IF We Do Go 7-5 in 09

I think he gets one more year.

May also depend on how the team is competing. Is it still a cluster f*** to get a defensive call in or was the team improving and playing close?

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If we go 13-1 in '09 will you think it was blind luck and go ahead and put him on the hotseat for '11 ?

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I will then be fully confident in him as a coach, no questions asked.

+1

Do you think you could attract a quality coach at LSU after firing a guy with that record???? Look at the luck Auburn is having attracting a coach.

This is a message board so I think it's legit to speculate.


7-5 would mean to me would mean that Miles did not address the defensive situation and he should be gone.

Yeah, I mean really....what are the circumstances? Do the 3 quarterbacks that have game experience get kicked off the team again?

SEC fans are fricking rediculous. Everyone wants to fire a coach without:
1) knowing who the replacement would be (under the assumption that "anyone can do it" - see rich rod to Michigan)
2) Take into account the circumstances...such as losing a QB that was the former #1 recruit and had been in the system for 4 years.
3) No accounting for finances. Money, especially in this economy, does not grow on trees. You are going to have to pay a coach more than Miles if you can him - but spending doesn't equal winning. Look at Michigan. They still sold out all their games this season, but ticket and concession revenues are NOTHING compared to television revenues.

Think about how much money Tennessee and Auburn spent on buyouts and hiring. Do you really think that Lane Kiffin will do better over the next 4 seasons than Fulmer did over his last 4? Do you really think that Tennessee will be able to make it back to the SEC championship under Kiffin? If so, how many more nationally televised games is Kiffin going to get than Fulmer did over the previous 4? Get real if you think it's a good business decision.

While the state U spends money on buyouts with a minimal (if any) return on the investment, the state itself goes bankrupt (The WSJ reported yesterday that 43 states are in danger of going bankrupt). There will be money for the head coach but not for public sewers and water?

Miles is a guy who stood with us through Katrina and brought us an SEC championship and BCS trophy. Why would you even ask if we would go 7-5 next year? We could very well be 9-3 if it weren't for a few fluke plays, and 10-2 with a few less interceptions.

Give it a rest.

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I do. I don't think Kiffin is a fantastic coach, but I think he'll energize that sinking ship of a program.

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And Penn State was a sinking ship of a program 3 years ago and they're back.

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Rich Rod is putting a completely new system in with no players. I think he's going to revolutionize Big10 football in a way if he gets the right pieces at Meechigan.

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A good coach would have utilized the existing talent and migrated.

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Dude, have you seen how bad Tenn has struggled with their talent? Something needed to be done.

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They had their own issues to deal with Cuttcliffe in, Cuttcliffe out for example.

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Miles is paid so much because of winning a national title

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Which brings me to another point: what other coach can you say will COME to LSU and win a national title? Take your pick:
- Stoops
- Saban
- Carroll
- Brown

To say that "any coach" can do it and "any coach could have done better with this talent what Miles has done" or that "Miles does less with more talent" should see:
- Pete Carroll USC
- Mark Richt Georgia
- Steve Spurrier, USC East
- Charlie Weiss, Notre Dame
- Mack Brown, Texas

All of these coaches have down years and lose to inferior teams. Nothing to see here, we will be dominant again next year.

He would get one more year. Plus, as your post points out, he has assembled great talent. I doubt that the team goes 7-5 again though.