That ability Miles possesses -- to compartmentalize anything, from a major tragedy to minor distractions, and focus on the now -- has served him well while coaching "Team Turmoil" to an 8-0 record and No. 1 ranking heading into Saturday's epic clash against No. 2 Alabama. That game will provide another test of his ability to insulate his team from the massive hype buildup coming this week.
Besides the personal loss of his sister, he's dealt with an assistant coach's illness that forced a juggling of duties, a bar fight involving several Tigers that brought weeks of unwanted national attention and the suspensions of seven players stretching across the past three months.
It's the other side of the Miles' "Mad Hatter" public persona -- awkward in his syntax, devil-may-care with his in-game coaching strategies and occasionally eccentric in his behavior, such as nibbling on the field grass during games.
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