re: Just a simple question: Do you know more about football than Les Miles?

"I may not know more about football, but I think I know more about Les Miles than Les Miles does, that man has not an introspective bone in his body."

I obviously don't post here much, but I thoroughly enjoy reading the Rant.

To be clear, I am 66 years old and have been following the Tigers since the 50's. My father, class of '39, and myself, class of '69, use to listen to the Tigers on radio in the days of Jimmy Taylor and J W Broadnax (Great name for a fullback!)

To answer the question, NO. I played in the era of the single wing and the 6-2-2-1 defense. I don't know squat about coaching football.

That being said, hear me out. Mayo is spot on, IMO. I use to be on the hiring committee for a major US airline and interviewed many a hopeful pilot ( I was chief pilot for the 757 fleet, so I have some credibility here). I asked everyone of them the same question, "What is the most important attribute of being a professional pilot?"

I got a lot of answers, but rarely the one I was looking for. The answer I was looking for was, "Judgement and knowing your limitations." Mayo calls it "introspection". CLM doesn't appear to have any. To use an aviation analogy, Miles keeps trying to land an aircraft in weather with 100' ceiling and 1/2 mile visibility, and keeps having to abort the landing.

There comes a time when you have to try a different approach (pun intended).

Respectfully submitted.