Mike Leach hammered on social media as Mississippi State falls to LSU
Mike Leach was the talk of the SEC in Week 1 of the 2020 season after Mississippi State defeated then-defending national champion LSU 44-34 in Baton Rouge. After losing to LSU Saturday in Starkville, Leach is taking heat on social media.
Fans are calling out Leach’s team for its too little, too late comeback against the Tigers. MSU trailed 28-10 at the 11:32 mark of the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs then scored the next two touchdowns, cutting the lead to 28-25 with a successful 2-point conversion. Leach’s time management on the late TD drive, however, forced MSU in a difficult onside kick situation. The Bulldogs were flagged for illegal touching on the kick, giving LSU the ball with 1:53 left. Leach used Mississippi State’s final timeout for an unsuccessful challenge of the illegal touching. LSU was able to run out the clock.
Here’s a sample of what’s being said about Leach:
https://twitter.com/DesmondAMartin/status/1441848873157332994
Mike leach should be fired for that challenge. Literally handed game to LSU by burning the timeout
— RR (@Ry1028) September 25, 2021
Mike Leach just cost himself the game with a pointless challenge. It burned his last timeout, and now his team will not get the ball. Not sure why he thought that was getting overturned. I guess that was his only chance. IDK man.
— JT: Just a Dude (@TarH2O23) September 25, 2021
mike leach buddy what are you doing
— stone (@apollostoney) September 25, 2021
With a timeout, you have to make them at least try to get first down. Losing the timeout on a wasted challenge you don’t even have to do that.
— Justin M. Strawn (@JustinMStrawn) September 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/3cobey3/status/1441848177267814405
Mike Leach knows he needs 2 possessions to win this game right? Open up the damn offense
— Above Average Prop Guy 🌽 (@AboveAvgPropGuy) September 25, 2021
I'm wondering if Mississippi State fans are still excited about hiring Mike Leach? 🤔
— 𝙸𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚂𝚎𝚌 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙹𝚘𝚍𝚢 🗣️📢 (@itsthejody) September 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/ChuckBritt30/status/1441842387035336705
Mike leach offense at miss state is pretty avg.
— Just Vibe. (@C0mplexSocieTY8) September 25, 2021
Mike Leach could never beat @UW_Football and y’all thought he could do something over there? 🤣😂 come on man.
— Joe Pleasant (@iamJoePleasant) September 25, 2021
Mike Leach mismanage time? This sounds familiar.
— John Alvarado (@johncalvarado) September 25, 2021
Mike leach time management looking like Andy Reid in 2014
— Devon (@DevonPyle18) September 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/TylerTweets2/status/1441846119009456136
Mike Leach seems to think time management is a liberal hoax, too
— Geoff (@GeoffPuryear) September 25, 2021
Sure am glad Mike Leach lit two timeouts on fire
— Kevin (@Kevin23___) September 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/cenflocath/status/1441847306152656900
Mike Leach drunk??
— , (@dubs4o8) September 25, 2021