I'd be OK with Les Miles if he gets canned from LSU and is interested in the job. Only problem is that he is 62 years old and we need a coach that can come in and build a successful program over 10+ years, so I think it is important to get 1.) a coach in his early to mid fifties at the latest, 2.) wants to be at UK and won't have interest in moving on to greener pastures, 3.) has a history of succeeding at schools in big conferences who are considered mid to lower tier programs, and 4.) has a history with the program already and has seen some success during that time. When you weigh all of those points, the only name that hops out to me is Mike Leach.
He's coached here before and loves the bluegrass and would be here to stay should he be hired. He succeeded at TTU and has had a decent run at abysmal Washington State despite both programs being bottom of the barrel in the Big 12 or Pac 12 respectfully and both being tough to recruit at. He just turned 55 which would give him 10+ years at the helm here at UK, and best of all he created the air raid offense with Hal Mumme. I really don't know why names like Art Briles, Jim Tressel, Les Miles, etc. are being thrown around when they struggled at times with the best players at the best schools while Leach has been able to stand toe-to-toe with the USC's, Texas's, Oklahoma's, Miami U's, Alabama's, and Stanford's of the world and do it with 4th and 5th tier players. THIS IS THE GUY WE NEED AT UK!!!!
