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re: The Les You Know...ESPN.com article by Wright Thompson
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:49 am to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:49 am to TheCaterpillar
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I requested a sticky.
That should be on the homepage too.
I also think people should email that to ALL of their friends. That is the kind of publicity we need and the kind of journalism that deserves to be read.
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Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:51 am to PhiTiger1764
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That was the greatest article I have ever read about Les Miles bar none. Well worth the time. Thanks.
+1,000
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:52 am to COTiger
I posted it on the SEC Rant. I wonder if they'll even try to read it. 
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:53 am to mule74
Outstanding article. How can you not love this guy win or lose?
Way to go Macy's dad...
Way to go Macy's dad...
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:55 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
Great, GREAT article. I'll be keeping an eye on Wright Thompson for sure.
What's the deal with Saban and his son? I've never heard anything about it.
What's the deal with Saban and his son? I've never heard anything about it.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:56 am to HT713
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What's the deal with Saban and his son? I've never heard anything about it.
Complicated. Adopted. Strict dad. Troubled son. Nick Jr. is a cool guy though. Friend of mine in HS.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:56 am to SoggyNachos
Great read
Posted on 11/3/11 at 11:59 am to SoggyNachos
Wow. What a great article. 
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:00 pm to TheCaterpillar
Fabulous insight into the life and lifestyle of a great Man, Father, Christian and Coach.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:01 pm to LATeeJay
I wept openly, like a woman
eta: All that and a quarter will not buy him a cup of coffee if he dont keep winnin
eta: All that and a quarter will not buy him a cup of coffee if he dont keep winnin
This post was edited on 11/3/11 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:02 pm to TheCaterpillar
"On Friday nights before home games, he takes the boys onto the field at Tiger Stadium. The lights are on, creating halogen daylight on the river side of campus. The stadium is empty, nearly 93,000 seats waiting for fans. Tomorrow, this place belongs to work. Tonight, it belongs to family. Miles takes out a football and plays catch with his boys."
That is frick'n awesome!
:geauxtigers:
That is frick'n awesome!
:geauxtigers:Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:03 pm to TigerRad
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I wept openly, like a woman
Nothing wrong with that - there might have been some dust in my eyes as well.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:03 pm to BallHawk
to Les!!! He is a great Dad!!!!Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:06 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Nothing wrong with that
I am not ashamed...I love Les and LSU
and chicks love it when I embrace my feminine side
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:07 pm to SoggyNachos
wow,
i got tears.
i met les once at box stadium. he acted like i was a friend. unbeliveable.
i got tears.
i met les once at box stadium. he acted like i was a friend. unbeliveable.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:09 pm to blackjackjackson
I ran into him at Target last year the week before Homecoming. He was with his daughter buying some school supplies or something. I said good luck and he walked over shook my hand and asked if I went to LSU. I said no, Ole Miss and he chuckled. I explained my fan-dom to him and he said Thanks and was on his merry way. Great dude.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:12 pm to Gravitiger
Absolutely outstanding. I'm in awe of Thompson's capability with the written word. Have been for some time. He's written some great stuff on Brazil's poverty & the closing of an iconic bar in New York, and somehow weaved their meaning as they relate to sports into it.
I've tried to describe this piece several times, but the bottom line is its just a great piece of writing.
He manages to make you view Les Miles as something more than what he's portrayed...which hasn't been done...
For a former English Major, Thompson brings the goods, in my opinion. What a great story for LSU Fans to enjoy.
Kudos, Mr. Thompson!
I've tried to describe this piece several times, but the bottom line is its just a great piece of writing.
He manages to make you view Les Miles as something more than what he's portrayed...which hasn't been done...
For a former English Major, Thompson brings the goods, in my opinion. What a great story for LSU Fans to enjoy.
Kudos, Mr. Thompson!
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:13 pm to TheCaterpillar
I don't care if we don't win the SEC or National Championship every year. As long as we're competitive and win 9+ games a year with the occasional title run, I want Miles at LSU for the next 20 years.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:14 pm to GFunk
Hope people take the time to read this. Awesome read.
Posted on 11/3/11 at 12:16 pm to ClientNumber9
This just absolutely wrenches me inside. In a great way, though. Just clutches at you.
The guy actually thanked him for bringing up something that's obviously precious & poignant to him. Just amazing...
The guy actually thanked him for bringing up something that's obviously precious & poignant to him. Just amazing...
quote:
"How much would your dad have liked next Saturday?" a visiting reporter asks him, standing at the door to his office.
Five seconds pass. When he finally speaks, his voice is low and quiet. The look on his face is difficult to describe, but he seems, for a moment, to be somewhere else.
"It would have been awfully important to him," Miles says.
He looks up.
"Can I tell you something? I don't know if I would have got to that. That question you just asked. I don't know that I would have gotten to that today. Think about how wonderful that was. Let me just say how wonderful that was for me. Thank you."
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