re: Is Miles a bad coach?

He IS a good coach IMO. He has made some dumb mistakes - but he's a good coach.

All I need to keep that opinion is to look at him beating Bob Stoops 2X in 3 years while at OSU -- with far less recruiting might and talent -- Mack Brown and UT with all their National Recruiting championships could not do it -- not even ONCE when OU and Bob Stoops were on top of the heap.

We have a good coach - and there is NOT ONE (not even Alabama) program I'd rather be at this moment.

Sure, I'd trade our situation for the NC this year -- but it's going to change again and when I look at:

UT -- no coach and no staff - 3 weeks before national signing day

UF -- maybe we have Urban, maybe we don't?

UK -- old coach retired... who do THEY get?

UGA -- embattled coach, no DC - annual underperforming team for 3 - 5 years

OM -- Nutt will settle in to Ark-type mediocrity

ARK -- Petrino may leave for someplace better for recruiting in the next few years -- perinnial SECW 2nd or 3rd finisher

MSU -- dammed if the DO - dammed if they DON'T -- if Mullens wins -- he'll leave for a better recruiting situation and $$ -- if he doesn't win -- they still suck

UT -- Lane f'ing Kiffen --- 'nough said

AU -- is Chiz really going to right the ship? they have not WON the SECW is how many years????

As I said -- LSU and Les Miles are not on top today and are not perfect -- but there is no situation I'd rather have when I look around the SEC and college football in general. We are NOT that far out... a break here and there and a better decision here and there and WE are in the hunt until the very end.