Good lord, UM has hired Larry Coker, Randy Shannon, Al Golden, [name omitted out of respect], Manny Diaz and a guy that got his *** beat by MTSU, but Mike Leach is totally out of the question. We're the best!
Oh, and don't forget our forever candidates, Greg Schiano and Mark Trestman.
It's OK, when he's expressed interest, none have felt that taking on his personality quirks were worth passing on the elite coaching prowess of Bo Pelini, Al Golden, Willie Taggart, Brett Bielema and Butch Harmon.
In his prime, I would have like to seen someone with some tradition and a decent recruiting base take a shot with him.
With all due respect, your post reflects the difference between "reading the headline" and "reading the rest of the article". Or the difference between "resume" and "interview".
The original porster started off with clickbait: "Many didn't want the Pirate but:". Which is weird, seeing as how many posters actually HAVE advocated for Leach. Plus, the issue of "wanting" or "not wanting" a particular job candidate is independent from how that person performs in a live interview. If you recommended your friend (with a great resume) for a job with your company, and then he showed up for his job interview and acted like a clown, not only might that person not get the job, but your own judgment might be called into question.
The original porster then completed the clickbait headline with "Look at the roster he wins with. He gets the most out of who he brings in right away." Which is just a provable falsehood. I've already pointed out that Leach has been DECLINING as a "winning" coach with each successive job, going .661 at Texas Tech over 10 years, then .539 at Washington State over 8 years, and now going .517 at Mississippi State for 2+ years. But the whole "he ges the most out of who he brings in right away" is also a lie.
---At Texas Tech, Leach won 7 games in Year 1 and 7 games in Year 2. His most successful year was Year 9 (out of 10).
---At Washington State, Leach won 3 games in Year 1 and 6 games in Year 2 (plus 3 games in Year 3). His most successful year was Year 7 (out of 8).
---At Mississippi State, Leach won 4 games in Year 1 and 7 games in Year 2. His most successful year (thus far) is Year 3, where he is currently 4-1.
So, yeah, maybe, JUST MAYBE, people are objecting to the factual inaccuracies of the original porster, not just taking random undeserved potshots at Leach. There are valid reasons to point out that the gap between the MYTH of Mike Leach and the REALITY of Mike Leach is a pretty wide gap.