Ziachild007 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Texas Tech offers head coach Mike Leach raise, extension By DWAIN PRICEStar-Telegram Staff Writer Texas Tech chancellor Kent Hance said his school has made a formal contract offer to football coach Mike Leach. Hance said the offer was made Friday afternoon and he hopes everything will be finalized, at the very latest, by early next week. "We'd like for something to get done maybe this weekend or Monday or Tuesday," Hance said. "They’re going to look it over probably tomorrow and Sunday and see what they think and we’ll go from there.’’ Hance said the offer is for five years, but he wouldn’t reveal the financial numbers. However, Hance said it would not be a five-year, $15 million package, as was suspected, since Leach is in the third year of a five-year, $10 million contract. "I told him, I said: “We can’t do $3 million a year for five years, we can’t do $15 million,' " Hance said. “He had a contract that paid right at $10 million over five years, so we wanted to increase that.’’ Asked if Leach’s new contract offer is between $12 million and $14 million, Hance said: “You’re trying to take me down a path to get exact, and I don’t want to go down that path.’’ With bonuses, Leach was slated to earn $2.65 million next year and $2.35 million in 2010. “What this does is it gives him a little more money over the next five years,’’ Hance said. “It’s got some incentives in there that’ll allow him to get in a situation where he can get some substantial bonuses as well. “We tried to help him with bonuses and with getting him paid immediately with his base salary.’’ When contacted Friday about the contract offer, Leach’s agent, Gary O’Hagan, said: “I just don’t think I should comment on it at this particular time. I think next week there will be further developments, maybe.’’ Leach is in his ninth season with Tech and guided the Raiders to a school-record 11-1 worksheet this year and a share of the Big 12 South title. Tech has earned a bowl bid in all nine seasons under Leach, and he propelled that success into an interview earlier this week with Washington for its vacant head coaching position. Leach eventually pulled his name from consideration for the UW job. And although his name has surfaced as a possible replacement for Tommy Tuberville at Auburn, Hance insists Leach is not leaving Lubbock. “He’s not going to leave, we’re going to keep him,’’ Hance said. “We’re going to get him, that’s our objective and we’re being very generous. “I think Mike is going to be pleased and I think things are going to work out well.’’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 A season like he had this season at Tech does take a little pressure off him for a year or two should he decide to stay. Maybe he watched how Coach Tuberville was able to last 10 years and make a decent living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWPFFL BrianW Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 A season like he had this season at Tech does take a little pressure off him for a year or two should he decide to stay. Maybe he watched how Coach Tuberville was able to last 10 years and make a decent living. And also watch how a couple boosters can have that much influence on an entire program. You watch, if the guy goes 6-6 and misses a bowl, you watch those morons turn on the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 A season like he had this season at Tech does take a little pressure off him for a year or two should he decide to stay. Maybe he watched how Coach Tuberville was able to last 10 years and make a decent living. Except this is the second year he's gone out and actively sought a different job. I like Leach a lot, I would have loved him at Washington, and he got A LOT of exposure this year. He's not going to stay in Lubbock forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziachild007 Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 Except this is the second year he's gone out and actively sought a different job. I like Leach a lot, I would have loved him at Washington, and he got A LOT of exposure this year. He's not going to stay in Lubbock forever. I don't blame him. He asked for an extension in the offseason and the pretty much told him to piss off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiL10(s)ArEaJoKe Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Leach at Aub, and we find out in a few years just how good the SEC is at D when they start scoring 50 every game down there in Bama country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWPFFL BrianW Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Leach at Aub, and we find out in a few years just how good the SEC is at D when they start scoring 50 every game down there in Bama country Either that or we find out how good Mike Leach is, now that he has to face some real defenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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