An Ode to Les Miles
by Illusions, Michael. on Nov 15, 2011 10:43 PM EST
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yeah this definitely makes no sense
This gets a bit wordy.
What?
A lot of wordiness...is this intentional?
Awkward line breaks.
Weird syntax.
Vague.
Joke?
These sentences are syntactically troubling.
Where have we arrived by the end of the poem?
Out of control.
Lost.
Can the person quoted in the epigraph also be the speaker of the poem? How meta/presumptuous.
Post-Game Press Conference
“Woeojuwedjhdjwe” –Les Miles, tweeting after a football game against UNC, Sept. 4, 2010
I think this is as exciting a sport,
dealing with the style of athlete,
the variance from a Saturday to Saturday,
as there is in this world.
I think change is a state of constant
need in any game that sees imperfections and must be
corrected.
I told my guys, we made our bed,
and now it’s time
to get it right.
The play-call certainly was the absolute best call at that time,
and it would have gone
in the order that it would have anyway.
That decision—my decision—
was made prior to the time understanding.
I just didn’t think there was any reason
at that point and time to think
that was going to be any other day but ours.
Certainly with time
Our team will potentially be great.
The game we just played was a turning point.
It will call to life some dormant aggression and want to fight.
N.B. my professor was the only one in the class who knew who he is (she went to Bama). She asked the class, "does anyone know who Les Miles is?" Crickets. "He's the head coach at LSU." A pause, and the students asked, "what does that mean?"
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I LOVE IT
Les Miles, as read in poem form. Makes more sensical.
proud to be Orange. What conference am I in now?
Need a new class.
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by RjTheMetalhead on Nov 15, 2011 10:53 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
this
how can a room full of college students not know who the head coach of the #1 CFB team in the country is? For shame, VT, for shame.
My idea is that every specific body strives to become master over all space and to extend its force (--its will to power:) and to thrust back all that resists its extension.
Bunch of English bucket heads
at my D3 school that is not known for sports
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just a VT fan,
at a small lib arts school in Ohio in a class packed with hipsters.
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by Illusions, Michael. on Nov 16, 2011 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
I knew there was a genius somewhere under that hat, it just took a poet to find it.
Excellent work. It’s a shame no one understood the inspiration.
There is no wiggle room in those words. No hoping, no wishing — just a clear-as-day declaration that the Michigan Wolverines are the "leaders and best", and everyone else will simply have to deal with it. -John U. Bacon
Also, this is a fantastic "fuck you" to the Bama-grad professor.
There is no wiggle room in those words. No hoping, no wishing — just a clear-as-day declaration that the Michigan Wolverines are the "leaders and best", and everyone else will simply have to deal with it. -John U. Bacon
I don't really think that
having the speaker of the poem be the same person quoted in the epigraph is that “meta/presumptuous”. I would hope that a bunch of stoned advanced writing students would be doing stuff way more presumptuous than that. Understatement is for geezers like me, not college students who haven’t lost all faith in everything.
My idea is that every specific body strives to become master over all space and to extend its force (--its will to power:) and to thrust back all that resists its extension.
What grade did you get?
At least the teacher understood. That’s all that matters.
Live to fly!
Go Gators!
Snap Snap Snap
“Miles to go before I sleep” would be a good title for a Les-inspired poetry blog. This needs to be a thing.
by Jack Fact on Nov 17, 2011 7:10 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I don't care what your classmates say.
I like your damn strong poem.
by Nick's Hat Band on Nov 17, 2011 11:25 AM EST reply actions
I can't make it through the whole thing without laughing so hard I almost cry.
You sir, have won the game.
Les Miles is my coach. You think you can show me the mouth of madness? I've worn madness' hat, and the fit was perfect.
by Matt 'n' The Hat on Nov 18, 2011 4:22 PM EST reply actions
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