re: Les Miles continually defies the odds and it pisses me off

these unusual calls are what make the college game more fun to watch than the pros. There are also two other factors. 1. when the forward pass was first becoming popular, most coaches thought you were crazy to use it.(same with West Coast etc.) Stats will bear out that going for it on 4th down is a good thing to do.(law of averages, stats etc.) Miles is just one of the first to see this. and 2. Miles confidence in his players to pull this stuff off, actually gets them so jacked up, it increases the chance for success. So his decision becomes part of the outcome. It is not luck.