re: Did yall know we have the 7th ranked coach in the SEC?

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The Tigers also had a disappointing 8-5 2008 campaign and are 1-3 in their last four bowl games.There’s no question Miles is a solid coach, but he has plenty of talent at his disposal, and the Tigers have slightly underachieved.
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On face value this seems to make a little sense, that is, to the average fella who thinks he knows something about football.
But lets look a little closer.
2008 8-5 record Miles' worst.
Ryan Perriloux our starting QB and our best player gets kicked off team before season. Anyone else wanna find out what their record wouldve been in the SEC west that yr without their best player at the QB position. we were forced to play a freshman QB in this league. Lombardi wouldnt have done any better. Take Johnny off the A&M team last yr. Yep 8-5.

1-3 last 4 bowl games
Penn St was very good that yr with 3 NFL LB's. That game was played on the worse field for a major bowl game than anything since like 1940.
I take nothing away from PSU they outplayed us and the field was a mud puddle/ice rink for both teams. But when u have the faster team and play in a mud puddle while driving rain is coming down on u for the entire game, its an advantage to the slower team and we still had the lead with a minute to go. Miles vs Paterno 19-17 in a 3 day monsoon after a total re- sodding 7 days earlier.
Bama in the Nat'l Championship game. That Alabama squad was arguably the best college team ever. Go back and look at history when two teams play twice in the same season.
Clemson game- LSU was the 6th ranked team in the country gets screwed by the bowl committees and we end up having to play Clemson. Nothing to gain for LSU and everything to gain for Clemson. Look at what happened to them in the previous yrs bowl; they were on a mission. We played well enough to win anyway and CLM had his team ready. Clemson's QB played one of the best games u will ever see a QB play under duress. I give Clemson and him credit that was some gutty stuff.
Again lets trade schedules and see how well your coach does in here.

Plenty of talent at his disposal....
Really...Now this one really gets to me.
Does anyone realize just how difficult it is to keep up here in the SEC? Not only is the pressure cooker on 'full go" during the season its also on full blast during recruiting. Something your boy Urban Meyer couldnt stomach another second of, the poor man was losing his health because of this.

BTW on top of trying to keep up, u get to deal with the great Nick Saban in recruiting and he was the head coach for 5 years at your school.
Yep its easy pickings down here, they just line up to play at LSU. Anybody could drag this talent in here every year simple stuff.
Slightly Underachieved?

Which year? 2 years ago when we went 13-0 without a QB and beat Bama at their place or last year when if we wouldve beaten Bama, we wouldve gotten to play Miss St (I Mean Notre Dame) for another natl title. All he had to do last year was completely revamp the entire OL and start 2 freshman in the middle of the season. yep piece of cake.

Other than Richt, who barely made it out of 2011 and Spurrier, hes still standing and was just 1 play away last yr from the whole thing. AGAIN

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Although I think Miles is an idiot, being successful and being smart aren't causal, but likely correlated. He's been successful IMO despite being dense. If the CC hiring is genius, his affable disposition and leadership qualities will likely override his intellectual deficits and I think it's very possible for us to be contending for a title as early as next year, which would be a feat considering our schedule and departures
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JR
Its the leadership qualities that matter when leading men, my friend. Throw in impeccable integrity and u have a guy that u better keep running your multi million dollar business or program for a long time. If we need help with a calculus issue or tax accounting we will call in a High IQ guy like yourself for the nerd work.
U do not have to have a 130+ IQ to be a great leader of men.
But speaking of dense and how that pertains to Miles.
He went on an interview with the great Skip Bertman and landed the HC job at LSU. Do you think Skip asked him a few questions?
For anyone to really believe Miles is dense or is an idiot is laughable.
Let me tell u something JR, theres nothing free or easy about managing a multi million dollar business with 100's of staff members in a very competitive field. One might take over after a great leader and take credit for previous work for a period of time. Many others talk a good game and can fool others for a few months at that job, but in the end if u do not have the necessary skills, u will be exposed. Period.
Well sir, we are in year 9 and he's still here. Eight straight years of very high production does not equate to a dense or stupid Head Coach.
In the end, the breaks will even out,some good some bad, but you really are what your record says you are.
2 years ago was Stud's first yr as a OC, and the QB play was terrible. 13-0
Last year the OL got decimated in mid season, and we were still just 1 play away from stomping the crap out of Notre Dame. Certainly his game day decisions are below average, but its a weakness that can be corrected.

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I think Miles is an idiot

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Yeah, that must be why he has been hired by 2 BCS schools, had a 3rd with their plane on the BR airport runway, paid millions, and is one of the very most successful coaches in the game today.

Cause he is an "idiot".

Are you sure you aren't the "idiot"?

Moffitt and Chavis are respected by the press WAY more than Les....

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JYD

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You sound really upset.

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You sound really upset.

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Not at all! I just don't understand why people can't come close to an unbiased opinion as far as Miles goes.

They like to think Miles is right there with Saban because he's had success against him (3-4 record)even though he has nowhere near the hardware that Saban has. Then on the other hand they insinuate that Miles is head and shoulders above Richt because Miles has a BCS championship to his credit and has played in another and Richt has played in none. The kicker is Richt is 2-2 vs Miles. See what I'm saying? They pick and choose their criteria for saying why they believe Miles is from what I can tell the #2 coach in the nation when comparing to Saban, but don't use the same criteria when comparing Richt to Miles. I just don't understand why people can't be unbiased.

Bottom line: Is Miles a good coach? Obviously. Is he top 5 in the nation? Hell no!

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miles besides Saban....don't spit out some crap either like Brian Kelly.

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In all of CFB? I think you cold make an argument from Spurrier.

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Bottom line: Is Miles a good coach? Obviously. Is he top 5 in the nation? Hell no!

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Name me five with better records in the last eight years while playing in a major college
football conference?

Name me one with more west titles in the last eight years or more SEC titles.

I love the argument about having talent. I thought it was Miles and his staff that brought in that talent, which is a pretty significant part of being a college coach

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No, not at all. LSU recruits itself.

Signed,

The 90's

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So you're insinuating that LSU didn't recuit well during the 90's. I can't speak about the early 90's because that's before i started following recruiting, but Dinardo brought in some top 10 classes during his tenure and many of those went onto the NFL. LSU does recuit itself especially now with the facilities in place that they have.