Michigan gets permission to talk to LSU's Miles

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Michigan has received permission to speak with LSU's Les Miles about its coaching position.

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[BtownBeers]

Shocking really

[ssigman]

story of the year i bet

[Rusty27]

Poor LSU.Can't keep a head coach.

[ssigman]

i'll take it...200k a year is plenty enough for me

[BtownJay]

I wish i knew something more about this dude... other than, he's the coach at LSU now.

[ssigman]

he was an assistant at michigan under bo schembaerlakjathdslkhter

Les Miles (born November 10, 1953 in Elyria, Ohio) is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Louisiana State University football team. Prior to holding that position, he was head coach at Oklahoma State. He was formerly an assistant at Oklahoma State University as well as with the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado and the Dallas Cowboys. Miles accepted the head coaching position at LSU in January of 2005, where he has remained active since. Despite intense speculation, he has issued no formal statement concerning his candidacy for Lloyd Carr's former coaching position at the University of Michigan, his alma mater. However, on November 28, 2007, the University of Michigan asked for, and was granted permission by LSU to speak with Miles about its coaching vacancy.

Playing and assistant coaching careers
Miles earned all-state honors in football at Elyria High School in Ohio as well as letters in baseball and wrestling.[2] He attended the University of Michigan where he was a two year letterman under Coach Bo Schembechler from 1974 to 75. In 1980, Miles returned to Michigan as an assistant coach to Schembechler. He left Michigan in 1982 to coach at the University of Colorado where a fellow Michigan assistant, Coach Bill McCartney, had just been named head coach. He returned to Michigan in 1987 and, for the next eight years, helped lead the team to eight consecutive winning seasons and bowl appearances. After Gary Moeller's resignation, Miles left Michigan again to join former Colorado assistant Bob Simmons staff at Oklahoma State as offensive coordinator. During the 1998 through 2000 seasons he was the tight ends coach for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

[edit] Oklahoma State

Miles returned to OSU in 2001 as head coach. In the three years prior to Miles's arrival in Stillwater, OSU finished 5-6, 5-6, and 3-8. Then Miles took over and went 4-7 his first year, but then went 8-5, 9-4, and 7-5 -- taking his team to the Houston Bowl, the Cotton Bowl, and finally the Alamo Bowl.
During the last game of Miles' first season as head coach, OSU faced Oklahoma, who was ranked #4 in the nation. Despite the fact that OSU was facing Oklahoma on the road, Miles led his team to a 16-13 upset victory over the Sooners (who ended up finishing the season ranked #6 after winning the Cotton Bowl).
During Miles's second season, OSU again ended the regular season with a game against Oklahoma. This time Oklahoma was ranked the #3 team in the country. And yet again, Miles led his team to a 38-28 upset victory over the Sooners (who ended up finishing the season ranked #5 after winning the Rose Bowl). As a result of his performance during his second year, Miles was named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year by the Associated Press in 2002.

[edit] LSU


Les Miles congratulates Trindon Holliday after his kickoff return for a touchdown versus Ole Miss on November 17, 2007.



In January of 2005, Miles was named the head coach of Louisiana State University. He replaced Nick Saban, who had left LSU to take over the Miami Dolphins. In August of 2005, days before Miles was to make his debut as the coach of LSU, Hurricane Katrina struck south Louisiana. LSU's first game, a home date against North Texas, was postponed until later in the season. The Tigers second game, against Arizona State, was moved from Baton Rouge to Tempe because the LSU campus was still serving as an emergency center for Hurricane Katrina relief. The conference opener against the University of Tennessee was also delayed, this time because of Hurricane Rita. The game was played two days late.
In his first season as coach LSU won the 2005 SEC Western Division title with a 10-1 regular season record -- including wins over #15 Arizona State (9/10/05), #11 Florida (10/15/05), #16 Auburn (10/22/05) and #4 Alabama (11/12/05). LSU's only regular season loss was an upset at home to #10 Tennessee (9/26/05). In the Tennessee game, after building a 21-0 lead at halftime, the Tigers failed to score another touchdown and lost to UT 30-27 in overtime. In the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, Georgia, the #3-ranked LSU Tigers, though favored, lost to #13 Georgia 34-14. LSU recovered to win the 2005 Peach Bowl with a 40-3 romp of the #9-ranked Miami Hurricanes. Miles finished his first season at LSU with an 11-2 record, a #6 ranking in the USA Today Coaches Poll, and a #5 ranking in the AP Poll.
In 2006, LSU finished the regular season with ten wins (10-2), and ended the season with six straight wins. 2006 marked the first time in LSU history that the Tigers finished with back-to-back 10-win seasons. Miles was able to do this in spite of his team playing its four toughest games on the road. All four games were against teams ranked in the top eight when the game took place, with three of the teams in the top five (Auburn, Florida, Arkansas). LSU split those four games, losing to Auburn and Florida, but beating Tennessee and Arkansas. LSU did not win the SEC West title, finishing one game behind Arkansas. However, the Tigers were ranked ahead of Arkansas at the end of the regular season, and were rewarded with an invitation to face Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl where they defeated the Irish 41-14. LSU finished the 2006 season ranked #3 overall in both the AP and ESPN polls.
In 2007, Miles gained national attention due to numerous unconventional play calls during nationally televised games. LSU won the 2007 SEC Western Division title and was ranked #1 twice during the regular season. LSU lost its final regular season game at home to unranked Arkansas 50-48 in triple-overtime and lost its #1 ranking.
During his time at LSU, Les Miles earned the nickname 'The Hat', for the large white LSU baseball cap he wears during the game. This led to the slogan 'Fear The Hat'. Presently, Miles' coaching record is 32-6, the best of any LSU football head coach in over 100 years.
His time as the coach of LSU may soon be coming to a close. On November 28, LSU athletic director Skip Bertman formally gave permission to Michigan athletic director Bill Martin to speak with Miles over the coaching vacancy at Michigan. Leaving LSU for Michigan has been a concern for Bertman, who added a clause in Miles contract that Miles will be charged $1.25 million if he leaves to coach at Michigan. Michigan is the only such university mentioned in Miles' contract.[2]

[BtownJay]

Thanks!

One thing i certainly don't follow are assistant coaches of college teams. Let alone assistants from 25 years ago.

[BtownBeers]

Now you know Jay...and knowing is half the battle.