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NYTimes article on Mike Leach

Postby Water Pony » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:25 pm

Fascinating article on his unusual personality and interests, including Winston Churchill:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/sport ... ref=slogin
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Postby 03Mustang » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:12 pm

I'd rather read an article on the intricacies of dog [deleted]
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Postby HB Pony Dad » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:22 pm

He is still CLASSLESS!

What a JERK! :twisted:

I hope the OK schools give him two losses in a row!
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Postby SMU2007 » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:37 pm

hey, a [deleted] newspaper writes about a [deleted] person
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Postby ponyboy » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:40 pm

I find it infinitely satisfying and ironic that Leach is reading Churchill, one of the greatest proponents ever for fair play and sportsmanship. One of Churchill's famous speeches calls for "a marked regard for fair play, especially to the weak and poor." Keeping your starters in and firing at the end zone after the game is well in hand would, I dare say, not be considered fair play under any definition.

Howard Stern as a hero, on the other hand, is a little more predictable.
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Postby EastStang » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:43 pm

Yes, but Churchill also said when Lady Astor accused him of being drunk, "It is true Madam, that I am drunk, and you are ugly. I shall be sober in the morning, but alas Madam, you wil still be ugly". Or something like that.
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Postby ponyboy » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:16 pm

Lady Astor was neither weak nor poor.
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Postby Corp » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:16 pm

SMU2007 wrote:
hey, a [deleted] newspaper writes about a [deleted] person



New York Times = Pravda + Das Kapital
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Postby EastStang » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:23 pm

ponyboy wrote:Lady Astor was neither weak nor poor.

But she was ugly.

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Postby Paladin » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:30 pm

For those of you who did not know that Leach was a "magician", well Brent Musberger reminded us about every 5 minutes during the telecast.
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Postby 03Mustang » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:35 pm

There is that one thing that I've heard Winston Churchill and Leach have in common, but the article leaves that out.
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Postby ThadFilms » Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:55 pm

Love the Leach. I do.
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Postby LA_Mustang » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:57 pm

ThadFilms wrote:Love the Leach. I do.

Me too. The guy's a different bird and so he runs the score up on teams, but people like him make the world interesting.
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Postby ThadFilms » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:07 pm

LA_Mustang wrote:
ThadFilms wrote:Love the Leach. I do.

Me too. The guy's a different bird and so he runs the score up on teams, but people like him make the world interesting.



He's one of those dudes that makes college football, college football.
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