auburn4ever 1,266 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Thank God we didn't hire Mike Leach as AU's OC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Did Leach really think that post was funny. Maybe. Maybe at Washington State and Texas but NOT in Mississippi and the deep South. Just how dumb can really be. If I was State's AD and President, y'all batter be worryed on what he'll say next. Leach will not last at MSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning4AU 405 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Are you gonna post what he said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,196 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 What did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexava 6,974 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 It was a tweet. It wasn’t funny. It’s being deemed racist. IMO it’s overblown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creed 1,728 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, auburn4ever said: Did Leach really think that post was funny. Maybe. Maybe at Washington State and Texas but NOT in Mississippi and the deep South. Just how dumb can really be. If I was State's AD and President, y'all batter be worryed on what he'll say next. Leach will not last at MSU. Didn’t you suggest Mike Leach as a potential AU head coach in a past posting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I always said Mike Leach was not a good fit for the SEC. He will regret leaving the Pacific Northwest because that area is a much better match for his personality.....although racist remarks will get him in trouble everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,644 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Mississippi State knew they were going to be running with scissors when they hired him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,196 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 51 minutes ago, alexava said: It was a tweet. It wasn’t funny. It’s being deemed racist. IMO it’s overblown. Tweets, and their true meaning, are very often overblown or misrepresented! That’s why I don’t useTwitter. It’s making our country insane at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexava 6,974 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, toddc said: Tweets, and their true meaning, are very often overblown or misrepresented! That’s why I don’t useTwitter. It’s making our country insane at times. I don’t either. We still hear about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,854 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I think it's probably the most tone deaf tweet any one's said in football recently You can look at it however you think it should be, but he's already a known chum of DJT and is coaching at a university in Mississippi. The optics of such a situation are pretty bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leftfield 2,979 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucom96 1,648 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 14 hours ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: I think it's probably the most tone deaf tweet any one's said in football recently You can look at it however you think it should be, but he's already a known chum of DJT and is coaching at a university in Mississippi. The optics of such a situation are pretty bad Give me a break. The tweet was a not-so-funny meme that basically said what a number of similar memes without a rope in them have said. It didn't suggest or imply anything racial. That part is being inserted by leftist snowflakes who think any site of a hangman's noose automatically implies a Klan rally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Upset over this? Really? People have lost and are losing their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,702 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example 126 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 The Offended Police are out in force LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabby 1,960 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Obviously there were no racial intent. But seriously you have to be completely tone deaf to the history of the south to not know this could be offensive to some. And by some I'm including potential recruits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,794 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, oracle79 said: Upset over this? Really? People have lost and are losing their minds. Eh, this is just a harmless old folks meme. I've seen so much worse lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 The issue is who is sending it and the environment around them? In this sensitive liberal stage we are surrounded by, It is not good to have a high profile coach, at a school in the deep south who has in its history issues with racial tension and prejudices. Ole Miss with it's Rebel nickname, it's mascot, and the REbel flag being a major part of it's history is not the place to send a picture of someone w/ a noose. It wasn't racial, but certainly wasn't smart either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hspoprn 199 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Good grief ! Some of you need to take a chill pill and enroll in a sense of humor school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,875 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 A bit tone deaf? Yes An unnecessary tweet to make? Sure An odd ball guy and all around general weirdo? Absolutely Leach is all these things and more, but he’s no racist His livelihood and career in general is predicated on dealing with and relying on persons from all races and walks of life. He has spent his entire life doing this. Wasn’t a smart thing to do but that’s about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,644 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, Hspoprn said: Good grief ! Some of you need to take a chill pill and enroll in a sense of humor school. I somewhat agree but then again I'm not a black man in the Deep South. I don't think he meant anything other than to be funny though. He's a loose cannon and he's going to say some things that won't go over well. It's who he is and MSU knew it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,854 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 hours ago, aucom96 said: he tweet was a not-so-funny meme that basically said what a number of similar memes without a rope in them have said. Then why didn't he post it without the rope? He's not some normal person where you can post things without considering the fallout from it, that's the problem with people in this thread. You're thinking from YOUR pov, not that of a person who's reaching thousands. All that other snowflake conjecture is idiotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,854 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 hours ago, shabby said: Obviously there were no racial intent. But seriously you have to be completely tone deaf to the history of the south to not know this could be offensive to some. And by some I'm including potential recruits Guy's going to be recruiting a ton of black people, ideally out of state players and will have to convince them on living in the state of Mississippi. This isnt something that helps you achieve that goal. It's also entirely deaf to his own perception, he's looked at as one of the furthest things from a player coach... by players. It's stupid to chop the waters up even more. You can put the "is he racist" question up, it's more of "is this guy an idiot" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,702 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Then why didn't he post it without the rope? Because the noose represented the scarf that Gertrude was knitting for her husband. It was the focal point of the joke. Without it, then it wouldn't have been a joke...Just an old woman sitting in a chair with a strange caption that made absolutely no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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