The game of football has undergone a number of changes recently to try to improve player safety, but there’s still a long way to go.

According to Washington State coach Mike Leach, one of the big problems is that the new rules need to be applied fairly.

Per texts obtained by Yahoo!, Leach blasted Pac-12 executive Woodie Dixon, who controversially overturned a targeting call during the USC-Washington State game that may have cost the Cougars a chance to win. Dixon has no training as an official:

Leach, in a text to Pac-12 vice president of officiating David Coleman, wrote on Sept. 25 about the targeting no-call against USC: “Woodie is a total coward and is afraid of USC. I look forward to telling him in person.”

In texts to Dixon and Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, Leach blasts the league for not backing up its public posturing about commitment to player safety. Leach wrote to Dixon in the wake of the Gustin hit: “Don’t ever waste my time, making me sit through some sanctimonious speech or demonstration on player safety or targeting if you are going to continue to alibi what happened last Friday.”

Leach also said in a text message to Scott: “The Pac-12 cannot say with any credibility, that they are actually trying to protect student athletes.”

Here’s the hit in question, delivered by USC LB Porter Gustin. Based on the way this looks, Leach has every right to be upset that it wasn’t called targeting: