2009 NCAA Football Thread: Revenge of the Computer Polls

[BlackLantern]

Quite a track record for Craig James. I guess helping get SMU the death penalty just wasn't enough on his resume.

He is now the epitome of the ******* field father...was a sorry ass NFL player now trying to live through his kid

 

[Immortalfire]

Craig is acting like the classic little league parent..who tries to tell the coach how to do his job, or actually IS the coach who plays his no-talent kid just because he's his kid.

Only he's acting ten times dumber.

 

[Dr. Evil]

June Jones has said that SMU will be his last job.

Besides, I suspect that the names Tommy Tuberville, Tommy Bowden, Phil Fulmer and Kevin Sumlin will be brought up, as will names like Art Briles and Guy Morriss.

 

[VampElvis]

Here's the closet....

http://www.kcbd.com/global/Category...=default&clipId=4421239&flvUri=&partnerclipid

 

[Arc-Light]

There is more to the Leach situation than his treatment of the James kid....he really must of burned a lot of bridges at TTU...to get fired.

 

[BlackLantern]

its because he doesn't play the game and kiss booster and administration ass

 

[StorminNorman]

While it seems as if the vast majority of people connected to the Texas Tech football program have blasted the school's decision to fire Mike Leach as their head coach, at least two players are shedding no tears over the dismissal.

In fact, they heavily intimated that it was a well-deserved end to a prolific, relatively speaking, career.


One player in particular was especially pleased over the developments.


"I have no complaints about this decision. [Leach] put Adam [James] in a shed like an animal. Like an animal in a cage. That was bull," defensive lineman Chris Perry was quoted as saying. "You call other players. I think it was a good decision. We have our pep back now. We practice hard this week. We had less stress this week. You know why? Because he's gone."


Perry wasn't the only player who felt the punishment fit the crime.


"The players make this team, not one coach," cornerback Taylor Charbonnet (no relation) said. "As Adam's friend, I didn't like it at all what [Leach] did. He was my brother and I didn't agree with it. I don't know why [Leach] did that. But I know we are fully behind [interim] coach Ruffin [McNeill]. We love him and support him."

CollegeFootballTalk.com

 

[Darthphere]

"The players make this team, not one coach"

Yeah, players he recruited, like you, because you wanted to play for him.

 

[StorminNorman]

That Humanitarian Bowl was epic. More coaches should go for two at the end of the game.

Think about it, don't most coaches want the option of being three yards away from victory?

 

[VampElvis]

It was an awesome finish. And then ESPN had to ruin my college football evening as they circled the wagons at half time of the Holiday Bowl, which Craig James is calling, and went after Leach. Thankfully the game was out of hand so I didn't feel bad about switching it off rather than take in more of that garbage. I'm considering going to work dressed as a pirate tomorrow in protest.

 

[StorminNorman]

NEVER FORGET!

 

[Dr. Evil]

I'm going to predict Leach's replacement:

- Baylor coach Art Briles

 

[Dr. Evil]

edit.

 

[StorminNorman]

I'll give the edge to the coach from Houston, though he may want to wait another year with Keenum staying.

 

[redfirebird2008]

As a 2008 graduate of Texas Tech, all I will say is this:

F**k you Jim Sowell, Kent Hance, Gerald Myers, Guy Bailey, and the rest of the good ol' boys that ran Mike Leach out of town. I am not ashamed to say that I hope my school gets taken to the cleaners over this in a court of law. If it helps cause a house cleaning in Texas Tech's administration, I am all for it.

This situation reeks of premeditation similar to Tuberville's ouster from Auburn. Sowell is our version of Bobby Lowder. This situation sucks. One of the local TV stations did a poll over the last few days and 90% of respondents support Leach. And when you move to the student fanbase, the numbers are off the charts (darn near 100%). The administration timed this for a number of reasons, two of which are trying to avoid paying him his $800,000 bonus and avoiding riots on campus since kids are on Christmas holiday (riots definitely would have happened if this was during the semester). This snakepit administration is on an egotrip and they don't give a damn about the program. It's more about stroking their egos rather than what is best for Red Raider Nation.

 

[Trainwreck2100]

The alamo bowl is going to be so bad this year. At least they pick up the #2 PAC 10 team next year

 

[Immortalfire]

Word on the street is that Tommy Tuberville is interested in the TX Tech job. Though I recall he had trouble with the Auburn administration and boosters...wonder how Tech would be.

 

[VampElvis]

They don't really have the personnel to run the type of offense he likes.....

 

[VampElvis]

What a terrible call in the OU/Stanford game. Blocked into that punt returner? My big ole butt!

 

[Kelly]

Yep, I'm watching that game....VERY BAD CALL...

Now OU is pissed, and giving away yardage on penalties...

 

[Immortalfire]

What a terrible call in the OU/Stanford game. Blocked into that punt returner? My big ole butt!

I'm not at home to see, but that description sounds ridiculous.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Word on the street is that Tommy Tuberville is interested in the TX Tech job. Though I recall he had trouble with the Auburn administration and boosters...wonder how Tech would be.

Auburn's booster situation is even more troublesome than Tech's. Tuberville would definitely fit in with the Lubbock "good old boys" more than Leach ever did. Leach was a complete outsider.

 

[VampElvis]

If they are into BBQ and duck hunting Tubs'll fit right in.

and are you the one that posted The James Gang cell #s red?

 

[Kelly]

There is more to the Leach situation than his treatment of the James kid....he really must of burned a lot of bridges at TTU...to get fired.

It is because of the contract negotiations...the James kid has a reputation with many college coaches, and they are writing letters to Tech on Leach's behalf to say the same thing that the Tech coaches are saying. James is lazy, bullheaded, and disrespectful.

This will get very interesting before its over...


Anyone that is a respected friend of Donald Trump is definitely an outsider in Lubbock...lmao.

 

[NotFadeAway]

It's nice to see that Nebraska might be on there way back up to prominence. I've missed them, and while I wish Paul Johnson would have gotten the coaching job there and installed the triple otion, I'm still happy for the Cornhuskers. There the only Big 12 North team that actually has a shot at beating a Big 12 South power like Texas and Oklahoma, and buy default they can also beat Texas Tech and Oklahoma State, teams that usually win against the Big 12 North.

Also, I've decided that everytime Tim Tebow runs over a Bearcat defender one on one, I'm drinking a shot. The Bearcats are my team, but I'm scared for them.