Following Michigan’s loss to Ohio State on Saturday, Lloyd Carr will announce his retirement on Monday. This became increasingly apparent as the season wore on. Carr is 62 years old and has been the head coach at Michigan for 13 years. Michigan is 121-40 under Carr, but he has been lost 4 in a row to arch-rival Ohio State. Something that had to have factored into Carr’s decision.

Lloyd has definitely done a lot to continue the legacy of Michigan fooball, but they have fallen on hard times, and it’s time for a change. Now the talk will turn to who comes in to replace Carr. Most of the talk has been about Les Miles, currently the head coach of the #1 ranked LSU Tigers. Les Miles is a Michigan man who played under Bo, coached under Bo, as well as former coach Gary Moeller. Miles coached at Michigan, Colorado, Oklahoma State, in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, and currently at LSU.

Three things stick out for me about Miles.

1. He’s a Michigan man - Not the most important thing to me, but I know that the athletic department and boosters care about it. So he fits in that way.
2. He’s a winner - Obviously, he’s the coach of the #1 team in the country. He inherited a strong program, and he has kept them at the level that they were at.
3. He can recruit the south - It’s just a fact, the south is home to a huge amount of high school football talent. Miles has shown that he is able to bring that talent in. It remains to be seen if he could transfer that ability if he moves up north to Ann Arbor, but I’m willing to let him try.

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