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Kyle Gets Contrary: Why I Don't Like Mike Leach
I believe the success of the " Kyle Gets Contrary " series is attested to by the reaction the first two installments have garnered in the blogosphere , so I am moved to go out on a limb in this third installment, in which I part company with the overwhelming majority of college football ...
Memo to NFL coaches: Mike Leach may become aggressive if his cubs are threatened
Memo to NFL coaches: Mike Leach may become aggressive if his cubs are threatened
rivals.yahoo.com — There are dozens of reasons now -- hell, maybe hundreds at this point, approaching a critical mass... bordering on backlash -- to love Mike Leach above all other coaches who have ever lived. You know, the pirates , the weather , the dating advice , the ... (more) Memo to NFL coaches: Mike Leach may become aggressive if ...
Mike Leach Comments on Stephen McGee Draw Aggies' Ire
Mike Leach Comments on Stephen McGee Draw Aggies' Ire
midwestsportsfans.com — Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach continues to pirate press coverage with more controversial comments, this time... about Stephen McGee, Mike Sherman, and Texas A&M. These comments come on the heels of Leach's choice words for non-diva Eric Mangini. (more) Mike Leach Comments on Stephen McGee Draw Aggies' Ire
Wait: Was Stephen McGee injured or benched? (Mike Sherman is defending his honor either way)
Wait: Was Stephen McGee injured or benched? (Mike Sherman is defending his honor either way)
rivals.yahoo.com — I let this go yesterday, having already nodded to Mike Leach's refreshingly unprofessional tirade against Eric Mangini... , which the Cap'n may or may not have fabricated out of thin (or or nearly thin) air. And as targets go, Stephen McGee, frankly, is ... (more) Wait: Was Stephen McGee injured or benched? (Mike ...
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On depriving the world of Mike Leach's and Lane Kiffin's impudence
Rocky Top Talk — ... It’s an honor for us at Texas Tech to have the opportunity to play them. There are numerous players on our team that will never get a look or play a down in the NFL, so you can imagine how exciting it is for me and them to go play a team the magnitude of Texas A&M and look over there on the bench and see third- and fourth-round draft picks. I'm loving that. My friend Kyle at Dawg Sports, though, continues to get contrary, this time taking the opposing view on Mike Leach: If Mike Leach wins a Big 12 championship, he can ...

Kyle Gets Contrary on the Captain
Double-T Nation — ... Esteemed Georgia blogger Kyle T. King details why he's not fond of Mike Leach and although I can't make anyone like anyone else, perhaps I can provide some insight. I think the premise of King's article is that Leach hasn't done much to be able to criticize other coaches and his tantrums are misplaced. ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 5/1/2009
EDSBS — ... Don’t mess with T. Kyle. Perhaps he’s just being contrarian, but T. Kyle King drops a hefty ton or two of barrister assault ordnance on Mike Leach, who Counselor King, contrary to the rest of the blogosphere, does not fancy. That’s how you look in your rearview and see the Black Pearl gaining on you in the left lane at 80 miles an hour, sir. ...

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