Cal Football: Mike Leach Riffs on Puking, California Legislators, Halloween Costumes, Etc.
Cal’s next opponent on Nov. 9 is Washington State, and Cougars coach Mike Leach has a lot to say in the above video about throwing up, his disrespect for California legislators, the NCAA’s willingness to pay athletes for endorsements, his favorite Halloween costumes and the progress of his quarterback, Anthony Gordon.
The one thing Leach did not address in this video is Cal, but it really doesn’t matter.
Leach opened with a few stories about players throwing up before and during games.
But his talk reached another gear when he addressed the subject of paying athletes for endorsements and the part that the California legislators played in that with the law it passed.
“The alarming thing is how these narcissistic politicians just want to try to embrace it and get their name on the front of it,” Leach said in the video before adding some sarcasm. “We got problems everywhere and that’s what we need is . . . one thing that’s working really well around here is college sports, so now we need their help to screw it up like they have pretty much everything else.
“So I think it’s brilliant to get as many politicians involved as we can, in particular state legislators from California, ‘cause with all the messes they have going on, I think everyone in California would agree that it’s in that state’s best interests for their legislators to focus on college football rather than the problems at hand that they have in that state.
“And I also think it’s a tragedy to their citizens that they’re not more focused on those things, they’re focused on themselves, because there’s a lot of people that could use their assistance there. So I think it’s a total dereliction of duty on their part.
“And do I think they can multi-task and do more things than one? I’ve been asked that, absolutely not. They’ve proven they can’t and they haven’t really proven they can do one thing at a time, so we’ll see how that unfolds.”
Whew. So, Mike, how do you really feel about California’s legislative body?
He goes on to talk about the potential problems with paying athletes for endorsements.
But he adds one more thing about the California legislators in the process.
“I think college football should be allowed to run itself without the help of a bunch of politicians without much of a resume of accomplishment,” he said.
He then offers several examples of how paying for endorsements can be dangerous, in his opinion.
His finale is a discussion of his favorite Halloween costumes.
Love him or hate him, there’s no other coach like Mike Leach.
