Welcome home, fellow Gator.

The Gator Nation's oldest and most active insider community
Join today!
  1. Hi there... Can you please quickly check to make sure your email address is up to date here? Just in case we need to reach out to you or you lose your password. Muchero thanks!

Chris Leaks talked about coaching transition

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by sjgator, Sep 18, 2024.

  1. sjgator

    sjgator Junior

    116
    24
    1,883
    Dec 20, 2013


    Google says that Chris is a Walmart manager at apopka Fl
     
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 4
    • Informative Informative x 3
    • Funny Funny x 1
  2. WindoverG8tr

    WindoverG8tr GC Hall of Fame

    1,311
    1,685
    2,013
    Apr 8, 2007
    Chris made a bad mistake but I hope he can get another chance to get into the football world. He is obviously up to date with his feel for NIL and the current game. So intelligent and knowledgeable. Hope somebody gives him a chance
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • Agree Agree x 2
  3. MarineG8R

    MarineG8R GC Hall of Fame

    4,080
    1,630
    2,648
    Nov 19, 2014
    LEGENDARY Champion drops ELITE Insight

    This surprised me...


    Just stop Ali
     
    Last edited: Sep 19, 2024
    • Funny Funny x 6
    • Agree Agree x 3
    • Like Like x 1
  4. AgingGator

    AgingGator GC Hall of Fame

    3,817
    823
    2,088
    Apr 24, 2007
    I simply can’t imagine the numbers he would have put up if Spurrier came back in 05 with all of the offensive talent there.
     
    • Agree Agree x 5
  5. g8t0rb8t

    g8t0rb8t GC Legend

    689
    304
    1,918
    Oct 21, 2012
    Hollywood, FL
    Yeah it was very disappointing how he fell off, I feel bad for him but he made his mistakes.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
  6. gatorfan828

    gatorfan828 Junior

    111
    39
    1,763
    Dec 8, 2016
    Orlando, Florida
    Would probably be a debated topic, but why do we not look to bring people like this back into the program? He has the "blemish" but outside of that, he is a football mind and a Gator legend. I feel like guys like this should be on the analyst staff and trying to work their way into coaching positions.
     
    • Like Like x 4
    • Disagree Bacon! Disagree Bacon! x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  7. WC53

    WC53 GC Hall of Fame

    4,930
    1,019
    2,088
    Oct 17, 2015
    Old City
    I don’t think any educational institution would hire him.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
  8. eightiesgator

    eightiesgator GC Hall of Fame

    1,418
    385
    1,883
    Oct 16, 2017
    Only in the court of public opinion is someone guilty until proven innocent. The charge that was filed was quickly withdrawn, so as far as I am concerned, Chris is innocent. As for this excellent interview, it is clear how knowledgeable and perceptive Chris is, and his points are damning to Billy, even though Chris didn't say a disparaging word. He really should be back in coaching...
     
    Last edited: Sep 19, 2024
    • Like Like x 2
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Winner Winner x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  9. WindoverG8tr

    WindoverG8tr GC Hall of Fame

    1,311
    1,685
    2,013
    Apr 8, 2007
    NFL n NBA players galore have been convicted of worse than what Chris did, and yet they can be heard on national broadcasts every week. Our tax dollars pay legal fee “payoffs” for senators and congressmen to have sex scandals erased. (This is indisputable).
    I am a hardline law and order guy. I have three daughters- yet I think when someone has paid the price required by the law and then rehabilitate their life and they’re deserve another chance. I know some disagree with this, but that’s how I feel. Just my 2 cents.
     
    Last edited: Sep 19, 2024
    • Like Like x 3
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  10. Claygator

    Claygator GC Hall of Fame

    4,652
    898
    2,568
    Apr 11, 2007
    Yes, and Chris wasn't convicted of anything. I know the story was a bit messy, but he wasn't charged with a crime, was he?

    He played under Zook and Meyer, so he had two different coaching experiences to learn from.

    I'd love to bring guys like him back in the fold, and kudos to Ali for giving him an audience.
     
    • Like Like x 4
    • Agree Agree x 1
  11. WC53

    WC53 GC Hall of Fame

    4,930
    1,019
    2,088
    Oct 17, 2015
    Old City
    The issue is didn’t Chris surrender his teaching certificate and agreed to never teach again? The admin complaints are a different animal than the criminal complaints as is being a commentator vs a coach.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
    • Best Post Ever Best Post Ever x 1
  12. eightiesgator

    eightiesgator GC Hall of Fame

    1,418
    385
    1,883
    Oct 16, 2017
    That is an interesting question. Do all coaches require a teaching certificate at a public university?
     
  13. G8R92

    G8R92 GC Hall of Fame

    3,265
    361
    378
    Feb 5, 2010
    Exactly what kind of teaching would you attribute to our current coaching staff?
     
    • Funny Funny x 5
    • Winner Winner x 1
  14. UF24ou14

    UF24ou14 GC Hall of Fame

    3,805
    4,486
    2,178
    Apr 19, 2009
    You're not a law and order guy if you have 3 daughters and have a "Get over it " attitude about underage sex with a minor. I loved what he did at UF, bbut what he's accused of is a crime. Ceding your teaching credentials doesn't happen cuz you just felt like it. He wouldn't have done it on a whim.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Best Post Ever Best Post Ever x 1
  15. WindoverG8tr

    WindoverG8tr GC Hall of Fame

    1,311
    1,685
    2,013
    Apr 8, 2007
    So you know this from inside knowledge? I thought it was a mutually agreed decision to give up the credentials by the prosecution and the underage persons family and Leak. I never read that he had sex with her. If you really know otherwise I would certainly reconsider my thought process. But, are you filling in blanks that you really don't know the answer to? I am not saying you're wrong but what you are claiming is all new to me and I think most of us on this board. It was years ago and I did not look up the details of the case I will concede. I think generally men acused of underage sex are brought to trial . If found guilty they definitely go to jail.
     
  16. Claygator

    Claygator GC Hall of Fame

    4,652
    898
    2,568
    Apr 11, 2007
    I suppose it may vary by state, but from what I have found, no teaching certificates are required. Not in Florida anyway.
     
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
  17. tigator2019

    tigator2019 GC Hall of Fame

    1,462
    2,576
    1,873
    Dec 25, 2018
    In my head--- UF
    Fair enough- is an accusation lifetime banishment?
     
    • Like Like x 1
  18. WC53

    WC53 GC Hall of Fame

    4,930
    1,019
    2,088
    Oct 17, 2015
    Old City
    C’mon folks, think about it. Would any respectable institution risk the liability or backlash? And would Chris even want the scrutiny that even an application would bring. Answer to both is probably no.

    Sure he was a Great Gator. The world moves on, things change.
     
  19. grayg8rstevo

    grayg8rstevo GC Hall of Fame

    18,620
    4,574
    3,248
    Apr 3, 2007
    Florida
    Maybe that was CHRIS LEAKS.
    Chris Leak might work somewhere else.
     
    • Fistbump/Thanks! Fistbump/Thanks! x 1
  20. UF24ou14

    UF24ou14 GC Hall of Fame

    3,805
    4,486
    2,178
    Apr 19, 2009
    Leak didn't even contest anything, and voluntarily gave up his teaching certification. That doesn't look good. Which leads to sometimes the risk of reoccurrence is too risky.