re: Michigan's "Hot Board" of Coaching candidates (including Miles)

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There's lies, damn lies, and statistics. You prove it.

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Not at all. I took a reasonable range. Sorry if I don't completely hand him results from a gift wrapped team loaded with talent his first 3 years. He did his part, no question, but those weren't Les' teams. Since 2008, it has been 90%+ his players, thus why I looked at it.

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Since 2007 he is 81-24 (77%). 2 SEC championships, 2 NC appearances and 1 NC. Should we try other years too?

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Want to compare what LSU was when he took it over? I'd say a team coming off 2 seasons combined with a 7-15 record compared to a team coming off 22-4 plus an SEC title and NC title is a bit different.

How about Dietzel? He took over a team that was 13-16-3 the previous 3 years, and took them to an NC and SEC title in 4 years.

Miles is a very good coach, but ignoring circumstances is why very few critics of his can take the sunshine pumpers seriously.