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Leach to Wazzu

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by KYSportsWriter, Dec 18, 2010.

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  1. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    One coach was the crazy guy "everyone knew to keep their distance from when he got too loony," and the other one was Bob Knight?
     
    Piotr Rasputin, Dec 19, 2010
    #49
  2. mb

    mb Active Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    As I've already said, Friedgen's first three years were about as good as it's been at Maryland in decades. Since then, the Terps have done very little in a terrible conference.
     
    mb, Dec 19, 2010
    #50
  3. rtse11

    rtse11 Well-Known Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    Compared to the impressive array of bowls TT went to from 2000-08 under the Pirate:
    2000: Galleryfurniture.com Bowl
    2001: Alamo Bowl
    2002: Tangerine Bowl
    2003: Houston Bowl
    2004: Holiday Bowl
    2005: Cotton Bowl
    2006: Insight Bowl
    2007: Gator Bowl
    2008: Cotton Bowl
     
    rtse11, Dec 19, 2010
    #51
  4. ucacm

    ucacm Active Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    Funny how one guy is a miracle worker and the other isn't.
     
    ucacm, Dec 19, 2010
    #52
  5. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    Not many coaches can get away with assaulting the school president at a grocery store salad bar.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Dec 19, 2010
    #53
  6. mb

    mb Active Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    Leach took a Tech team that had been irrelevant pretty much forever to bowl games every year and made them relevant. Friedgen took a Maryland team that had experienced success, had huge success and then has done very little since in a terrible conference. Leach has been better in a better conference. I can't come up with any other way to say it.

    So I suppose I'll agree to disagree and let y'all carry on.
     
    mb, Dec 19, 2010
    #54
  7. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    Maryland experienced success when I was a toddler. They didn't do dick when I was growing up and were completely irrelevant in the DC/Maryland area for several years until Friedgen got there.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Dec 19, 2010
    #55
  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    I think you have it backward. Texas Tech wasn't nearly the doormat when Leach took over that Maryland was when Friedgen came in. They had had a bunch of winning, but not spectacular, seasons and played in a bunch of bowl games in the years leading up to Leach.

    What is the Maryland team that had "experienced success" before Friedgen you mentioned? Bobby Ross in 1985? The program was a black hole from the mid to late 80s until Friedgen. Two winning seasons (6-5-1 and 6-5) from 1986 to 2000.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 19, 2010
    #56
  9. rtse11

    rtse11 Well-Known Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    1 co-division title in 10 years is not my idea of "relevant." He had two seasons with fewer than four losses. His predecessor, Spike Dykes, had one over his last 10 seasons … but I ain't changing your mind, and you ain't changing mine.
     
    rtse11, Dec 19, 2010
    #57
  10. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    BTW, the good folks down at NC State may want to know what Debbie Yow was doing going behind Friedgen's back and trying to push James Franklin to people at Maryland. Doesn't she have enough to worry about at her current job?
     
    Flying Headbutt, Dec 19, 2010
    #58
  11. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    Ditto.
     
    Chef2, Dec 19, 2010
    #59
  12. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Re: Leach to Maryland

    Friedgen is a very good coach.

    Leach is on the elite level. He has some of that "evil genius" in him that enrages some and intrigues others.

    I would have hired Leach over any of the other coaches that have been hired so far this year and that's not saying that some, if any of them, made bad hires.

    I'd have to think about it, but I doubt there are five coaches in college football I would hire over Leach.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Dec 20, 2010
    #60
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