Why Mike Leach can't be married to Mississippi State losing game it shouldn't at Arizona
Candy corn? Trash. College Football Playoff? Expand it to 64. Kickers? Make your field goals.
So when the Mississippi State football coach was asked Monday to share wedding advice,
Leach gave the usual tips to third-string quarterback Chance Lovertich, who proposed to his fiancé after MSU’s win against Memphis.
“It sounds like I’m too late,” Leach started. “…First advice, elope. Just eliminate all the family input, aggravation,
constant change of course that exists with planning weddings and the anxiety and pressure that almost drives people to divorce before they even start.
“The second will be if you’re not going to elope, let’s get it done certainly by the off week. You can honeymoon it up a little bit during the off week.”
Lovertich set the scene for his coach’s return to the Pac-12 perfectly, though that likely wasn’t in mind when asking the life-changing question.
Unlike his opinions, inconsistency has hurt Leach’s reputation as a coach.
His enormous upsets, such as MSU’s win at Texas A&M last season, are often met by great blunders, such as MSU’s loss at Memphis two weeks prior.
The 2017 season, when Leach first went viral for his wedding advice, is a fitting example. His Washington State Cougars went 9-4 and were ranked in the AP poll every week.