Les not only has strong opinions about the relative strength of the Pac-10 schedule, but also about college football’s “worst call”: the late hit.

In essence, Miles believes the late hit should be called every time when the runner has stepped out and is moving parallel with the out of bounds line, not so often when sharper angles are at play.

Against the Hokies, LSU was flagged twice for late sideline hits; one by safety Curtis Taylor and another by linebacker Luke Sanders. In both cases, Miles said, the Tigers defenders were making solid, aggressive plays and not taking cheap shots that should be penalized.

“I reviewed all those penalties, very specifically. I felt like I would have issue with several of them,” he said. “I think the worst call in college football is the sideline tackle. He steps out of bounds and gets hit: I’ll tell you right now, if that doesn’t happen I’m going to complain to my player. What’s happened is they’ve taken the call and tried to translate it on the line.”

Defenders angling at a runner who is headed toward the sideline cannot judge both that plane and the ball carrier’s foot simultaneously, Miles said, and they should move forward with the tackle.

We’ll admit that we also have a fondness for the sideline tackle.