Les Miles: Hindsight is clearly 20/20
Man, after watching this, I am so grateful that we have Rich Rod and the whole Les Myles fiasco turned out the way it did with our school. This man is the head coach of a top SEC school. Scary. I know he's all Blue, but that didn't compel him to come coach here. And after watching this, thank the good Lord he didn't:
October 4th, 2010 at 8:51 AM ^
October 4th, 2010 at 8:55 AM ^
and the fact that I honestly have no idea WTF he is talking about in that video. Was he drinking during the game? "Gotta cut the fat to get to the lean meat"......!?!?!?!?!.
October 4th, 2010 at 10:02 AM ^
I think he was auditioning for Lou Holtz's job at ESPN after he gets fired this season...
October 4th, 2010 at 10:32 AM ^
Is a lot of phlegm.
October 4th, 2010 at 11:54 AM ^
at least the grass around him will be green
October 4th, 2010 at 12:00 PM ^
I really hope Lou isn't a close-talker.
October 4th, 2010 at 7:27 PM ^
Wish he was a low talker.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:00 AM ^
if he regrets not taking the Michigan job.
October 4th, 2010 at 11:53 AM ^
He wasn't ever offered the Michigan job. If he were offered the job, I assume he would have lept at the chance.
October 4th, 2010 at 6:27 PM ^
Bill Martin didn't just "accidently" schedule a sailing trip for that weekend. Miles tried to use the media to get us interested and Martin didn't take the bait.
October 4th, 2010 at 8:25 PM ^
just as you don't.
But there was definite interest from Michigan in regards to Miles.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3132538
He even talked with Martin/Coleman.
http://mvictors.com/?tag=les-miles
I see nothing official saying he was offered the job nor anything saying he wasn't. But to act as if Martin had no interest is just wrong.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:01 AM ^
that you don't like about this? Just his overall scatter-brained demeanor? Because that is pretty ridiculous and he definitely doesn't come off as a professional. But did you see that game? Clearly he is a little defensive because Volunteer nation thought he just stole a game from them. He is trying to explain why his team looked so bad towards the end of the clock, and how UT going back and forth with them on personnel packages caused the penalty. I don't buy it, though because this has happened to LSU before
October 4th, 2010 at 9:01 AM ^
Another candidate for Hindsight 20/20. Has not done anything after Ray Rice departure
October 4th, 2010 at 9:03 AM ^
DO. NOT. WANT. Holy crap.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:13 AM ^
pretty much sums up my reaction after hearing that press conference. Scary.
October 4th, 2010 at 12:16 PM ^
we like to call them avatars.
;-)
October 4th, 2010 at 9:03 AM ^
That video is about 8:30 seconds to long.....he is as articulate as George W Bush not saying anything about his coaching ability, but interviews/public speaking dont seem like one of his strong points.
Not sure is anyone has seen this site The Quotable Les Miles
October 4th, 2010 at 9:04 AM ^
...knew what he was doing when he was incommunicado on his yacht the weekend he was supposed to hire Myles. Anybody else think Myles comments were reminiscent of Rod Marinelli?
October 4th, 2010 at 9:20 AM ^
not enough talk about pad level
October 4th, 2010 at 9:06 AM ^
As a trustee and former player, I bet he was VERY involved with choosing RichRod.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:07 AM ^
...over Myles shoulder seriously taking down what Myles is dishing. As though Myles had just decended from Mt. Zion.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^
The guys in the background were all I needed to see in the first two minutes of that video to know that Miles was selling some serious BS. Those guys looked bored as hell.
Les is certainly a memorable guy with some interesting quotes, but there is no reason he needed to go into that much detail. All he needed to do was own it: "We made a horrible series of play calls, none of which were worse than the goal line play at the end of regulation. Tennessee played a great game and deserved the win as much as we did. It was an ugly win for us, but a win is a win and we'll take all we can get."
That said, I too was high on Les around the time LC retired. I'm so glad he isn't our coach.
I can't figure out if the first three years he "over performed" or if the last two he has "under-performed". To his credit, two of his losses each year have been to Alabama and Florida, no shame in losing to those schools given the seasons/talent they had. It's the Ole Miss an Arkansas losses that don't look so hot.
October 4th, 2010 at 6:34 PM ^
I think the over-the-shoulder guy is incredulous that he has to listen to this incoherent man blather on for 10 minutes.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:07 AM ^
and I root for his team. But I am SO GLAD he's not our coach! This board is insane enough without an insane coach to boot. He rants for minutes on end without taking questions -- intermittently screaming for no obvious reason -- wack! Get him some meds!
Apparently one of the LSU players called a players-only meeting on the heels of that game...
October 4th, 2010 at 9:09 AM ^
you can't judge how he would have acted at Michigan. I think in general SEC coaches are more aggressive, mean (for lack of a better word) and have dick-ish behavior, compared to the B10, where it is much more gentlemanly.
I don't think a guy like Kiffin would have been tolerated at all in the B10.
October 4th, 2010 at 12:44 PM ^
Danny Hope just looked at your post and punched a baby otter in the balls.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:12 AM ^
I had zero doubt that he was my top choice at the time. I remember being totally deflated that Saturday when the sh*t hit the fan and he said he was staying at LSU. But in hind sight, as you say, wow, I'm so glad things went as they did. I have to take this opportunity to realize just how incredibly wrong I was. Glad I wasn't the AD.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:15 AM ^
was cackling with a big smile when he saw this the other day. And Bill Martin/Dave Brandon as well.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:14 AM ^
Harbaugh definitely had a huge problem trying to beat a team that could execute the spread option. He pretty much had his own Oregon Debacle last Saturday. I like Harbaugh, but I think he may be a bit anachronistic for today's game. Of all the people mentioned as "serious candidates" for the job, only Kirk Ferentz has indicated that he may have been able to handle it.
I am firmly convinced that Michigan got the right coach. There are a few others who I think may have done a good job, but I think RR will get this team competing for National Championships soon. The most exciting offense in college football has already arrived in Ann Arbor; it's only a matter of time before the defense becomes good enough to help that offense turn Michigan into a team that is in the top five more often than not.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:18 AM ^
we start recruiting top flight defensive players that actually STAY with us. Hopefully it all starts in a matter of weeks with HaHa and Walls. Our sheer explosiveness/near invincibility with RR's offense combined with a quick and hard-hitting and tackling defense makes you want to foam at the mouth..imagine a defensive recruit looking at all those openings available to them as a freshman. If we keep up our winning ways, I think RR will close out this recruiting season with a legendary class. It's already slowly beginning to materialize with Sam Webb talking about the shock 5-star who may be coming our way....phew. Time to compose myself.
October 4th, 2010 at 10:03 AM ^
Fo what it's worth, Stanford gave up 626 total yards to Oregon, 388 yards came on the ground. That's more than what we gave up to Indiana in Total Yards. I haven't heard an of the national media questioning Harbaugh's ability to coach defense.
October 4th, 2010 at 4:30 PM ^
I get what you're saying, but Oregon's offense is more explosive and much more respected than IU's. Personally, I don't find the fact that Stanford gave up more yards to Oregon than we did to Indiana all that comforting.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:16 AM ^
I love how it occasionally loses focus for no reason a little bit. It's like a scene from Cloverfield that ended up on the cutting room floor.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:22 AM ^
I'll never understand the fascination folks had with Bubba Gump.
Cant wait to bet against him again whenever they play next.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:27 AM ^
Giving 16 points to Tennessee?! I know the Vols are struggling, but to give that many points to a decent conference foe had to have you salivating as you made your bet. And the fact that LSU often plays down to their competition (as long as it's not some 1-AA scrub).
October 4th, 2010 at 9:23 AM ^
Who is this Les Myles that you speak of?
October 4th, 2010 at 9:24 AM ^
Who is he yelling at at times??
October 4th, 2010 at 11:57 AM ^
He has one of the strangest manners of speech I've ever seen. He intermittently yells at the audience for a few sentences, then goes back to being happy and jovial within seconds. He's nuts.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:26 AM ^
That was hilarious. What the hell was he talking about? Just incoherent rambling. It was the 4 minute mark before I actually figured out what he meant.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:28 AM ^
October 4th, 2010 at 9:28 AM ^
That is a talent rich state that has to beat top prospects off with a stick so many guys want to play there. I doubt he'd do well up here competing with Ohio State in wider recruiting net.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:29 AM ^
I would hope that those who were critical of thr RRod hiring are man enough to admit that they were wrong. We've been through a very difficult stretch here in A2 thanks in no part to a segment of fans who have failed to support our coach...Alas, RRod is proving aallot of people wrong with what I would characterize as the most exciting Michigan offense I've seen during my tenure as a Michigan fan (25 years and running now)...
October 4th, 2010 at 9:29 AM ^
Think about it, if Pat White doesn't get hurt they probably beat Pitt and we are looking at the "Hello Les Miles" post by Brian. It wouldn't surprise me if he got hired by someone like Minnesota or Illinois if he gets shitcanned. He's a good coach not a great one, and LSU fans were spoiled by Nick Satan.
October 4th, 2010 at 6:37 PM ^
Miles was a non-starter. Too many people in the athletic department had a beef with him. If we hadn't gotten RR, we probably would have ended up with someone like Jim Grobe or maybe Brady Hoke.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:36 AM ^
And I was one of those who really wanted Les Miles -- or Myles, if you prefer. Needless to say, I'm happy with our current situation.
I like how he raises his voice and then gets real quiet. The Mad Hatter indeed.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:41 AM ^
Miles it is. I was just a little delirious after hearing his diatribe.
October 4th, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^
That was painful to watch.
October 4th, 2010 at 10:28 AM ^
October 4th, 2010 at 10:30 AM ^
It's funny cause a lot of Michigan fans were singing his tune three years ago. While I can't say I was any different, I can say that looking back it wouldn't have been the right choice. It just wasn't meant to be.
I love Rich Rodriguiez and it pains me that he's gotten as much grief as he has these past three years. Never have I rooted so hard for someone to succeed as I have this man, just because I know the unnecessary trouble he's gone through.
I hope Les continues to see success at LSU, no matter how looney he can be. The fact of the matter is, is that he still wins games.