Mike Leach Contract Question

[lwjr]

they havent been in this position of football greatness for many years

Actually, they have never been in this position ever. The word's Texas Tech and Greatness are only associated with Ugliest Campus in America and Women's Basketball. Tech is perhaps the weakest sister of the old SWC in terms of success and national relevance

A&M's campus is uglier.

But it is clean!

[SMU21TCU10]

From what I understand one of the hold ups in the contract negotiations is, if Leach is paid for a speech he gives, Tech will deduct that amount from his annual salary. So what is Leach's motivation to seek paid speaking engagements? My question is, Does this type of clause appear in most head college coaches contracts?

PONY UP!!!!

No it does not.

Also I think i read that if he ever wrote a book or something TTU would get the money

[MustangStealth]

yet kirk ferentz is happy at iowa for the last 10 years

I'd be happy too making several million a year to repeatedly go 6-6

[SMU21TCU10]

yet kirk ferentz is happy at iowa for the last 10 years

I'd be happy too making several million a year to repeatedly go 6-6

Yeah, he is a the 8th highest paid head coach. According to this he is above Mack Brown. Although I though Mack made more. So maybe this sight is wrong
http://www.americasbestonline.net/index ... aches.html

JJ at number 21!! We win highest paid non-bcs coach by 24 spots. With TCU coming in at 45

[HB Pony Dad]

Top Ten in everything we do...

http://www.americasbestonline.net/index ... slive.html

10. Peruna(Shetland Pony), SMU. The name "Peruna" is given to each successive live mascot. A black shetland pony, Peruna has been present at every SMU home football game for over 70 years. "Peruna" also refers to the costumed mascot and SMU's fight song. Other notable incidents involving Peruna are when he tried to mount Texas Tech's horse, Misty, sent the University of Texas Longhorn Bevo to the ground with a kick in the side, and defacated at midfield during a TCU - SMU game, the week that TCU unveiled the school's brand new Field Turf.

[SmooBoy]

Top Ten in everything we do...

http://www.americasbestonline.net/index ... slive.html

10. Peruna(Shetland Pony), SMU. The name "Peruna" is given to each successive live mascot. A black shetland pony, Peruna has been present at every SMU home football game for over 70 years. "Peruna" also refers to the costumed mascot and SMU's fight song. Other notable incidents involving Peruna are when he tried to mount Texas Tech's horse, Misty, sent the University of Texas Longhorn Bevo to the ground with a kick in the side, and defacated at midfield during a TCU - SMU game, the week that TCU unveiled the school's brand new Field Turf.

Makes a nice story, but Peruna would have been at midfield of Amon Carter why again?

[Water Pony]

"Days of Our Lives"

Leach Declines Extension; May Get Fired
Posted Feb 18th 2009 11:45AM by Bruce Ciskie

Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach is seeking a contract extension. The university is open to giving him one. However, the end result of their negotiations could be Leach getting fired.

Yes, you read that right. A coach with a 76-39 career record, coming off an 11-2 campaign that saw his team in the midst of national championship talk in November, could lose his job. Why? Because it appears schools are sick and tired of watching their successful coaches flying all over the country to interview for jobs they perceive as better than the one they have.

The deadline for Leach to sign his extension has passed. The university issued a terse statement on the matter Tuesday night.

"Coach Leach has declined our $12.7 million contract," (athletic director Gerald) Myers said. "We will enter the decision-making process and should have some announcements by next week. Our decisions will be based on the best interest of Texas Tech and all of its supporters."
Tim Griffin, who covers the Big 12 for ESPN.com, reports that Leach could actually get fired over failing to sign a contract extension.

There really appears to be no middle ground. Either Leach's contract gets done to his wishes or he's out of there -- despite the most successful run in recent Tech history.

Amazingly, Leach could be fired by the end of the week -- despite matching the school single-season record for victories with an 11-2 record last season. The Red Raiders earned a share of their first Big 12 South Division title last season. And that's after taking Tech to the rarefied air of a No. 2 national ranking late last season.
It was one thing for Boston College to fire Jeff Jagodzinski. He was a two-year head coach, and it could be fairly argued that there was an understanding between the university and the coach that he wouldn't be running after every job available. I still don't agree with it, but I can at least understand it a bit.

If Texas Tech fires Leach because he won't sign a contract extension, it might be the dumbest coaching move in the history of college football. It might make sense for schools to follow Boston College's lead and try to restrict how often their coaches seek other jobs, but is it really a smart thing to do?

After all, loyalty runs both ways, and I'm not sure it's very loyal to fire a coach who has won twice as many games as he's lost. It's not like Texas Tech was wildly successful before Leach got there.

[MustangStealth]

JJ at number 21!! We win highest paid non-bcs coach by 24 spots. With TCU coming in at 45

Just think... we could have one of the CoC drop out and we could still afford Steve Spurrier.

[Ponyx2]

they havent been in this position of football greatness for many years

Actually, they have never been in this position ever. The word's Texas Tech and Greatness are only associated with Ugliest Campus in America and Women's Basketball. Tech is perhaps the weakest sister of the old SWC in terms of success and national relevance

A&M's campus is uglier.

But it is clean!

The Tech campus is clean. It's just a dusty kinda clean.

[RGV Pony]

they havent been in this position of football greatness for many years

Actually, they have never been in this position ever. The word's Texas Tech and Greatness are only associated with Ugliest Campus in America and Women's Basketball. Tech is perhaps the weakest sister of the old SWC in terms of success and national relevance

A&M's campus is uglier.

But it is clean!

The Tech campus is clean. It's just a dusty kinda clean.

knew a girl like that once

[PoconoPony]

I think Leach made a fairly compelling comment when he stated that he has 2 years left on his current contract which he intends to honor regardless of whether or not he receives a contract extention. He commented that he has not heard of anyone being fired over ongoing negociations for a contract extention.

[Paladin]

I kinda like the recruiting prospects for Tech for the next two years with a head coach without a signed contract.

[Argyle Pony]

From what I read....The Athletic Director gave Bobby Knight the parking place that had been assigned to Leach...I think that sort of started the whole problem....We all have egos and most coaches have large egos....he should not have made Leach give his parking place up for Knight...sounds like a soap opera to me...so amusing to me...Go Mustangs!!!

[OC Mustang]

From my perspective, although I may be mistaken, Leach isn't "jetting" around looking for higher paying jobs. He looked earnestly at what...one, maybe two jobs?

I think these guys don't want him around anymore, and this is a straw man. Tying a guy's hands are one thing. However, these guys want Leach to give up control, essentially, over himself to the university. He is not an experiment in a petri-dish or a cool new gizmo in the engineering school. And even professors retain some ownership over their published work. Leach (and/or his agent) may be difficult, but these Tech guys appear to my discerning eye to be hardball SOBs.

I'd say "fine", I'll finish my contract...and then you can kiss my [deleted]. Then I'd go to A&M and proceed to beat Tech's [deleted] season-in and season-out.