Les Miles: Florida and Tebow underrated
LSU coach Les Miles said this week that despite Florida's loss to Ole Miss, he believes the Gators might be better than a No. 12/13 team.
Miles said after watching tape of the UF-Mississippi game, he thought Florida "played very well, but credit should go to Mississippi'' for outplaying the Gators on that particular day.
Still, he thinks the Gators may be underrated.
"Florida is a tremendous team in my opinion,'' Miles said. "They don't have any weaknesses. Nationally ranked, No. 11 is probably underselling them some. I think they are as talented a football team as I've seen.''
As for questions about whether Florida QB Tim Tebow is "struggling'' this season, Miles said he's not sure why people keep making that assessment.
"In my opinion, as a sophomore Heisman Trophy winner I think he's becoming more well-rounded, understands the game more and appears to me he's making better reads,'' Miles said. "He's certainly a competitive player, plays best when the chips are down, so I certainly have great respect for their quarterback and leader on their football team.''
You can decide for yourself it it's sincere, or just a coach saying nice things about the opponent because he has to.
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Wes needs to go back to clown school...trying to make excuses cause he knows his team is getting smoked outta the swamp saturday
Posted by: Miles is a Clownface | October 09, 2008 at 05:39 AM