A quote by Mississippi football coach Mike Leach ranting about Fat Little Girlfriends while giving a speech about his players has gone viral following his tragic death
Before his death, Leach was notorious for making out-of-the-box statements during press conferences.
Mike Leach Fat Little Girlfriends Quote Interview Video Goes Viral
Asked Mike Leach yesterday how his team handled the emotions of last night’s win. His answer included the return of “fat little girlfriends.”
Video: MSU athletics pic.twitter.com/PxeR3wj1EA
— Stefan Krajisnik (@skrajisnik3) November 6, 2022
Damn. RIP Mike Leach. His “fat little girlfriends” rant is my favorite media coach rant ever pic.twitter.com/g8zqV5WBut
— Gary, PhD (@GooseDrops) December 13, 2022
Life long ole miss fan here. Nothing on earth could ever make me pull for Mississippi state…. except Mike Leach. RIP coach. Me and my fat little girlfriend are heartbroken.
— Ross (@Ross25746579) December 13, 2022
You can quickly learn at these events that Mississippi State football head coach Mike Leach is known for his quotes. (We'll share what his student-athletes said abt that at 4 PM on WJTV).
So even when he decides ~not~ to say something (no opening statement), he gets asked abt it pic.twitter.com/xCYLOgNHFI
— David Edelstein (@davidzedelstein) July 19, 2022
The now deceased coach would often go off topic while speaking at press conferences to deliver random topics like his love for pirates, his marriage, and even absurd Halloween advice.
Mike Leach Cause Of Death
On December 12, 2022, veteran football coach, Mike Leach, passed away. His cause of death has been stated as due to heart complications. Over the years, Leach has garnered somewhat of a celebrity-like status.
Fans Honor Mike Leach
Fans and loved ones are relooking at some of the most iconic statements from his press conferences to honor Mike Leach’s legacy.
Several of his famous quotes have gained popularity, particularly the one about ‘fat little girlfriends’. The quote seems to have originated from a comment that Leach made back in 2009 on his player’s low efforts.
In the comment Leach states:
As coaches, we fail to make our coaching points and our points more compelling than their fat little girlfriends. Their fat little girlfriends have some obvious advantages. For one thing, their fat little girlfriends are telling them what they want to hear, which is how great you are.
He continued saying:
And how easy it’s going to be. And how, you know, we had a bunch of people- everyone wanted to win the football game, but nobody wanted to play the football game. That defies every level of work ethic that exists with regard to football.
Leach further went on to share how as a coach, he has to solve his failure on reaching them and that players have to listen to him. He ensured that he would go to fairly amazing lengths in order to make it happen. Leach however, also mentioned his doubts on whether or not he would be successful that particular week or not.
He ended his comment with the sentence:
I am going to try and there may be some people inconvenienced and if it happens to be their fat little girlfriends, too bad.
More recently, Leach referenced this quote by saying how his players drink and eat with their “fat little girlfriends” instead of working on improving their game.
Brief Career History
Mike Leach has served as the head coach of Mississippi ever since joining the team back in 2020. He previously served as the coach at Texas Tech University from 2000 to 2009. Before that, he served at the Washington State University from 2012 to 2019. While working there, he set the record for the third-most wins among any coach in school history.