Meyers will renegotiate Leach's contract after the season...
by Brendo on Nov 5, 2008 2:59 PM CST
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PrintESPN's Big XII blog is reporting that AD Gerald Meyers will look to renegotiate coach Leach's contract at the end of the season, so I think now's the time to answer the question: Do we want to lock up Mike Leach to a long-term deal for the distant future?
In my opinion, the Texas win was a landmark victory most importantly for finally pointing us toward the 10 win mark. In a program that has struggled for national relevance despite a great win percentage in arguably the best conference in college football, Leach has been not only the face of the program, but even of the entire university to many. But where we used to debate the meritts of being a perennial 9 win team, Saturday showed that we could finally be getting over the "hump" that's kept us out of the big picture.
We have to be favored to win at least one of the final 3 games to close out the season, meaning 10 wins appears the minimum total for the year. That's the threshhold. Being a team that can average 10 wins a season means a higher profile, which will better our rankings from the preseason forward, and make a reality the prospect of competing for BCS bowl throughout the years to come. At this point in the program's history, that ought to be the goal.
Now, with a signature, career-making win under his belt, Leach has proven that the program can be something more than just a system when you recruit good players and have coaches that can help execute his vision. Should we finish with 10 wins (and hopefully several more than that!), Coach will have earned a rich, long-term deal that will institutionalize him at Tech. Not because we'll be in the hunt for a conference title or national championship every year, but because only with him will we remain good enough for those dreams to even be possible.
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I agree with the concept
I like the idea of making him an institutional name with Tech. Unfortunately, I’m not convinced he feels the same way. I do hope we can somehow lock him down for the next several years, but a big part of me will be surprised if he signs regardless of dollar amount. I believe (though I have zilch to back this up) that he felt very slighted last summer and will give our offer the same thought that he gives what will likely be two or three others after the season. But not more.
Will Leach stay?
Tech might not want to renegotiate with Leach until the end of the season, but other interested schools like Tennessee, Clemson and Washington are already talking. So, even though I don’t know what’s going on in the background, supposing that these schools come up with is too good for him to refuse, then we lose him as a result of our intransigence and obsession with negotiating contracts at the end of season.
In such a scenario, what will our plan B be? Do we have another coach in mind? The Boise State coach sounds like the only good option at this point, who runs an offense similar to ours. It would absolutely disgusting if we go back to Art Briles or Sonny Dykes now, after what we have achieved this season.
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