OT: Les Miles loves grass
Literally.
via ESPN.com:
BATON ROUGE, La. -- As Les Miles' latest stab at fourth-down trickery was about to unfold, the LSU coach bent down, snatched up some blades of grass -- and ate them.
"I have a little tradition that humbles me as a man, that lets me know that I'm a part of the field and part of the game," Miles said as a smile widened on his face. "You should have seen some games before this. I can tell you one thing: The grass in Tiger Stadium tastes best."
November 7th, 2010 at 7:31 AM ^
Oh hey, I used to do that when I was five.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:23 AM ^
November 7th, 2010 at 7:35 AM ^
I saw this when I was watching that game and had to rewind it and replay it. Thought he dropped his gum or something and then picked it up and put it back in his mouth (which would have been odd enough), but this is a bit strange. But hey, it apparently works for him...
November 7th, 2010 at 10:02 AM ^
I had the same experience, except I thought he had dropped his crazy pill on the ground, and was just retrieving it.
November 7th, 2010 at 7:35 AM ^
Just when you thought you couldn't find more entertainment in the annals of Les Miles....
November 7th, 2010 at 7:36 AM ^
I was thinking "I didn't know he smoked" when I read your thread title, shows how old I am, you meant grass grass....
November 7th, 2010 at 7:42 AM ^
I mean, really. I'm sure they use a lot of chemicals on that stuff.
November 7th, 2010 at 7:44 AM ^
So that explains his craziness. Turns out LSU still uses lead paint for the sidelines, and well, Les has been "hungry".
November 7th, 2010 at 7:53 AM ^
November 7th, 2010 at 8:28 AM ^
things in Fantasy/Sci Fi books about people going insane from eating certain kinds of "grass."
The Mad Hatter never stops making me smile....
November 7th, 2010 at 8:35 AM ^
Damn Don, I want you on my team in trivia pursuit.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:06 AM ^
we tell the kids in chem 125/126 that their first day of class to scare them to get all of them to wear their goggles, gloves and aprons.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:04 AM ^
Actually, it's eating the artificial field turf at away games than made him crazy.
November 7th, 2010 at 1:52 PM ^
A man's got to eat. And when you're busy calling inopportune timeouts, who's got time to sit down for a full meal?
November 7th, 2010 at 7:43 AM ^
So, if he had ended up as Michigan's head coach, would he have ripped up some artificial turf with scissors or something and chomped on that for a while?
November 7th, 2010 at 8:36 AM ^
I guess he could eat those black pellets.
November 7th, 2010 at 1:50 PM ^
Very rubbery-tasting grass gum.
November 7th, 2010 at 7:47 AM ^
in the Big House. I wonder if he'd notice something tasted funny.
Come to think, would he do it on Colorado's field, with Ralphie going all over it? Or Texas, with Bevo? Or Georgia, with Uga whizzing on it?
Les really ought to think more of the health consequences. He could pick up some nasty parasites.
November 7th, 2010 at 8:18 AM ^
Any parasite trying to live in Les Miles would have about as much luck as the AFLAC duck did in the Yogi Berra commercial.
November 7th, 2010 at 7:44 AM ^
Seriously, is there a more entertaining coach in college football. And its not like he is a clown and a shitty coach like Kiffin. He wins, defeats two of the bigger tools in CFB (Saban and Meyer) in heartbreaking fashion, and is hilarious when doing so.
November 7th, 2010 at 8:19 AM ^
You know what's kinda cool? That the coaches with....I dunno....actual personalities like Miles and Harbaugh are both Bo coached ex-Michigan players. I love that.
The spirit of Schembechler lives on! Screw the Urban Meyer-type borg.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:45 AM ^
Maybe Bo supplemented his income as a part-time psychiatrist/psychologist.
Edit: Now I have a funny mental image of him calling someone a jackwagon.
November 7th, 2010 at 8:29 AM ^
I seem to remember Lou Holthz doing this back in his ND days. If so, Les should probably stop...
November 7th, 2010 at 10:00 AM ^
+1 for "Holthz"
November 7th, 2010 at 8:38 AM ^
Miles gets a lot of crap in the college football blogosphere, and on this board, but he's pretty great, and incredibly entertaining. And putting the insanity at the end of the LSU-Tennessee game, the coaching job he has done this season is awfully impressive.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:20 AM ^
Like some coaches hold up their fingers to check the wind maybe he eats grass to determine what cleats his players should wear.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:22 AM ^
crazy video
November 7th, 2010 at 9:22 AM ^
+1 for hivemind.
November 7th, 2010 at 11:47 AM ^
hahahahah, I thought this thread was more of a joke.............until I saw the video
November 7th, 2010 at 9:23 AM ^
...might like it better later baked in a brownie...
Grass eating is decriminalized locally; I wonder about Baton Rouge.
November 7th, 2010 at 9:47 AM ^
Here's a gif...dude's about as crazy as they come.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:03 AM ^
He is probably a little too busy to get a hot dog from the concession stand. Then again, he is a little wacky so if he disappears for a quarter that may be where he went.
Maybe cajun food gives him the runs.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:09 AM ^
when his stomach was upset. It could be that Miles has worms.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:42 AM ^
Les Miles is a Looney Tune. What's with that palm clap where his fingers are splayed and arched so they can't touch each other? Strange strange man.
Also, we now know why he didn't come to Michigan. Not for his "damn fine football team" but because he can't eat the field turf at Michigan Stadium. Maybe he could have brought a baggy of grass (no comment on what type) from outside?
November 7th, 2010 at 10:49 AM ^
The thoughts going through the mind of Meyer and Saban as they got Lesticled amuse me to no end. So what if he eats grass. The man's been entertaining as hell this year. If only he could find a quarterback that team would be really good.