{"id":921353,"date":"2022-12-13T12:55:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=921353"},"modified":"2022-12-13T12:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T18:55:39","slug":"remembering-mike-leach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/remembering-mike-leach\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Mike Leach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach passed away this morning at the age of 61. Leach will be forever remembered as one of the shining bright spots of the college football world as a coach who truly marched to the beat of his own drum with his curious mind and joyful nature. Leach was as one-of-a-kind as one-of-a-kind gets and will be dearly missed by so many. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my very first college football memories that I can recall so vividly was watching Leach&#8217;s Texas Tech Red Raiders take down Texas in 2008 on a last second touchdown pass from Graham Harrell to Michael Crabtree. I thank Mike Leach for everything he provided the game of college football over his 35 years plus coaching the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8397034184478847\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- header new -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8397034184478847\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"3886828057\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a compilation of some of the best Mike Leach moments that people have been sharing on Twitter all day that show just exactly the bright light he brought to college football:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Leach was a legend way before this moment, but this is when I knew him coming to the SEC was going to be everything I had hoped for and more.<br><br>I still use this tactic when doing any public speaking engagements. \ud83d\udc10 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqjLBW6PKY\">pic.twitter.com\/HqjLBW6PKY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Clint Lamb (@ClintRLamb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClintRLamb\/status\/1602668644982558743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The time Mike Leach recruited a kid who won a kicking contest during a Texas Tech game to join the team.<br><br>He didn&#39;t miss an extra point after that \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hoOJ9pYMsi\">pic.twitter.com\/hoOJ9pYMsi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsHQ\/status\/1602689082936680449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not sure any coach better reflected the fun and uniqueness that is college football than Mike Leach. This is a big loss for the sport. I\u2019ll never tire of watching this clip: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8RMe3FqPeO\">pic.twitter.com\/8RMe3FqPeO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3YearLetterman\/status\/1602667490043125761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Leach truly was the man. RIP coach <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qiLeRmA2ne\">pic.twitter.com\/qiLeRmA2ne<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Megan (@MeganMakinMoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeganMakinMoney\/status\/1602683583050686464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On 3rd &amp; 9 on the doorstep of upsetting the 4th ranked team in the country, most coaches would run the ball, punt and pray &#8211; but not the Pirate.<br><br>Mike Leach called an FIB Quads Double Pass to ice the game.<br><br>He was truly one of a kind and football is better because of him.<br><br>\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f \ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OOKxzH0yXC\">pic.twitter.com\/OOKxzH0yXC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Coach Dan Casey (@CoachDanCasey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoachDanCasey\/status\/1602690587597176833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m not ashamed to admit I\u2019ve been wiping away tears this morning<br><br>I come across this video and start laughing through them \u2014 Mike Leach comforting me about his own death<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hnkFgvVVDw\">pic.twitter.com\/hnkFgvVVDw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Thor Nystrom (@thorku) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thorku\/status\/1602675887786319874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Leach cameo in Friday Night Lights. Almost forgot about this \ud83d\udc47<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/THQ3wcMIyH\">pic.twitter.com\/THQ3wcMIyH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jake \u201cJBOY\u201d Crain (@JakeCrain_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeCrain_\/status\/1602714731453751296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There will never be another Mike Leach.<br><br>Here&#39;s Coach Leach giving a weather report.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bvJko0XcxD\">pic.twitter.com\/bvJko0XcxD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1602677438676439044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">my all time favorite Mike Leach moment is when he was taking pictures in the stands with fans while his team was in a brawl on the field \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d truly one of a kind <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xvgy2SynmF\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xvgy2SynmF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; kb (@karinasophia12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karinasophia12\/status\/1602668441886134275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone saw the hilarity from Mike Leach when the cameras were rolling, but the stuff he\u2019d say before we\u2019d start taping was even better. <br><br>Like on this signing day when we made him share an IFB earpiece. <br><br>Nobody ever made Yam laugh harder. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPCoachLeach?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIPCoachLeach<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/27bhbRcTXz\">pic.twitter.com\/27bhbRcTXz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Adam Stanco (@NaismithLives) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NaismithLives\/status\/1602677052418949120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We spent way too much time on the radio discussing Mike Leach\u2019s comments on a Pac-12 mascot battle. It was worth all the time  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jhChE6SEXR\">pic.twitter.com\/jhChE6SEXR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffschwartz\/status\/1602707154204516352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fellas, the most important advice Mike Leach could ever leave behind&#8230;<br><br>Take your date to a place with no salad \ud83d\ude02 RIP Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZeGixbZkzX\">pic.twitter.com\/ZeGixbZkzX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pamela Maldonado (@pamelam35) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pamelam35\/status\/1602675526828687363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We really could go all day with all of the content Leach provided over his long career. He was a legend in every sense of the word and our condolences are with the Leach family, Mississippi State, and the whole college football world. Rest in Peace to someone who truly did make the game of college football better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8397034184478847\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- home -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8397034184478847\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7425710280\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach passed away this morning at the age of 61. 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