View the video of the Mike Leach-inspired WSU Cougar Pirate Flag on ESPN Gameday See also: http://www.historyguy.com/sportshistory/leach_mike_coach.htm The response of among WSU Cougar football fans regarding Mike Leach’s hiring by Washington State University was immediate. Within days of Mike Leach’s hiring by Washington State, the now-famous tradition of flying the Cougar flag on ESPN Gameday took [...]
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Mike Leach has been hired to coach the football team at Washington State University. Leach replaces the recently fired Paul Wulff, who was ousted after four dismal years of failure. Mike Leach, the former Texas Tech coach with a fondness for pirate lore and legend, led the Raiders to 10 bowl games in 10 seasons, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bubba Smith Died of Medication Overdose
Los Angeles County Coroner’s office revealed that former all-pro football player turned actor and commercial pitchman Bubba Smith died of acute drug intoxication, along with a heart condition.The autopsy found that Smith, who died at the age of 66, on Aug. 3at his Baldwin Hills home, had phentermine,which is a weight-loss drug, in his system. Coroner’s officials [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WSU Cougars Win 64-21, Lose Quarterback Tuel
Washington State University Cougars trounced the Idaho State Bengals in front of a nice home crowd of over 22,000. While the score of 64 to 21 is a good way for the Cougars and their embattled coach, Paul Wulff to start with, the victory came with a high price. Starting Quarterback Jeff Tuel suffered a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cam Newton Wins the 2010 Heisman Trophy
The 77th annual Heisman Trophy award winner was announced on December 11, 2010, 5 PM PT at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The finalists for the Heisman Trophy this year included Auburn’s Cam Newton, Boise State’s Kellen Moore, Oregon’s LaMichael James, and Stanford’s Andrew Luck. Cam Newton of Auburn University won the [...]
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Heisman Trophy Winners of the 21st Century The 77th annual Heisman Trophy award winner will be announced on December 11, 2010, 5 PM PT at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The finalists for the Heisman Trophy this year include Auburn’s Cam Newton, Boise State’s Kellen Moore, Oregon’s LaMichael James, and Stanford’s Andrew [...]
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Heisman Trophy Candidates 2010 The 77th annual Heisman Trophy award winner will be announced on December 11, 2010, 5 PM PT at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The finalists for the Heisman Trophy this year include Auburn’s Cam Newton, Boise State’s Kellen Moore, Oregon’s LaMichael James, and Stanford’s Andrew Luck. Auburn’s [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Failure to Apologize to Player’s Family Led to Mike Leach Suspension
An ESPN blog post (and that company would obviously have an inside lead on the details of this story), reports that Coach Mike Leach’s failure to apologize to the family of player Adam James led to his suspension, with pay, from his coaching duties at Texas Tech. According to Tim Griffin’s post: “Mike Leach’s reluctance [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Texas Tech Alamo Bowl in Jeopardy
The sports blogosphere is full of banter over the suspension of Texas Tech coach Mike Leach on the cusp of his team’s Alamo Bowl game. Based on complaints from ESPN analyst Craig James, whose son is a Texas Tech player, the school suspended Leach from coaching the upcoming Alamo Bowl. Leach allegedly ordered Adam James, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Las Vegas Bowl History: BYU defeats OSU in Windy Bowl Game
The Maaco Las Vegas Bowl of December 22, 2009, is now history, with Brigham Young University (BYU) defeating the Oregon State University (OSU) Beavers in a very windy desert football bowl game in Las Vegas, Nevada. BYU defeated Oregon State 44 to 20. This edition of the Las Vegas Bowl was unique in that for the [...]
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