Porter was part of the Problem

Didn't Williams say that none of his coaching ever came from Coach Porter and more so from Coach Miles?

So who didnt teach KW how to pass block, because that is why he didnt see the snaps that CS did?

I think it has been substantiated that Porter had final say on personnel decision at RB and that Crowton could not overrule him.

That is a curious set up where the RB coach can overrule the OC IMHO and that's the head man's decision.

And Porter's RB rotation was often head-scratching, the decision not to play Scott in the second half at Kentucky in 2007 of course being the most glaring example.

If Miles ditches that unusual philosiphy that would be a step in the right direction.

KW didn't play b/c he tended to bust his runs to the outside too much for Porter's liking.

fyi, heard the same about Porter ... he was solely responsible for the whack RB subs and benched players if they hit the wrong hole.

My question is that if he was actually the reason for the problem (and the above was a problem trend that every fan saw and complained about), then why didn't Miles do something about it? Does he have zero authority or does he trust his assistants implicitly and would rather not undermine them, even if what they're doing was wrong?

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he was solely responsible for the whack RB subs and benched players if they hit the wrong hole.

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impossible...the coaching staff hates fundamentals and outright refuses to bench players who make mistakes!!!

Signed,
The Rant

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So who didnt teach KW how to pass block, because that is why he didnt see the snaps

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that's pure horsecrap

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They said that he was the hardest person to get along with

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Yeah, people who are hard to get along with never are successful in their fields.

Saban is a regular teddy bear. I bet he comes home after practice and puts on his sweater and tennis shoes just like Mr. Rogers.

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Why the frick would Les Miles be coaching RBs? I'm going to need to see a link.

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hahaha not something I read, something was told. Just throwing it out there.

Everyone is asking why didn't Miles intervene...Don't forget...Porter was asst. Head Coach. He probably didn't want to step on his toes even though it was his team...Just a thought!

Porter and Miles are really good friends, so the fact Miles allowed a RB coach to overrule the OC and have way too much input doesn't surprise me at all. I've heard often that Porter was an arrogant prick and just an arse to the players, which surprised me with how well he could recruit with that persona.

He had way too much influence on personnel and it cost us several games over the past 5 years. He's been with Miles for many years, and Miles is loyal to a fault at times. That's just how he is. People wanted to claim Keiland just wasn't that good, but he just wasn't Porter's type of running back and Porter screwed him over for that reason.