rant myths

the best statement i've heard recently is that the rant is damaged beyond repair.

ex a: miles' success is because of talent. as usual, this is reductio ad absurdum. each week, the opponent's starters are basically equal to lsu's starters (and don't start in with the recruiting rankings. that is an incredibly subjective and inexact measurement). since that's the case, miles HAS TO BE doing something right other than living off someone else's recruiting or being good at recruiting himself. if you admit the sec is the best conference, then the opposition is going to be roughly equal to lsu. according to rantards, miles gets "outcoached". how is it possible he continues to keep lsu in the top 3rd of the sec?

ex b: crowton sucks. everybody relax. his offense has had one really bad season. give him a chance to improve the situation. and don't bring up the thread that shows his offenses get worse. one of those examples is byu where he was head coach, not coordinator. big difference. the other couple of examples were based on two year stints which hardly constitutes as proof that crowton's offenses regress.

ex c: miles can't manage a game/gets outcoached. this statement is just plain ignorant. tons of coaching decisions are made every game. no coach is perfect. people continually blame miles for "mistakes" but completely ignore mistakes made by other coaches in games. and btw, those other coaches always end up ranked higher than miles yet miles continues to have more success. how is that possible? furthermore, no in game decision or gameplan loses a game for a team. football is a complex sport with many variables; execution, officiating, weather/environment, injuries, scheduling, team chemistry and plain old, blind luck. besides, it's not all about the head coach. it's about the entire staff and lsu has a good one. that's why lsu continues to have success.

ex d: miles isn't earning his paycheck. mistakes like in the ole miss game are unacceptable for his paygrade. miles isn't SOLELY payed to win games. miles is paid to do ALOT of things, among which winning games is one of them. lsu has not been in trouble with the ncaa (don't start in with the current situation. he fired the person responsible). he recruits well. he has an acceptable graduation rate. he represents the university adequately. he is adept at hiring assistants. if you want to think that winning games tops the list for his evaluation then, you should be happy he is keeping lsu in the top 3rd of the toughest conference in america.

i never thought any rant myth would surpass the offense playcalling in the auburn '06 game but, it's actually happened.

edited for people who take things out of context.