re: everyone seems to blame miles for all of this stuff

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Miles didn't....Crowton did. It's the OCs job to call for substitutions

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you're going to tell me that the head coach, who is listening to the same headset everyone else is, was not aware that a) JJ was going into the game b) had a single play called c) had no contingency for not scoring like spiking the ball and d) was powerless to stop things when "someone" decided to change personnel.

you're honestly going to tell me that the head coach is that so impotent on the sideline, that a clock management trainwreck was occuring AGAIN and he was utterly powerless to stop it?

I really wish we all knew who was directly at fault for all of this clock mismanagement and inept play calling. Is it Crowton or is it Miles interference?

What we do know beyond a shadow of doubt is that the Miles/Crowton combination, as it exists, is perhaps the worst in NCAA football.

As the head coach, the buck stops with Miles. He needs to rectify the situation now.

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i blame crowton,

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i blame Ryan Perriloux...RP set this program back at least 4 maybe 5 years.

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if our offense was worth a crap

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First, Miles is involved in the offense. He hired Crowton, and has meddled in the system to the point that it's some unrecognizable hybrid system. i'm not saying the straight up Gary Crowton-spread would work, but this is not the offense he ran at Oregon, LaTech, BYU, or Chicago.

Second, Miles hired an OC w/ just about as different an offense system as he could possibly find. They are 180 degree opposites philosophically. so offensively, we have a house divided against itself

Third, we have had a number of scholarship QB's in camp, none of which have worked out since RP was dismissed. Either we did a poor job of recruiting, a poor job of identifying talent within the program, or we've done a poor job of developing talent. hopefully JLee will show some marked improvement though

Fourth, i'm not a coach and have no dilusions of grandeur, but i at least have a concept of how to manage the clock at the end of the game. i at least know that you need to give the QB some kind of instruction as to what to do if he fails to score. it's utterly absurd that it fell to the much maligned backup center to realize something needed to be done and act.

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he was helpless AT THAT POINT

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i would like for someone to look back at the game tape and see the exact sequence of events on the sidelines leading to JJ enterring the game. who is he talking to? is he talking to miles? i can't do this at work, but i'm curious to see exactly how it went down at the end.

Miles is the head coach. The buck stops with him. If Crowton is the problem the expectation is that Miles deals with that and handles the situation. So regardless of who is screwing up from a coaching perspective Miles is ultimately responsible. This is not a new problem, but a lingering one.

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everyone seems to blame miles for all of this stuff and i understand some of that

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Good. And who is it who is HC? Is it Crowton? No, it is CLM. Who is it who tolerates this ineffective (being kind) offense week after week, and with all the incredible talent out there going to waste? And who is it who has the call over who is actually out there as assistant coaches? Yes, you got it - CLM. Why do people blame him? Because he's calling the shots, and he hasn't cleaned house on the offensive side of the game.

Can't blame the offense, we actually had over 400 yds offense this week.

Blame the 4 turnovers if you want