On the day after LSU fired longtime head coach Les Miles, Alabama's Nick Saban was asked his opinions of Miles being out of a job. Saban didn't mince words, expressing his displeasure and distaste for the decision.
"First of all, Les Miles is one of the most respected colleagues in terms of the rivalry that we've had, the competition that we've had, the great teams that they've had," Saban said. "I kind of hated that a man wins a national championship, wins two SEC titles and doesn't make it through the season. It is what it is, but I have a tremendous amount of respect for Les Miles and what he was able to accomplish there, the number of wins he had.
"This is very similar to Georgia firing Mark Richt when he averages 10 wins a season. I guess this is the time that we live in, everybody needs to know that, but it doesn't minimize to any degree the amount of respect that I have for the job that Les Miles did at LSU, the great competitive teams that he's had there for a long, long time and the amount of success that he's had. And certainly wish him and his family well."
Saban clearly holds his colleagues in the coaching ranks in high regard whether they are rivals or not. While it may be a good thing for Alabama in the short-term now that Miles is gone it does seem that Saban has a point, didn't Miles earn the right to finish the season?
