The comforting response, if you’re a Washington State football fan, is to tell yourself that it was time — that the Mike Leach era had peaked and a change is welcome. The truth, however, is that it’s going to be damn hard to find anyone who can replicate his success.
The comforting response, if you’re a fan of the Cougs, is to tell yourself that Leach’s personality had grown tiresome — that he was more of a jerk than he was a jester.
The truth, however, is that will be nearly impossible for his replacement to be as entertaining.