timNem
07-27-2007, 12:59 PM
Q: Would you like to see the SEC and PAC-10 meet each other in a bowl game on a regular basis?
MILES: I think that would be a very competitive match-up. I don't think there would be any problem with that at all.
Q: Since the arrival of Nick Saban, you've said some derogatory things about Alabama. How does this affect the Alabama-LSU rivalry?
MILES: I've given some thought to that. We really have enjoyed the accomplishments that coach had while he was at LSU. He left, went by way of another stop, now is back in the conference. I can tell you that's one game on our schedule, no more than one. I can tell you that we really have not changed anything. There will be no bearing on what we do that's different. We look forward to getting to that game.
Q: How do you convince your fans that it's just one game?
MILES: Well, they'll figure it out when we open the season. They'll all wait. They'll understand. They have to understand that it's just one game and it's an important game certainly but it's just one, counts as one. We'll get there. We'll be prepared.
Q: Do you regret saying F'ing Alabama at that rally? And who wins in a boxing match, you or Nick Saban?
MILES: I can tell you that at the end of a recruiting season where there was a lot of hearsay and innuendo, there was some heated exchanges, I can tell you that I did have emotion and I certainly regret any choice of words that you described that I made. I am not in any way derogatory towards Alabama. I look forward to competing with them and their coach.
Q: Do you think Coach Saban's return has helped you image amongst LSU gans?
MILES: I haven't really given much thought to that, to be honest with you. Like I said, my image is not something I really have focused on much lately.
Q: A few weeks ago did you mean to call out USC or did you get caught up in the moment?
MILES: I don't think I called out USC in any way. I think it was a feel of a strong SEC conference, enjoyment, the competition, how difficult it is to come through a tremendous schedule, an SEC schedule, then play a championship game, and then go on and have an opportunity to play in a nationally significant game. I just think it's a little easier to come from a conference that there is no championship game. Whoever the champion is from the PAC-10, I think they'll be a great football team. We'd look forward to meeting anybody in the post-season.
MILES: I think that would be a very competitive match-up. I don't think there would be any problem with that at all.
Q: Since the arrival of Nick Saban, you've said some derogatory things about Alabama. How does this affect the Alabama-LSU rivalry?
MILES: I've given some thought to that. We really have enjoyed the accomplishments that coach had while he was at LSU. He left, went by way of another stop, now is back in the conference. I can tell you that's one game on our schedule, no more than one. I can tell you that we really have not changed anything. There will be no bearing on what we do that's different. We look forward to getting to that game.
Q: How do you convince your fans that it's just one game?
MILES: Well, they'll figure it out when we open the season. They'll all wait. They'll understand. They have to understand that it's just one game and it's an important game certainly but it's just one, counts as one. We'll get there. We'll be prepared.
Q: Do you regret saying F'ing Alabama at that rally? And who wins in a boxing match, you or Nick Saban?
MILES: I can tell you that at the end of a recruiting season where there was a lot of hearsay and innuendo, there was some heated exchanges, I can tell you that I did have emotion and I certainly regret any choice of words that you described that I made. I am not in any way derogatory towards Alabama. I look forward to competing with them and their coach.
Q: Do you think Coach Saban's return has helped you image amongst LSU gans?
MILES: I haven't really given much thought to that, to be honest with you. Like I said, my image is not something I really have focused on much lately.
Q: A few weeks ago did you mean to call out USC or did you get caught up in the moment?
MILES: I don't think I called out USC in any way. I think it was a feel of a strong SEC conference, enjoyment, the competition, how difficult it is to come through a tremendous schedule, an SEC schedule, then play a championship game, and then go on and have an opportunity to play in a nationally significant game. I just think it's a little easier to come from a conference that there is no championship game. Whoever the champion is from the PAC-10, I think they'll be a great football team. We'd look forward to meeting anybody in the post-season.