National media are very hypocritical when it comes to firing coaches...

they are such hypocrites

Agreed they think everyone should vote for crazy liberal Democrats, and you're sports program should keep their sucky coaches unless your name is Alabama, or Southern California. Most media are morons!!!

National media have simply played off the vibe the LSU fanbase has given them. Everyone's always been a little hesitant about Miles, very insecure as to whether he was the right guy or not. As soon as somebody outside would make fun of him, our fanbase would melt and go ballistic about what an idiot he was, rather than stay calm and point out the (many, frankly) good points he's brought here. That encouraged more snarky comments, and resulted in more insecurity around here. The atmosphere just became toxic to work in. If you look at many reports coming out, the boosters were out to can him after he lost in the second BCS title game he got to, after winning the first. Forget about how they lost for a second, and consider the fact that he was able to get to 2. That's at least 1 more than any of his replacement candidates have managed, and matches the total appearances (and wins) of the entire group. You'd think, if this was any other power program, that would earn some respect. But here, he remained a buffoon in most people's eyes.
Some of this is on the fanbase and community. Look at how other coaches are treated elsewhere- Stoops at Oklahoma is known nationally as "big game Bob" because he can't win them enough. He's safe. Saban has made some extremely asinine, whiny, arrogant statements when things don't go his way. He's revered. Urban Meyer basically shite his spleen out at Florida, and made the most transparent excuse ever to get out of the SEC, and now people speak of him as maybe the best alongside Saban at Ohio St.

the media is a big part of the problem. have you seen how many channels are devoted to sports 24 hours a day? it's big business. they don't give a damn about anything but numbers.

LSU is concerned about numbers, so we are thinking about making a change.

I don't know why the pumpers worry about what other people think. we need to do what's best for us.

The best thing to do is not watch ESPN and not check message boards until a new hire is made, anything else is just speculation and no one knows anything of substance until it actually happens.

They, the media commentators, say this about almost every program that fires a coach. It is the politically correct thing to say. It makes them seem like nice people. No one like to be fired or see someone else fired. It is not pleasant. But this is a business. I don't see anyone crying when a CEO at a major company gets canned. No, people think it's just business. Well that's what this is. LSU's football CEO is not getting the job done anymore. He was once pretty good. But the last few years have been not so good. In fact, many (including myself) would say that he has been downright incompetent. It is time to cut ties and move on. The worst thing for this program now is to have Miles stay on for a year or two longer. And don't cry for Miles, he has been and will be very well compensated, better than 99.9% of people in this country.

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and I have come to expect results on par with 2011.

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Friend, we were one win away from the greatest season in the history of college football.


That ain't happenin' again.