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What Were Your Thoughts on the Saban Hire vs. the Miles Hire?
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:54 pm
Don't really remember the Saban hiring as much as the Miles cause LSU wasn't as huge back then.
But I do remember the Miles hire. And I thought, as I didn't really know anything about Okie. St. but looking into it I wondered why we got a guy who didn't really have a great coaching record.
Nowadays, I'm kind of indifferent to the hiring, yeah, we've had good seasons. But damn he's a bonehead sometimes.
So, what were your thoughts on the hiring of Saban vs. the hiring of Miles?
ETA: Yeah, we've never had this thread before.
But I do remember the Miles hire. And I thought, as I didn't really know anything about Okie. St. but looking into it I wondered why we got a guy who didn't really have a great coaching record.
Nowadays, I'm kind of indifferent to the hiring, yeah, we've had good seasons. But damn he's a bonehead sometimes.
So, what were your thoughts on the hiring of Saban vs. the hiring of Miles?
ETA: Yeah, we've never had this thread before.
This post was edited on 5/8/13 at 2:57 pm
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Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:55 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
oooooooohh no
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:56 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:57 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Considering he came back here and led us to Omaha in his second season, i'd say very strong hire.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:58 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:58 pm to Ignignot
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:58 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
I think the hiring of Saban was average at best considering none of his assistants came with him. Once he started putting the staff together I think the interest went up because Saban was smart enough to surround himself with a lot of southern ties which was key.
Miles was not seen as an adequate replacement but again Miles has done a good job of surrounding himself with capable assistants. Even Crowton was good for that 2007 offense. The co def coord was the only negative. I think most LSU fans thought LSU would get a better name and higher profile guy but as late in the game as it was they were lucky to get a sitting head coach. I think they made the right decision in not promoting from within and that was made early on in the process. Saban didn't do LSU any favors in waiting so long but that's how the NFL works.
Miles was not seen as an adequate replacement but again Miles has done a good job of surrounding himself with capable assistants. Even Crowton was good for that 2007 offense. The co def coord was the only negative. I think most LSU fans thought LSU would get a better name and higher profile guy but as late in the game as it was they were lucky to get a sitting head coach. I think they made the right decision in not promoting from within and that was made early on in the process. Saban didn't do LSU any favors in waiting so long but that's how the NFL works.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:00 pm to nicholastiger
I'm still not sure how having an 80% winning percentage (which equals the all-time greats in the history of college football) during the greatest era in SEC football history with some of the most aggressive OOC scheduling we've ever had equates to anything other than an absolute slam-bang home run hire.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:00 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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TigerFanInSouthland
You're doing it wrong. Tuesday is stupid thread day.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:00 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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What Were Your Thoughts on the Saban Hire
"We hired the guy Gerry DiNardo beat in the Indy Bowl?!?"
quote:"Who?"
the Miles Hire?
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:01 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Th competition for Inane and Irrelevant Thread of the Year is usually hotly contested, with many worthy entries. We may, however, have a preemptive winner.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:02 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
I'm torn.
One the one hand, Smoke had the highest conference winning percentage of any SEC coach while he was here.
On the other hand, I always had my suspicions that he wasn't capable of managing such a high profile program, and my suspicions were confirmed when the talent started to dry up.
One the one hand, Smoke had the highest conference winning percentage of any SEC coach while he was here.
On the other hand, I always had my suspicions that he wasn't capable of managing such a high profile program, and my suspicions were confirmed when the talent started to dry up.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:02 pm to nycajun
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Th competition for Inane and Irrelevant Thread of the Year is usually hotly contested, with many worthy entries. We may, however, have a preemptive winner.
I'd rather be remembered for something rather than not be remembered at all.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:05 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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I'm kind of indifferent to the hiring, yeah, we've had good seasons
You trolls crack me up!
Best seasons in LSU history under one coach, but you already knew that, clown.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:09 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
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I'd rather be remembered for something rather than not be remembered at all.
how about the kid who spit on his own weiner in 4th grade while peeing at the urinal
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:10 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Wasnt happy. But again Saban had his fair share of haters until now.
On reality, saban cost us 2 bcs championships. idnt revruit worth shite before he left, leaving the oline without quality depth, which is why 08 happened and we had 3 dlinemen playing oline.
Saban wasnt the best coach at LSU. Lost games we had no business losing. Id say the combo of him and bama is why hes so good. Bama already had the history, gets special treatment from sec offices and is smack in the middle if sec country. Meaning distance is not a factor fir any kid living in the south.
Did I mention LSU consistently has one if the 3 hardest schedules in the sec, while bama has consistently had the easiest?
On reality, saban cost us 2 bcs championships. idnt revruit worth shite before he left, leaving the oline without quality depth, which is why 08 happened and we had 3 dlinemen playing oline.
Saban wasnt the best coach at LSU. Lost games we had no business losing. Id say the combo of him and bama is why hes so good. Bama already had the history, gets special treatment from sec offices and is smack in the middle if sec country. Meaning distance is not a factor fir any kid living in the south.
Did I mention LSU consistently has one if the 3 hardest schedules in the sec, while bama has consistently had the easiest?
This post was edited on 5/8/13 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:12 pm to Doc Fenton
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On the other hand, I always had my suspicions that he wasn't capable of managing such a high profile program, and my suspicions were confirmed when the talent started to dry up.
Dont have to worry ab that with Miles.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:14 pm to Ignignot
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how about the kid who spit on his own weiner in 4th grade while peeing at the urinal
You can always wipe the spit off.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:14 pm to lsuhunt555
hilarious gif
Posted on 5/8/13 at 3:14 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Honestly the Saban hire was the 2nd best move LSU has ever made (behind Skip). He took our program from the ashes and layed the foundation for us to become a perennial power. A+ hire.
Miles is great but I think his team's slightly underachieve and we play up to our opponents. Case in point; Towson outplays us in tiger stadium for 3 quarters then we turn around in the exact same venue and outplay the #1 team in the nation and eventual national champions for 4 quarters. I hope for Mile's sake that we get Bama in the playoff format, because if not his legacy won't be the '07 championship, it'll be the beating in '11. With that being said I think he'll go down as our greatest coach ever and have 3 championships before his time is done. A hire.
Miles is great but I think his team's slightly underachieve and we play up to our opponents. Case in point; Towson outplays us in tiger stadium for 3 quarters then we turn around in the exact same venue and outplay the #1 team in the nation and eventual national champions for 4 quarters. I hope for Mile's sake that we get Bama in the playoff format, because if not his legacy won't be the '07 championship, it'll be the beating in '11. With that being said I think he'll go down as our greatest coach ever and have 3 championships before his time is done. A hire.
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