Miles still has jokes for Alabama
HOOVER — LSU coach Les Miles found a way to take some of the onus off his players before coming into this state.
Defending a national title? Finding a quarterback?
Those were all hot topics during the Tigers' visit to Southeastern Conference media days on Wednesday, but so was Miles' playful poke at the University of Alabama — coached, of course, by his LSU predecessor Nick Saban.
Miles told fans at an LSU booster club meeting in New Orleans last weekend "not to make too much of that (Alabama) game, as it seems like a lot of teams in Louisiana beat that team." It was a reference to the Crimson Tide's embarrassing loss to Louisiana-Monroe last season. Or maybe to LSU's own win in Tuscaloosa.
The crack wasn't brought up until the second question Wednesday, after a national title defense query and well before anything was asked about the quarterbacks. How would Alabama fare against the 12 colleges in Louisiana?
"I have great respect for the University of Alabama, the history they have presented to college football, the competition they put on every time they hit the field."
LSU defensive tackle Tyson Jackson just laughed and shrugged off Miles' quotes.
"It's just coach Miles being coach Miles," Jackson said. "I don't think he means anything bad about it. He likes to have fun about it."
