STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The advice Mike Leach shared with Zach Arnett during quiet moments and late-night phone calls was invaluable. Granted, Arnett couldn't always tell where a conversation with his boss was heading -- his degree in history and minor in political science came in handy sometimes -- but there was often a nugget of wisdom to be found in there somewhere if he stuck with Leach long enough.
Which got Arnett thinking one afternoon last month. The Mississippi State head coach popped up from a seat in his office and walked over to his desk.