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- Mike Leach never fails to be delightfully random.
- Upon arrival at Thursday’s SEC coaches meeting, he conveyed a very important message to society but it came out of nowhere.
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Health experts commonly recommend that the average person should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water, which equals about two liters, or half a gallon a day. Most people do not.
That is where Mike Leach comes in.
On Thursday morning, the Southeastern Conference hosted all 14 of its conference’s head football coaches in Birmingham for a meeting on Friday. Most coaches arrived at SEC headquarters in a standard SUV or unostentatious vehicle except for Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher. It makes sense for the former, being the greatest of all-time, but Fisher probably just wanted to show off.
In addition, Fisher was the only coach who didn’t take time to at least acknowledge reporters on the way in. He pretended to be on his phone, because he is a very busy man.
Meanwhile, Leach took the time to convey an important message.
On his way from his SUV to the front door, Leach took a moment to address the importance of hydration. After one reporter said good morning, Leach quickly held up the water bottle in his hand and encouraged the good people of planet earth to drink more water.
It was completely unprompted and perfectly on-brand. It was random and hilarious, but also — at the same time — very important. We, as a collective whole,
“Drink more water, stay hydrated” – @Coach_Leach @abc3340 pic.twitter.com/4TjoZaEdxD
— Johnny Congdon (@congdonsation) February 10, 2022
You never know what you’re going to get out of Mike Leach, and that is what makes him so alluring. He never fails to provide some delightfully random insight.
As for Thursday, it was a reminder to us all to keep pushing H2O.