Barry Switzer lobbying for Mike Leach to be new coach at Oklahoma......

[99jc]

Oklahoma coaching search: Barry Switzer suggests Mike Leach as Lincoln Riley replacement
ByRILEY GATES 2 hours ago

The Oklahoma Sooners are in search of a new head coach after the groundbreaking news Sunday that Lincoln Riley left Norman to become the next head coach at USC. Many names surfaced as a replacement for Riley, but legendary Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer told ESPN 102.3 in Sioux Falls that he would hire Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach for the job.

?Texas Tech, he had 10-win seasons,? Switzer said of Leach. ?Texas Tech he was ? Washington State, he wins 10 with Washington State. He just now got to Ole Miss, I mean, Mississippi State, who isn?t a powerhouse in the SEC, you know that. They?re a cellar team and all of a sudden, he?s got them in bowl contention. Well, they?re already in bowl play. He would be my guy. ?I would go Mike Leach, because you?ve got to have an offensive coach. You?ve got to have a head coach, you?ve got to have an offensive coach, you?ve got to have one that recruits the quarterbacks, the quarterbacks knows that he coaches them, they work out the game plan together and he calls plays. That?s exactly what Lincoln Riley does and Lincoln Riley coached for Mike Leach for years.?

Leach has a history with Oklahoma, as he spent the 1999 season as the Sooners? offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. But that job lasted one year, before Leach was hired by Texas Tech as the school?s next head coach in 2000. Leach won double-digit games once with the Red Raiders, winning 11 games in 2008, but the 2009 season was his final year with the Red Raiders, as he was accused of misconduct of one of his players. He went 84-43 in 10 years at Texas Tech, where Riley was an assistant for him for seven years.

After a few years away from coaching, Leach was hired by Washington State. He spent eight years with the Cougars, winning 11 games once in that time. After the 2019 season, Leach was hired by Mississippi State, a job he has now had for two years. The Bulldogs went 4-7 in Leach?s first season but went 7-5 this year and are headed to a bowl game.

While Leach might not have the notoriety or success of some other names in the search, he does have experience with explosive offenses and talented quarterbacks. Switzer believes that is crucial for the job in Norman.




?We?ve, got to hire a head coach that recruits quarterbacks and receivers,? Switzer said. ?We got to have an experienced head coach, like Lincoln was, that recruited quarterbacks. Quarterbacks knew of his capabilities, seem to support what he?s accomplished. There?s about three or four guys out there like that. I can start naming them. There?s not many of them. Lane Kiffin does that at Ole Miss. He?s been around a lot different places, you got some baggage, but he?s a hell of a coach you got. You got one guy that coached them all, Mike Leach. Mike Leach, Mississippi State, he coached Lincoln Riley. He taught Lincoln Riley the system and all, and he?s won everywhere he?s been.?




Riley has not been too many stops in his coaching career and seemed like a perfect fit for the Sooners. Bob Stoops hand-picked Riley to be his successor ahead of the 2017 season and the Sooners have thrived under Riley. In five seasons at Oklahoma, Riley went 55-10, won four Big 12 titles and made the College Football Playoff three times.

[msstate7]

If they miss on their top 6-7 guys, maybe. I don't mean this as a slight to leach either... just don't see them going that route

[Bothrops]

Switzer is a senile old bastard

[Leroy Jenkins]

OU is not going to pull Leach off the scrap pile. MAYBE the Leach of 15 years ago, but not this one.



"A cellar team that he got in bowl contention"? Where has this dude been for the last 15 years?

[HoopsDawg]

our Mstate branding has worked well I see.

[Dawgology]

We could win the football NC 3 years in a row and we would still be picked last every year and sports outlets would still get off on printing how our head coaches want to leave. It’s ****ing ridiculous

[TrapGame]

**** you Barry Switzer.

[HoopsDawg]

If they miss on their top 6-7 guys, maybe. I don't mean this as a slight to leach either... just don't see them going that route

If there is one school bigger/better than us football wise that would consider hiring Leach, OU would be it.

[HoopsDawg]

Switzer is a senile old bastard

Also, glad Leach could get us to a bowl game.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Mulundz to MSU.

[TrapGame]

Mulundz to MSU.

Mullen: ?Hey, guys. You miss me? I swear I won?t whore myself out every Egg Bowl and I?ll even recruit better. C?mon, what do you say??

[Matt3467]

I'm telling you now that if Leach goes to a blue blood he will be a regular contender for championships. I think he can get us there.

[Tater]

Hearing word that OU is actually making a push for Lebby. Not sure if that's a Venables HC / Lebby OC combo. I highly doubt it would be for HC.

[Leroy Jenkins]

Hearing word that OU is actually making a push for Lebby. Not sure if that's a Venables HC / Lebby OC combo. I highly doubt it would be for HC.

I could get behind that.

[Tater]

I could get behind that.

Yea strong indication is Venebales HC, Lebby OC. That's a good hire for them and would be nice to see both Dabo and Lane have to find new coordinators to lean on.

That's about as well as OU can do given the circumstances.

[WhiskeyPirate]

Yea strong indication is Venebales HC, Lebby OC. That's a good hire for them and would be nice to see both Dabo and Lane have to find new coordinators to lean on.

That's about as well as OU can do given the circumstances.

Knowing OU , their AD and Stoops, I really doubt they go after two coordinators rather than an experienced Head Coach. OU is a blue blood.

[msstate7]

Knowing OU , their AD and Stoops, I really doubt they go after two coordinators rather than an experienced Head Coach. OU is a blue blood.

Lincoln Riley was an OC

[WhiskeyPirate]

Lincoln Riley was an OC

And there are a lot of complaints from within OU about Lincoln Riley. This is a pivotal hire, entering the SEC. Hiring two coordinators rather than an experienced head coach just doesn’t add up. I do think they like the offense though.

[msstate7]

And there are a lot of complaints from within OU about Lincoln Riley. This is a pivotal hire, entering the SEC. Hiring two coordinators rather than an experienced head coach just doesn’t add up. I do think they like the offense though.

I wouldn't go cood. Just saying they've done it before with success. We did too, and then it didn't work out

[LC Dawg]

So if OU hires Lebby as OC and Miami opens up for Kiffin what would Lebby do if Ole Miss offers him HC?

[msstate7]

So if OU hires Lebby as OC and Miami opens up for Kiffin what would Lebby do if Ole Miss offers him HC?

He's take it

[R2Dawg]

Switzer is a senile old bastard

He showed he is an idiot. MSU a cellar program and Leach has us contending for a bowl. He don't realize we are like one of 3 SEC teams to go to 10,11 whatever it is now straight bowls?

Mike Leach didn't make MSU.

[Dak Holliday]

our Mstate branding has worked well I see.

Sneaky best post of this thread.👆🏼

[Bothrops]

Sneaky best post of this thread.����

Yeah, but it doesn't really matter what we do. We are the worst thing ever, or we're the Mississippi Bulldogs.

[Commercecomet24]

He showed he is an idiot. MSU a cellar program and Leach has us contending for a bowl. He don't realize we are like one of 3 SEC teams to go to 10,11 whatever it is now straight bowls?

Mike Leach didn't make MSU.

Yep 12 straight years and one of only 4 sec teams. Bama, Uga, am and is.

[NCDawg]

Switzer is a senile old bastard

I never liked Switzer since he beat us out of Marcus Dupree by paying him to go to Oklahoma. Of course I also blamed Dupree, since he lived in Philadelphia and his Mom and disabled brother could have come to see him play at State. Dupree was one of the best RB's Mississippi has ever produced. He had the potential to be as good or better than Walter Payton.

[DownwardDawg]

I never like Switzer since he beat us out of Marcus Dupree by paying him to go to Oklahoma. Of course I also blamed Dupree, since he lived in Philadelphia and his Mom and disabled brother come have come to see him play at State. Dupree was one of the best RB's Mississippi has ever produced. He had the potential to be as good or better than Walter Payton.

There was a nice "reverend" involved in his recruitment. Like always.

[Commercecomet24]

There was a nice "reverend" involved in his recruitment. Like always.

Yep I know exactly of whom you speak. Not a nice guy.

[WhiskeyPirate]

I never like Switzer since he beat us out of Marcus Dupree by paying him to go to Oklahoma. Of course I also blamed Dupree, since he lived in Philadelphia and his Mom and disabled brother come have come to see him play at State. Dupree was one of the best RB's Mississippi has ever produced. He had the potential to be as good or better than Walter Payton.

I saw a Documentary on Dupree, weird how he never became a great back in the nfl.

Payton is my all time favorite player, I watched damm nearly every game he ever played for the Bears and some in person at Soldiers Field.

I don’t think there was ever a tougher guy to play in the nfl or anyone with that big of heart. He’d bring a dimension today nobody has. You never see a RB today put his head down about two feet off the ground and just punish the defender. Hard to believe the guy was only 202 pounds.

[Joebob]

I saw a Documentary on Dupree, weird how he never became a great back in the nfl.



I think injuries and attitude had a lot to do with that, if I remember right.

[Commercecomet24]

I think injuries and attitude had a lot to do with that, if I remember right.

Yeah he absolutely shredded his knee
playing in the usfl. Never the same after

[Dak Holliday]

He tried to avoid the rule about waiting til his Jr yr to be drafted in the NFL, so he went USFL. He was so terribly manipulated by people he trusted for their gain, not his. Best there never was.

[Commercecomet24]

He tried to avoid the rule about waiting til his Jr yr to be drafted in the NFL, so he went USFL. He was so terribly manipulated by people he trusted for their gain, not his. Best there never was.

This, unfortunately. He was so used by his handlers. Sad.

[99jc]

I never liked Switzer since he beat us out of Marcus Dupree by paying him to go to Oklahoma. Of course I also blamed Dupree, since he lived in Philadelphia and his Mom and disabled brother could have come to see him play at State. Dupree was one of the best RB's Mississippi has ever produced. He had the potential to be as good or better than Walter Payton.

I saw Dupree and his buddies the day after Switzer gave him a Mercedes or a BMW I can't remember exactly after all these years. He was in Starkville on a recruiting trip to state. I was like really and he said you Gotta do what you Gotta do man. I knew him previously.

[Really Clark?]

Lincoln Riley was an OC

Bob Stoops was a DC, their last 3 HC hires was coordinators and other than Schnellenberger for a year, all of their HC were coordinators prior, including Switzer.

[Saltydog]

I never liked Switzer since he beat us out of Marcus Dupree by paying him to go to Oklahoma. Of course I also blamed Dupree, since he lived in Philadelphia and his Mom and disabled brother could have come to see him play at State. Dupree was one of the best RB's Mississippi has ever produced. He had the potential to be as good or better than Walter Payton.

He is not one of the best, he is THE best HS RB this State has ever produced!

[msstate7]

He is not one of the best, he is THE best HS RB this State has ever produced!

Walter Payton might argue

[OLJWales]

Mullen: ?Hey, guys. You miss me? I swear I won?t whore myself out every Egg Bowl and I?ll even recruit better. C?mon, what do you say??

LMAO. Well played.

[OLJWales]

Walter Payton might argue

So would Rick Cleveland. Great piece Rick wrote on Payton. Sweetness arguably best all around player EVAH was my take after reading it.

[Extendedcab]

This, unfortunately. He was so used by his handlers. Sad.

This is my plea for student athletes getting a degree in something other than underwater basket weaving. If not, they are more apt to get abused by the ones they trust! This is a prime example.

[confucius say]

Yep 12 straight years and one of only 4 sec teams. Bama, Uga, am and is.

Only 8 teams in the country have a streak of at least 12 years.

[KentuckyDawg13]

Most teams with good leadership would pass.

[Catfish]

Most teams with good leadership would pass.

????????

[PikeDawg15]

So if OU hires Lebby as OC and Miami opens up for Kiffin what would Lebby do if Ole Miss offers him HC?

He would go to Ole Miss but Ole Miss wouldn't hire him if it was my guess.

I think Ole Miss would try to steal a lower power 5 coach like Clawson