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Mike Leach talks about his flirtation with Tennessee

Hey, remember last winter when it seemed like Mike Leach was going to be named the next head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers at any moment?

Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports had an article yesterday on coaches who sought other jobs only to return to their current employer, for one reason or another. Mike Leach was one such coach, after he briefly danced with former Tennessee AD John Currie before remaining WSU’s head coach.

“I wasn’t in any hurry to leave Washington State. Tennessee was talking crazy numbers. There’s that and the other thing is [that] Washington State won nine games last year.