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LSU coach Les Miles gave his take yesterday on Alabama's third-ranked football team. And while much of it was the predictable, standard coachspeak that you'll often hear before a big showdown between two top 10 teams, it was interesting that Miles deemed the Tide's Mark Ingram to be "as good a tailback as we've faced or will face."
Miles also pointed out that Ingram is from Flint, Mich.
"I wish he would have stayed in the Midwest," Miles quipped.
Here's the entire statement from "The Hat" ...
"Alabama is a very good football team. Coach Saban has done a very good job there. They've gotten better every time we've seen them on film. Offensively, they are averaging 31 points and 410 yards per game. They can run the football very well. Mark Ingram is a great back. ... They have a quarterback (Greg McElroy) who makes smart decisions. He's thrown nine touchdowns and three interceptions. He manages the game very well for them. I think they have a great receiver in Julio Jones, who is really one of the best receivers in the country. He has 20 catches for 230 yards or so and one touchdown, but they spread the ball around, and that's smart. At least six players have 10 catches."
"Defensively, they rank in the top-five nationally in every statistical category. They are very talented. Of course, everyone knows about Terrence Cody. He's a big-time playmaker. He blocks field goals. He's a tremendous force in the center of the defense. Linebacker Rolando McClain leads the team in tackles and just seems to always be around the ball. On special teams, the defensive back that they have playing for them, (Javier) Arenas has 45 tackles, eight tackles for loss and four sacks, but his impact is not only on the defensive side, but he's also a tremendous return man. He's averaging 16 yards on punt returns and 27 yards on kickoff returns. Special teams, like the rest of their team, is very good and well-coached and productive.
"We enjoy going to Bryant-Denny Stadium. It's one of the finest collegiate venues in the country. It has a great gameday atmosphere. I think this team that we play is very talented and very well-coached. There are no weaknesses. This will be a great challenge for our football team. Our football team will look forward to that, and we'll look forward to that matchup.
Since I've been here, we've enjoyed games of significance. This certainly is that."
Show class, have pride and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
As nutty as some think he is and as mad as I get at him sometimes when I disagree with his coaching decisions, he is really a very classy human being; a genuine family man who takes his wife and children everywhere and attends all of their activities, and a guy who the players and assistant coaches really do care for because he is honest with them and respects each one of them individually. He's truly a good person.
When one compares Miles to most of the other coaches in the SEC, his star seems to grow brighter each year. He's professional in his actions and when he speaks. I've always been a fan.
After everything is said and done, more is said than done. Defy Conventional Wisdom - Noah
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When one compares Miles to most of the other coaches in the SEC, his star seems to grow brighter each year. He's professional in his actions and when he speaks. I've always been a fan.
When one compares Miles to most of the other coaches in the SEC, his star seems to grow brighter each year. He's professional in his actions and when he speaks. I've always been a fan.
My sarcasm meter flinched a bit here. But if your serious Noah, Thanks alot my friend. He has done and said some outrageous things. But when you get to the core, he really is a man of great character. The kids and coaches seem to love him. And a great family man.
When you look past the rivalry, you can see that Les Miles is a pretty cool guy. I like him, he says what he means and doesn't hop, skip and jump around his words.
#2 Alabama Crimson Tide: 11-0 (7-0) - SEC West Champions.
I'd like to add that Coach Miles has always seemed to me to bring a class act to the microphone. I've never felt a need to harbor disrespect for the man, unlike several of his peers.
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