Method To His Madness - Letter from the Publisher

You could describe LSU Head Coach Les Miles in many different ways. Just don’t call him conventional.   He has been known to eat a bit of grass from the football field for good luck. He has over 34,000 Twitter followers, which is more than any other FBS coach. Last month, he tweeted “I hear Wimbledon champ likes eating grass too. Hope he enjoyed it. Nothing beats Tiger Stadium grass though.” He is a press favorite, having provided many memorable sound bites. There’s even a web site devoted to over 500 of Miles’ quotes on football and life. Miles is also widely thought of as somewhat of a crazed coaching genius – the “Mad Hatter” of Baton Rouge. That reputation likely grew out of a collection of dramatic fourth down conversions and fake field goals in high-profile, nationally-televised SEC matchups where Miles’ gambling paid off.  But the reality is that