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OK, so it's not directly B1G related, but Mike Leach, everybody's favorite pirate coach, has apparently signed on to go to Pullman, Washington. It's indirectly related in this way: the idea of Mike Leach in Champaign scared the bejeezus out of me. Maybe they'll get another coach as good (or better), but Leach at Illinois could have been scary.

Apparently Mike Leach will not coach the Texas Tech Red Raiders versus MSU in the Alamo Bowl. This shocking development came after Craig James' son Adam, a TT players, complained about being locked in a room for hours because he didn't want to practice after sustaining an injury, which was possibly a concussion. Leach instructed others to place James in the darkest, tightest spot imaginable, something James didn't take well. Will this spur on the Spartans? Will no Leach equal worse playcalling for the Alamo Bowl? Will the Red Raiders team descend into chaos amidst this controversy? And in other news...Brian Kelly, Urban Meyer [edit: Meyer will physically be on the sideline. Mentally? Your guess is as good as ours], and Mike Leach. A long list of major high profile coaches who will not be on the sidelines this Bowl season.