Posted: Friday, February 3, 2012, 7:28 PM | 24 comments |
 

LSU's Miles went over the line criticizing Notre Dame top recruit Gunner Kiel
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Back off, Les Miles.

And for you, Anger Management Kelly, I grant you full power to let loose that flow of invectives usually reserved for your quarterbacks on the sidelines on Saturday afternoons and spew them at Miles, who went way over the line in criticizing the Irish's No. 1 recruit, Gunner Kiel.

Kiel, from Columbus, Indiana, the No. 2 quarterback in the nation according to ESPNU rankings, reneged on an oral commitment to the Tigers and instead opted for South Bend, where he is already enrolled. In fact, Anger Management Kelly said Kiel will compete for the No. 1 job and even wear No. 1.

Now I beg AMK to give it full blast to Miles, who dissed Kiel in an appearance at the Tiger Gridiron Club's signing day Bayou Bash (guess Bash is the operative word) this week after National Signing Day on Wednesday.

Miles questioned Kiel's ability to lead as reported by The Daily Reveille, the stident newspaper at LSU. The spurned LSU coach said:

"There was a gentleman from Indiana that thought about coming to the Bayou state. He did not necessarily have the chest and the ability to lead a program, so you know."

OK, AMK, time to protect your quarterback. Don't let Miles have the last word. It's one thing to criticize the system and not be happy at losing a top prospect. That happens to every coach, including AMK. But don't knock the kid. That's off limits, bad taste and just wrong.

Doesn't have the chest means he has no heart. Can't lead means no guts and no brains.

 THAT'S FIGHTIN WORDS TO ME, AMK.

But then again, this is a coach down in the Bayou steaming from getting pummeled by Alabama in the national championship game, with a quarterback who was arrested earlier in the season and charged with second-degree battery and suspended from the team for kicking a man who was lying on the ground during a fight in Baton Rouge.

Earlier in 2011, Miles visited Michigan, reportedly interviewing for tha head coaching job. Thought you had a contract and a commitment, Mr. Miles. Oh, all's fair, right?

So AMK, call Bad Form Les Miles out. But don't wait. Stomp on him right now.
Posted by John Quinn @ 7:28 PM  Permalink | 24 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:58 PM, 02/03/2012
    God forbid Notre Dame did anything wrong. This column is a joke. Notre Dame is perfect, right?
    — wingslax35
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:27 PM, 02/03/2012
    Wait, why is there a Notre Dame blog on Philly.com?
    — twash
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:56 PM, 02/03/2012
    twash: The answer to your question is: Because there are thousands of Irish fans in the area who read Philly.com. A better question is: Why do two dimwitted Notre Dame haters read a ND blog then spend a few minutes of their precious time posting to the blog?... Now, Mr. Quinn: I agree with you 100%. I've been waiting for Coach Kelly to utilize that famous Irish temper on Coach Miles. It's interesting that whenever a cajun chooses LSU, it's not because they don't have the "chest" to go to Alabama or USC, etc. But when a Hoosier picks ND there's something wrong. Apparently, Coach Miles has drunk too much of that swamp water.
    — EaglesPhilliesIrish
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:12 PM, 02/03/2012
    The last ND quarterback who wasn't a disappointment was Tony Rice.
    — ss1073
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:05 PM, 02/03/2012
    Yes, and last year's Heismann winner was a felon wanna be.
    — joedog
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:19 AM, 02/19/2012
    joedog: you don't have a clue do you. R.G.3 is as fine a young man as you would want your daughter to date. I personally know him and I wish my daughter was older so she would have a chance. He is all about helping others -not money nor fame. Shame on you for your ignorant criticism
    — WacoWako
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:50 AM, 02/04/2012
    Let's see the newly enrolled freshman's SAT SCORES or whatever ND accepted to get into the school besides his jockstrap...Then we can do a smackdown on coach Miles.
    — frank castle
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:45 AM, 02/04/2012
    I guess you do not remember when Lou Holtz personally called Scott Bentley and called him a loser, failure and that he will never amount to anything after he changed his mind and chose FSU instead of Notre Dame. Keep telling yourself you are better than everyone even though you are just like every other program
    — rvb2321
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:02 AM, 02/04/2012
    frank castle: I have a strong feeling that Gunner Kiel's SAT scores are a lot higher than yours were.

    rvb2321: Wow, going back to the early 1990s for your ND hate. "Son, you didn't just make a four-year mistake, you made a 40-year mistake." God bless Lou! By the way, at FSU, Bentley was caught tape-recording a sexual encounter with a college junior. Sounds like FSU material.
    — EaglesPhilliesIrish
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:10 AM, 02/04/2012
    Subway Alumni is really just a fancy term for front running Irish knuckleheads who root for ND because of the "Irish" nonsense.
    — Scope33
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:54 AM, 02/04/2012
    Not a peep out of Coach Miles over the fact that Keil had a verbal commitment to IU before you stole him briefly to LSU? The SEC plays good football, but their lawlessness and over-the-top swagger is really unhealthy for what is supposed to be amateur college athletics.
    — akh
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:32 PM, 02/04/2012
    Scope33: Subway Alumni are "front runners"? Notre Dame football hasn't spent much time near the "front" for a long time. That's our biggest complaint. But, we keep the faith. "Maybe next year..."
    — EaglesPhilliesIrish
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:17 AM, 02/06/2012
    There is nothing cool about rooting for a team you have no relation to. "Philly Irish fans"
    — amr82
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:20 PM, 02/09/2012
    Your wrong amr82 there somthing cool about being a Notre Dame fan even if you have no relation as you put it. The funny thing is that its not cool anywhere else. The other unusual thing is how many people hate Notre Dame for no particular reason, just becuase Notre Dame is Notre Dame. Go Irish!
    — ameadie


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John Quinn, 57, is sports editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer and is a third generation member of the Subway Alumni.

His grandfather used to listen to the radio and yell out to his son playing on the hardscrabble streets of Corona, Queens: “Bill Shakespeare just threw another touchdown pass!”
His father used to listen to the transistor radio and yell out to his son playing for Stony Brook on Long Island: “Joe Montana just threw another touchdown pass!”
He listens to the radio and yells out to his son watching Phineas and Ferb on a 46-inch HDTV: “Dayne Crist just threw another touchdown pass!” Meanwhile, Jack, 9, will not be a fourth generation member of the Subway Alumni.
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