TT's Mike Leach Suspended

[SMU21TCU10]

This whole thing kind of reminds me of when Patton slapped the soldier

Not that I think what Leach did was not a big deal. Just saying it reminds me of that for some reason.

[SMU 86]

Just got this from a friend who works for CBS News:

Just saw the paperwork filed by Mike Leach's attorney seeking an injunction to allow him to Coach the Alamo Bowl. My prediction: Leach will be on the sidelines come Saturday.

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My prediction: Leach will be fired come Saturday.....

Leach has an $800,000 bonus payment coming this Friday if he makes it. My guess is he will be fired before Friday to avoid the payment, if not he stays at Tech.

[BrianTinBigD]

Patton won more than Leach did.

[RGV Pony]

what's more expensive, the $$ Tech would have to pay to buy him out or the 800k bonus? Do they only owe him the 300k/ year base and not the other incentives for the remainder of the contract?

[SMU21TCU10]

didnt he get a several year extension this last year?

[MrMustang1965]

there was another son that was class of 09. dont know if he went on to play for anyone.

Andy James TE/DE. Visited SMU and Texas Tech in 2008.

http://smu.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=863203

[OR-See-Nee]

ESPN said 400k per year for each year remaining on his contract if he didn't make it to 12/31.

[SMU21TCU10]

Where is Celina, Texas?

[RGV Pony]

Where is Celina, Texas?

get on Preston going north and never turn. First town after Prosper.

[BrianTinBigD]

My guess is this is the final step in firing Leach for cause. That way there would be no buyout and no bonus payment. Tech is in for $1.6 million if they just let him go. I am pretty sure they have Leach by the short hairs. He might just resign and play the victim. Otherwise Tech can portray him as someone that makes Woody Hayes look like a nice guy. If they do that, who is gonna hire Leach? Maybe North Texas...

[gostangs]

Cant you just hear Leach ranting to his atty? Kind of makes me smile to think about it.

He will be gone before end of day Thursday.

[Buckethead]

Don't be surprised if the Tech people show up at court in the morning and hand Leach his pink slip. I think that by him filing the TRO it gave the Tech people the out that they needed to fire him.

[Stallion]

No that evidence alone would give Leach the classic retaliation claim-but then again managers and officiers make this mistake all the time but less often if they receive legal counsel. In order to fire they need to offer non-pretextual, actual reasons to fire him for cause based upon his conduct under his contract or Texas Tech rules and regulations. But sometimes it simply a matter of rephrasing the reasons. I do note though that there was very little reason given in his suspension letter-that could be a problem

[SMU 86]

what's more expensive, the $$ Tech would have to pay to buy him out or the 800k bonus? Do they only owe him the 300k/ year base and not the other incentives for the remainder of the contract?

They still have a buyout clause, the bonus us a separate issue. If he makes it to the 1st of the year he gets an $800,000 bounus payment.

[ponyscott]

This is all making my little brain spin......sounds like a 'made for TV' movie....or a new Oxygen Channel Reality Show ..whatever happens, it makes for good ole Texas football drama...