The committee made a good decision to adjust winning percentage from 0.600 to 0.595 to nominate Mike Leach for the hall of fame. He revolutionized college football by co-creating the pass-heavy Air Raid offense, permanently shifting the sport's offensive blueprint, His spread-the-field schemes transformed Texas Tech, Washington State, and Mississippi State into high-powered contenders, produced multiple legendary quarterbacks, and spawned a massive coaching tree that dominates modern football at both the collegiate and professional levels. Also, his disciples have proliferated throughout the sport, shaping how football is called and played from the high school ranks up to the NFL, including Lincoln Riley, Kiff Kingsbury, Sonny Dykes, and Dana Holgorsen. In addition, "The Pirate" was beloved for his eccentric, larger-than-life personality and candid press conferences. He spoke openly on topics completely unrelated to football, such as Halloween candy and wedding advice to marriage.

NoahAg said:

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Serious question: If he was still alive would you care?

Never understood the Leach love on TexAgs.

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He was on a one hour tv show with his wife --- 20 0r 30 years ago and all he did was talked about the love for A @ M. So YES

From my recollection, when Texas A&M was making the decision to move to the SEC, nearly every sports commentator blasted A&M for wanting to make the move. Mike Leach was one of the very few people out there defending our move to the SEC.