Les Miles' best coaching job?

— -- Les Miles is renowned in college football circles for his quirkiness and all of the things he says and does that invariably end up on "SportsCenter."

Let's face it. Les being Les is pretty darn entertaining, whether it's the way he claps or the way he wears his hat, his penchant for eating grass or those priceless Les-isms he spits out to transform a dull news conference into Comedy Central.

So, yeah, the Mad Hatter is a hoot. But he has reminded us all this season that what he does best is coach, develop and rally a football team.

About a month ago, the Tigers looked to be dead in the water after a crushing 41-7 loss to Auburn. But three wins later -- buoyed by a few personnel changes, younger players stepping up and Miles making sure the heartbeat of this team never waned -- here LSU is, poised to make a late-season run in the SEC West.