LSU, the removal of wins, and the Ghost of Les Miles
Last week’s pretty boring week of news was highlighted by news that LSU been forced by the NCAA to vacated all of its wins between 2012-2015 because of benefits giving to offensive linesman Vadal Alexander and his family. The booster in question – John Paul Funes – gave works to Vadal’s father and mother, who never ended up doing their jobs. Well, James Alexander, Vadal’s father, did five pieces of work for Our Lady Of The Lake Foundation, anyway…and earned over $180,000 over five years for doing so (great work if you can get it!). LSU had a 37-14 record during that period, going 20-12 in the SEC, and 2-2 in bowl games. Les Miles, the coach of the time,
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