Sometimes, life robs us of opportunities to make right what we should. Other times, it’s our own ego that is the culprit. In the case of former Texas Tech football head coach Mike Leach, who passed away in December, and the powers that be at Texas Tech University, it was both, and that unfortunate reality is one that we have to confront again this week.
Wednesday, it was announced that Leach would be one of eight people inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame or Hall of Honor in 2023 (the Hall of Fame is designated for former athletes while the Hall of Honor recognizes non-athletes who made significant contributions to the athletic department…why we can’t just combine the two into one entity is puzzling but that is the way it is) and while it is a great gesture by the university to posthumously honor the school’s all-time winningest head football coach, one can’t help but feel a bit disappointed in the fact that the long-running riff between Leach and Tech was never put to bed, at least not while Leach was alive.