Whether you’re an LSU fan or not, you have to smile a little bit for the Mad Hatter after Wednesday night’s blowout win against Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl.

After all he went through with the speculation that the administration was about to remove him from his position just a few weeks back, all Miles did was expertly prep his team to put an exclamation point on a 9-3 season with a 56-27 win in Houston.

The fact that Miles took all of that heat and came out smelling like a rose (at least for now) makes this post-game celebration with his team all too fitting: