5 reasons Les Miles should replace Lee Corso on College GameDay
By John Buhler
3. The dude eats grass
Perhaps the most interesting quirk about Miles as a football coach is that he’s known to eat blades of grass from time to time. He does this to better understand the turf his team will be playing on during fall Saturdays. It kind of has an intimidation factor, as the head football coach is crazy enough to eat grass in front of people.
Somehow, someway ESPN has to incorporate Miles’ bovine-esque dietary regiment into a television ratings boost. It could be a weekly segment where Miles eats a few blades of grass of the host stadium’s turf.
Sun Devil Stadium: Crisp, but kind of dry, a little bit sandy. Neyland Stadium: Are we sure this is grass? Albertsons Stadium: Tasty, but why does it have to be blue? This is Idaho, not Kentucky. C’mon! Fargodome: No, I’m not eating plastic. Try again, Bison.
ESPN could have either Scotts or Pennington sponsor the Miles grass-eating segment of College GameDay. People will tune in, or at least watch Vines of Miles’ approval or grimace of the home team’s turf. There are money making opportunities here if Miles is down to keep on eating some grass, despite not being a college head coach anymore.