re: Very interested in hearing the Miles-bashers' answers about the future

I think you're being as short sighted as the people you're trying to expose.

W/L doesn't have the same weight in this day/age of scheduling. You can set up a schedule to be successful and still fail as a program.

LSU changed their goals with their early 2000's successes. Therefore you can win 7 games and keep your % up and still be failing.

My answer to your question would be when those wins or losses stop/start coming against significant opponents in meaningful games.

Hypotheticals here, but I wouldn't argue to get rid of a coach who had one or even two 7-5 seasons with a track record like Les, but three years of 7-5 ball, which I would assume would put a school like LSU out of the conference championship running would make me want to make a change.

LSU has too many opportunities/resources available to dip below 8 wins on a consistent basis.

I know that didn't answer your question, but I think you've stacked the deck with history to make it an obvious non-answer.

To flip it around, how long can a coach trade on past successes in your book? Is it a lifetime contract for a national title?

Just wanted to jump in the pool too.