Leavitt in trouble

by SpeedStudent on Dec 14, 2009 11:50 PM EST

If you remember a few weeks ago, statprof posted a fanshot regarding South Florida coach, Jim Leavitt, firing up his team at halftime against Louisville by beating himself up. According to a recent ESPN article, Jim Leavitt might not be the only person Jim Leavitt beat up (I personally like to picture a Fight Club-esque scene, but I digress...)

Citing the player's father, high school coach and five USF players who were not identified, AOL FanHouse reported Monday that Leavitt grabbed Joel Miller by the throat and hit him in the face twice because he was upset about a mistake the sophomore walk-on made on special teams.

Yikes. Is Jim Leavitt, South Florida's first-ever football coach, the Mark Mangino of the Big East? They did coach together at Kansas State apparently...

Turns out Miller's father backtracked on the accusations after Joel and Leavitt met, saying that the alleged slap/choke/spinning-backfist-of-despair was nothing more than a friendly pad grab (no homo).

The school still intends on looking into the matter, but given that the player and his father are retracting their statements, I can't see how anything will really come of the investigation. Nonetheless, an important question must be raised...

Poll

Who would you rather be attacked by?

Mark Mangino

27 votes

Jim Leavitt

21 votes

48 votes | Poll has closed

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Mangino would not be very hard to evade

And thus, doesn’t seem like he would be very threatening

by Centre24 on Dec 15, 2009 12:16 AM EST reply actions

But God help you if he sits on you.

by Dais on Dec 15, 2009 8:06 AM EST up reply actions

True

…but I’m going out on a limb here and assume one could hear Mangino mouth-breathing from 15 yards away so it’d be pretty hard for him to sucker body slam you.

by UL is my hot hot sex on Dec 15, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

I'd say Leavitt

At least the “fear of being eaten” does not apply.

Go Cards!

by Red Rage on Dec 15, 2009 12:31 AM EST reply actions

Mangino seemed to yell scathing insults and not hit them in the face

so I would take my chances with him. This better be an excuse for someone to post the picture of him with the Orange from when they were in the Orange Bowl.
In all seriousness, Leavitt has to be in trouble correct? I don’t know if he gets fired, but maybe suspended

by cardscott5 on Dec 15, 2009 1:21 AM EST reply actions