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“Les Miles lied to us. While married to Oklahoma State, Miles cavorted with LSU in a clandestine San Antonio locale. While coaching the Cowboys against Ohio State, Miles had LSU on the brain….And denied it all the while.”<\/h2>\n

Barry Tramel, The Oklahoman<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Stillwater, Okla.- October 2, 2004- Oklahoma State University (OSU) vs Iowa State University (ISU) college football at Boone Pickens Stadium. Cowboy head coach Les Miles runs on the field with the team. Staff photo by Nate Billings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Les Miles, the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, is one hell of a great football coach.\u00a0 In my opinion, his stops at Oklahoma State, LSU, and now Kansas will always be looked upon as successful, even if his current team in Lawrence is only five games into his stint at the Big Twelve school.\u00a0 With a two and three record going into Saturday’s home contest against the fifth ranked Oklahoma Sooners, Miles has already proved that this current Jayhawk squad has improved upon his predecessor teams of the past few years, posting a Power Five road victory for KU. a 48-24 shellacking of Boston College, the first one against a P-5 team since 2008.\u00a0 After many futile years getting the hell beat out of them in their various trips away from home against the better teams in the country, KU has found a solid base to build a “better” program than what has been for the Jayhawks.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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With all the positives I can write about Les Miles, his departure from Stillwater and Oklahoma State in January of 2005 still sits with me as a character flaw that he had at the time and probably still has in 2019.\u00a0 Please, for anyone that might be a Les Miles apologist,\u00a0 I get it.\u00a0 Below you will read that Miles was more a victim of the system of hiring and firing of coaches.\u00a0 I am in the opinion that you are what you are, where you are and whatever situation you are in.\u00a0 What I mean is that you make decisions that are right or wrong and that is on you, not outside influences.\u00a0 We all can find excuses to not do what is right.\u00a0 Miles is not a bad guy, and in fact, a man that many look upon as a straight shooter and one that can be trusted to do what he says. A man of his word.\u00a0 Yes, I get it.\u00a0 Yet actions on the contrary show that Mr. Miles had a lapse of mind on his move from OSU to LSU, and I cannot forget it.\u00a0 And with that, if you are a Kansas supporter, be always aware that if another job opportunity comes along and Miles is given the choice to move to a better job, away from KU, he could and would take it.\u00a0 I am sure that Miles has in his contract at KU to do just that without much of a personal financial penalty,\u00a0 Miles is a very smart man and that should never be forgotten.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Miles move from Oklahoma State dirty with his players at OSU.\u00a0 He was evasive and shady in LSU’s recruiting of him to Baton Rouge.\u00a0 He acted one way but had alterative motives that he hid in his true intentions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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The history as of the Oklahoman newspaper:<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Miles: Baton Rouge not in travel plans<\/strong>By John Helsley, Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Les Miles didn\u2019t jet to New Orleans or Baton Rouge or anywhere else Thursday to meet with LSU officials about their job opening.\u00a0 Miles, his wife, Kathy, and their four children boarded the team flight home and arrived back in Stillwater before 10 p.m. <\/span>He reiterated that he\u2019s heard little from LSU and still had no plans to interview for the position<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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LSU WANTS MILES <\/em><\/h6>\n
TIGERS TO MAKE OFFER TO OSU COACH <\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
By John Helsley, Staff Writer<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
STILLWATER \u2014 Oklahoma State coach Les Miles will be offered the job as LSU\u2019s next football coach, and he could be announced as Nick Saban\u2019s replacement as early as Monday, sources said Saturday. <\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Specifics of any deal are not yet in place, but an offer is imminent. <\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
According to a high-ranking OSU official, Miles has informed OSU president David Schmidly and athletic director Harry Birdwell that he will meet with LSU officials soon, but Miles did not indicate whether he has decided to take the job. <\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n
Miles was in Stillwater on Saturday night meeting with people close to him to discuss the situation…..Miles was scheduled to hit the road recruiting for Oklahoma State this morning.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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By Lee Feinswog Special Correspondent<\/h6>\n

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BATON ROUGE, La. \u2014 Former Oklahoma State coach Les Miles said simply it was a job that he couldn\u2019t pass up.<\/h6>\n

\u201cThe ability to recruit, to compete for championships and national championships,\u201d Miles said. \u201cMy competitive spirit would not let me say no.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accordingly, Miles was introduced Monday as LSU\u2019s 32nd football coach, replacing Nick Saban, who announced on Christmas Day he would be the next coach of the Miami Dolphins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miles met with some LSU players on Monday.<\/h6>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s an intense guy,\u201d said Andrew Whitworth, who will be a senior offensive lineman next season. \u201cI think he\u2019s a guy who\u2019s going to be very focused on what he has to do and what he needs to do. That\u2019s something we\u2019re going to be excited about. This team has a goal to be successful, and we have a huge senior class coming back this next year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wide receiver Skyler Green, who also will be a senior, said Miles \u201cmade a good decision to come here. I think he\u2019s going to do a great job.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miles said he has yet to tell his former Oklahoma State players in person of his move. He said he\u2019ll go to Stillwater and meet with them as a group when school is back in session later this month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will speak to a group of guys who have done everything I\u2019ve asked,\u201d Miles said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be hard to say goodbye to a group of really good people.\u201d<\/strong><\/h6>\n
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The new coach said he plans to interview current LSU assistant coaches and hadn\u2019t ruled out keeping some of them, but made it clear he hopes most of his OSU staff joins him here.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

\u201cOklahoma State has done everything to keep them, and that\u2019s what they should do,\u201d he said with smile. \u201cCertainly it\u2019s good for their families if they stay, but better for their families if they come.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miles didn\u2019t want to reveal the timeline for his contacts with LSU, but the search committee met with him for three hours in San Antonio on Dec. 26 \u2014 three days before OSU\u2019s 33-7 defeat to Ohio State in the Alamo Bowl.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI had interest and I asked that we not meet until after I played in my bowl game,\u201d Miles said. \u201cSkip said, \u2018Well, I think we should meet now.\u2019 And I said, \u2018We should.\u2019 \u201d Miles said with a laugh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI was in sweats and certainly did not feel that I made an exact impression.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It couldn\u2019t have been too bad, because Miles ultimately came to Baton Rouge on Sunday and met with LSU president and acting chancellor Dr. William Jenkins before officially being offered a contract.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Blame Miles\u2019 dishonesty on the system <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Berry Tramel:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les Miles lied to us. While married to Oklahoma State, Miles cavorted with LSU in a clandestine San Antonio locale. While coaching the Cowboys against Ohio State, Miles had LSU on the brain. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

And denied it all the while. <\/strong><\/p>\n

That was last week. This week, OSU and LSU have new coaches, OSU has a 33-7 Alamo Bowl defeat on its hands and Miles must live with himself. <\/strong><\/p>\n

No excuses. Honor is not negotiable. <\/strong><\/p>\n

But the system didn\u2019t help. The system took a man I believe is basically honest and made him dishonest. The system makes many a man do dishonorable things. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The system must be fixed. <\/strong><\/p>\n

College football must change its calendar. The season can\u2019t move. The bowls can\u2019t move. But recruiting periods can change. Signing dates can change. <\/strong><\/p>\n

And change they must. Bowl games are being compromised. Competition is being compromised. That\u2019s the first step toward chaos. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Seven bowls this season were marred by coaches coming or going. The Fiesta Bowl was the grand farce; the head coaches of Florida and Stanford matched wits while the ballteams of Utah and Pitt played. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Notre Dame and Florida played with interim coaches. LSU played with a coach on his last day of work. Miami-Ohio played with a coach headed out the door and was told of its new coach in the Independence Bowl pregame locker room. <\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s competitive madness. That calls into question the readiness of teams. That makes you wonder if the games are fair and square. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Worse yet, the staffs of championship teams constantly are raided before the big bowl. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Georgia hired away Mark Richt from Florida State before the 2000 national title game; Richt tried to do both jobs, but his Florida State offense was snuffed by Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona hired away Mike Stoops from OU before the 2003 title game; Stoops didn\u2019t make the same mistake and went on to his Arizona job full time, though he obviously was torn as he watched the Sugar Bowl from the sidelines. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The NFL doesn\u2019t stand for such nonsense. The NFL says hands-off, no contact, with any coach, head or assistant, still involved in a season, with the exception of a designated period just before the playoffs. And no one can be hired away from a staff until that staff\u2019s season ends. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Colleges can\u2019t get so organized, can\u2019t trust each other, can\u2019t circumvent anti-trust laws. <\/strong><\/p>\n

But college football can help itself. As I\u2019ve written before, change signing day. Make it the same as every other sport; November and April. Scrap the February date. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Change the date, and schools don\u2019t get so antsy to change coaches. Then it\u2019s not so crippling to go without a coach in December. The bowls can come and go, and then schools can do their dirty work, firing coaches or stealing the same. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The American Football Coaches Association is seeking a change but in the wrong direction. The coaches want the signing date moved up to December. <\/strong><\/p>\n

That won\u2019t help. That will only make things worse. Quicker firings, quicker hirings. That\u2019s the last thing college football needs. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In even a less-than-perfect world, LSU could have waited for Ohio State to trounce the Cowboys, then talked with Miles. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Coaches could be hired in mid-January and still have three months to organize recruiting. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Instead, we\u2019ve got anarchy. We\u2019ve got coaches who lie and soil their legacy. We\u2019ve got a sport that discredits what should be its best time of the season.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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