Are the lunatics running the asylum? With reports out of Lubbock that Texas Tech has suspended head coach Mike Leach one game for his odd treatment of a concussed player--who it turns out is the son of Craig James!?!?!-on the heels of the continued saga of Florida coach Urban Meyer, it is clear that huge paychecks are no guarantee of the sanity of football coaches.
The Leach situation is turning ugly fast as the coach is undertaking a legal fight to return to the sideline for the upcoming Alamo Bowl, while Tech is investigating the matter. Leach and the university have come to odds before, mostly about money, and then at midseason this season Texas Tech was probably uncomfortable with Leach's odd tirade blaming his team's lack of focus after a loss to Texas A&M on his players' "fat, little girlfriends."
Meyer's retirement, then limited about-face, seemed to come out of nowhere. There is clearly a great deal of pressure attached to a program that was once desperate to win an SEC title and now expects to compete annually for national titles. But saying that you are quitting because of illness and a desire to spend more time with your family and then changing your tune soon after because your team had a spirited practice is beyond belief. What is the truth? This is nuts.
Forget the excitement on the field over the next few days, the real intrigue in college football is now centered on that wacky band of coaches. Who will be the next to put his foot in his mouth or into the backside of a player?
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