5 most memorable press conference moments by former Mississippi State HC Mike Leach

#3 - Mike Leach shares his unique thoughts on zombies

Mississippi State HC Mike Leach

In November 2019, shortly following Halloween, Mike Leach was asked during a press conference if he did anything for the holiday. This eventually led to Leach sharing his thoughts on zombies in general and what he thinks would happen in case of a zombie apocalypse.

“It’s almost like a disease, so I guess it’s sort of like AIDS for dead bodies, except for they live instead of die or something. I don’t know. But I don’t fully understand the zombie thing... I actually think, in a zombie apocalypse, I would die of boredom before anything else... I’ve been kind of waiting for the zombie thing to run its course, go back to vampires or something that’s far more captivating."

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#2 - Leach believes technology will cause human extinction

Mike Leach went off on one of his trademark tangents during a press conference in 2014 when he was still the head coach of Washington State. He shared his dislike of technology and how it may end the human race.

“I’m not really good with technology. All this button pushing and whatnot. I mean, you can just imagine, based on what’s happened in the last 15 years, conversations won’t happen 10 years from now. There aren’t going to be people to talk to, it’s going to be just pushing buttons... That’s true, and in the end, it’s going to be tough to perpetuate the species. There’s no question about that. So, we’re all going to look in this box and eventually be extinct. That’s how it ends.”

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#1 - Leach breaks down a potential college mascot battle

One of the most memorable rants of Mike Leach's career occurred in 2019 with Washington State. He talked about an interesting idea - for all of the mascots to take part in an epic battle. He went into extreme detail when analyzing how things could play out.

“What kind of mythical powers does a Sun Devil have? We gotta consider that. You’d have to get one of those Harry Potter activists to read up on how you kill a Sun Devil, because there’s a lot of outside stuff there.”

For anyone wondering, Mike Leach would likely favor his all-time favorite mascot in the epic battle. He claims he's a huge fan of Ralphie, the mascot for the Colorado Buffaloes.