Matt Flynn "LSU would be making mistake by firing Les Miles"

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Flynn said firing Miles would be a mistake.

"I just think that if they decide, whoever makes the decision, just be careful what you're asking for," he said.

Miles is 110-32 in 11 seasons at LSU. The Tigers won the BCS national title in 2007 with Flynn at quarterback.

"He is one of the big reasons that expectations are so high," Flynn said. "I understand when people get frustrated when expectations aren't met. It's certainly a surprise as a former player that it's come to a head at this point like it has."

Flynn spent one year under Nick Saban before Miles was hired and he still bristles at the suggestion that Saban was responsible for the team's early success under Miles.

"I think that's quite a bit of ignorance," Flynn said. "We won a national championship three years after he left. It's been 11 1/2 years since he's been there and people are still talking about it. I mean, get over it."

Flynn said it's difficult to separate speculation from reality as it relates to Miles' status.

"It all depends on who's saying it," Miles said. "The media's talking a lot of trash about him. People outside of the facility are. But what are the people on the inside actually saying? I don't know. What are the actual people that make the decisions saying?"

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