Q. How do you think Nick played today? Give us a little background on that? COACH LEACH: I thought...

Q. How do you think Nick played today? Give us a little background on that?

COACH LEACH: I thought Nick played really well. I never had the opportunity to meet a guy named Nick Reid who was a linebacker for Kansas. And I always felt like he personified what a football player is and what a football player should be. I'd actually like to have a picture of Nick Reed.

But anyway. We decided as Potts was going through his tough times, we decided all of our players, we'd like them to be more like Nick and led by Nick would be even better. We figured it wouldn't hurt us to have a Nick, so now we do.

Following a victory over OU in Lubbock, Mike Leach was asked about his quarterback Taylor Potts sporting the name Nick on the back of his jersey. The response is rather interesting. Any coincidence that this week Nick Reid stood up for his former coach when he came under fire? I doubt it, Mike Leach may be strange but he's not stupid. Perhaps a little bit of a show of support for his former colleague

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Great Find

I have no idea of what to think of this, other than Leech is Awesome.

by play4'ships on Nov 22, 2009 5:13 PM CST reply actions

I think this is awesome and really really weird at the same time

by KU Grad 08 on Nov 22, 2009 8:56 PM CST reply actions

Have no idea how this related to Nick Reid, but as I heard it Leech wanted to come up with an ‘alter ego’ for the version of Potts that didn’t suck and it was Nick. Similar to Rodd Teesing vs Tood Reesing.

by davereid on Nov 22, 2009 9:07 PM CST reply actions

There is no coincidence in my opinion

Mike Leach just subtly and publicly gave Lew Perkins and the KUAC the middle finger.

Because, let’s face it: not only is this bad for his buddy Mark Mangino, but this is bad for the Big 12 and football in general.

I can hear it now (down in the SEC country): “yeah them Big 12 boys get poked in the chest by their coach and they go crying to mommy and they launch internal investigations…..what a bunch fo !E$%!$ pu$$ies they got in that conference”. I wonder how many times that was repeated in Alabama and Florida this weekend?

Sawin' wood - damn, blade just broke

by Rivethead on Nov 23, 2009 11:56 AM CST reply actions

So?

Who gives a sh*t what a bunch of white trash guys think about us? If this really changes their perception of the entire Big 12, then they’re fools and we shouldn’t waste time thinking about them.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this is Leach sticking up for his friend and former co-worker. But suggesting our situation somehow reflects poorly on Texas Tech is silly.

And you know damn well this wouldn’t be happening if all that had happened was a poke in the chest.

RODD TEESING, my arch-nemesis! Give us back our TODD, you rapscallion!

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Nov 23, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions

Those "white trash" guys nail "white trash" girls

And have kids that become 5 star recruits.

Sawin' wood - damn, blade just broke

by Rivethead on Nov 23, 2009 12:34 PM CST up reply actions

And 18 years from now, they’ll still be using this to make their decision on what college to attend? Really?

We make the right hire, none of this will be remembered. At all. We don’t, and maybe we beat scrubs in our out of conference schedule and only pick up 1 or 2 wins in the Big 12. Hey, wait a second…

RODD TEESING, my arch-nemesis! Give us back our TODD, you rapscallion!

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Nov 23, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions

No. Those "white trash" parents have kids right now.

If you’re a 5 star recruit in SEC country right now, where would you want to play football? In the SEC or in the conference known for an internal investigation because a player got poked in the chest?

Sawin' wood - damn, blade just broke

by Rivethead on Nov 23, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions

Oh, come on.

I thought you knew that algebra was all razzamatazz. A Globetrotter always saves the good algebra for the final minutes.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 23, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions

I'm with you Slam. Rivet, I think you make great comments

and I’m always interested in what you have to say, but nobody’s sleazier than the Sec.(Now that the old Sothwest Conference is dead). Kids have a lot of reasons for picking schools, but I don’t think anyone is shunning KU long term because we replace Mangino.

by hunter s. royal on Nov 23, 2009 8:11 PM CST up reply actions