[ad_1]
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Waco resident Brent McFarling shares what he calls a gem; personal video from the late Mississippi State coach, Mike Leach, who died Monday night of a heart complication that was sent to him three days before his sudden death.
“Hey, this is Mike Leach, reaching out to Brent McFarling” the video begins with Mike Leach in a white t-shirt sitting outside.
McFarling says he bought a cameo from the coach for $150, asking him to settle a debate between him and his friends about whether Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith was the better running back.
“We knew he would be the perfect person to ask,” McFarling explains.
In the video, Leach summarizes why he made the video.
“Hey, Brent and 12 of his friends are Baylor Bear fans and travel to games around the country and often argue about whether Barry Sanders or Emmitt Smith was the best running back,” Leach says in the video.
But after the opening line, things unexpectedly took a different turn.
“In typical Mike Leach fashion, it went on for about 4 minutes,” McFarling explains.
“They want me to be able to end the debate for them, but I don’t think I’m going to be able to because I don’t think either of them were the best running backs, even though they were both great, and certainly in the first five,” Leach explained.
“He went into great detail and had a lot of fun with the question,” McFarling says.
He says he and his friends considered Leach an expert on the subject and really liked his answer.
After news of his medical complications and eventual death broke, McFarling said it was a big surprise.
“He was a national treasure,” McFarling said.
He says he and his friends send links back and forth to some scandalous interviews of the coaches.
“We send the tirades he speaks on various subjects,” he said.
“I feel special to have what may be some of his last public comments,” McFarling added.
He says it reminded him to appreciate the little things in life, including the friendships that led to the video.
And as for the debate they asked Leach to settle, he told the boys that Walter Payton was the greatest running back of all time.
Copyright 2022 KWTX. All rights reserved.
[ad_2]
Source link