re: Mawae says LSU offensive line is a disappointment... was "2nd choice" for O-line

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Yep. Just like some did will Blackwell for exposing miles' terrible game preparation on 1-9.

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My only beef with Blackwell was the route he took to bash Miles. And he lost all credibility saying he'd take Kilff Kinsgbury over Miles...

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Because he had never coached before.

I understand this is the reason, but this is such a shitty, stupid, dumbass line of thinking for hiring an Oline coach.

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This. KM has probably forgotten more about OLine play than Grimes and Les combined know.

I don't understand the argument of "he has no coaching experience" when talking about a guy that had the type of career KM had.

I guess all you guys saying that wouldn't hire Peyton Manning to be LSU's QB coach.

First, Kevin is a good guy. I think he'd probably do a good job...maybe. But I say that to say this....simply because you know how to play a POSITION (center), doesn't mean you know how to coach the whole line. He had a coach in the pros, ya know...who taught him how to play well. He was very good at his spot, but simply knowing drills doesn't mean you can teach technique. Drills are different than technique. You must do drills to teach technique, but you simply can't say "run into this guy between these cones" and expect that the result will be what you expect. For now, grimes was the right hire.

I swear, you'd think every pro bowler would be million dollar coaches. They must all know how to coach since they PLAYED well, right?

Just so you know, Miles was only out of college for 5 years when he returned to Michigan as an assistant coach.

I understand being a pro doesn't necessarily mean you can coach, but Miles was given a chance. He turned out to be pretty fantastic. Kevin played in the NFL for 16 seasons at center. That's remarkable. It's not like he only did what he was told. The man became the leader of a team. Sure, he had a coach, but that doesn't mean Kevin CAN'T teach.

Again, Kevin was second in line for the job. They obviously felt he has the capacity to teach.

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basically a coach on the field

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You know what I'm saying?! I mean, shite, pro bowl centers don't fricking grow on trees. Why do you think the Colts front office wouldn't get rid of Jeff Saturday? Peyton would've lost his shite.

Grimes has somehow made us worse.

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No, I basically agree with your premise sabi, but keep in mind he came back as a GA for the coach whom he had played under. There was, no doubt, a better familiarity there with Coach Schembechler and Miles than there is with Miles and Mawae. I say again that I think Kevin would do a good job, but I can see no fault, given the options, in why Grimes was hired.

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That's a good point. And, I'm not ready to give up on Grimes yet either. But, I can't say that I'm not disappointed. In fact, I'm pretty shocked.

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I was mad when he didn't get the job. LSU needs more LSU guys.

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I think he would have given us a huge recruiting advantage.

I'm not saying guys wouldn't want to play for Grimes, but could you imagine having an 8-time ALL FREAKING PRO Offensive Lineman walk into your living room asking you to learn under him?!

PANTS [OFF] ON

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He did help out with Vandy and others on a volunteer basis

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Yep. Also did GA equivalent work for the Bills I think?

Nothing major full time.

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Because he had never coached before.

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And that's "beyond" monsterballads.

Man, if that's beyond you, then a lot of other stuff is too.