Following three days of quips, one-liners and fashion forays from other coaches in the SEC, it came time for one of the masters of the podium to get his turn. But instead of topping them all, LSU's Les Miles instead used his turn at the mic to take a surprisingly low-key approach to the 2015 season.
And a long one at that.
Average length of coaches' opening statement at SEC Media Days: 904 words. Les Miles opening statement: 1,957 words pic.twitter.com/QyEwLVGoAt
— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) July 16, 2015
"His opening statement in the main media room seemed like a filibuster," ESPN's Alex Scarborough wrote.