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12-29-2007, 12:17 AM
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induce head pain to engage the enemy
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Pardon me Master Muffler...but isn't it time for your soothing tea now?
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You're right, Geoffry-ubet. I'll take two chill pills and wait for you to wake me in the morning.
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12-30-2007, 08:43 AM
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Driven to coach
LSU's Miles tried trucking steel after college, but he was drawn back to football
Sunday, December 30, 2007 3:31 AM
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
 Alex Brandon | Associated Press
Les Miles went into the steel-hauling business after graduating from Michigan, but a few years later he returned to Michigan as a part-time assistant coach.
There was a time in the life of Les Miles when he was determined to be a steel-hauling man.
He was just out of the University of Michigan in 1976 with a degree in economics. His father, Hope, was in the steel business in their hometown of Elyria. Maybe deep down, Les Miles, having played for Bo Schembechler, wanted to coach football, but would his family understand?
So for a couple of years, he and a partner gave the steel-hauling business a shot.
"Oh, he worked hard at that. He tried," his mother, Martha, said. "But he'd watch his younger brother Eric play football, and then finally he said to me one night, 'Mom, I really want to be a coach.'
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01-03-2008, 03:06 PM
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ESPN - Anti-vanilla Miles not afraid to buck conventional wisdom - Columnist
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From there, Miles was escorted up an escalator, past a semicircle of 16 or so TV cameras, and onto a small stage, complete with podium and moderator, where he conducted a brief Q-and-A with reporters. Late in the session, someone asked if playing for the national title in New Orleans would be like BCS Championship opponent Ohio State playing for it in Columbus.
"More like Toledo," Miles said. "Not quite Columbus. You know, Toledo might be a little distant too. Maybe Marietta."
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I know it has nothing to do with the main jist of the article, but AYFKM?
How long's it been since you stepped foot in Ohio, Leslie?
Marietta? Closer to Columbus than Toledo?
Toledo 138 miles.
Marietta - 124 miles.
Vast difference.
If you want to pick something around 80 miles; then go for Cambridge or better yet, Zanesville. You know. The city that was at one time also the capital.
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Neil Fallon: I?ve grown very weary of this kind of cult of militarism and wanting for a great paternal leader. I don?t want or need to be led by a grandfather. All we need is a good manager. That?s really all it is.
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01-03-2008, 03:11 PM
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ESPN - Anti-vanilla Miles not afraid to buck conventional wisdom - Columnist
I know it has nothing to do with the main jist of the article, but AYFKM?
How long's it been since you stepped foot in Ohio, Leslie?
Marietta? Closer to Columbus than Toledo?
Toledo 138 miles.
Marietta - 124 miles.
Vast difference.
If you want to pick something around 80 miles; then go for Cambridge or better yet, Zanesville. You know. The city that was at one time also the capital.
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Or a city more people would know... like Dayton (~75mi).  |
01-03-2008, 03:16 PM
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Or a city more people would know... like Dayton (~75mi). |
Yup.
I just thought it was funny that he stated two teams that are on opposite corners of the state. He should have just gone for the quad-fecta and stated Youngstown and Cincinnati.
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Neil Fallon: I?ve grown very weary of this kind of cult of militarism and wanting for a great paternal leader. I don?t want or need to be led by a grandfather. All we need is a good manager. That?s really all it is.
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01-07-2008, 06:15 AM
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Miles' family has proud tradition LSU coach's father was in Navy, brother will soon serve in Iraq
By George M. Thomas
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Monday, Jan 07, 2008
NEW ORLEANS: LSU coach Les Miles' brother , a resident of Medina, was one of 1,600 members of the Ohio National Guard recently called for an eventual tour of duty to Iraq. Miles said that his brother is currently training in Ft. Hood, Texas, and will begin his service in March. Miles said that service to country is important to his family.
''I went to Iraq two summers ago and was part of a USO meet and greet and talked to the troops,'' Miles said. ''My father served in the Navy, so that's consistent.
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You know, you can say whatever you want about how bad he is at managing timeouts. And how his gutsy calls often times have backfired on him.
But, he sure does know how to get guys motivated. And, he took us down. I do have to give him credit for his success, period. There are classier coaches in the SEC (Sylvester Croom comes to mind), but he is not a bad guy, and he is a solid football coach.
Still hate him cause he is a Wolverine at heart, though.
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