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Lloyd Carr’s days are numbered at Michigan. The Wolverines’ coach of the last 13 years is expected to be axed at the end of this year after an embarrassing loss to Appalachian State in the season opener. So who is likely to replace Carr?

The word on the street is that LSU coach Les Miles is the man Michigan wants. Miles has a love affair with the Maize and Blue that dates back to his days as a student in Ann Arbor. The New York Times has an interesting article today about Miles’ infatuation with Michigan. Even when Miles was head coach at Oklahoma State, his players knew that he coveted the Wolverines’ head coaching position.

The former Oklahoma State lineman Sam Mayes recalled Miles as a smashmouth coach who fearlessly took on the longtime state power Oklahoma, beating the Sooners twice in four attempts. Mayes recalled a pregame speech in which Miles broke a chair against a wall in the student union to fire up the Cowboys before one of the victories over Oklahoma. “It was one of the most memorable moments of my life,” Mayes said. “It was like someone lit the room on fire.”

Mayes said he enjoyed playing for Miles, but still had a bad taste about Miles leaving Oklahoma State for L.S.U. in 2005 to replace Nick Saban. He said Miles revered Michigan so much that he viewed it as a “golden fleece” and “got down on one knee” in reverence when he talked about it.

“He was never an Oklahoma State Cowboy, and I don’t think that he’s an L.S.U. Tiger right now,” Mayes said without being asked about Michigan. “I think he’s always going to be a Michigan man. I don’t think he’ll be content until he gets to that point.”

The Slophouse

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This will indeed be an interesting chain of events at the end of the season. If Les stays, (I hope) then the SEC can proudly snub their noses at The Big Ten. I'm obviously biased, but Miles has already solidified himself at LSU. The question remains, does he feel drawn to the challenge at UM? Time will tell.