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Playing the Mike Leach 'what if?' game

Today, Mike Leach and the Washington State Cougars host the Nevada Wolf Pack and boy am I glad he is our coach.

That's because Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples played the 'what if?' game and had a wild piece wondering what life would be like had Leach taken the job at—you're not going to believe this—Key West High School to coach the Conchs. He interviewed there in 1996.

(If you just thought of Lord of the Flies, don't worry, I did too. Actually, people born in Key West are called conchs and if you weren't born there, you need to live there seven years before being identified as a "fresh water conch.