The latest proof that Texas Tech coach Mike Leach is among the more fascinating football coaches on the planet comes from this YouTube clip.
In it, Leach dispenses dating advice on his coach's show. Among his first-date stratagems: Avoid salad-intensive menus, thus "the girl will be forced to eat in front of you, which is something that women hate, but the earlier the better." Also: If the conversation is lagging, go to a coffee house so you can talk about "the bizarre-looking characters going in and out."The fact Leach would field the question is tremendous. That he discussed it with a stone-cold straight face is supernatural, but in character. Leach could open the door to fetch the morning paper, be greeted by a Tyrannosaurus Rex on the front lawn and fail to change facial expression or voice inflection.
But it also got The Dash wondering what dating tips other coaches might offer young men on their campuses.
Bobby Petrino : "Flatter her all night -- but keep your eyes open. If you see a hotter girl, pretend to go to the bathroom and then slip off to get her phone number."
Rich Rodriguez : "Go with the no-huddle offense, and hope she doesn't respond with the no-cuddle defense."
Pete Carroll : "Treat her like someone special. Pour on the charm. Then once you get a commitment for a second date, make it clear that you have seven other bombshells lined up."
Bob Stoops : "It's all calendar-related. I've always had great success on first dates in September, October, November and December, but they bomb in early January for some reason."
Mike Gundy : "If she says something you don't like, stand up in the middle of the restaurant and scream your age at her."
Charlie Weis : "If things start going badly, remind her how lousy her ex-boyfriend was."
Jim Tressel : "Keep it conservative. Maybe an ice cream cone followed by a little sweater shopping. If she has a Southern accent, give up immediately."
Bobby Bowden : "Make that date last forever. Even if it's no fun by the end of the night and you can tell she'd like you to leave, just keep hanging on."
Joe Paterno : "Take her to see one of those new-fangled motion picture shows. I hear they have some in color these days."
Nick Saban : "Tell her you're too busy breaking down Tennessee's third-and-long offensive tendencies to go on some stupid date. Where is your commitment, son? Who gave you permission to have a life? Drop and give me 20."
And I love Saban's advice! lololol But I noticed there's no advice from Tubby. Let me guess. He'd tell you to take a buddy in case she can't decide which one of you she wants to go out with. Or maybe, she'll be with one of you for the dinner and then switch to the other one for the movie. But watch out, she might decide to switch half way through the movie, then you'd miss the ending :)
No wait. She wouldn't do that. She'd stick with the one she chose all the way to the end. Even if you're throwin up, or dancing on the table top with a lapshade on your head.
I won't be surprized if they win, but lets be honest, their quarterback is about 5x better than ours, and that will make a difference. But, I don't know, anything could happen.
For the record, yes, but I wasn't as convinced about that one as I am about this one (but that doesn't necessarily mean anything). It's doable for UA but just not likely.
lol yea I told the band that I would shave my head if they won. Motivation/bet. We won both of our competitions so I had to. Lol I guess it was sort of a bet. I knew we had a good chance of winning beforhand...Ok who am I trying to kid, I just wanted to see what it would look like lolz
On saturday what
else is there to do besides
watch college football?
I literally watched half of the SEC play today. Here are my thoughts.
Game #1 Alabama @ Arkansas
A clinic was held as to show how to run the football with Alabama as the guest speaker while Arkansas was gracious enough to host. Beautiful game. If I had to nitpick and try to say what Alabama did wrong, I think that around the end of the 3rd quarter they allowed the Arkansas defense to mess with their heads and tempers flaired a bit. Will definitely have to keep that in check going up a very fierce Georgia opponent a week from today. To the credit of Arkansas, they did manage to run more against Alabama than Clemson, Tulane and WKU combined.
Game #2 Florida @ Tennessee
What a snoozefest. Tennessee looked lethargic to say the least and fans were pouring out of the stadium after the 1st Florida drive in the 2nd half. Not saying that I would have stayed and watched, but all the same still ugly to watch. I read that Fulmer has recently signed an 2 year extension and after watching the team perform today, I wonder if they acted a little too soon. Whether they did or not, Tennessee has a long season ahead of them. On the other hand, the Florida @ Georgia game will determine who goes to the SEC championship in the east.
Game #3 LSU @ Auburn
What to say about this one? Definitely the most exiting game of Saturday and lived up to every bit of hype that went into it. If you watched it on ESPN than you heard exactly how important the game has been historically in deciding who goes to the SEC championship for the West. That being said, Auburn lost in a heart-breaker. There are lots of things they did right though. For instance, Chris Todd is making lots of progress as a starter and I wouldn't be surprised to see him lead the Tigers to a 9-3 season and getting a similar bowl game to last season. The spread offense looked a lot sharper this week with Tony Franklin in the booth opposed to the sidelines. Also don't forget that LSU is the defending national champs, and they proved why tonight. Don't be down Auburn fans, you've got Tennessee @ home next week so cheer up. You could be a Volunteer...
3 sidenotes.
1) I will be happy for November 4th to get here and done with so I can turn on the news without hearing about the latest "you won't believe what this candidate just said! how dare they be so thoughtless and _________ would never say this. look at his stance on _____________ it has been consistent as long as there has been a record of __________" Hmm, a political Mad Lib. Fill in if you wish. For those sweating the election, read Romans 13. Really puts things in perspective.
2) My next door neighbor has just all of the sudden brought his dog from home. His dog does not like to be in the 4x4 cage compared to wherever he was before, because he barks. He has actually barked all weekend long. I have been studying when not watching football this weekend and I don't think there has been 5 minutes where the dog has just shut up. I need to know how long I will go to jail if I manage to slip it a mickey....I mean how would you shut a dog up? Kind of ironic mentioned Romans in the last paragraph and this one I am asking how to...well you get the idea.
3) Fall weather is starting to peak its head down here on the plains, and I am loving it!
Longest entry in forever and it was about football....go figure.
You can report the dog and Auburn will come out and give him a warning. He will most likely buy a bark collar at that point. If he is reported again they can ticket him. I'm 85% sure about this.
I have no idea who you are but good for you resisting the urge to conform (haha). You'll be glad you stuck with the pride. The last six years can soon be forgotten. Roll Tide.
You should join the Roll_Tide discussion group so that all your Auburn friends can see those words every time they visit (haha). Or, just because its good to kick "all things Bama" around there.
