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Les Miles Says He Wants A Chance To Coach Again

by Staff Reporter

April 4, 201769 Comments

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Former LSU head coach Les Miles spoke at the Nebraska Coaches Clinic in Lincoln, NE last Friday and told reporters and the media that he still wants to coach again. Per Omaha.com:

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“I want to coach football,” Miles said. “That’s pretty simple. I want an opportunity at a place that can win and a place where they really want to invest in the players. If they do that, I’m good.”

Asked if he would be picky with his next stop or just itching to get back, Miles said: “It can be a different style of job, but then I’m going to be picky about the people that I work with and those things. All I need is an athletic director and a president that says, ‘Yeah, I want to be the best.’ ”

“I’m probably a better coach today than I was when I left LSU, and I was certainly a better coach in my last years at LSU than I was in my first years,” he said.

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panzer•110 months

He could have coached LSU but he chose not to.

TwoDatBait•110 months

“I’m probably a better coach today than I was when I left LSU, and I was certainly a better coach in my last years at LSU than I was in my first years,” he said.

Translation, Toss Dive Right instead of Left

Space Cowboy•110 months

"I was certainly a better coach in my last years at LSU than I was in my first years,” he said."

Now that is scary right there.

tigerpawl•110 months

It's very telling. I honestly think he operates in a different reality.

caliegeaux•110 months

“I’m probably a better coach today than I was when I left LSU, and I was certainly a better coach in my last years at LSU than I was in my first years,” he said..............I was a long time supporter of Leslie, and I have to think this is quite the opposite.

LSUrme•110 months

Agreed. Otherwise, he would still be here.

Lexman1•110 months

I feel for Les, but he did this to himself. He refused to change the stagnant, predictable offense that every team was ready for. And he was fired because of it. How does that make him a better coach? Also, he's been passed up by several schools this offseason, so it doesn't look good for him. Kinda like an actor who gets type cast after playing the same role for a long time. After it's over, it's hard to find work elsewhere. Les is a good man and I wish him well. I really think broadcasting is a natural fit for him and his offbeat vocabulary. Good luck Les! See ya!

la champ1•110 months

Les killed his own coaching career by refusing to change. That's why several smaller schools have passed on him. They are afraid that he won't change or adapt offensively like he did here IMO.

texastigerr•110 months

Actually Baylor should have hired him to help clean up that mess of a program.

BigPerm30•110 months

I want to play in the MLB but it ain't happening.

JawjaTigah•110 months

Sad for Les, but he is either clueless or in denial or delusional or all three. He is a good man, a good recruiter, but a major underachieving HC for LSU, especially given all the talent he and his underachieving staff recruited.

HC87•110 months

VERY telling that he has not even received a 'sniff' for a new position.... Game passed him up the last 2-3 years.

Sorry to bring up old news, but when you step back and look at this past season (roster/results) it was a WASTED opportunity given the talent on both sides of the ball. Absolutely WASTED.

Memberda90s•110 months

Tulane intramural flag football team is hiring. Go for it Les!!!!

STRIPES•110 months

Other schools know Les had one of the best jobs in college football and was too hard headed and wouldn't listen to the obvious facts that he needed to change. Now Les says he is a better coach?
Based upon what exactly? Why would anyone believe it? Miles blew it. He was blindly loyal to Cam Cameron and it cost him his job. It's over Les.

bdnc•110 months

never has a coach been given so much and done so little, just one horrible coach, but those who hired him are worse, and those who gave him his last extension should be shot

biglego•110 months

Damn man, he wasn't Curley hallman

tigerpawl•110 months

To those who continue to insist he didn't ride on Saban's coattails for all these years - think again. I can't blame Miles for seizing the opportunity to come to BR. However, I do blame those for fiddling while Rome was burning.

1999•110 months

he will never coach in major college football again.

Dingeaux•110 months

this guy is still crazy. He would be better off if he just straight up admits that he underachieved in his last few years and he should have adjusted his offense.

Section225•110 months

Les needs to give up this crazy notion that he can still coach college football. He needs a small high school job in Michigan to just fade off into the sunset at. Les has no clue how to develop an offense and since he has top notched DC doing the defensive job all his career there is really nothing that he has to offer other than he can recruit. Im sorry Les but you are simply not a productive football coach anymore.

FLObserver•110 months

Had Les Had a Young Offensive Cord running the offense last year about this time with the understanding he keep his nose out of play calling. Theres a good chance he would still be here. Its hard for old dogs to learn new tricks and i think Les is done coaching major conference football.

damnedoldtigah•110 months

He needs to go back to the NFL as an assistant. He is not going to coach a major program in college any time soon. First, everyone did probably look at the chances LSU gave him to change, his promise to change, and then not changing. Second, everyone in the country had an opportunity to watch th infamous 01/09 shite show.

ShlikStyck•110 months

Valid. His current situation also shows what the rest of the national contingent feels of his abilitites as a head coach.

MC123•110 months

Let us never forget that this man wanted Dak Prescott to play tight end.

cas4t•110 months

Basically anyone besides Mullen recruited Dak as a TE.

Lsuchs•110 months

Find an AD that wants to give you the highest paid staff in America, and if it's not too much maybe some of the most fertile and loyal recruiting territory in the country all to yourself too. Then tell him once you get the top talent on campus you can gaurantee him you'll go at least .500 (5-5 in last 10 games)

bconne1•110 months

"I’m probably a better coach today than I was when I left LSU"

He must have had a lobotomy recently...

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