Translation needed: What the heck is Texas Tech's coach talking about?

JakeT. · Nov 14, 2007

"It's a little like breakfast - you eat ham and eggs," Leach said. "As coaches and players, we're like the ham. You see - the chicken's involved but the pig's committed. We're like the pig, they're like the chicken. They're involved, but everything we have rides on this."

WVU · Nov 14, 2007

coaches are the ham because the pig has to die for you to get it. Players are the eggs because you do not need to kill the chicken to get it.

He is saying while the players are essential, they are not the end all because they can be substituted and replaced while coaches cannot so easily.

I think

BlackBart · Nov 14, 2007

It's an old expression, but he screwed it up royally.

PBR · Nov 14, 2007

He needs to quit quoting Dr. Seuss and get back to work

fhmesq44 · Nov 14, 2007

I think he is actually analogizing the refs to the chicken,, not the players. Refs are involved on the game (chicken is involved in the eggs, but his life isn't at stake) but have nothing riding on the outcome. The players and coaches have everything riding on it, bowls, careers, jobs, NFL, etc., like the pig has everything riding on you having bacon.

Without the context it is tough to tell, but I assume this is in reference to his tirade about the officiating against Texas.