Rumor: Les Miles to Nebraska as Assistant?

Hoosker said:
Landlord of Memorial Stadium said:
Are people forgetting that Ben actively chose to not be coached by or under his dad in college?
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I would imagine Mike Riley had something to do with it.

Or did he specifically say that he chose Nebraska because he didn't want to be coached by his dad at LSU?
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And he won't. Doubt if his son would even see his dad if he's working as an Analyst unless he goes out and searches for him. Maybe put Les' office at the top of Oldfather Hall to dissuade his son from going to find him?

 
skersfan said:
The University of Alabama has 5 head coaches working under Saben. They hide them as analyst's. I could see coach Miles coming to Nebraska in that role. He is one heck of a recruiter and has established strong ties to the Louisiana area. He could be a gold mine for Nebraska.

Nebraska needs to use/work all the rules. This would be great, and I would guess Coach Riley and Coach Miles would get along fantastically. They both seem to be the same type of person.

I would be very happy to see this happen instantly.
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We already snagged a long-time NFL EXEC last year, who is to say he wouldn't do that same thing with Les Miles?

 
Regardless of how likely or unlikely this hire would be, you can't deny Les' connections.

He probably has a gigantic network down in Louisiana. We all know they have tons of athletes down there.

Adding him to the staff would bring knowledge, perspective, and recruits.

 
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Here is my take:

My personal opinion is that it would be awesome to find a place for Les Miles on staff. Whether it be a position coach (take over Rheads spot at a different position) or in the "front office."

My honest opinion is that there isn't a whole lot to go off of based on his interview comments. It felt like he was just saying that he can find something to do.

I do find it odd that he wouldn't refer to Nebraska as the school Ben is committed to, but maybe he just didn't want to say much about them right now?

 
Not mentioning Nebraska: Coaches aren't allowed to comment on unsigned recruits. Maybe he has this so ingrained in him that he is finding it difficult to change an old habit.

Maybe he will pull a Cosgrove and coach at a high school in Louisiana.

He could be an analyst for the Big XII network - oh, wait ....

 
Since everyone is reading into the lack of Nebraska being named, maybe his son has relayed to his father that he is not 100% sure he is heading this way, ~ just saying, stuff happens.

Two sides to every coin you know!

 
huKSer said:
Not mentioning Nebraska: Coaches aren't allowed to comment on unsigned recruits. Maybe he has this so ingrained in him that he is finding it difficult to change an old habit.

Maybe he will pull a Cosgrove and coach at a high school in Louisiana.

He could be an analyst for the Big XII network - oh, wait ....
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Actually, I think HuKSer is right. Even as his dad, LSU offered him a scholarship. He's not allowed to comment... obviously that's different now that he has no affiliation, but I'm sure there are some legal bindings. I'm sure a coach who gets fired midseason can't go walk into the nearest newspaper and give them the rundown on every recruit and how they stand.

 
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Has anyone watched an LSU game in the past decade?

We appear to be just now starting to get over the unorganized, erratic, mistake-riddled style of football that has plagued this program for over a decade. On top of all of that there appears to be some serious qb development and coaching going on. And now there's ppl that want this guy to come in here? No way. What is the draw to Les Miles? Because he coached at LSU, and with all the talent at his disposal, couldnt ever find a way to field what would appear to be a competent football team aside from riding the coat tails of massive talent advantages? And of all that talent, never once showed the ability to coach a qb or develope a qb, which was probably the upmost key in holding LSU back from being what their talent level said they shoulda been. And in the last few years, a talent advantage that was caught up to.

 
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Count 'Bility said:
No

Thank

You

Has anyone watched an LSU game in the past decade?

We appear to be just now starting to get over the unorganized, erratic, mistake-riddled style of football that has plagued this program for over a decade. On top of all of that there appears to be some serious qb development and coaching going on. And now there's ppl that want this guy to come in here? No way. What is the draw to Les Miles? Because he coached at LSU, and with all the talent at his disposal, couldnt ever find a way to field what would appear to be a competent football team aside from riding the coat tails of massive talent advantages? And in the last few years, a talent advantage that was caught up to?
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Count 'Bility said:
No

Thank

You

Has anyone watched an LSU game in the past decade?

We appear to be just now starting to get over the unorganized, erratic, mistake-riddled style of football that has plagued this program for over a decade. On top of all of that there appears to be some serious qb development and coaching going on. And now there's ppl that want this guy to come in here? No way. What is the draw to Les Miles? Because he coached at LSU, and with all the talent at his disposal, couldnt ever find a way to field what would appear to be a competent football team aside from riding the coat tails of massive talent advantages? And in the last few years, a talent advantage that was caught up to?
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You don't think he could be an effective Special Teams coach who excelled in recruiting?

How about a "Front-Office" type of guy who focused on recruiting from in-house?

 
Count 'Bility said:
No

Thank

You

Has anyone watched an LSU game in the past decade?

We appear to be just now starting to get over the unorganized, erratic, mistake-riddled style of football that has plagued this program for over a decade. On top of all of that there appears to be some serious qb development and coaching going on. And now there's ppl that want this guy to come in here? No way. What is the draw to Les Miles? Because he coached at LSU, and with all the talent at his disposal, couldnt ever find a way to field what would appear to be a competent football team aside from riding the coat tails of massive talent advantages? And of all that talent, never once showed the ability to coach a qb or develope a qb, which was probably the upmost key in holding LSU back from being what their talent level said they shoulda been. And in the last few years, a talent advantage that was caught up to.
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I mean, Les Miles isn't coming here and I feel ridiculous even responding in this thread, but lol @ this logic.

So if he came in as an assistant or analyst somehow his mad hatter ideology would permeate through the entire program and instantly make Tommy Armstrong suck again, make us more penalty/mistake prone, and start losing games in bewildering fashion? You give him way more credit than you think, apparently.

Anyways, I wonder what coattails he was riding in 2011. Beat the (by end of season polls) #1 team, #4 team, #5 team, #17 team, and #19 teams by an average score of 40-20 going 13-1.

 
I would not want to see him in a coaching capacity initially.

LSU loses more to the NFL draft than any other program according to ESPN and Siris. They average a class leaving every three years, meaning 25 kids go to the NFL between every 2-3 years. He gets the talent there no question. Is it the draw of LSU or Les Miles. My thoughts are it is Les Miles bringing them in the door.

I am doubtful of him coming to Nebraska, but like I said, he could certainly help this program from the recruiting side.

 
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Les Miles is unique and fun. He could definitely draw some positive attention, a lot like Harbaugh did at Michigan. With that being said if he was going to go back to a program and help I do feel like it would probably be at Michigan. But my guess is he will take a year off and then end up at another P5 conference team as the HC

 
Michiganball said:
Hate to be a buzzkill but if he becomes an analyst or something other then a straight up coach it would likely be back at he's alma mater.
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No way would Les work under someone like Jim. Les might knock his teeth out before the end of the year. Jim is one hell of a coach, but a horrible boss. The amount of assistants that go with him to new jobs is very telling.

 
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