Leach has gotten almost unbelievable results at both of his stops but he did not elevate the program above average historical results until the 3rd year at TT and 4th at WSU.

One might assume that is due to the learning curve on the offense or need to recruit suitable personnel but it sounds much more like an acculturation period to establish the culture of discipline that he is seeking.

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Here are comments from the WSU qb on the transition from his perspective:
Halliday: It was definitely a culture change. I really liked playing for Leach. We have a great relationship now and talk quite a bit. I think that first year was just a culture shock for guys. There was more expected from you from the Wulff-to-Leach change and some struggled with that. We obviously weren?t winning much that 2012 year. Things spiraled out of control. I do think Leach could have handled some things differently, especially with the whole Marquess Wilson thing. Other than that, I think he did as good as he could have done. He walked into a tough situation. He was used to a talent and effort level at Texas Tech. We were not a well-oiled machine.

Truthfully, there were just some guys who did not care enough about winning to be able to play under Mike Leach. A lot has been made of that. Leach did everything he could. Again, Marquess could have been handled differently, but Leach came into a tough spot and it?s a football thing all across. They hired a new staff and they wanted guys who aligned with their ideals. I was young at the time and was thrilled he was our coach. I wanted to be a part of what he was doing and loved his outlook for the team. I think we did a lot of positive things together. We were the first team to go to a bowl game in 10 years and we broke basically every record you could. I think we helped springboard the program into what it is now.
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The change management and expectations management challenges promise to be just as difficult in our locker room if rumors are to be believed.

Buckle up for a bumpy ride but we will come out on the other side a better program. I think for the next 2 years extending the bowl streak is a reasonable goal.