that birdcage liner who was even less competent than their resident sanctimonious troll.

Not sure who you’re referencing.

 

[chipdouglas]

It's match up thing. Putting aside any possible changes to system/scheme because you know he isn't gonna do that. UW's defensive scheme is a problem for us because they have the athletes to execute it. Cal can run it against us to a lesser degree. The best position group for UW in this stretch has been the secondary, which also hurts. So looking at it through that lens, the only thing that will change the results are better players. Not saying that is right or wrong, but that's the way Leach is gonna see it and he isn't gonna risk messing with his system that gets home a lot of wins for one bad match up.
It's time fans accept that for what it is. There's no sense in wringing our hands over it. Either accept it and the wins that have come with it or call for a new coach. Short of backing into a really good defense one of these days, those are the only 2 options really.

Maybe. It also seems like dropping 8 and double covering everyone, and not making them pay for being numbers down in the box, negates much of that talent gap.

 

[COUGinNCW]

You know whether one dislikes/likes Canzano or Goe on what they write ... it’s been my sense they “call ‘em” as they see ‘em (ie good & bad) regarding Beavs or Ducks .... but Blanchette on Cougs? Hit piece(s) after hit piece(s). He’s not an objective Sports Journalist ..0kay fine , then he must be a Sports Opinion Writer ... well no then you’d be fair & critical presumably in your writings? Hell no... while he rants on Cougs at virtually every opportunity, Blanchette nearly Man-scapes Few at every turn and praises Gonzaga while they Manage to win in the WCC (Weakest Coast Conference) and their battles with 2-3 difficult teams and when they do Lose... excuse making (eg., injuries , poor officiating, etc)... I For one am damn glad Coach Leach called him out ...

Not a JB article but yesterday's headline, "Worn out zags lose to Michigan in Battle for Atlantis" Hmm, did Michigan have a bye?! Typical