Just a couple quick thoughts on "front runner" Les Miles. Buckeye Nation is not losing any sleep over this one. We saw him live and in person during the 2004 Alamo Bowl. Other than his first season, this was by the worst team team of the Tressel era and we absolutely blasted Oklahoma State 33-7. Troy Smith was suspended, Justin Zwick was playing on leg, and I think Ted Ginn played quarterback for a bunch of snaps. There was nothing in that coaching performance that gives me any pause about Tressel continuing to dominate the rivalry if Miles is the guy.
In fact, Miles seems to fit in perfectly. At LSU, the guy has talent just oozing from the roster. And it seems like their winning ways are by pure force of that talent, more in spite of his coaching. This will suit Michigan, the land of the undeveloped four-star. And as far as "innovation" goes, it's basically just kamikaze style coaching. I will happily take any reasonable odds on whether Miles can post a winning record in the rivalry during first 4 or 6 years of his tenure.
But hey, Michigan fans have to have some sort of dream, I guess.
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and Tressell once got blown out by Florida therefore he forever sucks.
Plus, it was Ok State! I sometimes forget the little recessions that OSU football goes into that puts them into bowl games against those types of teams.
Lastly, LSU and OSU recruit about the same and I'll take LSU over the last three years versus their OSU counterparts.
That all said, Les may not be the next UM coach. Alot still is to be determined. But I do like the pre-big game smack.
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