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Les Miles -in the arena!

Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:12 am
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
39667 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:12 am
As Miles shakes up his staff, and as he fights back from recent recruiting setbacks, he does so under a barrage of criticism from armchair coaches, and reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt's words:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Geaux Les! and
Posted by Palm Beach Tiger
Orlando, Florida
Member since Jan 2007
29872 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:18 am to
Seems appropriate. (not being sarcastic either)
Posted by PeaRidgeWatash
Down by the docks of the city
Member since Dec 2004
15210 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:28 am to
Nice Penrod.
Posted by jose canseco
Houston via Houma via BR via NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
5667 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:59 am to
quote:

as he fights back from recent recruiting setbacks




Huh?
Posted by HuRRiCaNe MiLeS
Bossier City
Member since Jan 2010
8153 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:08 am to
There is a difference between when Miles took over and Saban took over.

Saban built it.

Les didn't do shite but get a powerhouse handed over.

Posted by Teufelhunden
Galvez, LA
Member since Feb 2005
5587 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:41 am to
quote:

Geaux Les!

Man, he's like tripendicular, ya know?
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123699 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:41 am to
Tha frick I just reed
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
17950 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:42 am to
Les is definitely showing up to the Coliseum with his spear sharpened. He is not going away quietly. F*** the Decline.

He's got Cam Cameron, John Chavis, a new OL coach coming it, Frank The Closer Wilson, and stables of talent being filled. F*** the Decline.

Embrace the Resurgence.
Posted by byubengalboy
Cypress, tx.
Member since Nov 2008
3719 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 10:02 am to
great point. my Dad took me into his office and introduced me to that exact quote when I was a kid....it's now on the wall of my office and, when needed, I get my kids to read it out loud.

clowns like cajunjj and the multitude of nega's don't get it because the easy path is the negative path.

Posted by 400lb. Ape
Member since Jun 2013
343 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 11:00 am to
Awesome! I would love so much to hear Les paraphrase this in one of his postgame conferences.
Posted by YouAre8Up
in a house
Member since Mar 2011
12792 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 11:04 am to
Posted by LSUANDY25
Frisco
Member since Dec 2012
3087 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 11:34 am to
Good Post Penrod and excellent feedback LSUnKATY

But what some people don't realize it that MAINTAINING a scuccessful program is dificult too.
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How easy is it to take over after a legend. Ask Bill O'Brien. Look around at who in the history of coaching have been successful at that. After 9 years, CLM has proven he is more than capable of doing that and running this huge program successfully.

Alot of bad luck has hit the LSU program over the years, way more than most programs. Les just keeps putting together great teams and coaches.

He's one of the best we couldve ever hoped for back 9 years ago. We should be singing this man's praises for not allowing us to become a Nebraska or Tennessee. Other than game day decisions, where are his weaknesses. And after this last year that saw very few game day mistakes, the haters are running out of excuses.

This post was edited on 1/9/14 at 9:33 pm
Posted by BayouBengalBoy
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2013
798 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 11:47 am to
Great post! Geaux CLM!
Posted by Kajungee
South ,Section 6 Row N
Member since Mar 2004
17033 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 12:16 pm to
Good post.

But I'd love to hear Les Miles give that speech
Posted by SuperTigerMan
Lafayette
Member since Jun 2013
315 posts
Posted on 1/9/14 at 7:38 pm to
AMEN!

I LOVE OUR COACH!
I LOVE OUR FANS!
AND DAMN IT, I LOVE OUR FANS!

Posted by timm6971463
oakdale la
Member since Mar 2008
4363 posts
Posted on 1/10/14 at 6:02 pm to
wow who ever penned that knew Coach Miles ! Thanks for describing Las to the T !
Posted by Mayhawman
Somewhere in the middle of SEC West
Member since Dec 2009
10096 posts
Posted on 1/10/14 at 7:04 pm to
quote:

he does so under a barrage of criticism from armchair coaches, and reminds me of
quote:

That guy, he goes to work. He goes to the coffee pot and complains about the coffee and he didn't make it.
CLM
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