I have been saying Alleva was a bad hire. He has a way of opening his mouth about a coach or sport in midseason which brings nothing positive to the situation. He said something about the basketball season being a bust durning the season. I'm sure that improved the morale of the team. Look what he did to Miles. IMO he is a poor leader and brings negativity with him. Look at his face. It's not the face of a happy person. He looks very angry.

But, back to the question. Say what you want about the baseball team, Mainieri is a good coach...not a great coach. Last year is a perfect example. You get to Omaha with a great club and fall flat on your face. It's as if he's just glad they made it there. This year has been the most &$@#ed up season. The guy is still trying to figure out what to do. It's MAY not March--figure it out already.

Regardless of any stats you throw at me, IMO we are worse off under Alleva.we should have left him back at Duke with the lacross team....

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Posted on 5/1/16 at 9:32 pm to DallasTiger96

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I have been saying Alleva was a bad hire. He has a way of opening his mouth about a coach or sport in midseason which brings nothing positive to the situation. He said something about the basketball season being a bust durning the season. I'm sure that improved the morale of the team. Look what he did to Miles. IMO he is a poor leader and brings negativity with him

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He is no friend of Miles or the football program. Cut him loose.

I agree with these points.

Not trying to defend Johnny Jones, but Alleva's comments about the basketball team not being worthy, when he made them, were inappropriate. I think, in theory, we still could have gone on a run and won the regular season SEC title, if I remember the dates right... wasn't that right before the Tennessee and Arkansas losses? Win those 2, and the Kentucky game is for outright; lose and you still have a share of the title (and 2-2 vs the other two teams). We'd have been dancing for sure.

Miles and the football team- seemed like Miles had more control over who he brought in as assistants, prior to Alleva... until now. Miles had brought in some big names, then Steele felt like an accounting hire, and really Kragthorpe did too. Cameron seemed almost like Miles had to call in for help, and draw a line in the sand with the AD in the process. In comparison, Aranda and Craig feel a lot more like Miles said "I need ____, _____, and _____ if you want me to win", and they went out and did it.

As for what happened last season with the rumors, that was completely bullshite. I don't care if you hate Miles and want him gone, you don't let things go like that with your coach. Either publicly support him, or fire him. There are plenty of other jobs as good as LSU, and if you're a potential hire, you're going to take that into account- you know going in that if things get hot, Alleva will hang you out to dry.

Seems like Alleva didn't learn anything from the Duke Lacrosse scandal, and how that went down.

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