LSU Going to the Ship
Good Week for Les Miles and his Tigers.
Oh, how much things can change in just one week. Remember just last week we were talking about how LSU’s title hopes were gone and Les Miles bolting for Michigan. Well, it turns out neither of those came true.
There was probably a less than three percent chance heading into the final week of college football that LSU would be playing in the National Championship. There were just too many things that had to happen. First, number one Missouri had to lose to Oklahoma, which they did. Second, West Virginia had to lose to a much weaker Pitt team, which they did. Third, LSU had to beat Tennessee, which they did. After all that they’ve been through this season, the Tigers are going to the National Championship, what an improbable season it has been to start as pre-season favorites, to falling almost out of the picture completely, to playing in the National Championship. The same can be said of their opponent, Ohio State, who make it back-to-back into the National Championship.
Then, there is the Les Miles saga. All season we heard how Les apparently coveted the Michigan job, his alumni. When the Tigers lost, with many in Baton Rouge calling for Les’ job, it appeared closer to reality that Les would leave for Michigan. Speculation turned rampant when Lloyd Carr formally retired a few weeks ago, coupled with the loss to Arkansas, it almost seemed a foregone conclusion that Les was gone. But with LSU back in the National Championship picture and the SEC Championship under his belt, Les Miles appears to have agreed to a 2-year contract extension to remain with LSU. Les appeared in front a raucous crowd announcing that he wasn’t going anywhere.
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