re: The standard? Here's the standard

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If we don't start to sense a few of these on the horizon, then firing Miles was a mistake.

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With those standards I wouldn't say firing Miles was a mistake because he had not reached many of those in the last 5 years. If we don't reach them in the next 5 the hire was the mistake

Every SEC coach that has hit the bullets that matter this century has done so within the first 3 years at his school though. The ones that don't continue hitting around what they hit in their first 3 throughout.

Richt at UGA
Saban at LSU
Urban at UF
Miles at LSU
Saban at UA
Chizik at AU
Malzahn at AU

^ All won SECC within 3

Tubberville is the exception, only coach with an SECC this century whose first was beyond years 3 (5th.) He won the west in year 2 though

The ones that didn't in 3 (minus Tubbs) never did in 4 or 5 either. Like Hugh Freeze and Butch Jones who their fans thought might win big after a promising year 2. When the hype was at its highest in year 3 they came up short, and it was obvious after 4 that that's all they were.

You know what you got after 3, so if you want more no reason to wait too long. If your ok with what you got ride it out