re: "3-4 losses/year doesn't cut it at LSU"

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In the 35 seasons before Miles became head coach (starting in 1970), five ended with fewer than 3 losses (1972, 1985, 1987, 1996, 2003).

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And now there have been three in Miles' tenure.

I'll take this a little further, counting the number of two-loss or better seasons and overall number of seasons.

1972: McClendon (1/18)
1985: Arnsparger (1/3)
1987: Archer (1/4)
1996: DiNardo (1/5)
2003: Saban (1/5)
2005: Miles
2006: Miles
2007: Miles (3/5)

On a related note, Steve Spurrier had two or fewer losses in 7 of 12 seasons at Florida.

Coming into this season, Mack Brown had 5 of 11.

In Bobby Bowden's first 11 seasons at FSU, he had 3 seasons of two or fewer losses. Then he went on a 14-year run of two or fewer losses.

Larry Coker was 3/6 in this "two or fewer" category.

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IMO, Miles is approaching a crossroads and next year will be the turning point. In a year when key positions leave Florida and Ole Miss, and LSU brings some experience to the table, does LSU get back to the 2005-2007 type results, or are we a 2nd tier SEC team again? I think next year determines if Miles becomes LSU's Mack Brown or LSU's Larry Coker.