🏈 Les Miles thanks Nick Saban for sending condolences after his mother's death

[Bamabww]

Posted: Nov 08, 2014 10:27 PM CSTUpdated: Nov 09, 2014 1:16 AM CST
By Ben Culpepper


LSU's Les Miles and Alabama's Nick Saban talk before the game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (abc3340.com)

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  Before Alabama and LSU kicked off in Baton Rouge Saturday night, coaches from both teams met at midfield and shared an out-of-the-ordinary, sentimental exchange regarding the death of Les Miles' mother two weeks ago.

Miles, whose 91-year-old mom - Martha Miles - passed away the night before the Tigers hosted Ole Miss on Oct. 25, can be seen in ABC 33/40's video shouting to get the attention of Nick Saban. The two coaches then greeted each other with a handshake and Miles proceeded to thank the Crimson Tide coach for sending his condolences. Saban responded by telling Miles how the news of the death came while he was with his own mother in Knoxville before Alabama's game against Tennessee.

"Well, you know it hit me because I was with my mother at Tennessee, and they came in and told me so...God bless ya' man," Saban told Miles before patting him on the arm.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban, left, greets LSU head coach Les Miles before an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Miles, after expressing his gratitude for Saban's comment, then told his LSU predecessor about his new heavenly supporter.

"She's sitting up there watching," Miles said."We got another rooter upstairs, I just want you to know."

http://www.abc3340.com/story/273355...or-sending-condolences-after-death-of-his-mom

 

[PhillyGirl]

Class on both ends.

 

[UAgrad93]

Even though Miles is quirky and goofy acting, the damn guy can coach! Those two guys are indeed class acts!!

 

[BamaFan334]

I agree, I like Les Miles a ton and I think his players truly play for him very hard. Class on both ends here.

 

['65 Cobra]

I agree. He's nutty, but he's a darn good coach and a good class act. The LSU-Bama rivalry (despite our four in a row) is one of the best in college football and I respect that staff and that team. That was for sure big boy football and a fantastic game. Nice to have some genuine smash mouth without a bunch of gimmicky crap.

 

[Bamabacker]

I've come to appreciate the mutual respect that these guys have for one another in their pre-game/post-game interviews. The teams are built so similarly with huge athletes. I think it amazing that there arent more major injuries after this game each year.

Now the freaking fans... generally speaking are classless twits. The chant about Saban was pathetic and retarded.

 

['65 Cobra]

I've come to appreciate the mutual respect that these guys have for one another in their pre-game/post-game interviews. The teams are built so similarly with huge athletes. I think it amazing that there arent more major injuries after this game each year.

Now the freaking fans... generally speaking are classless twits. The chant about Saban was pathetic and retarded.

Your comment about huge athletes really hits home. It's so interesting, I was switching channels to check the score for the Oregon/Utah game and it's seemed so obvious that the players in that game generally looked much smaller.