HOOVER, Ala. -- Les Miles is a sound byte waiting to happen and he didn't disappoint at the SEC Media Days.
Herewith, a look at the best of Les as he took the podium Thursday.
On what he did this offseason:
"I rappelled down a building. I don't know that that was all it was cracked up to be. It was tall. It was up there."
On his kicking game, which includes Australian punter Jamie Keehn:
"Again, you have to learn the language. You just can't speak to those guys. You have to know how to speak Australian."
He went on to elaborate on 'speaking Australian:
"Well, Australians have a higher voice," he said, using an Australian accent. "When you just speak regular English, it doesn't quite get across. Of course, we've had experience with our Australians, so we're pretty comfortable with adjusting our dialect so that it fits the ability to communicate (smiling)."
On his Twitter policy:
"Well, it's an amazing thing. Twenty years ago there was not a policy on Twitter. You know what, 20 years ago there was not a policy on Facebook. You know what, I'll bet you that 20 years ago not one did a Harlem Shake, you know what I mean (smiling)?
"Here is what's happening. Somebody gave me the magic. They said there's 500 million on Instagram, whatever the hell that is. There's three billion on Facebook. These are phenomena that are not just youthful. LeBron James, athletes, entertainers, businessmen of our day. I mean, it's an amazing thing."
On whether he'd ban a player from using social media:
"Well, again, it's kind of like saying, before they had cars, I'm not allowing any of my players to drive cars," he said. "Why? Well, I like the old buggy. It's safer. The horse is a problem, but as long as you keep the horse pointed in the right direction, you're OK."
"I guess what I'm saying to you is, we've got computers now that you can carry in your pocket. If you hit the right button, you can talk to people. For us to not admit that's America, that's what we're doing, now let's do it right."
