re: A damn strong, quality thread to express your sincere feelings for Les Miles

I have always been a Coach Miles fan. I have been around long enough to have lived through some really tough years, when LSU was just not any good. Back then the games weren't a big deal, more of a social event than anything else.

I will miss seeing Coach and his quirky halftime interviews and all of the other stuff. But, the last few years and especially this year, I have noticed a change. The energy and the fire is just not there anymore and you can tell it is coming to an end...though not the way any of us really wanted it to end. The next coach will have big shoes to fill and will be given a very short window for success. Beat Bama and win a NC seem to be the only things that matter and Coach was just not making that happen. His refusal to change with the times was really hard to understand for me. I didn't want to admit it or believe it, but deep down I knew.

I have always had a difficult time being critical of the coaches and I will never be critical of our players, ever. I was born a Tiger fan, my family has very deep ties to LSU and the program. For me it is LSU forever. No matter what. I hope Coach Miles knows that some of us will miss him and appreciate all that he has done. He is a great man and will always have my respect.