Is this the fan consensus on coaching situation?

That's how I see it.

you left out ole miss chavis laid an egg in that one as well as the ole miss game.

1 is dead on other than he needs to be fired, he doesnt deserve to look for another job.

2. 4mill is expensive for a guy that can't coach o or d but i dont think we can do much about him other than hope meechigan wants him.

3. like i said he bombed more than our 2 losses. we beat up on some sad o's to inflate stats and mobile qbs eat chavis for dinner. i think him and phil fulmer need to get back together and LSU go get another dc

is giving up a shite ton of yards to unc acceptable?

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4. stud should have been fired last year.

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1.). Crowton needs to find a new job. Regardless of whether offensive woes are due to ineptitude or handcuffing of the offensive scheme by Miles, after three mediocre years, a change is necessary.

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Probably.

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2.). Miles is the man for the job, but in a managerial role. I think we all agree that Les Miles, the man, the recruiter, and the emotional leader is a hell of a coach, but maybe his role in playcalling should go away... minus input on gimmick plays.

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CEO and ceremonial HC. Hire good game managers and let them handle the team.

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3.). Chavis had some tough games, but he is still a top DC. Our D had two underperforming games (Auburn and Arkansas), but those happened to be against two of the most prolific offenses in the country.

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I am still happy with the defense overall. Has a lot of room to improve, but it certainly is an upgrade from 2008. LSU had the opportunity to win yesterday, the offense was the problem.

I think the real question becomes... is Billy Gonzales the next OC?

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I think the real question becomes... is Billy Gonzales the next OC?

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He is LSU;s "Passing Game Coordinator" & WRs coach. Have you seen significant improvement in those areas?

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i dont like this imo LSU needs to go get a good big name oc. billy might be good but we dont know that

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I understand the sentiment, but if Gonzales comes in and does well, you're looking at a guy who will more than likely stay put for a while. If you go out and get a proven name, and they perform well, then you're talking about a guy who will come up as a head coaching candidate every offseason.

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3. Ole Miss.

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Wow. Total oversight on my part.

dump Crowton and Stud...fine with the rest.

neither situation is a bad one though if he does good then great but seems a little more risky. I dont see anything wrong with LSU being a stepping stone to head coach jobs for top flight assistants. If anything that would make an LSU job that much better. We just need to find an oc style that works go with it and keep hiring guys that can run it.

if we had a head coach that wasn't a ceo this would be alot easier to do

Yeah, that's pretty much how I feel.

I would add that I think there is overwhelming evidence that Crowton himself is the cause of the trouble on offense, and also that Chavis messed up in prepping the defense for Auburn & Ole Miss--but not for Arkansas.

I get angry at the "it's always about the players and execution crowd" a lot, and they are mostly fricking idiotic assholes, but in this case Chavis had a good game plan and Arkansas just had luck on their side and also made a lot of great plays. I do think he was to blame for the last TD in the 1st half, but that's minor in the bigger scheme of things. Arkansas averages about 470 yards per game in SEC games, and LSU's defense did better against them than most--which is not to say that I thought it was a performance up to LSU's normal standards.

As far as Chavis goes, it's the Auburn & Ole Miss games against running QBs that are truly disturbing. That said, he's still a great DC.