Mike Leach hints at officiating crew giving an ‘homage’ to Pac-12, speaks to reaching Georgia’s level
By Keith Farner
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Mike Leach didn’t say many specifics about the officiating in the loss to Georgia, but he hinted around the subject enough to understand his feelings.
About the 45-19 loss to Georgia, Leach told reporters after the game that State left 2 obvious scores, but overall did more good things than bad.
As for being on the same level as the reigning national champion, Leach said he’d ask every other team in the nation that’s below Georgia what their feelings are about being on Georgia’s level.
Speaking about 2 of the heavyweights in the SEC, Leach said, “Georgia presented a bigger challenge, and I thought we played Georgia better than we played Alabama.”
Mike Leach: “I thought we left two obvious scores out there of 14 points that would not be too tough to have. We did more good things than bad, but I thought we could have finished drives better.”
— Theo DeRosa (@Theo_DeRosa) November 13, 2022
Mike Leach alluded to “others” making things difficult. Draw your own conclusions. “You were watching the same game I did.”
— Theo DeRosa (@Theo_DeRosa) November 13, 2022
Mike Leach doesn’t want to pay the fines to comment on officiating.
“There are a lot of people that watched that game. My faith rests with them.”
— Stefan Krajisnik (@skrajisnik3) November 13, 2022
Mike Leach, hinting at the officiating, says the crew did an “homage to aspects of the Pac-12.”
— Stefan Krajisnik (@skrajisnik3) November 13, 2022
Leach on how the program builds to a point it can compete with UGA: “First of all, I think I’ll ask every other team in the nation that’s below them what their thoughts are.”
— Stefan Krajisnik (@skrajisnik3) November 13, 2022
Mike Leach: “Georgia presented a bigger challenge, and I thought we played Georgia better than we played Alabama.”
— Theo DeRosa (@Theo_DeRosa) November 13, 2022
Asked how Mississippi State can close the gap on Georgia, Leach jokes he’ll ask every other team ranked below UGA how to do that and choose the best answers.
“You just keep doing what you’re doing and doing it better, is the short answer,” he added.— Theo DeRosa (@Theo_DeRosa) November 13, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
