I got to meet Mike Leech once and he was every bit in person what he projects, or is generally inferred to be projecting, as his public persona.
He was in Birmingham scant ten years ago for SEC Media Days. I can’t remember if he was attached to CBS or Sirius at the time. Maybe he was promoting his book. No matter what his provenance, our paths crossed in a forgettable chain restaurant bar at a spot that has since been at least two other forgettable chain restaurants a few miles from the Wynfrey Hotel’s conference center.
I had heard that a handful of assistant coaches might be meeting there after the last Q&A was done and my brother in-law and I already had plans to meet for a beer so we figured we might as well head a few miles out of our way and see what kind of beer is most popular among TE coaches and graduate assistants.