Mike Leach Is Going, Going, Gone

Mike Leach has been fired as the head football coach at TTU. Texas Tech handed Mike Leach a letter of termination this morning just before a court hearing was to begin regarding Leach's suspension from coaching Tech's upcoming bowl game. Leach was suspended for the duration of an ongoing investigation into his treatment of a player's concussion - meaning he would have missed the Alamo bowl against Michigan State this Saturday. No word on how many fat little girlfriends would be attending the bowl game in his absence.

Mike Leach was seeking a court injunction that would allow him to coach the game regardless of the investigation. However, after being handed Leach's termination notice, Mike's attorneys told the judge that the hearing would not be necessary and they left the courthouse. Leach's attorneys said they planned to file a lawsuit against the school "soon", which is what you do nowadays if anything doesn't go right for you. Asked how he feels, Mike Leach's attorney Ted Ligget said, "well, he's not thrilled." Haha, yeah, no shit Ted!

Leach will most likely sue the school for the $800,000 bonus that he was due on December 31st. In February, Leach and Texas Tech agreed to a five-year, $12.7 million contract. According to terms of the deal, Leach was due the $800k bonus tomorrow if he were still the head coach at Texas Tech; well awww shucks. Ligget believes that Leach will be owed the $800,000 plus will be pursuing the entire $10 million remaining on his contract, as opposed to the $1.6 million Leach would be owed if fired without cause.

The whole commotion started over Leach's reported mistreatment of a player who had suffered a concussion. Adam James, a wideout for Tech, claimed that after he suffered his concussion, Leach "confined him to small, dark spaces while the team practiced." Adam is the son of former NFL player Craig James, who now works as an analyst for ESPN. So for now, before the lawsuit hits the wall, Leach is out of luck.