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No, Mike Leach, YOU'RE awesome! [Pirates Last Voyage]

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4 minutes ago, ChickenNuggets said:

Damn... Leach is one of a kind. Really hoping he pulls through with at least 50% brain function. Guessing he'd still be fun and entertaining.

 

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He’d probably want to go back to Norman under that scenario. 

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19 minutes ago, Laxtonto said:

collapsed at his home in Starkville, but did not receive medical attention for between 10 to 15 minutes.

Learn CPR people. It's simple and saves lives.

1 hour ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:


All while wearing a mask beneath his nose. Legend

He's just a funny guy. And says what's on his mind without a care.

I know a guy who played QB for him and Hal Mumme and spent years working with them collaborating on designing plays. He absolutely loves Leach and has nothing but good things to say about him. Still keeps in touch with him, even though this guy has had a professional career in another field for a couple of decades now.

“It appears, according to sources, that Leach may have suffered seizures with the possibility of brain damage. Sources said the situation is dire, and MSU said Leach was in "critical condition" in a statement Monday.”

Yikes. Godspeed ye olde pyrat.

5 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Learn CPR people. It's simple and saves lives.

i am sure everyone knows at least the simplest form of CPR at this point.

It's possible he left a room and someone wondered why he hadn't come back, went to check on him, and discovered his condition.

or CPR was tried and "medical attention" refers to how long before the professionals got there.

All speculation, of course.

Hearing Leach has suffered brain trauma that is not survivable( brain death) and that family is being called to Jackson to say their final goodbyes.

 

This fucking sucks. 

4 minutes ago, slorch said:

Hearing Leach has suffered brain trauma that is not survivable( brain death) and that family is being called to Jackson to say their final goodbyes.

 

This fucking sucks. 

Massive heart attack didn't receive medical attention for 10-15 minutes, had to be brought back on the scene, subsequent seizures as well, and reports that he flatlined multiple other times. Would all add up to that. 

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3 minutes ago, slorch said:

Hearing Leach has suffered brain trauma that is not survivable( brain death) and that family is being called to Jackson to say their final goodbyes.

 

This fucking sucks. 

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35 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

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Not to derail from the thread but how do people that free dive and go long times without air not suffer these consequences? ELI5

1 minute ago, Hmbre97 said:

 

Not to derail from the thread but how do people that free dive and go long times without air not suffer these consequences? ELI5

They still have blood flow and oxygen flow. In this case I will assume Leach didn't have either due to the heart attack.

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3 minutes ago, Hmbre97 said:

 

Not to derail from the thread but how do people that free dive and go long times without air not suffer these consequences? ELI5

Yup, when you hold your breath your heart doesn't stop.

Absolutely hate to hear this. One of the most unique and badass personalities to ever work in this sport, and legitimately an American treasure. Hoping for a miracle, Mr. Pirate, but if not may you rest in peace. 

21 minutes ago, slorch said:

Hearing Leach has suffered brain trauma that is not survivable( brain death) and that family is being called to Jackson to say their final goodbyes.

 

This fucking sucks. 

 

13 minutes ago, MoJames said:

Yup, when you hold your breath your heart doesn't stop.

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39 minutes ago, yoladu said:

i am sure everyone knows at least the simplest form of CPR at this point.

It's possible he left a room and someone wondered why he hadn't come back, went to check on him, and discovered his condition.

or CPR was tried and "medical attention" refers to how long before the professionals got there.

All speculation, of course.

My grandfather had a massive heart attack while brushing his teeth. My grandmother was outside doing yard work - when he hadn’t come out after a while she went in and found him on the ground. Exact same scenario. Except this was in 2000 and he was never revived. 

Man the fat little girlfriends rant is great. The phrase itself is funny but the menace in his voice while he delivers it is awesome. You can tell he ain't a happy fucking camper.

I know none of the Twitter stuff on his condition is very positive. I keep thinking he has to survive this not just because we all need the Pirate but because he tells the best stories…who better to tell his health story than him? Prayers still UP! Hoping for a miracle, Mike. 

Goddamnit, just saw this, truly terrible. We still refer to pass-happy offenses as the "Air-Raid" even though they have evolved significantly since his early Tech offenses. His mark on offensive football will always be his legacy.

Met Mike about 4 years ago at a speech he was giving; he signed my copy of Swing Your Sword (he would not put CJK5H for the inscription, because his attorney told him not to do it any longer) and I have a few pics of him (his idea, BTW) with my wife and I.

He was as gracious as you can imagine.  Shorter than he looks on TV, too.

Never been one like him, and probably will never be another like him either.  College football has had plenty of characters, but none like the Pirate.

 

Just goes to show once again that this is an unjust world: that it's even conceivable that Mike Leach could precede Kent Hance and/or Craig James in death. Yes, I fucking said it.

As many of you know, I had a brief foray in the football coaching profession before a series of circumstances forced a different life to happen. I had a lot of coaches whom I considered inspirations to push me in that direction, but Mike Leach was damn near at the top of the list. Had the pleasure of meeting him once before the 2008 season began. Great dude and not one of the ones who require a mythology to build that aura (i.e. Schembechler, Paterno, etc). 

Thank you, Pirate. 

48 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Massive heart attack didn't receive medical attention for 10-15 minutes, had to be brought back on the scene, subsequent seizures as well, and reports that he flatlined multiple other times. Would all add up to that. 

 

18 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said:

My grandfather had a massive heart attack while brushing his teeth. My grandmother was outside doing yard work - when he hadn’t come out after a while she went in and found him on the ground. Exact same scenario. Except this was in 2000 and he was never revived. 

This is the Terry Schiavo scenario. So sad. 

So sad. Though he was always an opposing coach, he was one you couldn't help but love and root for because of his mix of original personality and humor and an unflinching quirkiness that brought something different and valuable to the game with his unique perspective. College football is worse without him and, though he's blazed a trail for other lawyers-cum-coaches, you don't see a pipeline of other Mike Leach types coming up which I guess means he was truly that special, wild-card, one-in-a-million persona.

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1 minute ago, Duane Moore said:

This is the Terry Schiavo scenario. So sad. 

Yeah I had go through this for my grandfather, too. Had a massive stroke that left him brain dead. He was rushed to a hospital and they kept him on machines until documentation of his advanced directive could be presented and, of course, we had time to say our goodbyes. It fucking sucks. 

Sad news. The football world loses a legend and more importantly a good man

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Damn, I didn't realize that Leach was only 61.    Fuck me, that's only a few years older that I am.  

Leach seems like a no BS guy and reminds me of my father in that respect.  One of my childhood memories is my dad telling me that when he died he wanted to go out quickly and did not want to be hooked up to machines and left to wither in a hospital for months, which is exactly how he went.  I have a sense that Leach would have wanted a similar ending.  

Thanks Mike for your legacy.  I can honestly say you are the only CFB coach that never coached for Texas that I (nearly) always cheered for.

 

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This fucking sucks. College football is so much better with Mike Leach in it. FUCK.

Damnit! Hate this for the Pirate, prayers up Coach.

This sucks. Fuck you and fuck me and fuck everybody. This is fucking bullshit. 

Back when he was at Tech, he had a phone call scheduled with the Big XII writers.   He was somewhere in west Texas out doing recruiting and had been late to join the call.   He was raving about the fired chicken he had just gotten from Allsups or Toot 'n Totem or some other place as he was on the road.  Totally derailed the whole conversation for like 5-10 minnutes as they all talked about fried chicken on the road.

That, and HaydenHorn's Hawaii story will always make me smile.

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RIP Mike, glad I was alive to witness all those aggy ass whippings you handed out over the years. You'll be missed. 

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This just hurts so fucking much that this will be the last thing I'd like to say about him today. It's the same poem Carolyn Ellison read to her father, Glenn "TIger" Ellison, minutes before he died:

An old man going a lone highway,
Came, at the evening cold and gray,
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
Through which was flowing a sullen tide
The old man crossed in the twilight dim,
The sullen stream had no fear for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.

“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near,
“You are wasting your strength with building here;
Your journey will end with the ending day,
You never again will pass this way;
You’ve crossed the chasm, deep and wide,
Why build this bridge at evening tide?”

The builder lifted his old gray head;
“Good friend, in the path I have come,” he said,
“There followed after me to-day
A youth whose feet must pass this way.
This chasm that has been as naught to me
To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be;
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;
Good friend, I am building this bridge for him!”

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This fucking sucks so much.  I loved him at Tech and in the Big 12, and that school will forever be considered such dumb mother fuckers for letting him go. 

We love you, Pirate.  If you don't pull through, you still have eternal scoreboard on aggy.

Surreal. An iconic figure in the sport. Hug your loved ones. All the best to his family, friends, players, and staff.

Sometimes there’s just not much else to say.

This is a fabulous column/read if you have time (SIAP): I will miss the Pirate. He gave many of us a lot of laughs and a lot of hope. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

 

My father-in-law went in an almost identical scenario in July. This feels like a nightmare being replayed. 

Cody Campbell would score some points with me( for whatever that’s worth) in pushing for a statue of Mike Leach in the vicinity of Jones Stadium and the Womble Facility.

No fucks given about the olds who got their feelings hurt.  Recognize the impact Mike Leach on Texas Tech Football and the game itself.

I don't want this to be true. A world without Coach Leach in it sucks a little more.

I lost a really close friend earlier this year. This feels similar.

God bless Coach and his family.

2 minutes ago, slorch said:

Cody Campbell would score some points with me( for whatever that’s worth) in pushing for a statue of Mike Leach in the vicinity of Jones Stadium and the Womble Facility.

No fucks given about the olds who got their feelings hurt.  Recognize the impact Mike Leach on Texas Tech Football and the game itself.

He, IMO, is your best coach in program history.

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

He, IMO, is your best coach in program history.

And program future, in all likelihood. Their getting rid of him seemed crazy to me. What a crappy day. 

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