Coach Les Miles Was Right

Prior to the beginning of last season, LSU football Coach Les Miles was in a feisty mood during a press conference. Seems that he was growing weary of the barrage of questions about BCS rankings.

He went personal.

In his “humble” opinion, USC was playing in a weak football conference, the Pac-10.

“They’re going to play real knockdown, drag-outs with UCLA and Washington, Cal-Berkeley, Stanford - some real juggernauts,” Miles sarcastically sniped about the Trojans.

Others have attempted to substantiate Coach Miles boast with inter-conference and bowl records.

Here’s the measurement that will put the suggestion that the Pac-10 teams, including, UCLA, Washington, Cal and Stanford, are athletically challenged.

The NFL draft.

Let’s compare conferences, shall we?

SEC - 35 players drafted

Pac-10 - 34 players drafted

ACC - 33 players drafted

Big 12 - 29 players drafted

Big Ten - 28 players drafted

We’re looking at factual stats here. No opinions or spins necessary. It’s clear that the SEC was the “dominant” conference this past season.

What? You’re not so clear?

Well, take a look at the two schools to see if Coach Miles might have more stats to back up his snubbing of the Pac-10.

LSU - 7 players drafted

USC - 10 players drafted

Oh.

Coach Miles is an excellent football coach.

When it comes to passing judgement on other conferences or individual universities…not so much.