re: This exemplifies what is so wrong about the media treatment of LSU and Miles....

Read. Every. Word. And completely agree.

In all fairness, please understand that Miles brings much of those aforementioned snickers you mentioned on himself, as his command of the English language isn't what you'd call a white knuckled death grip. He says and does goofy shite.

THAT said, I would like to think that if I were an "expert" - getting paid to prognosticate - whatever - I'd focus more on the fact that:

1. Dude has won an NC

2. Dude has won the conference a couple of times

3. Dude is the only coach that fields a team that goes toe to toe with Bama (seriously, this point cannot be underestimated. LSU is the only team that Bama KNOWS isn't afraid of them, and THAT is solidly a Les Miles stamp. You think Bama fears Auburn? pfft. Georgia, even though they took them to the wire? Nah. LSU? Damn straight they do. Every night when Bama players and fans go to bed, they have to sleep with that media whore that is "the re-match", and her slutty sister of a game last year. To a man, they know the re-match is just what she is. A whore. And they know they banged the sluttiest of sluts in last year's game, escaping only with their dicks)
4. Dude coaches players up in the NFL

So, me, I'd focus more on the above.

And I'd focus less his odd choice of wild culinary treats, the shape of his hat, the way he claps his hands, or the prepositions he makes poor use of.