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The Genius of Captain Leach
Published 9 days ago by Seth C <info@doubletnation.com> at Double-T Nation
The Bat-Signal went up (i.e. an email) from Bond J. Bond of Disco Tech! notifying me of an article by ESPN's Mark Schlabach on the genius that is Mike Leach. I called Mr. Bond, we had a tremendous conversation. Hawaii was great. But he's back hard at work and he wanted me to relay his thoughts about this article. First and foremost, go read the whole article. It's great. And I mean that. Second, Mr. Bond's thoughts, which I will probably relay incorrectly, but it's the thought that Schlabach probably interviewed the Captain over the course of a couple of days, watching practice and hanging out ...

Michael Lewis Created a Monster
Published 9 days ago by SMQ <info@sundaymorningqb.com> at Sunday Morning Quarterback
Mark Schlabach does his thing with Mike Leach for the Worldwide Leader, and it is, not surprisingly, pirates galore. Not that there's anything wrong with that (well, except the Margaritaville bit. Yar). - - - I like Schlabach, as far as severely space-limited mainstream columnists go, and he does a fine job here. (the most interesting quote has nothing to do with pirates, or personally commissioned Van Gogh ripoffs: "If you're getting to the office at 6 a.m. and getting home at midnight, well, then you're wasting a lot of time," Leach said. "That's just a failure to manage your time. What are you doing in the middle of the day? ...

Mike Leach Friend to Pirates as Well as Art Aficionado
Published 8 days ago by Jeff Adams at FanHouse
Filed under: Big 12, NCAA FB Coaching, Texas Tech FootballMy affinity for Mike Leach is never-ending. He's a blogger's dream come true and a darn fine coach. He's been the subject of at least one lengthy profile already, which is fine by me, given that he's a walking cornucopia of quotes. Most recently ESPN's Mark Schlabach spent some time with Leach in Lubbock and was able to gather even more about college football's most colorful head coach. First we discover that Leach lives by his own schedule and has no love for naps: Leach, 47, isn't like most of his colleagues in a profession dominated by ...

Your RBR Word of the Day: Virtu
Published 8 days ago by Todd at Roll 'Bama Roll
... Mark Schlabach's profile of Mike Leach revealed a man who's interests aren't limited to pirates, as we all know and love him for, but also replica virtu. ...