BigRedBuster
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Interesting comments about his parent's feelings on his commitment.
SIGNED - FB Ben Miles
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Red Five
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His dad has taken a ton of crap the last few years from LSU fans/donors/admin. Hell, his fate was determined in a meeting during halftime of their last regular season game. I can see why Ben might want to escape that toxic environment and make it on his own.
Savage Husker
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Wonder how many UVs to LSU he goes on.
HuskerNation1
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I feel bad for Ben. It's tough enough having a parent in the spotlight, but when he's fired mid-season of your senior year of high school, that has to be really tough. Maybe he can spend the rest of this season as an "advisor" for NU.
HuskerNBigD
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Curious if a Miles to Purdue hire will have any affect on Ben's decision.
The Murphinator
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Les Miles will not be coaching Purdue. He will probably end up at a place like USC,Notre Dame, or Texas. Why would he want to coach Purdue? They are not even close to competing for national championships. They don't even have the talent of these other schools.
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Hoosker
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Because he just got fired for having a good, not great record.
You can't have a good, not great record at USC, Notre Dame or Texas and last very long.
Maybe he wants to lay low, establish connections in the B1G footprint, and then see what happens?
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HuskerNBigD
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No he won't. If he couldn't get it done, with the recruiting talent in his own backyard, no other team is going to hire him. Never mind the fact he's a 60+ year old coach.
huskerfan92
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If Mark Richt and Mike Riley can end up at Miami and Nebraska, I'm sure Les Miles will get a better job offer than Purdue
Hoosker
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I don't think I made my point clear.
I think he can absolutely get a better job than Purdue, but, since he was fired for having a good, not great record at a high-stakes job, maybe he wants to dial it down for a while and get back to basics. Have an easier, less pressure job now that he's older and be in the same division as his son for the next 4-5 years.
Idk.
Makes a little sense, no?
Savage Husker
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If I were the AD, I wouldn't want a coach who is seeking something to "dial it down." Unless your definition of dialing it down isn't the same vision I'm picturing when I hear that phrase.
Hoosker
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Dial down the pressure.
AKA, Les Miles will still be Les Miles, just without the LSU boosters breathing down his neck.
Xmas32
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Les Miles won 77% of his games @ LSU, I'd say that's great (just my personal opinion there).
It's an interesting theory but I'm not sure it holds a ton of water for a few reasons.
First, are we sure Purdue can even afford a guy like Miles? Hazell was 'only' making $2mm/year and that was a 100%+ increase over the last guy. I think Miles is going to make at least $3mm in his next job and I just can't see Purdue getting there.
Second, Miles is 62, I think his next job is frankly his last one so I think he's going to be pretty selective, even if that means sitting out a year.
I think he ends up in the South/Big 12 country personally. However, if Notre Dame were to fire Brian Kelly...Miles would certainly be on the short list there (Miles is from Ohio).
I totally get your premise about wanting to take over a perennial doormat and spinning them up but reclamation projects are a young mans game and frankly, I don't know if Miles has enough juice in the tank for something like that.