re: Miles contract going into this season

Miles is our version of Phil Fulmer. Awesome recruiter who could parlay all that talent into only 1 NC when he caught lightning in a bottle the year after his stud qb went pro. His career was spent chasing Spurrier and coming up on the short end of the stick most times in doing so, just like Miles and Saban. He was a better coach than his detractors think and more average than his supporters think. He was the perfect coach for an AD who in general loves stability above all else. Most reading this will probably think it is a put down of Miles but it isn't. Just have always found their two paths at LSU and UT very very similar (down to the loyalty to Sanders and Cameron). Just hope that Miles this year realizes what an open date is for (resting players and healing up not physical practices) as that has been as much a problem with his late season slides as the quality of opponent.