An open letter to SVP

First 7 years of Miles @ LSU
2005 - 11-2 (7-1 SEC)
2006 - 11-2 (6-2 SEC)
2007 - 12-2 (6-2 SEC)
2008 - 8-5 (3-5 SEC)
2009 - 9-4 (5-3 SEC)
2010 - 11-2 (6-2 SEC)
2011 - 13-1 (8-0 SEC)

Last 4 years of Miles at LSU
2012 - 10-3 (6-2 SEC)
2013 - 10-3 (5-3 SEC)
2014 - 8-5 (4-4 SEC)
2015 - Currently 7-3 (4-3 SEC with a real possibility of 4-4 in the SEC)

For the sake of argument, I consider that 2 losses in the SEC keeps you in contention for the SECW most years.

During the first 7 years of Miles' tenure, aside from a couple of down years (one of them being to Co-DC year ), LSU was constantly in contention for the SECW and, therefore, a national championship. In the last 4 years, LSU has lost 3-4 in the SECW, therefore not in contention. 5-3 and 4-4 in the SEC will not cut it if your goal as a team is national championship contention.

The decline is very real. The 1/9/12 game and the mass exodus to the NFL really set this team back for a number of years. Combine that with the clear-cut coaching issues we have constantly seen for 11 years (playcalling, offensive coordination, penalties, clock management, for example) and it's pretty easy to see why much of the LSU fan base and administration has had enough Les.

Les is a great man, father, and has been a great coach. The majority of the LSU faithful will not deny that of him, but it's time for a change around here.

What I intensely dislike, and what you should be reporting on, is the shady way this is being handled. Les is a stand-up guy and has done so much for this university that this backhanded, disrespectful way of firing him and getting a new coach is preposterous and reeks. We, as the LSU fanbase, should be up in arms over Alleva's handling of this situation and demanding an explanation of it. Les deserves better from this university's administration and I hate how messy this situation has become. It is a stain on a fantastic coaching career for Les Miles and the great university of LSU.