Mike Leach is 6-0 and he just made another Woodstock reference in the post game

[RedSkiesAtNightHog]

He is in year 6 and he obviously is having fun!  Some coaches just have IT!

[rhames]

He also loves little rock.



We need leach.

[phadedhawg]

He also loves little rock.

He's not our guy then LOL

[Hoggie17]

Purdue won, another good coach. It didn't five years for him to win.   

[AirWarren]

He's not our guy then LOL

The program is sinking without LR. So go ahead and make jokes.

[sickboy]

I like Mike Leach. He's as entertaining a coach as there is. But he's 35-34 at Washington State. It's not like he's lit up the Pac-12. He's having a good season and the Pac-12 is weaker this year, so he's got a good shot of having a really nice year. But I still think we can find someone with more upside than Leach.

[snoot hoggy hog]

The SEC is a different animal

[Ironhawg]

The program is sinking without LR. So go ahead and make jokes.

Your cracks about the wine and cheese crowd in NWA used to tick me off something fierce, but I am beginning to think Long doesn't care about having fans; he just wants spectators.

[rtr]

If I'm not watching Petrino (Paul) get beaten by the Cajuns, I'm in Pullman for the Air Raid.

Leach has inferior athletes when compared to Arkansas and the OL is crap. Falk gets rocked every game and has been hurt a lot (concussions). He's also accurate and gets rid of the ball quickly.

I can't think of an AR QB who has done that in ages and I don't know if it's a long-term bet. I do know that if Falk survives the game, the Cougs often win.

This and he has a good young defensive coordinator.

[Karma]

Hog fans would hate Leach within 2 years.

[AflacHawg]

Hog fans would hate Leach within 2 years.

Thats Ok, I hated Bert before he ever got here!

[Tusks]

The SEC is a different animal

you do realize he's coached in the SEC don't you?

[livevanguy]

He also loves little rock.



We need leach.

Yeah, just like we need the 2  players on his team busted this week by the cops for shoplifting at Walmart. I'd prefer not to have a coach that doesn't seem to care that his players don't go to classes, start fights, and/or get arrested. Oh, and there was the whole locking a kid in a shed in the middle of summer. Real winner there. Pass.

[Pancetta]

you do realize he's coached in the SEC don't you?

For 2 years as an OC at KY 20 years ago? 

[Erockster20]

Wanted Leach when we hired Petrino. Still do.

[WPS007]

Purdue won, another good coach. It didn't five years for him to win.

This and in year 1

[sigpooie]

Leach would make me want to party like it's 1978..but why don't we take someone comin up like memp coach, get an ad who will hire a coach that his agent did not recommend.

[Inhogswetrust]

you do realize he's coached in the SEC don't you?

Only as an assistant. Nobody paid any attention to what he said then.

[Inhogswetrust]

Wanted Leach when we hired Petrino. Still do.

In his ten years at TT he had 2 or less conferences losses in only two out of those ten. The rest of the years he had three or more. He had four or more five out of that ten. In five full years at WSU he's had four of three or more conference losses. This year he has none so far but has only played three.

[gawntrail]

Oh you mean like players we have had that steal from Belk or spit on other players?

You mean the TITLE SPONSOR of the bowl we were in.... that Belk. 

Yeah.  I'm with you.  Give me a break on all this holier than though crap.

[The_Iceman]

Imagine Leach next year with Kelley at QB, Hammonds and Hayden at RB, and all of our WRs returning. Could be a special team

[Hogwild]

I like Mike Leach. He's as entertaining a coach as there is. But he's 35-34 at Washington State. It's not like he's lit up the Pac-12. He's having a good season and the Pac-12 is weaker this year, so he's got a good shot of having a really nice year. But I still think we can find someone with more upside than Leach.

He is one game above .500 at Washington State.  Since 1952, 65 years and dozen head coaches only Dennis Erickson (12-10-1) and Mike Price (83-78) have finished more than one game above .500 with the Cougars.

[The_Iceman]

I like Mike Leach. He's as entertaining a coach as there is. But he's 35-34 at Washington State. It's not like he's lit up the Pac-12. He's having a good season and the Pac-12 is weaker this year, so he's got a good shot of having a really nice year. But I still think we can find someone with more upside than Leach.

Be more intelligent than to use his overall record.

Look at Washington State's record before he got there, take into account 3 years to build at a bad program with poor facilities and weak recruiting base, and look what he has done after year 4.

Two of his first three seasons were 3-9 because of just an awful roster he was rebuilding.

[HiggiePiggy]

I like Mike Leach. He's as entertaining a coach as there is. But he's 35-34 at Washington State. It's not like he's lit up the Pac-12. He's having a good season and the Pac-12 is weaker this year, so he's got a good shot of having a really nice year. But I still think we can find someone with more upside than Leach.

Please tell me you at least looked at what Washington State was before leach took over?  If you have not here you go.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/

[hawgbawb]

The program is sinking without LR. So go ahead and make jokes.

It's sinking without LR athletes on the roster. Shame on LR for letting it school system go down the tubes.

[Razor1997]

The SEC is a different animal

Maybe in the past, but not so much today.  Today it's Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, and then there are 10 other teams that we're entirely capable of beating with the talent we have on hand, given the proper coaching.

[rtr]

In his ten years at TT he had 2 or less conferences losses in only two out of those ten. The rest of the years he had three or more. He had four or more five out of that ten. In five full years at WSU he's had four of three or more conference losses. This year he has none so far but has only played three.

The Big 12 South was at it's peak when he was there.

[Vantage 8 dude]

He is in year 6 and he obviously is having fun!  Some coaches just have IT!

Frankly I was hoping we WOULD see some neckidness just like Woodstock. 

[Atlhogfan1]

I like Mike Leach. He's as entertaining a coach as there is. But he's 35-34 at Washington State. It's not like he's lit up the Pac-12. He's having a good season and the Pac-12 is weaker this year, so he's got a good shot of having a really nice year. But I still think we can find someone with more upside than Leach.

Know where Pullman Wa is?  It doesn't get much more isolated in a P5 conference.  32000 seat stadium.  He is doing a fantastic job there. 

Huge fan.  Love watching them.  He values speed on both sides especially on D. Great plan to build a disadvantaged program. 

SEC is different.  Not sure he would fit at Arkansas. He is good on the West Coast from a personality standpoint. 

[HF#1]

He is a poor man's Petrino who may despise the defensive side of the ball more than Petrino does. I'm not sure why folks are so obsessed with this guy.

[bennyl08]

Leach could be a good hire depending on what you hope to accomplish from a new hire.

More often than not, he'll beat the team's he's supposed to beat and won't beat teams that he shouldn't beat. Our recruiting would definitely take a tumble so the number of teams we should beat would be decreased.

His style is very much suited for the Big 12, TTU is about on par with us wrt to their conference. He was run out of there, and it wasn't just the locking a student in a closet incident either.

I'd rather go with somebody who gives us a higher ceiling than Leach, even at the risk of a lower floor.

[HiggiePiggy]

Honestly I doubt our recruiting would be any different as far as rankings go as it is today.  We are Arkansas we are always 5th or 6th in recruiting in the west division. That will probably never change. 

[Tusks]

You guys do know he's the winningest coach in Texas Tech history don't you?  I think in both wins and win%.

Now that doesn't make him knute rockny but the man wins.

I don't get some of you.  It's like you want to downgrade any other coach that wins more than the hog coach at the time.

If Barry Alvarez stepped through the door tomorrow as AD at the UA, you know what kind of coach he'd hire, a spread coach because of the available talent to the program.

Some of you seem to go kicking and screaming to a winning program.

[Atlhogfan1]

Leach would have been perfect taking over for BP because of similar styles. He's done a great job rebuilding a program that has little to no history of success, at least the last 20 years. He wouldn't have had to rebuild here. As bad as we are, if he came here next season, there would be a few weapons that'd he be able to utilize better than these 'coaches'. Long would never hire him though after being fired for incident at TT, he has to much integrity for that. It's not all about winning 

They aren't similar. For Frank sake people don't understand Petrino and his offense. 

[longpig]

He is a poor man's Petrino who may despise the defensive side of the ball more than Petrino does. I'm not sure why folks are so obsessed with this guy.

Yeh, being a quirky personality at a smallish program fits him well.  He'll never take a high pressure "big job", just not him and he knows it. 

[moses_007]

Concur.

Pullman, WA, fits him perfectly: it's a small, quirky, country, intellectual town.

Leach in Fayetteville in 1990 would have been perfect.  Now?  It's not what he wants.

Wave $4 million in his face and he would come here.  He is only making $2.5 million at WSU.

[Boss Hog in the Arkansas]

Purdue won, another good coach. It didn't five years for him to win.

It doesnt take any good coach 5 years. You know if they are the right guy a year or 2 in

[livevanguy]

Oh you mean like players we have had that steal from Belk or spit on other players?

The difference here is that I don't have to question whether the coach would take any action if a player did this. Leech had to be told by the WSU Administration to stop playing athletes that had been arrested. I don't have any issue with a coach that employs an "air raid" system, but I do have a problem with a coach that has questionable integrity. I want to win as much as the next fan, but not at the risk/cost of becoming the next Baylor or Penn State/Sandusky. We have suffered enough embarrassment post-BP.

[Biggus Piggus]

He is in year 6 and he obviously is having fun!  Some coaches just have IT!

Washington State under Leach:

2012 - 3-9
2013 - 6-7
2014 - 3-9
2015 - 9-4 (including a loss to Portland State)
2016 - 8-5
2017 - 6-0

Record - 35-34

He needed a 6-game winning streak to get above .500. What makes you say he has "it," and what is it?

[Razor1997]

Wave $4 million in his face and he would come here.  He is only making $2.5 million at WSU.

And if he can get us to 7-6 with a bowl win in his second year here, he can probably negotiate an eight figure buyout.

[phadedhawg]

I like Leach and would love to have him as our coach.  I doubt it would last long but it would be interesting.

[HiggiePiggy]

Washington State under Leach:

2012 - 3-9
2013 - 6-7
2014 - 3-9
2015 - 9-4 (including a loss to Portland State)
2016 - 8-5
2017 - 6-0

Record - 35-34

He needed a 6-game winning streak to get above .500. What makes you say he has "it," and what is it?

What was Washington states record the 10 years before he showed up.  Plus looking at that shows that the team has gotten better as the years went by.  So he built it up and by year 4 he has won 9, 8 and looking pretty good right now. Probably win 10 or more this year. 

Washington State before Leech had 1 6-6 season all the rest in 8 years were losing seasons.  Now they have 3 winning seasons in a row.  Last time they did that was 2001, 2002 and 2003. He is a coach that has taken terrible teams and turn them into winning programs.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/



Here is Texas Tech also if you want to see how mediocre that team is compared to the years that Leech was there. 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/

The guy can turn programs into winners.

[LZH]

Yeah, just like we need the 2  players on his team busted this week by the cops for shoplifting at Walmart. I'd prefer not to have a coach that doesn't seem to care that his players don't go to classes, start fights, and/or get arrested. Oh, and there was the whole locking a kid in a shed in the middle of summer. Real winner there. Pass.

Frankly,  I'm sick of the idea that head coaches are babysitters as well. These guys are paid millions to win.

[HiggiePiggy]

I like Leach and would love to have him as our coach.  I doubt it would last long but it would be interesting.

He might would be here for awhile. He seems to not bolt from schools quickly. 

[Biggus Piggus]

Washington State has had bursts of winning in the past, too. They have up cycles and down cycles. Leach has done no miracles there. If Bielema had had two 3-9 seasons in his first three, people would have been even more irate.

[HiggiePiggy]

Washington State has had bursts of winning in the past, too. They have up cycles and down cycles. Leach has done no miracles there. If Bielema had had two 3-9 seasons in his first three, people would have been even more irate.

They would have been upset, but then people would be happy today with him seeing how he has moved the program in the right direction going 9, 8, and sitting at 6-0 right now.  Also you don't take into account of the 7 LOSING seasons in 8 years before he showed up.  Arkansas would give any coach some time if they just went through almost a decade of terrible seasons.  Guy can build programs up and has proven it at 2 very mediocre to bad schools. 

[Rzbakfromwaybak]

6-0 this year, is not bad for taking over a team a few years ago that may have been in the worst shape of any program in the country.  That was what their AD that hired Leach admitted.  He's 6-0 right now, we're going to be 2-5 in the next 2 weeks.  I doubt we will win 6 games all year. He would certainly be an upgrade, & play the kind of offense we really need to be in.

[HiggiePiggy]

I am willing to bet as long as Leach is at Washington State he will never have another season under 8 wins.

[Augustus]

He is in year 6 and he obviously is having fun!  Some coaches just have IT!

Mike Leach is one (1) game above a .500 record, at Wazzu.

His only bowl game win in 5 seasons at Wazzu is the "Sun Bowl".

No thanks.

[Swestwill66]

Imagine Leach next year with Kelley at QB, Hammonds and Hayden at RB, and all of our WRs returning. Could be a special team

Or Brohm!!