Realistiger realistic assesment

I consider myself a "realistiger" and I think this board has been so polarized over the season so far.

I will admit that I stopped defending Miles after OM last year. I also admit that I decided last year that this year would define Miles' tenure here at LSU b/c he:

1) has no excuse for keeping Crowton
2) cannot use RP excuse
3) 100% his players

I said I lost faith in him and his coaching ability unless he won another SEC title.

We talk about the last two years as being so terrible, but last year the facts show that we were not terrible. More than likely we will have 9 wins this year and 10 if we win one of the ALA, ARK, or AUB games. if that happens, then 2008 is the outlier.

The detractors will all say UF isn't good this year, but we really don't know that for sure yet. No one can convince me that it is easy to win in the swamp, and SC is going to have to do that to win the east. Otherwise, this "bad" UF team will be in Atlanta.

I am just like every tiger fan who wants to play lights out and dominate teams, but that just isn't going to happen. So instead of getting worked up over the way these games are playing out, I am just going to enjoy what I can and then decide how I feel about Miles at the end of the year.

Although it's unlikely, what if we keep winning lucky and ugly all the way to Atlanta and I am pissed after each game about how it's going to cost us the next game? It's called wasted energy and ultimately I lose out on enjoying the ride.

Alabama used to win ugly all the time in the 80's, so why can't we? In the end it really is all about W and L's even though I would prefer to see us play to maximum potential.

I now think that if Les Miles wins the west this year, even if we lose in Atlanta, he will have proven himself as one of the top coaches in the country. No one should be able to refute that, even if we do win lucky.