Speculation had it that Myers would retire in May.

It is now clear why Hance needs to keep Myers on the payroll. As long as he (Myers) is on the payroll at Tech, based on University policies, can muzzle him (Myers).

Myers is probably waiting in the wings until Alberto publishes his "tell all" book about torture of folks during the Bush Administration.

Gerald, I wouldn't count on any big book sales on your book.

Leach is getting more irritating than sand in your swimsuit while at the beach.

And still be able to use the name "UNIVERSITY"?

It is still obvious that Gerald is dumb as a rock and i also a fool. Hance(Fat Dogs) needs to go too. What a shame our university is losing credibility across the country.

This is weak. My impression after reading this article is that Leach's team is desperate and grasping for anything they think might help them. As for Obviousman's comment, what are you going to do when Myers does retire? Will his replacement be your new "pinata" that you can strike at to make you feel better about anything you disagree with at Texas Tech? It would be interesting to see who you're going to choose to take on that roll for you.

and you certainly can't drive it when they've thrown you off for bad behavior.

Another example of Leach trying to control management at Tech. It seems to always be a control thing with Leach which is what got him in trouble in the first place.

And to think, all he had to do was say, "I'm sorry Adam"....tsk tsk

Last I checked, trainers don't make players work out. Didn't they have a strength coach at auburn?

Of course Leach jumped on this, first rat out of the bucket. He ---or his attorney--- would have been foolish not to. It plays directly into his hands.

I cannot imagine how any of the empty suits at the helm of Texas Tech could have believed there would be any other outcome. Tuberville himself should have thought of this, and either hired someone else, or delaying hiring Gamber until later.

And so the story, sordid in the beginning and fast festering to an even more stomach-churning aspect, goes on. And on. And On. AND ON. It will never end.

Perhaps Tech should be administered by different men, maybe even someone who has at least demonstrated proven leadership quialities?

My goodness gracious how much more could Mr. Myers do to help? As to Dicky Griggs remarks that's what he's paid to do, downplay the obvious mistakes that his clients continue to perpetrate. Tech's admin seems to have a dual personality disorder on its standards of employment.

The University is not looking good. Come on guys, why..........

Not attacking what you said at all here, just going off on a bit of a tangent...

What is the AD's job? Is the monitoring of hiring by the individual coaches not part of his purview? If it isn't part of what the AD does, is it then just up to the various coaches themselves, without supervision? If I were to look for a person whose responsibility it was to notice that this hiring was not a wise move right now, whom might that be?

I'm neither mocking you nor being sarcastic here, I assure you. I'm not a big sports fan and really do not know the answers to these questions. If you do, your reply would be welcomed.

Chancellor Kent (former inept democratic politician and current republican lobbyist and vice chairman of Waste Controlled Specialists, Andrews) Hance and his cohorts, Guy Bailey and AD Myers (Who I affectionately refer to as the 3 muscatels because they act like winos) have struck again.

If coach Leach was fired for mistreating a player, why would you hire a trainer who is under investigation for ruining a player's career. The only thing Leach ruined was the ego of the James boys. This should be worth quite a bit in the trial and it makes me more confident that Leach will win.

The losers in this whole affair are the supporters of Tech. Tech is howing they have no administrators capable of running a University the size of Tech.

When I was at Tech, we used to refer to the University of Houston as "Cougar High". Maybe we should refer to Tech as "Raider" high.

If we as supporters of Texas Tech want to help clean up this school, the first thing we need to d is to go and vote in November and oust the people that loaded the Tech hierarchy with the incompetents that are in the administration building and on the board of regents.

I forgot to mention that chancellor Kent (former inept democratic politician and current republican lobbyist and vice chairman of Waste Controlled Specialists, Andrews) Hance also brought Alberto (I can't remember) Gonzales to Tech to teach one course a semester for $100,000.00 a year and then rehired him this year. I have not been able to find out what his salary this year is.

I try to give as much information about the people that I can. I realize that 99.9% of you know all about Alberto, but I think it helps to have the information restated.

I don't have a dog in this hunt but I question the decision to hire this trainer with the type problem he is involved.

IMO, not a smart decision on Tech's part. It just rubs salt in old wounds and delays healing. I don't care how good this trainer is supposed to be. Only after he has been cleared of any wrong doing should he be considered.

The hypocrisy here is so blatant that I'll skip my usual tirade.

What I really want to know is what our major defect is as Lubbockites that we continue to allow our leaders, our public faces so to speak, to embarrass us time and time again. Why we put up with the "any publicity is good publicity" mentality. Why we continually elect, appoint, or otherwise approve of allowing ourselves to be represented by the same crop of shameless attention whores. Texans, and West Texans especially, are known for and are proud of our stubborn streak, but digging in and circling wagons around to same brand of good ol' boy looney tunes year after year has got to be getting old to someone besides me. And I'm not talking left or right here. For a supposedly values-driven, down-to-earth, real-world region, we sure show a stunning lack of common sense in the way we present ourselves.

This poster was banned for advocating canceling a subscription to the A-J. Why would anyone allow someone to attack their business on their own site?

I could care less for the political leanings of ANYONE who posts on our sites. You have no idea how little we care.

We remove posts because people violate our terms of service. That's it. If you want to think it's something else, go ahead. You would be wrong.

I've been doing this for a few days because Karen Brehm, who usually does this, is on vacation. I've been trying to let people have their say and I'll interpret terms of service different than Karen has ... it's somewhat subjective.

And how some of you can think we're liberal or progressive is beyond belief. Do you look at our endorsements over the years and our editorial positions? We may not be conservative enough for some, but liberal? Come now.

Remember ... this is not your site ... it's ours. You are our guests and you play by our rules. If you don't like that, go away. I get more than enough complaints about people hijacking story comments and chasing reasonable people off. Over these past few days I really see what they mean.

This may be one of the first things I have ever agreed with Greenberg about. I post some messed up stuff on here (but try to follow the guidelines) and I have never been deleted. I have even made comments about how Greenberg looks like Dr. Phil, and still haven't been deleted.,...

EveFromTexas/jalaughing got back on the site with a new name and boasted about being on a new computer, saying the reason we banned her was because of political reasons. She said that must be true because we allow the liberal rantings of someone who uses the moniker emncaity.

Believe this ... if emncaity advocated canceling a subscription, we'd ban that person. Period.

I have no idea who emncaity is ... but I can tell you this after reading these comments for a few days ... he/she must have a lot of time on his/her hands and is incredibly thin-skinned.

We allow all of you to say inaccurate things about us every day ... but to a point. When you want to advocate attacking our business, that's not going to stand.

As I said above, this is our site, not yours.

If I came into your house and started screaming at you, at some point you'd throw me out.

If any of you want to call me at 766-8700 during normal business hours to discuss this, I'll be happy to talk to you for a few minutes.

Both sides are dealing with the "luck of the draw" in the court battle, and now a new wild card is in the deck. This gamble would not assist Tech in making sure that the abusive Leach never profits from his violation, but could make it easier some sort of back handed deal in which the taxpayers will have funds leeched from them. This maneuver should have been postponed until the suit was finally adjudicated. Now, the only way to stop this mess would be for a university micro-biological research division to create a new disease that would be deadly to a specific genome. When leeches die, they are usually stepped on, or die of what appear to be natural causes.

You bet you've written a number of things that have ticked us off ... your moniker is well known by us ... but you stay within the lines.

Thanks for your post.

Terry

Terry Greenburg:

Are you a journalist or a plumber? Your business is the free exchange of ideas. You have to have a thicker skin than what you're showing with your inane comments. For what it's worth, a newspaper is only as good as its credibility and any newspaper that would ban posters for "hurting its business" has no credibility. Here's a thought. Report the news. Let the chips fall where they may. If your product is so poor that one poster can impact it as you suggest, might as well turn off the lights now and call it a day. Jeez.

Needless to say, I disagree with you. The reason you've given for your action is petty, unworthy of the AJ.

lots of things, but liberal or progressive ain't one of them. I agree with Mr. Greenberg, heck, all you have to do is look at the political endorsements and opinions to realize quite the opposite. I disagree with those endorsements and opinions to the degree that I sometimes write a response, then have to clear the my screen.

Of course you agree. It's one less Conervative left among few to begin with.

That there isn't a more appropriate place for moderators to make announcements about those who have been banned, and judgments about those that haven't. Something that isn't headlined and currently in discussion.. But hell, it's your house, right?

I guess if you wanna serve dinner in the bathroom, that's up to you!

Maybe Ms. Brehm was on vacation the time I got a post deleted for endorsing Leal's enchiladas. Does the A-J secretly own a competing Tex-Mex restaurant? If so, did you kick customers out if they complained about the quality of the food?

What happened to that supposed quote from Voltaire once on the masthead of most newspapers across America? That "I may disagree with what you say, but will fight to the death for your right to say it."

Plenty of magazines and newspapers print letters ending with the words "...please cancel my subscription."

So I do find Mr. G a bit thin-skinned in this. However, this is his house and his rules and his server capacity. Plus I am sure he'd rather be out on the golf course this afternoon. (Or perhaps he is, posting from his blackberry, and this controversy caused him to miss an approach shot to the green from a ball two inches underwater on the fairway of the 15th hole.)

Compared to the fact that the AJ twice endorsed George W. Bush for president and innumerable Republican Reprobates over the years, this controversy ain't nothin' to get riled up over.

Great comments feaco and smadrid although I think the AJ will spank your hands, smadrid, for the wh___ word. One thing everyone has to agree on is that this subject really gets everybody yakking. Their blatant disregard for their own rules says it all. They make their own rules and expect us to all be stupid enough or spineless enough to just ignore the truth.

Apparently the kind of allegations that Tech just can't ignore are the ones that will never be brought to trial (Leach vs. James). THOSE kind gets Hance & Meyers, & Regent's attention and action within days.

Actual lawsuits going to trial don't earn their attention??

CRAZY!!

I guess some folks allegations carry more weight than other folks allegations.

Maybe if Mr. Ramsey's daddy was a commentator on a national cable sports channel, say ESPN, his allegations would be more convincing.

Maybe not though.