LSU head coach Les Miles spoke to the media today about last weekend’s win over Florida and Saturday’s battle against Kentucky.
Miles was very complimentary of the Wildcats, calling them “a very quality Kentucky team.”
Here is an excerpt of this comments about the Cats:
Now, first of all, I want this stadium to be just like it’s always been, a very live place for our opponents to witness a very, very noisy and very loud partisan crowd, and I want to encourage everybody to come out to the stadium and enjoy us, because we will enjoy you.
Kentucky’s 5‑1, they’re in the conference race on the east. And they have gotten better each week. Mark Stoops is a very fine coach, comes from a family of coaches.
I have competed with that family and enjoyed that, and his impact, and at Kentucky is very significant. One of their losses to Florida was on three overtimes, and they’re in good position to play in that conference on their side. So, it’s going to be a very quality Kentucky team. Offensively, they’re averaging 36 points, 448 yards, they’re rushing it for 185, and they will throw it for 265.
So, quarterback completes 63 percent of his passes and 1,500 yards this season, 10 touchdowns, he spreads the ball around, he hits five players with at least 12 receptions. Good balance. They run it and throw it. They will use a wildcat quarterback who can run it and throw it some.
Defensively, they’re allowing 18 points and it’s, again, a very quality SEC defense. They turn the ball, they have taken the ball away from the opponent, they have got 11 pass interceptions, and their turnover margin is second in the conference.
Very capable defense and we’ll have to play well.
Special teams again, very quality, well coached, and prepared.
The ‑‑ I probably want to take a minute myself and to thank the players that I’ve coached for these years, and the Assistant Coach’s who put great game plans together, and the people in the perimeter of my building that really have made a difference. Those people and our association with LSU, frankly, you don’t have the opportunity to have the kind of success we have had without everything in place at LSU that gives us that. So, to those people, I just want to say thanks. A hundred victories is a significant piece for me and one that I will remember.
