re: Coach Miles simple yet complex

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I'll buy simple and a character. Have you people forgotten Jan.9,2012. He showed his true character
hardheaded, small minded,inflexible, and vindictive. I wish him well going forward but I am not ready to bestow sainthood just yet.

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Best part about Miles is that fans like you, and the media don't eat him up. He trolls the media, plays the part of nice guy but aloof coach, and lets people see what they want.

He is still the best coach overall that LSU has ever had. He still captained the ship during LSU's Golden Era, through some of the most exciting interesting and thrilling seasons we have ever had.

More importantly, he loves life. He is a great father, family man, leader, and a symbol of absolute class in an era and sport where the combination of these traits isn't just uncommon, but scarce.

Bama had our number on 1/9. Get over it. The circumstances stunk all around. We beat them on their home turf, then had to play them again. The situation had much more to do with the outcome than coaching.

But hey, like Miles, IDGAF what you really think. I will go on being thrilled with LSU and Coach Miles.

And you can go on thinking your opinion on who you "bestow sainthood" to matters to anyone...

102 and 26 in a conference and division that gets more difficult. In the 90s the SEC wasn't very good and LSU had three winning seasons. I know many of the posters here were born in the 80s and 90s, but look at the past and at least get some perspective. This comment is not for all of you guys born in that range, many make sense and are good posters.

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hardheaded, small minded,inflexible, and vindictive


Seriously? I think he should have given Lee a shot in the game, but that doesn't make him all of those things. It's probably a good thing he was flexible enough to put JJ in the first time against Bama.

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I really would like to know what happened that night. Why did Lee not get a shot? Why did T-Bob not play? Why did so many draft eligible underclassmen leave for the NFL that year? That one game left many in the LSU fan base scarred. I think it's the main reason why some of the fans still question his judgement in spite of his record. Just understanding what actually happened that night might actually convert many of the few who still doubt him, but obviously that information is not for public consumption.

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Posted by mnstar I'll buy simple and a character. Have you people forgotten Jan.9,2012. He showed his true character hardheaded, small minded,inflexible, and vindictive. I wish him well going forward but I am not ready to bestow sainthood just yet.

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Many of us completed counseling successfully and moved on. I suggest you do the same.

I love Miles. In ten years there is not one video or quote from Miles wherein he throws one of his players or coaches under the bus. He does it the right way, always, even under the hardest of circumstances. Think about even the dismissals of Perriloux, Tyrann, etc. Think about even how he insists on "honoring the opponent with our finest effort"-- and I think we all know what he thinks about "the hammer and the nail."
He is either the best or one of the best role models these 18 year olds will probably have in their lifetimes. Negatigers will always look for fallabilities, but we really do have an incredibly successful, incredibly honorable man in our head coach, and that is not easy to find. I hope we all can recognize that before he retires.

BTW, Miles' character really has nothing to do with Bama or the NCgame, NM, and you're an idiot if you think it does. But Miles would never tell you that to your face, because he's too much of a class act. I, on the other hand, am happy to do so.

I guess you don't remember the "clock it" game when he threw JJ under the bus.

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Do I get frustrated with him as coach? yes. do I think that he has a special place in his for LSU? yes and that is something that you don't always get in this day and age. Especially since Michigan has hired 2 coaches since he has been here.

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When you look at it, there are a lot of schools that have hired 2 coaches since Les has been here...and some of them were hired because their predecessor was beaten by Les Miles, among others !!
Love ya, Les !

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I'll buy simple and a character. Have you people forgotten Jan.9,2012. He showed his true character
hardheaded, small minded,inflexible, and vindictive

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Unfortunately there are still a few of you out there that will never appreciate Les Miles until the program is back in the depths reminiscent of of the Curley Hallman era.....and even that might not do the trick.

I can't understand how you people can judge a coach on one game against a great team based solely on the magnitude of that game. It wold be like Bama fans judging Saban for losing a BCS game to a Mountain West opponent. Gene Stallings lost a BCS bowl game by 27 to fricking Louisville. Bear Bryant lost a NC game to Nebraska by 32 points. Bobby Bowden lost a national championship game to his biggest rival (Florida) by 32 points after beating them in the regular season. I can assure that FSU fans don't harp on that. UF fans don't harp on Steve Spurrier's 38 point loss in a NC game either. They would give their colective left nuts to have him back in Gainesville.

I was devistated by the 2011 championship loss. I almost wanted to buy in to some conspiracy theory. I originally could not chalk it up to simply a bad game. I went to the pre game pep rally the night before the game and coach Miles was trying too hard to act like he had been there before, which he had in '07. Perhaps playing Bama for a second time simply took it's toll. He got out coached and we were outplayed. In this day of social media, there is no way any significant team dissention could have been covered up. that's simply my opinion, but none of us can ever prove it.