A lot of the anger on the board right now is that people were afraid that they were being lied to about the offense and then their fears got realized Saturday afternoon.

Les had been pumping up how he was willing to change the offense and then didn't change one goddamned thing.

Based on what I saw and what I heard of the press conference, I am concerned that Les has lost the team as well as some of the coaching staff. I would bet some of those buggers are spending part of today updating their resumes because they know it is just a matter of time.

I like a run game myself, but understand that defenses and personnel have changed somewhat over the years to the point that you have to have a little more balance in your approach. Moreover, you need to have a coaching staff that will recruit the right folks for positions, teach those recruits, and put them in positions on the field that gives them a chance for success. If an assistant is not pulling their weight, they need to go. Charles McClendon was too loyal to his own staff (who really did not do him many favors) and look where it got him. I remember that all too well, and really hate to see us going through a repeat.

However, the bottom line is that Les and his staff promised changes that didn't materialize and won't. The players, knowing no better, were parroting what their coaches were saying. I don't blame the players.

However, in the final analysis there is a difference between coach speak and out right lying. Les has done a lot of the former, and then engaged in the latter.

It not coach speak or lying, he simply got hard headed and refused to discuss things. He owed the Tiger Nation a big apology for 1/9/12 which was the date that his program finally jumped the shark. Evidently, he did not feel like we were entitled to an explanation. For those of us who have supported the Tigers for years with our presence in the stands and with our hard earned money, I would beg to differ.

Interestingly, the day after 1/9/12, I was in court that morning and in chambers the Judge was so pissed off over the game that he was talking with the D.A. about finding a way to have Miles charged and convicted for malfeasance in office. Even though he was a contract employee, he was still technically an employee of the state and should be treated accordingly for the team's preparation and on-field play 1/9/12. Given the Judge's mood at the time, if he would have had his way Miles would have been hanging off of one of the trees in the Court House's front yard. Obviously that one never panned out, nor would I have personally wanted it to. As it was, we all simply let the Judge rant and rave for about a half hour before we got down to business at hand. I relate the story to illustrate the outrage a number of fans have over the program.

The team is not going to be able to just show up and win just because they're LSU. They are going to have to earn it every day. I have no doubt that these kids are working hard. My concern is that they are not being coached to play smart and are showing signs of lacking proper conditioning.

The kids on that team are talented and want to win, but they need the proper guidance.

I really wanted to see this guy succeed, but this last lie is the final straw.

It's time for the program to go in a different direction. We may have to wade through the season and wait until the end to make the change, but someone needs to start doing their homework and be prepared to engage in some back channel negotiations in about a month.

I'll support the kids on the team, but I have lost confidence in the coaching staff.

Most of all, I have lost confidence in Les Miles as a head coach, and yes I know that he is a good person in the community, but he has lied to us about our Tigers. That's totally unacceptable and he needs to go.