What did Texas Tech coach Mike Leach say about “fat little girlfriends”?
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach got on the bad side of “fat little girlfriends’’ everywhere Saturday. That’s the term he used to describe people who told Tech players they’d win easily against Texas A&M on Saturday. On Monday, Leach said he wasn’t apologizing. “As coaches, we failed to make our coaching points more compelling than (the players’) fat little girlfriends,’’ Leach said. “Fat little girlfriends have some obvious advantages. For one thing, their fat little girlfriends are telling them what they want to hear, which is how great you are and how easy it’s going to be.’’ Tech was a three-touchdown favorite and lost 52-30 to the Aggies, ending the Red Raiders’ 12-game home winning streak and knocking them out of the major national rankings. Leach said he’ll do all he can to keep another letdown from happening. “As coaches, we have to solve our failure on reaching them, and the players have to listen,’’ Leach said. “I’m willing to go to fairly amazing lengths to try to make that happe
Texas Tech coach Mike Leach got on the bad side of “fat little girlfriends’’ everywhere Saturday. That’s the term he used to describe people who told Tech players they’d win easily against Texas A&M on Saturday. On Monday, Leach said he wasn’t apologizing. “As coaches, we failed to make our coaching points more compelling than (the players’) fat little girlfriends,’’ Leach said. “Fat little girlfriends have some obvious advantages. For one thing, their fat little girlfriends are telling them what they want to hear, which is how great you are and how easy it’s going to be.’’ Tech was a three-touchdown favorite and lost 52-30 to the Aggies, ending the Red Raiders’ 12-game home winning streak and knocking them out of the major national rankings. Leach said he’ll do all he can to keep another letdown from happening. “As coaches, we have to solve our failure on reaching them, and the players have to listen,’’ Leach said. “I’m willing to go to fairly amazing lengths to try to make that happe
