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Holy Crap, Les Miles. You’re Staying?

College Football

by edwzipper on Saturday, December 1st, 2007 at 02:44pm

Apparently so. In no uncertain terms. Quoth the current and apparently future LSU head coach today:

“Les Miles will remain LSU’s football coach rather than bolt to Michigan. “I am the head coach at LSU. I will be the head coach at LSU,” Miles said Saturday. “I have no interest in talking to anybody else.” Wearing a purple tie, standing and gesturing, Miles angrily made his announcement two hours before the No. 5 Tigers played No. 14 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Miles said an erroneous ESPN report that he was going to Michigan prompted him to speak to his players and the media. “I’ve got a championship game to play, and I’m excited about the opportunity of my damn strong football team to play,” he said. “It’s unfortunate that I had to address my team with that information this morning.

“I represent me in this issue, please ask me after. I’m busy,” he said. LSU chancellor Sean O’Keefe chuckled as Miles charged off the podium. In an offseason that has seen several big moves, Miles did not want to jump on the coaching carousel. LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said the school and Miles were in agreement. “Coach Miles and the chancellor have already worked out a contract that they’re happy with, but it hasn’t been signed yet,” Bertman said.

Well.

Guess this puts Michigan back at square one. Or back at Kirk Ferentz’s door.

On a personal note as a Buckeye fan…damn. I sharply disagree with those who are impressed by what Miles gets done on game days, and was looking forward to having him at Michigan. Damn.