Mike Leach and his Mississippi State staff discuss their coaching philosophy: 'Players and coaches achieve together'
Mike Leach has a very simple philosophy: Players and coaches achieve together.
If that sounds simple, it’s because it is.
Mississippi State fans that don’t know it yet will come to find out, Coach Leach keeps things simple and the results have proven to follow over his nearly 20 years as a head coach and even further back if you want to go back to his days as an assistant coach at places like Oklahoma, Kentucky and Valdosta State.
“I’ve never thought players and coaches are separate,” Leach says in the video below. “Occasionally you’ll hear a coach say something like, ‘Well, I coached him, I told him everything he just won’t do it.’ Players and coaches achieve together.
“I get a kick out of coaches that go, ‘I’ve told him 1,000 times and he just won’t do it.’ I’m thinking, really? You’ve told him 1,000 times? If you are telling somebody something 1,000 times and they still won’t do it, you are a horrible coach! You outta find a better profession.”
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Way to go Mike! Sometimes, and mostly always, simple is best…a lot of coaches these days are so technical, the player gets lost. Trying to make a freshman play an NFL defense or offense is very trying. They are just kids after all, not grown men. The coaches that can realize that are going to be able to get the most out of their players. Pirates keep it simple….see what they want and go after it! AAARRRGGGHHH…
I’ve never been more excited for football season. Mike leafh is one of the best coaches in america. His name alone brings national relevance
I am a huge fan of this coaching staff. I hope it translates to wins. It’d be awesome if the pirate retired in Starkvegas.
The past several years,vbama and lsu have been passin offenses. UGA is also bringin in the qir rqid. Like state, they are traditionally a runnin team. Leach + costello woll bring offensive numbers likebnever seen in starkville, by state. It’ll be great to see the ball in the air on 3rd & long instead of a HB or QB draw
I have nevermore excited, as an msu fan, for football season than i am for 2020. An offense that hasn’t finished outside the top 10 since it was # 11 in 2000, and the return of joe lee dunn’s famed 3-3-5defense that was last year’s # 6 defense in the nation. Top offense and top defense. Immediate relevance, in his 18 seasons as a head coach. He has gone to a bowl game in 16 of them. Bama and lsu have both basically turned into passing offenses!!!