Prairie Fire Journal

A court hearing in Lubbock today concerning Mike Leach's motion for a temporary restraining order abruptly came to an end when Texas Tech announced that it had fired Leach. Supporters of Leach still don't get it. The Adam James incident had less to do with Leach's suspension and subsequent firing than with the fact that Leach acted in an insubordinate manner when he refused to follow university administrators' directives concerning the matter.

Leach was an employee of the university, and, like any other employee, got fired when he didn't follow his bosses orders. End of story. The way I see it, Leach wanted out of his coaching contract with Tech, but in order to walk away with some money in his pocket he needed to get fired by the university. However, Leach badly miscalculated the swiftness with which Tech administrators responded to his insubordinate actions. He likely believed that Tech wouldn't can him until after the Alamo Bowl, allowing him to pick up his $800,000 bonus along with the $1.6 million Tech will have to pay him for the time remaining on his contract.

So, Tech alumni and Leach supporters get your heads out of your asses. Your boy got fired because he was insubordinate. Apparently most of you are too stupid to see that.