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Is Miles just saying what is political in public....

Posted on 10/14/08 at 7:48 pm
Posted by Al Bundy
Member since Nov 2004
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Posted on 10/14/08 at 7:48 pm
...but thinking something entirely different in his mind and behind closed doors?

Miles ia a former offensive linemen, so he likely lacks competance on pass coverage, and is therefore not sure what to order to fix the problem.

Maybe he is stopping short of throwing his coaches under the bus because he just does not understand what to do. (of course he keeps thowing his players under the bus to defend the coach schemes).

Either way, we are eff'ed unless wisdom arrives in Tigerttown soon
Posted by ThePoo
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Posted on 10/14/08 at 7:51 pm to
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Is Miles just saying what is political in public....
...but thinking something entirely different in his mind and behind closed doors?
yes

you cant realy say "frick" at a presser
Posted by Zilla
Member since Jul 2005
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Posted on 10/14/08 at 7:56 pm to
of course he is, do you really need it spelled out for you ?
Posted by Al Bundy
Member since Nov 2004
7278 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:03 pm to
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of course he is, do you really need it spelled out for you ?


No, it is rhetorical in nature. I am suggesting that Miles does "get it". I am suggesting that, but becuase he would say the same thing regardless of how he feels (politics), NO ONE really knows what he is thinking.
Posted by jacquespene8
Nashville, TN
Member since Sep 2007
4393 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:15 pm to
I highly doubt that there is anything football that Miles doesn't "get."
Posted by LSUtigahs28
Member since Sep 2008
14561 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:16 pm to
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I highly doubt that there is anything football that Miles doesn't "get."



Public Speaking
Posted by JPLSU1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
28269 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:36 pm to
Miles hasn't thrown any players under the bus, and if you think he has you're definition of "throwing players under the bus" is a lot different than any of the actual players.

Miles is a player's coach. The players prefer Miles' style over Saban's, trust me ... I know first hand. There was damn near an internal implosion under Saban in 2004 with players threatening to leave the program, etc. Forutunately (at least from that perspective), Saban took the Miami job and that situation was cured.

Fans may like Saban more in the long run because they only see what he presents publicly on camera, but I know for sure that players like Miles a lot more in the long run because they see him everyday when the camera is not rolling. Miles is a lot better man than Saban. Saban used to have someone whose specific role was to keep his wife away from him at parties and events ... sounds like a real decent human being, eh?
This post was edited on 10/14/08 at 8:41 pm
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34400 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:40 pm to
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Is Miles just saying what is political in public
Nah, he's clueless.
Posted by LSU Tiger 216
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
4036 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:42 pm to
So after one loss you guys assume that Miles is not worthy of his position?
Posted by Cajun Tigah
Tennessee Mountains
Member since Jan 2005
4071 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:45 pm to
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So after one loss you guys assume that Miles is not worthy of his position?



Are you shocked?
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34400 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:48 pm to
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So after one loss you guys assume that Miles is not worthy of his position?
The Tennessee one? Yeah, I was pretty concerned at that point.
Posted by JPLSU1981
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
28269 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:50 pm to
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The Tennessee one? Yeah, I was pretty concerned at that point.


I was much more concerned then than I am after this loss. We didn't really know anything about Les at that point. We know now he's one of the best coaches in the country, that's not even debatable.
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34400 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:52 pm to
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I was much more concerned then than I am after this loss. We didn't really know anything about Les at that point. We know now he's one of the best coaches in the country, that's not even debatable.
It's still fun to play devil's advocate and get some of our posters going ain't it?
Posted by tigerm
Member since Sep 2005
45 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 8:52 pm to
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Miles ia a former offensive linemen, so he likely lacks competance on pass coverage, and is therefore not sure what to order to fix the problem


Jeez, amazing how we managed to win a NC with him as coach...
Posted by horndog
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Member since Apr 2007
11833 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 9:06 pm to
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Miles just saying what is political in public.... ...but thinking something entirely different in his mind and behind closed doors?


He doesn't know.
Posted by athletemed
The Woodlands, Texas
Member since Oct 2007
5871 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 9:15 pm to
a good precedent would be to find Bo Schembechler files of what he did at times like these


Miles=Bo
Posted by Tiger_n_ATL
Atlanta
Member since Jul 2005
33187 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 10:00 pm to
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Miles ia a former offensive linemen, so he likely lacks competance on pass coverage, and is therefore not sure what to order to fix the problem.
Al, stop being a knee jerk reactionist douchebag. Do you honestly think "he doesn't know"? And even if he didn't, don't you think someone on the coaching staff he hired does? You act like our coaches are a bunch of functional retards. I think they realize their scheme sucks big time. Let's see if they do anything about it now.
Posted by Al Bundy
Member since Nov 2004
7278 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 10:08 pm to
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Do you honestly think "he doesn't know"? And even if he didn't, don't you think someone on the coaching staff he hired does?


I am honestly unsure whether he can differentiate between execution and scheme deficiency. It appears that he thinks that the base scheme is fine, but that young inexperienced players are 100% the reason why our pass defense has continued to struggle over a protracted period of time. To me the problem is ~70% poor scheme and 30% poor execution (which is part due to inexperience and part due to poor coaching). To listen to Miles, and to observe his lack of changes over a long period of time, infers strongly that he does not think the schemes are an issue (perhaps due to his lack of personal defensive coaching experience, which i think he has none of), and as such it appears that he thinks it is 90% execution and 10% scheme.

I, and most, think this is dead wrong.
Posted by Al Bundy
Member since Nov 2004
7278 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 10:10 pm to
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think they realize their scheme sucks big time



we can only hope and pray that they actually realize this. I see no evidence that they do becuase they keep running the same crap out there, and did so since mid-2007.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
465217 posts
Posted on 10/14/08 at 10:11 pm to
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And even if he didn't, don't you think someone on the coaching staff he hired does? You act like our coaches are a bunch of functional retards

why did we see absolutely no adjustments after the AU game, then the MSU game?

i believe it's more arrogance and stubbornness than stupidity, but still.
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