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Mike Leach

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Football Coach

The Resume

    (March 9, 1961-December 12, 2022)
    Born in Susanville, California
    Head football coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2000-2009)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was fired by Texas Tech for locking wide receiver Adam James in an electrical closet after James had suffered a concussion.
    His college players typically do not go on to successful NFL careers.
    He is yet another short tempered Texas Tech coach.
    He is noted for having an obsession with pirates and has been photographed in pirate attire.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He took Texas Tech from Big XII bottom dweller to 9 straight bowl appearances and a #1 ranking.
    He coached the biggest comeback in bowl game history when he led Texas Tech to come back from a 38-7 deficit to win the 2006 Insight Bowl.
    Many feel he was unfairly fired because there was little investigation of the Adam James incident, and Adam James' father Craig is an ESPN reporter who did biased and unethical coverage of the story.
    He is one of the coaches that popularized the spread offense in college football.

Credit: Rocky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 116 Votes: 54.31% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 75 Votes: 64.00% Annoying