LSU coach Les Miles was almost brought to tears at his weekly press luncheon today when speaking about the rumors surrounding the job opening at his alma mater, Michigan. Miles commented on Michigan at the conclusion of his opening statement and refused to answer any additional questions about the matter. “I’m not talking jobs, don’t look for jobs, don’t want jobs,” Miles said. “I have a great job. I love this place.” Lloyd Carr, who won a national title and five Big Ten titles in 13 seasons with the Wolverines, announced early this morning that he would step down as head coach at the conclusion of this season. “As an alumnus of that school, I’m happy [Carr] was our coach,” Miles said. In an ironic twist, it was year ago today that Miles had to postpone his weekly Monday press conference to attend the funeral of former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler, who Miles played for and coached under at Michigan for several years. Now, once again, most of the mid-November talk around the LSU football program is about Miles and a former Michigan coach, and not on the Tigers quest for a conference and national championship. After a few moments on the Michigan topic, Miles was almost brought to tears when speaking about his current team, and said he is focused solely on LSU and Friday’s home finale against Arkansas. “What I’m doing is what you should do,” he said. “Let it rest. “I love this team, and I’m not going to do anything to hurt it.”
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