BATON ROUGE – Les Miles used to not even say his name during press conferences and teleconferences.

Miles cussed Alabama in front of several thousand adoring LSU fans at the 2007 Bayou Bash recruiting party just weeks after former LSU coach Nick Saban left the Miami Dolphins to become the coach of LSU rival Alabama.

Miles poked fun at Saban on the Tiger Tour speaking engagements after Saban went 0-for-2 against Louisiana in his first season at Alabama in 2007 with, 41-34, and, 21-14, losses to LSU and Louisiana-Monroe.

Meanwhile, Saban, has never said anything negative about Miles or LSU – good naturedly or otherwise. He has just beaten Miles and LSU five out of the eight times they have played, including the last three straight with two of those by three touchdowns. And the first of that trio was for the 2011 season BCS national championship, something Saban has…