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09-02-2005, 01:39 PM
Coach Miles did address the media after practice Thursday and below are some of his statements.
BATON ROUGE -- For two hours on Thursday the LSU football team tried to put aside the images of destruction and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana as the fifth-ranked Tigers practiced in full pads.
While the Tigers worked out at the at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility on one side of campus, a steady stream of Army helicopters continued to deliver critically injured patients to the triage center at the Maravich Assembly Centers.
Hundreds of victims of Hurricane Katrina remain on the LSU campus as the Maravich Center and the Carl Maddox Field House continue to serve as recovery units for the sick and injured.
"I can tell you this, these are extraordinary times in everybody’s professional lives," LSU coach Les Miles told a handful of reporters following Thursday's practice. "We will definitely always remember these days.”
When asked about the mood of the team, Miles replied, "I think they are pensive. I think that they want to play a game. I think that they are frustrated, because of the inability to help. I think they are sad, and they see how much difficulty the state is going through. I think that they are very sensitive to that.
"They know people that are in real difficult times and it is not normal. It is not business as usual, and it is tough to go beyond, yet they step out on the field and take a break for two hours and they practice hard."
Miles said that whatever the decision is regarding the Arizona State game, he's going to be supportive of it. The Tigers, who had their first game against North Texas postponed, are scheduled to host 20th-ranked Arizona State on Sept. 10 in Tiger Stadium.
"We are going to do what is right for the state, what is right for the school," Miles said. "We are very much tied to the people of Louisiana. We will do what is right for them."
"It was right to postpone that first game. It was right for the pain, destruction, and the lost of life and to assist in the supporting efforts. To help those people who need help most. Certainly we feel that it would be important for us to serve our state, and we will do so in any way we are directed.”
BATON ROUGE -- For two hours on Thursday the LSU football team tried to put aside the images of destruction and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana as the fifth-ranked Tigers practiced in full pads.
While the Tigers worked out at the at the Charles McClendon Practice Facility on one side of campus, a steady stream of Army helicopters continued to deliver critically injured patients to the triage center at the Maravich Assembly Centers.
Hundreds of victims of Hurricane Katrina remain on the LSU campus as the Maravich Center and the Carl Maddox Field House continue to serve as recovery units for the sick and injured.
"I can tell you this, these are extraordinary times in everybody’s professional lives," LSU coach Les Miles told a handful of reporters following Thursday's practice. "We will definitely always remember these days.”
When asked about the mood of the team, Miles replied, "I think they are pensive. I think that they want to play a game. I think that they are frustrated, because of the inability to help. I think they are sad, and they see how much difficulty the state is going through. I think that they are very sensitive to that.
"They know people that are in real difficult times and it is not normal. It is not business as usual, and it is tough to go beyond, yet they step out on the field and take a break for two hours and they practice hard."
Miles said that whatever the decision is regarding the Arizona State game, he's going to be supportive of it. The Tigers, who had their first game against North Texas postponed, are scheduled to host 20th-ranked Arizona State on Sept. 10 in Tiger Stadium.
"We are going to do what is right for the state, what is right for the school," Miles said. "We are very much tied to the people of Louisiana. We will do what is right for them."
"It was right to postpone that first game. It was right for the pain, destruction, and the lost of life and to assist in the supporting efforts. To help those people who need help most. Certainly we feel that it would be important for us to serve our state, and we will do so in any way we are directed.”