By: Claude Clayborne

Gunner Kiel didn’t actually write this, we wrote it on his behalf. Enjoy.

Mr. Miles,

I thank you for the opportunity you gave me to become a part of the LSU family. However, after doing what was best for me and my family, staying home in the state of Indiana, your actions earlier this week showed me that I truly have made that right decision. You say I dont have the chest to be the leader of a program, yet I find myself at Notre Dame as the next in line to lead a program more storied than your own. I don’t think you would have complained if Landon Collins had flipped to LSU on signing day. What you said was classless and indicitave of your character as a man. Furthermore, I can’t remember the last time you developed a quarterback that was nothing more than a game manager or an NFL bust? Correct me if I’m wrong. I also see how the man I committed to Notre Dame head coach, Brian Kelly, handled the same situation with a great player switching in the recruiting process (Deontay Greenberry). I applaud him for not stooping to the level you did in the exact same setting. I hope one day down the line that I get the opportunity to retort on the field, hopefully with everything on the line. Who knows, looking at the class you signed this year that may not be a reality. I hear you signed a Klump in my place I hope that works out for you.

PS – I’m gonna beat the hell out of Michigan three years in a row just for you Les.

Sincerely,

Gunner Kiel