Me: Do you see similarities between James Laurinaitis and the way he approaches
the game and the way Jacob (Hester) approaches the game and how can you appreciate that
as kind of an old school coach?
COACH LES MILES: You know, how did I get this old school moniker?
(Laughter) I still have humor, what the hell. (Laughter).
I have always enjoyed guys that enjoy contact, that want the game in their
hands, that want to be in the middle of the fray. And I think both Hester and
Laurinaitis have that feel to them.
And I was fortunate to go around in the awards, the Lombardi and the
places that he was at and really enjoyed how he represented Ohio State, really
felt that he had a great perspective on his coaches and his players and his
team.
I also learned that LSU would be watching the movie, “300,” tonight. When I asked Jim Tressel what he thought of Les Miles attempt at portraying the Tigers as the underdog (Sparta) against the big dog (Persian Army), the Ohio State head coach informed all of the media that he wasn’t familiar with the movie, claiming the last movie he watched in a theater was, “Jaws… the first one.” Wow. Uh, coach… if you darken the door of a theater any time soon, just a hint: that’s not real butter on the popcorn any more and you can’t make out in the balcony.
All week long, LSU has seemed like the more relaxed team while Ohio State appears dead-set on living up to (down to?) their mantra of this being a “business trip (except offensive linemen, Alex Boone and Kirk Barton—nothing business-like about these two-good-time-fella’s)”.
We will have a couple of posts on game day and of course, a complete wrap-up after the game.
