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How in the hell did Miles get the LSU gig in the 1st place?

Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:27 pm
Posted by Brandincookem
Member since Sep 2014
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:27 pm
This is not a hate Les thread, honest question?


He was 28-21 16-16 in the big 12, 7-5 his last year which was a regression from 9-4!



Were we this low of a program when Saban bounced??



I know he eventually went on to win a title yadda yadda with a 2 LOSS team.
This post was edited on 11/30/15 at 7:29 pm
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:29 pm to
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This is not a hate Les thread, honest question?



quote:

I know he eventually went on to win a title yadda yadda with a 2 LOSS team.



I don't believe you.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:29 pm to
I bet he won't even win 100 games here.
Posted by tduecen
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:30 pm to
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
38249 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:30 pm to
He was a backup plan to the backup plan
Posted by Macintosh504
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:30 pm to
Goes to show anyone can coach and win here.
Posted by TupeloTiger
Tupelo,Ms.[via Bastrop,La.]
Member since Jul 2004
4340 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:36 pm to
I remember Miles at Okie State beat Oklahoma once or twice and he had that reputation at the time, of winning against better teams. We had Florida and Bama we couldn't beat. Won a Bowl game too.
Posted by TigerJeff
the Emerald Coast
Member since Oct 2006
16356 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:36 pm to
He was a solid if underwhelming hire. He had beaten OU twice in his tenure, which was considered impressive for a program w/ less talent/resources. Word was he did well in the interview w/ Bertman. Petrino was also in consideration, and apparently did not do well in his interview, came across as "arrogant." (pretty much was himself.)

Petrino is a better x's and o's coach than Miles, that's probably an understatement, yet I don't know many fans who knowing what they know now, would've hired Petrino over Miles.
Posted by Circle K Beggar
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Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:37 pm to
quote:

How in the hell did Miles get the LSU gig in the 1st place?


Our AD at the time wanted to go cheap.
Posted by BeeFense5
Kenner
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:39 pm to
Saban wasn't much until he came to lsu either. I know that doesn't fit your frick tarded agenda though.
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:39 pm to
2-2 against Stoops at OU
Posted by bencoleman
RIP 7/19
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:59 pm to
Well after Skip ran Saban out of town he had trouble finding anyone that wanted the job. So in bounces Less Miles
Posted by euquol
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2012
2736 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:01 pm to
He fit the Saban mold. Coach in a big time conference at a school that was buried by another in state school with more resources and better pedigree - something he needed to break away from to be successful.
Posted by Moots
Gonzales, LA
Member since Nov 2007
978 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:10 pm to
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I know he eventually went on to win a title yadda yadda with a 2 LOSS team.



If this isn't a "hate Les thread", it's a hell of an impersonation of one!

You acknowledge that he "eventually" went on to win a NC....It was his 3rd year, hardly an eternity for a program.

Then you throw in a couple of "yadda yadda's", just out of respect for the man...I guess?

And then you emphasize that it was done with a "2 LOSS" team! So the frick what? LSU's been playing football for 120+ years and has managed to accumulate a total of 3 National Championships, you would think the fan base wouldn't feel the need to nit-pick any of those.

Colorado got to and won a National Championship by being given 5 downs to win a game...Do their fans always bring that up and discredit their title?

Question...How often do you hear Bama fans minimize the worth of their 2011 NC? Do they comment that Saban did it in a year that he didn't even win the SEC West and didn't even play in the conference championship game? Or the fact that they had to have a second chance against an LSU team who had beat them in their own house???

NO...You never hear it!

But for some reason, there's a certain segment of LSU fans that can't apologize quick enough because we won a title with a two loss team.

This post was edited on 11/30/15 at 8:34 pm
Posted by windhammontanatigers
windham-stanford, montana
Member since Nov 2009
4993 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:11 pm to
Unfortunately the blame falls on Bertman on this one.
Posted by ballscaster
Member since Jun 2013
26861 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:14 pm to
Deal with it.
Posted by Mulat
Avalon Bch, FL
Member since Sep 2010
17517 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:15 pm to
quote:

his is not a hate Les thread, honest question?


Saban gave him the nod and we hired him
Posted by ecb
Member since Jul 2010
9357 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:18 pm to
Saban ran out on us at the last minute and the pickings were slim?
Posted by DallasTiger45
Member since May 2012
8447 posts
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:23 pm to
I get that this is a bitch about Miles thread, but he was a good hire given the circumstances.

1. Saban left on Christmas Day. Lots of coaches were off the market by then.

2. Les did a good job at Okie State. 28-21 seems unspectacular until you look at the fact that OSU had finished with a losing record 11 out of 12 years since Barry Sanders left town...
Posted by CBandits82
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:35 pm to
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