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Les Miles blames Feleipe Franks' decommitment on Joe Alleva
Posted on 10/5/17 at 7:58 am
Posted on 10/5/17 at 7:58 am
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“Somebody calls you and says, ‘Listen, I just got the head coaching job at Florida. I want you to come be my quarterback, and I’m not going to be fired,’” Miles said. “‘That Miles guy, he’s going to be fired. Handwriting is on the wall.’”
The instability of his job wasn’t the only reason Franks yanked his verbal pledge, Miles said. The hiring of McElwain, an offensive-minded coach, and the firing of Will Muschamp, who has a defensive background, helped too.
“They could paint a stable position, and I really … as soon as they got rid of Muschamp and went with McElwain, there was an offensive guy,” Miles said. “(The Franks family) felt like it was going to be different, and there was always a dark cloud hanging over my head as long as (athletic director) Joe Alleva was going to talk to the press.”
Posted on 10/5/17 at 8:09 am to joshnorris14
I'm not defending Alleva at all, but does Miles discuss what the impact was on recruiting when he and his agent were flirting with running off to Michigan a few years back? That really paints a picture of stability.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 8:10 am to joshnorris14
He also blamed it on Mac for negative recruiting
Posted on 10/5/17 at 8:17 am to joshnorris14
That's just payback for telling recruits Lloyd Carr had a mental disease.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 9:22 am to wareaglepete
quote:You have no evidence that Miles flirted with Michigan. Zero. That's pure speculation. I didn't like Miles as the coach, but there is no good reason to make up crap.
ut does Miles discuss what the impact was on recruiting when he and his agent were flirting with running off to Michigan a few years back?
Posted on 10/5/17 at 9:25 am to wareaglepete
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I'm not defending Alleva at all, but does Miles discuss what the impact was on recruiting when he and his agent were flirting with running off to Michigan a few years back? That really paints a picture of stability
Yeah, 8 years earlier. Totally unstable.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 9:40 am to airfernando
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You have no evidence that Miles flirted with Michigan. Zero. That's pure speculation. I didn't like Miles as the coach, but there is no good reason to make up crap.
Herbstreit didn't just make it up, dude. His superiors wouldn't let him go on air without him having a solid source (or two). I think Miles planned to take the job in 2007, but the story broke early and everything changed.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 9:44 am to bamasgot13
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His superiors wouldn't let him go on air without him having a solid source (or two).
That right there .. is the funniest thing I've read in a loooooong time!
'If' today's journos needed solid sources, not much would be written. It's a FACT.+
Posted on 10/5/17 at 10:15 am to joshnorris14
From the play so far, Alleva did something right for a change.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 4:20 pm to joshnorris14
What stands out to me in this is that Les Miles is capable of speaking in coherent sentences.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 4:21 pm to joshnorris14
Per the Chris Landry podcast last night (and he knows what he is talking about as he was involved), Michigan had zero interest in Miles. Miles had tried to contact Michigan the entire week but couldn't get a hold of them. However, Michigan leaked the Miles to Michigan stuff to people near Herbstreit solely to throw up a smoke screen so they could calmly do the rest of their search over the weekend.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 4:23 pm to TheHarahanian
quote:He's done a much better job of speaking coherently since he got the boot.
What stands out to me in this is that Les Miles is capable of speaking in coherent sentences.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 4:26 pm to joshnorris14
Not a good look, Les. Stay out of the mud.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 4:29 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:And on Alleva for hanging a dark cloud over his head with the media.
He also blamed it on Mac for negative recruiting
Posted on 10/5/17 at 4:42 pm to joshnorris14
Loving Les more every single day.
Sure hope he gets another shot.
Sure hope he gets another shot.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 5:04 pm to ccomeaux
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From the play so far, Alleva did something right for a change.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 5:49 pm to Sid E Walker
Miles had better be careful dishing out the dirt. That can go both ways.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 6:00 pm to 62Tigerfan
LSU fans are like little children. The AD is pure trash.
Keep talking, Les. Just confirming what we all know about Alleva. Amazing how such a failure and a moron gets to such a high position.
Keep talking, Les. Just confirming what we all know about Alleva. Amazing how such a failure and a moron gets to such a high position.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 7:20 pm to joshnorris14
Does he say anything about why he couldn't develop a QB his entire career?
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