WSU’s Leach Punishes Offense for “Ineptitude” After Loss
PULLMAN, WA — Washington State jumped to a 32-point lead over PAC-12 bottom feeder UCLA, only to watch it all vanish in the last 22 minutes of the game. Bruin and Cougar faithful alike were stunned as UCLA completed the third largest comeback in college football history with a 67-63 win on the road. WSU head coach, Mike Leach, was furious.
“One word comes to mind when thinking of our offensive performance tonight: ineptitude. I’m extremely disappointed in the effort our offense put up at the end of game. It is my expectation, here, at Washington State, we score EVERY damn time we touch ball. Not most of the time. Every time. Anthony threw 9 touchdown passes tonight and we lost by four. He could throw 500 touchdowns out there and if we still lose by four, that’s on him. I’ve never seen anything like it. One quarter left to go and he starts playing Nancy toss out there, like he’s some kind of carnival clown trying to knock over milk bottles. I think the offense is going to spend a couple of days in the punishment shed until they can tell me how does a baby bear beat a full grown cougar in a fight.”
When asked about the performance of his defensive unit, that surrendered 67 points to a team that had only scored 42 points all season, Leach responded:
“Please, relevant questions only. I have never schemed a defense in my life. I just tell them to run around like chickens with their heads cut off. Stay out there long enough to give the offense a breather. Defense is not something I care about or invest in. I didn’t invent the Air Raid offense to get questions about my fucking defense. Next question.”
