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COMEBACK Miles confirmed to return as coach after 19-7 win against Texas A&M

BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR

It was a game of “lasts.” tipped his trademark white cap to the purple Saturday night at Tiger Stadium was the and gold faithful before the game and was last game of the 2015 regular season. hoisted upon his players’ shoulders It was the last game in front of a home after, but neither gesture ended up Read sports crowd for 14 seniors listed on the LSU being signs of goodbye. columnist Jack roster. It was the last contest long-time After 143 games as the head man Woods’ opinion in Baton Rouge, Les Miles will reLSU radio broadcaster Jim Hawthorne on confirmamain the LSU football coach for the called in Death Valley. The second tion Miles will foreseeable future. Despite a diffiquarter was the last period former Tiger running back Charles Alexander return as coach, cult three weeks for the Tigers, all PAGE 3 would be the program’s single-season that mattered to many of the 101,803 leading rusher. in attendance was a 19-7 win against But it wasn’t the last game for the man Texas A&M University and confirmation that whose future was reportedly in question. He Miles wasn’t going anywhere.

LSU football coach Les Miles bids goodnight to the student section after the Tigers’ 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

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“It was a nice night,” Miles said. “Victory is always enjoyed, especially when it comes a couple weeks late. It’s nice to be the head coach at LSU. I am proud to be associated with a great institution, my colleagues, my coaches, my players and the president and athletic director.”

On the heels of a three-game skid, last week was anything but normal for Miles and his Tigers. He tried to keep everything routine but acknowledged the distraction he couldn’t keep away from the team.

see MILES, page 7

BUSINESS

LSU alumnus creates mobile app for on-the-go job seekers Student Incubator helps launch business

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON @carriegraceh LSU alumnus Scott Wilkes, with the help of the LSU Student Incubator, created an app he describes as “Craigslist on the go.”

Wilkes said his iPhone app “squik” allows users to post odd jobs from dog sitting to picking up groceries, and others can pick up those jobs and make a few extra dollars.

The app launched about three weeks ago and has

approximately 60 users.

“It’s similar to an Uber, but we wanted to reach a broader range,” Wilkes said. “We wanted it to be for any kind of task you can think of — something where people can use their imagination and have an open forum.”

The app shows users jobs available in their area. After deciding what job they want to do, users negotiate price though in-app bidding.

Squik takes 15 percent plus 20 cents for every transaction made through the app.

“Within the app, they can

see APP, page 8

LSU alumnus Scott Wilkes created ‘squik,’ an app for users to locate odd jobs in the area.

The app, which launched about three weeks ago, has approximately 60 users.

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CONSTRUCTION

Master plan set to begin development in January Designed to restructure physical, strategic layout

BY KACI CAZENAVE @kacicaz In January, designers will begin working on a new comprehensive master plan to redevelop the physical and strategic design of the LSU campus. Components of the master plan include smaller parking, infrastructure,

dining and space and classroom utilization plans.

NBBJ, a planning and design firm headquartered in Seattle, is finalizing its contract with LSU to partner with the university on the 18-month-long project, which the university’s finance and administration services will fund.

The university created the initial master plan in 2003.

Tammy Millican, Facility Services assistant director, said

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an average master plan is useful for roughly 10 years before it requires updates. Comprehensiveness and a strategic approach are what separates the new master plan from the original.

“We will be looking at where buildings are located and planning for future development,” Millican said. “For instance, the College of Science is located in 17 buildings, so naturally, we want to defragment them and bring them together. As the pedagogies of teaching change, we need to allow the space for professors to be able to adapt to that change.”

Millican said Facility Services, the University Planning Council, Facilities Design and Development and several other departments started considering an updated master plan in 2014, when they began assessment and data collection.

She said one of the main goals the university has in its planning period is to exercise transparency to students, faculty and staff, which is why she and Roger Husser, director of Planning, Design and Construction for Facility Services, along with other project members from NBBJ and Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, will allow the campus community’s feedback to drive the vision for the main plan.

Collette Creppell, principal and director of Urban Strategies at Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, said EDR is excited to work on the LSU master plan and will work closely alongside NBBJ as the local support team on the project.

For her team members, Louisiana higher education planning is not unfamiliar territory, as they have each conducted master planning previously at either Tulane University or the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

“There’s some really good foundational work that we are building on,” Creppell said. “We are really excited to have been given this opportunity.”

Project managers and the NBBJ master planners will reference the 2003 plan, which

Sasaki Associates Inc. executed, for construction ideas and decision-making regarding funding resources and capital outlay, according to Millican. The firm will also consider a series of university recommendations when completing the plan.

“We want a master plan that everyone will embrace, and I think we will have a great consensus on the end product,” Millican said.

Husser said the 2003 master plan that he worked on has so far been used as a framework for him and his planning team.

“Needs adjust and things change almost immediately, so this comprehensive master plan — as was the 2003 one — will be a living document for us moving forward, as it’s intended to be,” Husser said.

Millican said one of the plan’s primary initiatives will assess and improve campus mobility. Creating classroom spaces for interactive learning and research and efficiency in resource consumption will be other components of the plan.

“You won’t see everything immediately,” Millican said.

“The exploration of all of this is just beginning now, so it’ll be exciting to see the final plan once we determine it.”

Aside from creating the project effort, Husser said he will oversee the communication and engagement plan. He hopes to involve as many of the 33,000 stakeholders on campus and other external groups as he can through social media, forums, focus groups and town hall-like meetings.

“I think LSU is paving the way and setting the standard in some way,” Husser said. “This is about as comprehensive and strategic as has occurred at hardly any other university, and the fact that we’ve established the structure and been engaged on developing the assessment and data tools for over a year now is very unique. I’d like to think we are very prepared.”

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Buckling Down

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Defense shines amid Miles celebration

BY HEATHER ALLEN | @Hallen_TDR

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ollowing LSU coach Les Miles’ first three-game skid during his tenure at LSU, the last week of the regular season was filled with speculation about his job security. But as he led the Tigers out of the tunnel and huddled with them underneath the uprights of the north end zone the same way he’s done before every home game for 11 years, he received as much support from the home crowd as ever.

“What a joy it’s been for me to lead a team into

Tiger Stadium, on to that field, in front of those people,” Miles said.

The Tigers (8-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) went on to defeat Texas A&M University, 19-7, with sophomore running back Leonard Fournette rushing for 159 yards, passing Charles Alexander as the LSU single-season rushing record holder. Freshman running back Derrius Guice also found success on the ground, rushing for 73 yards.

Though it is unknown whether Saturday’s win sparked LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva to take the podium at the postgame news conference, he assured fans Miles wasn’t going anywhere.

“Les Miles is our football coach, and he will continue to be our football coach,” Alleva said.

The victory, and perhaps the redemption of Miles, was due in no small part to LSU’s defensive performance.

see DEFENSE, page 4

Les Miles is everything great about college football INTO THE WOODS JACK WOODS Sports Columnist Dear Les: You have no idea who I am, so allow me to introduce myself. I’m the 22-year-old, bespectacled columnist with graying hair who occasionally dropped in to your news conferences throughout the semester.

I never asked a question because I was warned you might haze me, the rookie reporter.

After watching all the events unfold Saturday night, I wish I had spoken up. Heck,

I wish I had asked a dumb question so I could be partially responsible for one of your famous sound bites because you’re everything the football coach of a major university should be.

Growing up, you made my college football experience so much richer than it would’ve been without you, and I can’t thank you enough.

I was born and raised in Ruston, Louisiana, but I normally spent my Saturdays watching the Tigers on TV with my dad, an LSU alumnus. Most of my friends would make the short trip to Joe Aillet Stadium to watch Louisiana Tech University, but you always made staying home worthwhile.

I remember being dumbfounded during the 2007

LSU-Florida game. Every time fourth-down came up as the clock dwindled in the fourth quarter, the offense remained on the field and moved the chains. And each time my jaw found its new home — on the floor of my friend Scott’s house.

I quickly grew to love everything about “The Mad Hatter.”

Having a holder flip the ball over his head without looking to the sprinting placekicker?

Only you, Les. When it looks like you’re flying by the seat of your pants is when I feel like you are fully in control.

You constantly remind me that football is a game that should be cherished. Wins and losses are great and important,

see MILES, page 4

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LSU coach Les Miles gets carried off the field by his players after the Tigers’ 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday.

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FOOTBALL

Harris’ inconsistency continues despite Tigers’ win

BY MARKUS HÜFNER @Hüfner_TDR Through the climax of the LSU coaching rumors, the breaking of a historic rushing record and tears of seniors saying farewell to the student section for the last time, LSU’s passing game was the only piece of the Tigers’ 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University that left mixed feelings Saturday night at Tiger Stadium.

The Aggies rushing defense ranks as the worst in the Southeastern Conference, but it didn’t stop the Tiger offense from passing the ball 21 times.

In the first half, sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris unleashed 17 passes, just four of which were caught.

The quarterback, who seemed to display progression through the first half of the year but struggled through the conference slate, overthrew long passes and underthrew short ones. When sophomore running back Leonard Fournette and sophomore wide receiver John Diarse had trouble catching the accurate ones, the LSU defense and running game received more pressure to keep the Tigers in the game.

“We just had to tell Brandon to keep his head in there and make the pass that he would make,” said sophomore wide receiver Malachi Dupre. “Brandon is an emotional guy. He’s one of those dudes you just got to keep telling that he’s got it.”

Starting on the Tigers’ first drive of the second half, the LSU coaching staff reeled in Harris’ opportunities to make gamechanging plays — be it positive or negative for the Tigers.

Taking no more chances, Harris threw four more passes for the remainder of the game, and what would have been a risky

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LSU sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris (6) passes during the Tigers’ 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday. attempt turned into a pump fake and scramble.

“His game might have not been the best, but he made the plays he needed to,” said senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander.

But after freshman running back Derrius Guice’s touchdown to give LSU a 13-7 lead, Harris seemed thirsty for a big play to make it a two-possession game.

While Harris narrowly escaped two first-half interceptions, Aggie junior defensive back Justin Evans hung on to an overthrown pass intended for Dupre in double coverage with three minutes left in the third quarter for Harris’ lone interception of the evening.

By the time the final whistle

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LSU junior defensive end Lewis Neal (92) sacks Aggies sophomore quarterback Kyle Allen (10) during the Tigers’ 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday.

DEFENSE, from page 3 The defense gave up more than 250 yards in each of the first 10 games, allowing more than 100 rushing yards in six games and 200 passing yards in five games.

Saturday night in Death Valley was a different story.

LSU held Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Kyle Allen to 161 yards and a touchdown passing.

LSU’s front seven put pres-

blew, Harris’ seven completions totaled 83 yards, which behind LSU’s 244 rushing yards and stout defense was just enough for the Tigers to retreat to the locker room with victory for the first time in more than a month.

“We have the tools to be an offense that averages more than 200 yards a game,” Dupre said. “Moving forward, we become more consistent in our approach and how we handle things, execute the play that’s called as far as protection and route running, and we’ll be very dangerous passing the football.”

Looking back at Harris’ first season as a starter, inconsistency reflects on the stat

sheet. His completion rate ranges from 28.6 percent to 70.6 percent with his attempts hovering around the 20s.

“Up to game seven, I thought he was magnificent,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “There seemed to be a pause, and we just haven’t quite gotten him back on track.”

Miles sidestepped questions about LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s future but made it clear changes will be made.

Dupre said he hopes for improvements to help ball movement and let the team have an ideal balance between rushing and pass plays to avoid settling for a one-dimensional offense.

sure on Allen in the backfield, forcing 13 incompletions and notching four sacks. Junior linebacker Kendell Beckwith also teamed with sophomore linebacker Devin Voorhies to force an Allen fumble with the Tigers’ back against the wall as the Aggies were in scoring position.

Freshman defensive back Donte Jackson intercepted a pass from Allen late in the fourth quarter to end what appeared to be a scoring drive from the Aggies. The pick marked Jackson’s first interception of his career.

The greatest success came from the rushing defense. Aggie senior running back Tra Carson, who rushed for more than 100 yards in six games in 2015, was held to 69 yards.

“I went up to [senior linebacker Deion Jones] and told him we can’t have them running the ball on us,” Beckwith said. “I think we did a pretty good job of taking that away from them. We were just trying to be dominating. I told Debo I was going to try to send him out with a win and we did that.

The last game of the

regular season also doubled as senior night for Jones — who picked up three solo tackles, eight assisted tackles and an assisted sack — and 13 other seniors.

Jones said ending LSU’s threegame losing streak and getting the win in his last game as a Tiger was exactly what he envisioned for his senior night.

“We buckled down and realized the little mistakes hurt us,” Jones said. “A lot of people took it personally. We’re not a three-in-a-row loss team. We took it to heart, and we went after it this week. We’re some sore losers. We hate losing. It feels good to turn it around.”

As for the chaos surrounding Miles prior to the game, none of the players feel it overshadowed the team as a whole.

Junior cornerback Tre’Davious White said Miles always focuses on the team and instills that mindset into his players.

“It’s always been about the team. It’s always going to be about the team,” Beckwith said. “It was definitely a distraction, but it was something we had to block out and just play some LSU football.”

MILES, from page 3 but you make sure I always enjoy the game I’m watching. It’s why I’ve loved watching you coach so much.

For that you should be commended.

When rumors of your demise began to swirl — although they may have been greatly exaggerated — you responded with class.

When the noise reached its loudest point, your focus went up to its highest notch. Saturday night’s win wasn’t exactly beautiful, but it confirmed what I already knew: There is no man on this planet better for the LSU head coaching job than you.

In terms of the actual game, it was a punishing ground game with just enough variety to get it done. Maybe the offense needs a tweak or two next season, but I think you’ve proven you’re more than capable of coaching a victorious team throughout the last 11 seasons.

It wasn’t even about the Xs and Os, though. It was you tipping your hat to the crowd as it chanted “We want Les,” a crowd that made it clear who it wanted to be LSU’s head coach next fall.

It’s how fired up you got when LSU scored the touchdown to put it away. Your passion was on full display just like it always is.

It’s how much your players love you.

I don’t know if you even got to finish talking to Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin before the Tigers hoisted you on their shoulders, which you later likened to riding an elephant, and carried you to the student section.

When you arrived, you put off your postgame interview to belt out the best rendition of LSU’s alma mater I’ve ever heard.

When I saw the video of you dabbing in the locker room, I thought to myself, “I wish I would’ve been slightly athletic, so I could’ve played for you.”

You’re a winner on the field and off it. You’re a good coach, but you come across as an even better guy. You have a largerthan-life personality, and it fits perfectly in Baton Rouge.

LSU is better because of you, Les. It’s been a hell of a run, and I’m thankful to have witnessed it all.

My time as a columnist is quickly coming to an end, and my graduation is soon approaching. I really do hope our paths cross in the future.

But until then, keep converting fourth downs, faking punts and eating blades of grass.

Never change, Les. You are LSU football.

Jack Woods is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Ruston, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Jack_TDR.

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Planned Parenthood shooting caused by right-wing extremism ENTITLED MILLENIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist What do you call a person who uses violence or intimidation in the pursuit of political aims?

If you guessed “terrorist,” you’d be right — unless the terrorist was white. In that case, they’re just a misunderstood shooter with possible mental health problems. Their motives aren’t entirely known, and this person never showed signs of aggression before.

Robert Lewis Dear, 57, is a right-wing extremist who killed three people and left nine wounded at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to National Public Radio, he’s conservative, owns guns and believes abortion is wrong.

Is it a coincidence that a gunowning, anti-abortion man shot up a Planned Parenthood clinic?

Conservative politicians paint Planned Parenthood as a proabortion, baby-killing mill. We should be surprised this didn’t happen sooner.

According to Yahoo News, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said he thinks Dear specifically targeted a family planning clinic that performs abortions. In other words, he used violence and intimidation to pursue political aims. He’s a terrorist regardless of whether the media acknowledges it.

Charles Kurzman, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, found in a study he conducted that right-wing extremists threaten the safety of our country more than Muslim extremists.

He’s not saying some forms of terrorism are worse or deadlier than others — he’s saying that since 9/11, homegrown terrorism killed more people in the United States than Islamic jihadists.

Still not all conservatives are terrorists. The majority of conservatives aren’t going to shoot people at an abortion clinic. Most people understand that killing is the exact opposite of being “pro-life,” but hateful rhetoric can have unintended consequences.

You can’t put doctored videos on the Internet where undercover freelance reporters get people

from Planned Parenthood to “admit” to selling baby parts without some sort of backlash.

Politicians can’t feed into fear-mongering and not expect some people to take extreme measures. To those who don’t do further research, it looked like the government knew about and subsidized selling fetuses on the black market.

Carly Fiorina, Republican primary presidential candidate, apparently doesn’t understand she fed into the buildup.

“This is so typical of the left to immediately begin demonizing the messenger because they don’t agree with the message,” Fiorina said on “Fox News Sunday.”

To be fair, she did call for only peaceful protests against Planned Parenthood but missed the point. Her lies against Planned Parenthood and antiabortion rhetoric fueled the fire for this shooting.

We can’t have people like this in charge of our country. People who lie for cheap political points shouldn’t run for president.

This mockery against our democracy has gone far enough.

If your ideas and opinions can’t be supported with undisputed

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Cody Sibley is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Opelousas, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @CodySibley.

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Edwards needs to prioritize raising taxes to fix economic mess BEYER’S REMORSE MICHAEL BEYER Columnist Ready, set, govern!

There is no time to waste for Democratic Governor-elect John Bel Edwards. Even after severe cuts to health care and higher education, Louisiana still has a structural budget deficit.

And fixing this structural deficit won’t be solved by governing in a spirit of bipartisanship.

It will be solved by undoing the right-wing experiment that believes granting huge tax giveaways to recruit big businessses to Louisiana will yield huge economic growth.

We can undo this experiment by raising revenues. According to the Louisiana Budget Project, legislators voted to raise $741

million in new revenues this past legislative session.

Even though it appears the state Legislature is moving in the right direction, much of the $741 million in funding is shortterm and will expire in one to three years.

This progress in solving Louisiana’s budget deficit could be stymied by a Republican Legislature unwilling to raise taxes and Edwards’ campaign promises.

According to The Advocate, Edwards agreed with U.S. Sen. David Vitter not to raise taxes as a form of boosting revenue.

Edwards promised to roll back some of the tax giveaways to big businesses but didn’t promise to raise new taxes.

Louisiana unfairly taxes lowincome people at a higher rate than wealthy earners. According to the Louisiana Budget Project, workers in the lowest 40 percent of income earners pay taxes at

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more than twice the rate of those in the top 1 percent.

Louisiana could use these new revenues to restore funding for higher education, health care, transportation and connecting many unskilled workers to jobs.

Our state has a $12 billion backlog in transportation projects. The main funding source of the transportation budget is the gas tax, which sits at 20 cents per gallon and hasn’t been raised since 1990.

Vehicles have become more fuel-efficient, causing car owners to buy less gas than before and further decreasing the power of the gas tax. Current owners of hybrid cars certainly don’t use as much gas as regular cars and can skate by paying lower amounts in taxes.

With the low price of gas and more fuel efficient cars, the gas tax is worth much less today than it was worth in 1990.

Edwards needs to raise the gas tax if he will stabilize the $12 billion backlog.

Louisiana needs new revenue to link many disconnected workers to jobs. According to the Center for Planning Excellence, 600,000, or 26 percent, of working-age adults in Louisiana do not have a high school diploma or equivalent certificate, making them ineligible for skilled work of any kind.

Another 525,000 workers have a high school diploma but lack the academic credits for a skilled trade. These two groups amount to 49 percent of Louisiana’s working age population.

Louisiana must invest in these workers to connect them to jobs.

Raising taxes could allow the state to aide local areas in funding public transportation. Currently, less than 1 percent of the state’s transportation budget is allocated toward

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public transportation.

One of the largest barriers to linking disconnected workers to jobs is transportation to and from work. According to the Center for Planning Excellence, during interviews of service-based organizations in the Baton Rouge area, transportation consistently emerged as a top challenge for their clients.

Louisiana needs to raise taxes to invest in its citizens. But our state needs to raise new revenues in an equitable fashion, so higher-income earners are paying at a higher rate than low-income earners.

It’s time to cut the “no new taxes” rhetoric, Edwards. Your citizens need you to fund their futures.

Michael Beyer is a 21-year-old political science senior from New Orleans. You can reach him on Twitter @michbeyer.

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Monday, November 30, 2015 MILES, from page 1 They practiced the same, and Miles promised his focus was on doing his job. Nothing, though, could be done to avoid the massive cloud hanging over him and the program. Athletic Director Joe Alleva was silent, but the talk only became louder.

“It was kind of a distraction,” said junior linebacker Kendell Beckwith. “We tried our best to block it out, and let the people who handled it, let them handle it. But, man, I’m just glad we pulled out the win tonight.

“I always had faith that he was going to be the coach. I never [looked] at it [any] other way. I always had faith that he would be my head coach.”

Truly, players didn’t even know Miles was definitely returning until questions were asked after the game, but the night started as if it was the Mad Hatter’s last hoorah.

The team walked down Victory Hill to a massive gathering lining the sides of the road, a crowd Miles thought was equal to the size of the stadium. He walked out in suit and tie for usual pregame meet and greet, this time meeting with members of his family. The early arrivers in the student section chanted his name and gave him a standing ovation.

As more fans filed into the stadium, some held signs reading messages like “We Love Les,” “Fire Alleva, Not Miles” and “Just So You Know, Les Miles is LSU.” Prior to seniors being honored on the field, Miles stopped at the 20yard line to acknowledge a thunderous Death Valley roar, a crowd reaction he said was unexpected.

With the game winding down and the outcome looking clear, the coach’s name continued to ring out throughout the stadium, including a “We Want Les!” from the student section. Then, the Tigers secured victory and his players propped him on their shoulders, a “scary” trip for the coach, carrying him toward the left corner of the end zone.

He stopped a postgame interview with the SEC Network to sing the LSU Alma Mater at the top of his lungs. It seemed like the Tigers had won one last game for the Gipper, but Miles finally received the news he was hoping for before meeting with the media. “[LSU President F.] King Alexander said, ‘I want you to be our coach. You are our coach,’” Miles said. “Joe Alleva followed that up

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thereafter with, ‘I want you to be our coach.’ I said, ‘Magnificent.’”

But just as Miles tried to do the entire week, his postgame news conference showed his normal humor and passion that he has exhibited at LSU for more than a decade, even if the circumstances were unprecedented.

“I just want you to know something, I love coaching football,” Miles said. “It’s just tremendously fun to be a young man who’s motivated, goal-oriented and wants to fight for victory. Frankly, I can lose sight of a lot of things around those ideals.”

Throughout it all, his players continued to show support and reverence for a man who has become a father figure for so many.

As sophomore running back Leonard Fournette put it, a proud family man showed his character.

“Like I said, he’s an even better person than coach,” Fournette, who broke Alexander’s record, said. “He asks about my family every day. Sometimes, during practice, I’ll make a long run, and I’m walking back. Out of the blue, he’ll ask me how Lyric is doing, how my daughter is doing. Those moments define you as a man.

He’s not just worried about football — academic-wise, too, and with your family.”

But Miles realizes the speculation only started because his success in a competitive conference has dwindled through the last four seasons. He has a higher winning percentage than any other LSU coach, but it’s simply not enough in the eyes of many.

The expectation he’s embraced as the Tiger coach won’t allow for anything less than more banners.

“We seemed to undershoot our mark this year,” Miles said.

“I agree with Joe. This is a team that should be playing for championships. This is something Joe wants to work towards full. I am right with him. It’s not enough to win occasionally. You have to win all the time, and I get that.

“The reason I came here is because the expectations are so high. I just love going into that stadium with 103,000 people that, in fact, believe you should kick someone’s behind. Frankly, that’s what we think too.”

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He said the Student Incubainteract by messaging. Some- tor was invaluable in getting one suggests the price and then the business off the ground any amount of users can bid on and helping him market the the job,” Wilkes said. “Users finished product.

“They put me in contact are actually picking the price for doing the work, and there with the correct people if they did not know the is no tipping because if you are answers,” Wilkes ‘Me and my friends doing the job you said. “They gave were watching a lot of me confidence are doing, the “Shark Tank,” maybe because amount of money they you decided on.” years ago, and it kind give you an honest opinion, and Wilkes graduof inspired us. We ated in May 2015 I thought that thought, “Man we and got the idea was very imporshould really focus tant. If it is going when he saw on issues on a daily to flop, I would several people basis. What’s bothering want to know from his apartus today? Can we do ment complex at firsthand.” the grocery store Wilkes is now anything to fix it?”’ or headed to the focusing on gaining popularity gym at the same SCOTT WILKES in Baton Rouge time. This jogged creator of squik before producthe idea that it ing an Android would be more app and movconvenient and environmentally friendly to ing on to other college towns carpool or consolidate grocery and eventually metropolitan cities. trips with other people.

Wilkes said he took the first “Me and my friends were watching a lot of Shark Tank, job through squik — a McDonmaybe years ago, and it kind of ald’s run — and is excited about inspired us,” Wilkes said. “We the app’s future.

“He was like, ‘Get me a Big thought, ‘Man, we should really focus on issues on a daily basis. Mac — just fries, no drink,’” What’s bothering us today? Can Wilkes said. “So I went and picked it up for him. It’s pretty we do anything to fix it?’”

Their solution-based ap- good to check out a few things. proach eventually led to squik, We’re still working out some which grew with the influ- of the kinks, but it is getting ence of the Student Incubator, there.”

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