Ole Mi$$ Coaching Search - Who is in that job in one year?

3-8; he gone

You're either giving Miles too much credit or not enough. The guy wants to coach and there are credible reports out there that he would go to Ole Miss.

Les may want to win - who doesn't - but I honestly think the man wants to coach for the sake of coaching.


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Cruiser said:

3-8; he gone

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There is zero chance he goes 3-8, unless he is 3-8 going into the egg bowl and they fire him before it

CrimsonProf said:

You're either giving Miles too much credit or not enough. The guy wants to coach and there are credible reports out there that he would go to Ole Miss.

Les may want to win - who doesn't - but I honestly think the man wants to coach for the sake of coaching.


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I agree, for Miles at 63 (which is not old btw) this could be his last roundup.

GrayTide said:

I agree, for Miles at 63 (which is not old btw) this could be his last roundup.

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I would think so. If Les wanted Purdue, he'd take this, too.


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IF Les goes there, he'd get paid what...$5 million/year +?

if he doesn't care about losing a lot of games, he could probably guarantee himself upwards of $20 million over the next 4 years (with a solid buyout package) and not even have to worry about winning anything.

he probably doesn't need any more money, but it could be easy pickings for him.

Pretty sure they're going to hire new coach Fugh Hreeze.

davefrat said:

IF Les goes there, he'd get paid what...$5 million/year +?

if he doesn't care about losing a lot of games, he could probably guarantee himself upwards of $20 million over the next 4 years (with a solid buyout package) and not even have to worry about winning anything.

he probably doesn't need any more money, but it could be easy pickings for him.

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From what I can tell, Les is owed around $9 million from LSU. That could be one of his selling points to Ole Miss - pay me less than you would someone else because LSU owes me so much.

They will probably find a good Christian man to lead their program.

RTR91 said:

From what I can tell, Les is owed around $9 million from LSU. That could be one of his selling points to Ole Miss - pay me less than you would someone else because LSU owes me so much.

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true...and if he just wants to bank another $10-$20 million he could probably do that without even caring.

he's a good coach, likable guy who can recruit, and i think he's fairly clean all things considered.

IF he's willing and interested, they'd be stupid not to take him.

PitMaster said:

Purdue was not facing crippling sanctions

I did hear Miles on local radio last week - he is speaking here in Montgomery at Landmark Church in a few weeks - and he specifically said he wants to coach again, specifically mentioned SEC West, and alluded that he had heard a job may be coming open there. So perhaps he DOES want Ole Miss, maybe to get after those fighting tigers?

But I would like to see him back coaching, but in a stable situation with solid leadership. Ole Miss is neither of those.

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There have been reports of Les being interested in the job since it opened. To me, he makes perfect sense.

He provides stability. He can recruit Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, and Tennessee. As mentioned, he can be paid less thanks to his buyout.

Poor ole Les seems to get less credit for his resume than any coach I know. He seemed to be above board in recruiting, won a lot, and was a good representative of the schools he has been at. Yet given that, if I was Ole Miss I would not hire him. He doesn't seem to be a program builder which is what they need, but he would probably surprise us if he got the job. If not for Bama he would be a legend in coaching.

If Ole Miss hires Miles, they may average -2.54 yards per rush against us. Not quite the same recruiting pool that he had in Louisiana.

Tubberville made his name there. And if I remember correctly, they were coming off sanctions. Mayby ole wingnut is exactly what the doctor ordered.

CoolBreeze said:

Tubberville made his name there. And if I remember correctly, they were coming off sanctions. Mayby ole wingnut is exactly what the doctor ordered.

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If I were OM I would pass on Tubs. He seemed to quit caring three coaching stops ago.

RTR91 said:

There have been reports of Les being interested in the job since it opened. To me, he makes perfect sense.

He provides stability. He can recruit Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, and Tennessee. As mentioned, he can be paid less thanks to his buyout.

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I think his interest in the job speaks as much to lack of interest by other schools in him than anything else. Ole Miss had a weak recruiting class last year, will have another weak one this year...compounded by the early signing period (and I'm not sure how their self-imposed scholarship limitations add up year to year). And they may get more scholarship reductions and an additional bowl ban that would allow players to transfer anywhere without sitting out. You're looking at a 3-4 year rebuilding program in the toughest division in Power 5 football. At his age, you have to wonder if he has the fire in the belly to see the rebuilding project through, or is just looking to hit the till for some big bucks one last time, and/or be a stopgap coach who can re-stock the shelves as they get through the rough patch.

On the other hand, the possibility of Miles in Oxford has to make Coach O nervous. For sure, Miles would recruit his share of talent out of Louisiana (just as Coach Saban does), meaning fewer homegrown players heading to Baton Rouge.

Bodhisattva said:

If I were OM I would pass on Tubs. He seemed to quit caring three coaching stops ago.

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I think Tubby is burned out too. Now Les would be instant credibility and a win/win for Ole Miss. Being 63 he will not coach much after the (we think) three or four year recruiting sanctions. So ..... he might be able to have winning seasons till they "retire" him after leading them thru the wilderness.

Also, think of the fun we would have with the Ole Miss Miles/LSU Coach O match ups as well as the Ole Miss Miles/Alabama Coach Saban match ups.

MattinBama said:

Pretty sure they're going to hire new coach Fugh Hreeze.

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Sounds like an old wrestling tactic. Bob Armstrong would lose a loser leave town match and come back as the Bullet or something like that. He did wear a mask though to conceal his true identity.


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