The most innovative coach in college football

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/magazine/04coach.html

by herdrick • 18 years ago

29 11 18 years ago

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Written by one of the best living writers, Michael Lewis.

pg• 18 years ago

That was fascinating. It's just like startups...

aptimpropriety• 18 years ago

You know, reading that made me think not of start-ups, exactly (where the rules of the game are so indefinite), but more so video gamers.

People who endlessly analyze certain parameters in order to maximize productivity in a system - perhaps childhoods spent playing strategy games is an unacknowledged criteria for attaining certain kinds of success.

dangoldin2• 18 years ago

It's also interesting to note that this was written by Michael Lewis, author of Liar's Poker.

herdrick• 18 years ago

He's great. I'm surprised you don't hear more people talking about that book in connection with the current financial panic.

dangoldin2• 18 years ago

Yep. He writes a bunch of columns for Bloomberg too. They tend to be quite sarcastic and witty.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/commentary/lewis.html

ars• 18 years ago

...if Leach had the same access to talent as [better schools]....

Actually, I think he would do worse. For some reason it seems to me that genius is born from the hardship and adversity, and making life easier for people actually makes them work poorer.

jfornear• 18 years ago

Leach is hardly known for anything more than running up the score at the end of easy wins while still failing to beat the spread.

omouse• 18 years ago

Easy wins? Could you point to which ones are easy wins and could you also explain why beating the spread is important? I've never really watched football but found that article interesting.

xiaoma• 18 years ago

Since when has beating Texas A&M been an easy win? Other than Michigan and Notre Dame, what team has been as strong over the years?

http://lifetussle.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/all-time-best-col...

muerdeme• 18 years ago

Mike Leach is by far my favorite personality in sports (though I was raised in Lubbock). He really is crazy like a fox.

"The Madman of West Texas": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqRz9gQfYr8

kennon• 18 years ago

The first thing that popped into my head was: Asperger's?

The most innovative coach in college football

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