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Wow, I fucked that one up. I feel shame.

 

I still think it’s more difficult to rise up in the PAC-12 than it is in the SEC. But he may have felt that he had done all he could with the resources at WSU. I guess I’ve just never understood guys who leave what appear to be a good situation to start over at a second-rate program.

 

I don't know if he'll have a better shot at winning, I doubt his winning percentage changes that much - but I do think the new TV deal the SEC has on the table - and the widening revenue gap between the Pac-12 and other conferences will mean he gets paid a hell of a lot more for doing the same job.

 

I’m sure he’ll get along fine with $aban
Hey, wait a minute ...

 

That new TV deal is going to be insane. I can't imagine what facility and coach salaries will come from it.

 

Wazzu wasn't competitive. They won what...one Apple Cup game in the past 10 years. Got a couple on Oregon after Chip Kelly left and before Mario got the program rolling agin, but they aren't getting any more. Wazzu has such a distinct and defined talent disadvantage going into those games. It's hard to get good college players there and damn near impossible to

Mississippi State, for all its flaws with location, gets top-end talent and has a great JUCO feeder system. They had four kids drafted in the first 44 picks last year. 10 percent of the damn NFL draft for the first day and a half was Mississippi State players and highlight packages. Leach, being an old offensive line guy, will get talented kids on the lines and he'll likely slip into a top-end quarterback as well. The guy got TEXAS TECH to a No. 2 ranking once, I feel confident he can keep Mississippi State competitive.

 

Leach in Starkville?

I'll be a Bulldog for that.

 

So funky sounding and quirky talkin' white guys is the trend in the SEC? Orgeron ... Leach ...

 

No question several other schools had better talent that Wazzu but Leach was 9–4 (6–3 Pac-12), 8–5 (7–2), 9–4 (6–3) and 11–2 (7–2) from 2015-18. They beat Oregon four times in a row and should have defeated them this year as well. That sounds pretty damn competitive to me.

 

37-15 in those 4 years is considered bad lol.

 

Some observations:

1. Leach will be fine in the Deep South; he coached in Valdosta, Ga.

2. Culturally, Lubbock-Pullman-Starkville are rural, agricultural locales. The competition is different, but he’s still going to have to appeal to old, white, conservative boosters all the same.

3. I love Alma. But, man, you’d think he has worked every beat in college football. Up there with mizzougrad in the “authoritative tone” class. Much appreciated, though.

 

The Lubbock-Pullman-Starkville Triangle ... worth a story right there.