Mike Leach on Air Raid, SEC and MSU's legendary visitor's locker room
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2020
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football head coach took to the podium to give his thoughts on the Air Raid offense, SEC football, recruiting in the area and the legendary visitor's locker room at Starkville.
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RIP, Coach Leach. The Pirate. ❤
I'm a Florida Gator and this coach is a National Frickin Treasure! Grand Slam hire Miss St!
Erick Jackson Same from an Auburn fan...
Same from Aggie
As a miss state alum I’m so freaking happy he’s our head coach. He’ll never feel more loved than by the fans in Starkville. 100,000 in the Junction every Saturday. It really is a passionate fan base. I can’t wait to see what the years to come has to offer.. don’t forget the bulldogs were the first team ever ranked Number 1 in the COllege football playoff. There’s talent around, now here’s our coach
Now he has to build up the roster, just like he did at Washington state, so it might take 2 years for him to get the roster ready.
Really
You guys are in a bubble
Go Dawgs! And GTHOM!
He is interesting to watch. He's become a sort of celebrity over the years.
Dude is interesting for sure, like a mad scientist of offensive football Would love to pick his brains, for a few hours about his philosophy of offense
I have a team to root for in the SEC now.
Hail State!
Ross Powell Ya why are y’all called that.
Really
Eyes On Texas They are the state college in Mississippi so they hail to the state like hail Cesar or hail Hitler lol
Yep its got some personality in it now
It's sad he left my Cougs but i'm excited for his new opportunity at Miss St and will now be watching and pulling for the Bulldogs.....
Paul Overland we need All the help we can get !!! Thanks 😊
Mississippi State alum right here. We're pretty excited about Coach Leach
Mississippi State student here. We are also very excited for Coach Leach
I like Leach, he is funny! He should have stayed in Washington tho because now he has to compete with Tide, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, and even Rocky Top, and with less resources than he had in Washington. And in Washington there were only two teams on the schedule that could possibly and did beat him, Ohio State and Oregon. Here it is easy to lose 7 games.. He's not beating Tide, LSU, or Auburn, and Missouri, Texas A&M, and Kentucky can open a can of whoopass too in 2020 that's 6 loses unless he pulls a miracle out of the hat, and he don't want to mess around and lose to Arkansas too and be facing Ole Miss with 7 losses (haha).
Ohio State? He pretty much beat everybody in the PAC 12 cept there state rival, the Huskies. He got that program about as far as it was going to get. Will be exciting seeing him in the SEC!
@@scottbishop2532 There are more resources at Mississippi State than what Washington State could ever imagine.
I'm not sure Starkville can maintain a man like Leach and intellect. Hopefully you folks don't run him off. Just think, his Wife and family still have to live in this area and shop, mingle do functions etc.
Starkville is literally a cesspool. Literally leaving the campus you go left and run into street thugs, go right and run into trailer parks and meth. Then you have the folks who pretend to be superior and go to church, but stab you in the back. Not a good place at all and State should change motto from; "Hospitality state" to something else. Leach better not leave that campus.
I miss him at Texas Tech. Tech hasn't been the same thanks to Craig James, and his son.
Agreed, I live in west Texas and miss watching tech when Leach was there. Craig James should be ashamed
Man I still can’t believe his Dad on Espn singling out Leach over goofy locker room stuff ultimately collapsing the football program! Seems like the last of the Big 12 gory days , Tech, UT, Missouri,OU, OSUwere top 10 teams every year !
and it's a wonder Craig James got 2% of the vote running for Senate
Guns up! The James' are some puds and spoiled assholes. They took away a possible National Championship in Lubbock.
Don’t blame the son it was all Craig. Adam thought it was funny and not a big deal. Plus, Tech suits wanted him gone because he didn’t respect them enough in their minds. They were looking for a reason to fire him. Idiots for doing so!
Razorback fan all my life good or bad, also have always been a big Mike Leech fan, think having a coach Leech in our conference is saying a lot for bulldog nation , welcome Coach Leech, I could listen to him talk for hours, very interesting coach, & human being 👽🏈
Did you see how he treated his players in wsu
You southern people have no clue about us in the west
@@timw6690 Thanks Tim for bringing this to my attention, your correct I have no clue, I will watch a bit closer, just a fan of what I've seen I guess, this is new to me as maybe my opinion will change as time will prove. Thanks 🏈
man I love the personalities in the SEC west now. Coach/Leach/Jimbo it's about to be meme heaven
Jimbo? Hes boring
Matt Benson Same thought about Jimbo. Maybe he’s confusing Jimbo with Dabo?! ha.
And when you lose 11 games then what
Tim W I’m starting to think you’re a Mississippi fan?
Jimbo? LMAO. You SERIOUSLY NEED MENTAL HELP
College Football's Norm MacDonald
Nikola Brkic NAILED IT!!!!!
Jack Thompson, the Throwin’ Samoan. Haven’t heard that name in a long time. What a trailblazer.
This is awesome. I'm so glad he is in our SEC.
Leach is a national treasure
A man whose pinned tweet is Sun Tzu is a man after my own heart.
Texas Tech really screwed up by letting Mike go. Imagine if he and Mangino were still coaching in the Big 12. Ah...what could have been
D.J. Reed didn’t work at Kentucky
John Lewis huh?
I always wondered what happened to mangino
Alex Spurr he was being “too harsh” and cussing at some players if I remember right. The player(s) got butt hurt and told on him. Kansas fired him and hasn’t had a decent season since.
Texas Tech has been regretting that decision for the past 10 years or so and will regret it for many years to come. It's VERY HARD to win in Lubbock, and he spoiled the fans there into thinking it would be the norm. They will be searching for the next Mike Leach for the foreseeable future, and the thing is - he'll never show up...
Mike Leach finally in the SEC with the Air Raid. I’m here for it... let’s go fellas!!!
Ross Corlett finally? You wouldn’t count Kentucky as SEC?
Maxwell Ryder Not really! lol.. Plus, Hal Mumme and Leach were there eons ago.
Air raid does not work. No defense
Tim W Legit point. The reason it’s hard to have a great defense is because the air raid scores so quickly that the defense is on the field often. Tech one year actually had the best offense and the dead last defense in the country and still somehow won nine games. If you can just get a top half defense you could possibly win a national championship. That makes it worth a shot
Tim W There only was no defense because The cougs defense was especially bad. With a great team that Miss st has it shouldn’t be a problem.
An absolute legend 😂😂
Awesome. Thanks RJ
I'm a Tenn Vols guy, but I love Mike and I wish you guys well. I'll root for you until we play each other. Tear them up Bulldogs!!
Oregon fan here... Clear number 2 is now Miss State. I LOVE Mike Leach. He's about to throw a wrench in the SECs wheels. Yall watch. With that program and ability to recruit in the south, they're going to be REALLY REALLY GOOD
i never understood making the opposing locker room all crappy so they're uncomfortable. id put sofas and tvs, nice hot showers, comfy beds. id want to make it look like a living room and make them comfortable as possible. a pantry full of junk food, cooler full of gatorade and stuff.
Especially now...let the opposing players see how good it is there, since they might want to hit the transfer portal and come there.
As a State fan, I’m excited!!!!!
It will be interesting to see SEC defenses retool to regularly face an Air Raid again. Although, to be honest, a lot of what they're still trying to figure out against LSU applies for MSU as well since the Brady offense has been called "sort of a fourth-gen air raid" by one accurate commentator.
I’ve followed Leach since TX Tech days. Great coach. I’m excited to see pirate themed cowbells.
And he is a jock
This was the guy Michigan should have hired instead of overpaying that poser Harbaugh.
Nice compilation. I sure hope to walk into a bar someday and strike up a conversation with that fella. As long as he's spinning yarn, I'm buying the next round.
You know he's Mormon, right? Not sure you'll meet him in a random bar.
Well believe it, in ‘99 at OU my junior year, I had a beer with Mike at Othello’s the Thursday night before OU/Texas, we talked for 5min, he was worried about Texas but was churning on how to get them, obviously he figured it out.
Looking at all this online and catching up on all of this now, and the legend he’s become, that moment in time obviously becomes bigger and bigger as the years pass in my rear view mirror.
Mormon or not, trust me in saying that he’s salt of the Earth and is the same man 1on1 in person WITH a beer in hand!
I'm a bit late but thanks for posting! Added to my Pirate collection.
I’m LSU Cajun native but I love this man Mike!
Mike Leach is the 🐐
Wait until he learns about pirates of the Mississippi!
lol and I just hope he 'Feeds Jake"
@@numberonecfbshow When MSU plays LSU we need to put up a night watch at St Louis #1
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Congrats MS! From a Gator fan
Can't wait for the Egg Bowl pressers next year.
Damn right
Is it really Kiffin and Leach now? This is gonna be epic
I like this guy. Air raid!
Genius!
The insurgency idea sure sounds like a concept fully understood and flawlessly executed by Burrows of LSU.
Mike Leach, welcome to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. I'm a Mississippi State Fan and I know you're gonna be a great coach than Moorhead!!!
The Pirate will win three more games this year than predicted. In 2021, he'll finish second in the SEC West.
All of the the incumbent coaches crapped the bed when they heard the news of Leach to Miss. St.
I think Bama and LSU are worried. This will create more film more work and more time taking away from what they want to do in the film room/practice. Also over time the SEC will have to adap due to others coping leach.
The air raid i guess can be exciting for some folks, but not me im old school. I like a physical team where the run game is the staple of the offense, but also a balanced offense as well that requires a defense to allways have to worry about the deep ball. And of course a strong defense, because as the saying goes defense wins championships. As a Kentucky fan im loving our team and our coaches right now. But it is going to be exciting watching the Cats take on Leach and Mississippi States air raid. The air raid is an offense UK ran awile back under Hal Mummy, and Leach as an assistant. So yeah it will be interesting.
Allen Black Auburn either. We had a great defense, who had their worst game in the bowl game this year, sadly.
The SEC isn't won with pass-happy offense. It's won in the trenches. We'll see how long it takes Leach to learn that.
Allen Black His recruits will mostly come from Texas, Florida and maybe Georgia. Of course, Mississippi talent will also be there.
How can you not like this guy? The SEC West should be even more exciting (and entertaining) now that Leach and Kiffen have entered the picture.
That looks like a shirt you’ll buy in gta
Sounds a little like John Madden
Megan Saloom I just said the same thing
And he’s starting to look a little more Madden-ish, as well! ha.
Sec get ready for 70 passes a game
1:20. Best possible question to ask him.
Why he could not beat Washington
Tim W That’s also a great question but not at the opening presser.
Love how he wiped the floor with LSU today.
I did not know he invented the forward pass , interesting
You should read more.
The UW. Beat that so called air raid offence 7 straight years .
Tennessee should have hired him two years ago...
After the laughing stops and the football starts fans get tired of Leach pretty quickly. He’s going to have a rough year.
Only thing that scares me about Leach, This guy isn’t a regular coach . He could be a whistle blower in the SEC and break up the party 😂. He isn’t going to bite his tongue if Kirby , Nick,Ed sign five 5 stars every year and all the top players from Mississippi: this guy is a Lawyer !
Air Raid in the SEC? This should be fun, for the opposing defenses.
Is he gonna put another player in the equipment room ?
Yes, with their fat little girlfriend.
Are you going to get the MENTAL HELP you SERIOUSLY NEED?
Fake news
National treasure
YOU KEEP HIM
Go back and see his video and see how he talks about players
I think the other day someone in the comments said Mike Leach doesn't have any experience in the SEC. Whoever that was go back and see where Bob Stoops hired him away from. He's going to be great at Mississippi.
-Mississippi State will be hard to beat
On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory - Macarthur -
Leach kind of rambles more than the question requires, or wants......IMO
SEC West may now have 6 of the top 10 Coaches in the NCAA, no telling about Arkansas.
I love him. That’s all I have to say.
18 yrs. coaching. No national or conference championships. Nice, quirky guy. Should be entertaining.
To be fair the guy was at the program that was dead last in recruiting (with him before him and after him) in both his conferences. Nick Saban at MSU didn't grab a bunch of titles. Blue bloods win it all 99/100 times.
To be fair we're talking Texas Tech and Washington State. He's gone to lower echelon schools and made them competitive (10/11 wins). Miss. State is right up there in the mix as another underdog (vs the likes of Bama, Auburn, LSU), but MSU has gone to 10 straight bowls. It's not exactly a doormat school. If Leach is good for +3 wins per year he can win 9-10 per year consistently and maybe have a shot at 11.
Ole Miss fan but I'm happy we have two new coaches in the state with funny personalities. It will be interesting- Leach has never had the opportunity to recruit like he will at MSU. We should have some real, real entertaining years ahead of us. Roll, Miss, Roll!!!
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More cowbell
I can see the defensive rankings dropping in the sec, already. Leach will have nick saban pulling al his hair out within a few years leach in the sec, where he could actually get some talented recruits, like he has never been Abe to get at tech or WSU could be a interesting experiment teams in the sec better hope he don’t land a big time qb. And a few big time receivers. Bc he will. Throw it 55 times and would not shy away from trying to run up the score on you
@Allen Black Are you just here to put people down? We get that a dynasty, like Rome, isn't built in a day. It's simply going to be exhilarating to see what challenge he brings to the established Elite programs here. So let's be enthusiastic??
@Allen Black he has been known to go for it on 4th and 29 and be successful. J/S
If you don't play defense in the sec you won't be successful. Mike is a great coach but he doesn't believe in defense... I hope he hired a good defensive coordinator, if he did he can win championships.
Gotta luv Leach!! But why does the SEC repeat mascots twice? Tigers and Bulldogs... Does any other conference even have two teams that are the same?
The SEC does not decide on mascots. Sheesh.
DoctorLarry It’s just an observation, Doc.
I’m a Sooner born and bred and always preferred mascots drawn from unique histories and traditions like Sooners, Hoosiers, Jayhawks, rather than generic like Tigers and Bulldogs. But who cares? Whatever your team’s called, it’s your team!
@@tobucksy I agree. Longhorns would also count as unique to an area.
Arkansas could’ve had him SMH. I really wanted Leach!!!
Cougar Nation will miss him!!! Hey Coach, better lay off the donuts!
100 RJ
They act like they hired Nick saban
Respectfully, it’s a big hire. Most of the hires of miss state has been what ifs. Not someone that has a solidified background. Yes of course, Dan Mullen, was great. But came from not a clear cut winning head coach background. Same as Morehead. Same as before. Now we have someone to believe in that has the history as a head coach and has been successful. I’ve never been as pumped as now for a Miss state season and beyond. Can’t be hard to respect that my dood
Leach is in for a rude awakening... welcome to the SEC West!
Shelton Rogers you have it backwards - they’re locked in there with him.
@@azandi17 Mississippi State not beating LSU, Alabama, or Auburn
Amen
@@lilcourtny08 I'd like to see his offense vs. The Tide defense. Swiss cheese
We will see how well Mississippi State does after learning Leach's famous mental warfare tactics! They want beat Alabama, LSU, and Auburn. I'd go so far as to put a small amount of $ on Ole Miss winning the Egg Bowl this year.
His stuff will work in pac 12 not the sec
@Stefan Werleman how good did he do at Kentucky again
@Stefan Werleman well all I will tell you is Mississippi state is not going to be great next year in my opinion
@Stefan Werleman truth sir Geaux Tigers
Leach may not win more than 2 games this year.
Miss st 500 yards on offense game after game but gives up 600 yards 😴
1 year removed from the #1 defense in the nation.. the talent is here for defenders year in and year out
Yeah we dont have to worry about defense, offense is where MSU has lavked the past couple of years, honestly wmif we can keep the same defensive mentality and add Leachs high power offense, MSU could be dangerous
Defense has never been a problem. Above average most years, and pretty good considering the offensive history of 3 and out. Multiple NFL defensive draft picks every year and all from within 300 miles of Starkville. If Leach gets a decent DC, we could be very dangerous.
Mississippi State hired a GOOD coach not a Great one. Leach will bring in the right QB, RB, and Receivers to run his offence. It’s his defense that is usually average to below average and they have to outscore their opponents. Good News if you like offense you got the right coach. The Bad News you still have to play Alabama, LSU, and Auburn who are all balanced teams!
Good Luck!
@Greg Galloway The problem with what you are saying is that Mississippi State ALWAYS has good/great defensive players and traditionally recruits them easily, all the time, which means Leach will not have to worry about recruiting on defense as much. The problem with Mississippi State has ALWAYS been recruiting QBs and WRs.
He had a crappy year at WSU this past season.
What planet are you on?
If his QB had over 5500 yards and 48 TD’s is a bad season... the defense had a bad season. The offense was insane. Imagine what it’s gonna be like with Miss St
@Jeffrey Stern LOL
I like Leach but his best days were about 20 years ago. His “air raid” offense has been around at least that long and isn’t nearly as “genius” as it was back in the day. Most DC’s have seen it and scheme against it. His biggest issue is going to be recruiting.
He’s always won with 1-3 star recruits. He should get plenty of good and a few great athletes. He’s closer to that Texas pipeline again and should get plenty from the SE, including Florida guys. He’ll be fine.
That explains why he averages 2 wins a season the last 18 years.
I don't see Mike Leach's style working in the SEC.
Worked for LSU
These meats are rambunctious
Consistently failed/struggled against good and physical defenses. I dont think his departure to the SEC will be a huge success, but I'm seeing 7-8 wins
And uh.
Woo Pig
He went 11-1 but lost to UW for the 7th straight year
Yeah, terrible going 11-1. Grow up. THis is a good hire.
Mississippi State got the coach they deserved. Can't wait to watch this inevitable failure.
Sounds like the colored locker room. Also, Iowa has the greatest visitor locker room.
2:49. Mr. Leach, those "people" are men. MEN. Go on, say the word. It's ok. Only MEN play NCAA Football. It's ok to be a man who calls other men, men. If I hear one more announcer, coach, player or fan say "They rush five people" rather than, "They run a five man blitz" I am gonna scream
Have fun with meaningless pretty stats and a lack of meaningfull wins. Guy is such a genious that he couldn't figure out that locking an influential espn personality's son in a shed was a bad idea.
Nicholas Weltsch and armchair QB's have all of the answers.
He has no defense. Good luck ole miss. I feel sorry for you
Do you have a defense for being ignorant? Born that way?
Jesus, he says “and” and “uh” a lot.
That's how he's a story teller. It's his mental pause to create his next thoughts.
I like this guy, gosh almighty. Ole Miss in the house. We took Lane Kiffin instead of this dude because Lane looked like an Ole Miss Rebel. This guy is good tho, but they are still going to lose. He should have stayed in Washington man, haha. Because he could not beat Saint Nick when he was there, so coming to Mississippi Suckass University is going to be worse because you can only get running quarterbacks around here, guys that could not beat you with their arm if you didn't guard the pass at all. I mean if your QB tucks the ball and runs every play and wont even throw a slant, jesus man the whole place sucks.
@@numberonecfbshow Haha yeah but Lane best pay for it himself.
Every other position is solid and decent with the exception of safeties and corners getting burned deep and the QB's available to the SEC. Those three positions need the portal bad.
Right. UM is a powerhouse. Right.........
hahahahahaha..............
That beard looks aweful