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CollegeFootballNews.com couldn't have said it better:
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:23 am
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:23 am
"It seems like Les Miles and his staff are the last ones to know how their lines are struggling."
My mid-season coaching grades:
Miles: D -- Does he do any coaching at all during the games? Crowton and Chavis call all the plays. Miles seems to be there as a figurehead and nothing more. Worse, he seems constantly confused on the sideline, and lacks the will or ability to adjust as things go wrong during the games, and as the season progresses. He reminds me more of George W. Bush every day. Someone needs to do an intervention with Coach Miles and let him know something's wrong; very, very wrong.
Crowton: F -- No redeeming values whatsoever to this offense. So much talent is being wasted. Play calling is predictable and pedestrian. Worst Offense in my 30+ years of watching LSU football.
Chavis: A -- You can't ask any more out of the guy. The D has made steady improvement throughout the season, culminating in a spectacular gameplan and performance last night; if it wasn't for Crowton's ineptness, LSU beats UF. Despite the line play; he's doing the best with the players he has. The same surely can't be said for Crowton, who imho should be put squarely in the hot seat.
CFN
My mid-season coaching grades:
Miles: D -- Does he do any coaching at all during the games? Crowton and Chavis call all the plays. Miles seems to be there as a figurehead and nothing more. Worse, he seems constantly confused on the sideline, and lacks the will or ability to adjust as things go wrong during the games, and as the season progresses. He reminds me more of George W. Bush every day. Someone needs to do an intervention with Coach Miles and let him know something's wrong; very, very wrong.
Crowton: F -- No redeeming values whatsoever to this offense. So much talent is being wasted. Play calling is predictable and pedestrian. Worst Offense in my 30+ years of watching LSU football.
Chavis: A -- You can't ask any more out of the guy. The D has made steady improvement throughout the season, culminating in a spectacular gameplan and performance last night; if it wasn't for Crowton's ineptness, LSU beats UF. Despite the line play; he's doing the best with the players he has. The same surely can't be said for Crowton, who imho should be put squarely in the hot seat.
CFN
This post was edited on 10/11/09 at 10:34 am
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Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:24 am to Tiger7109
Hate to say it I agree... 
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:29 am to Tigerbait337
BINGO!
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:31 am to Tiger7109
ding ding ding
we have a winner
we have a winner
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:31 am to Tiger7109
link?
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:32 am to mt1
yatzee
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:32 am to Tiger7109
I have to say I used to think Miles made some play calls but after seeing him last night and his postgame talk.. I dont think he has any idea what is being called. However the really REALLY scary thing is that Miles thinks the problem is that we are not running Scott enough. 
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:32 am to Tiger7109
Very good analysis...on the mark.
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:33 am to pellietigersaint
The UGLY truth, is still the truth.
...sometimes I feel that Miles thinks
"he has arrived"..2 NC titles.
then he may not like to micro manage and involve himself in the day to day coaching..who knows ???
.....He better start paying attention, or he may find himself having to really coach for a living elsewhere.
Last year the "two headed" disaster, now the Offensive picture...
Almost reminds me of the saying
"too many people quit working as soon as they find a job"
I hope he gets IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS and quits worrying about hurting feelings....if that's the problem.
...sometimes I feel that Miles thinks
"he has arrived"..2 NC titles.
then he may not like to micro manage and involve himself in the day to day coaching..who knows ???
.....He better start paying attention, or he may find himself having to really coach for a living elsewhere.
Last year the "two headed" disaster, now the Offensive picture...
Almost reminds me of the saying
"too many people quit working as soon as they find a job"
I hope he gets IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS and quits worrying about hurting feelings....if that's the problem.
This post was edited on 10/11/09 at 10:38 am
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:35 am to Tiger7109
Crowton definitely needs to go. His offenses always start to suck after a year or two. He's continuing that trend.
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:35 am to Tiger7109
quote:
Crowton: F -- No redeeming values whatsoever to this offense. So much talent is being wasted. Play calling is predictable and pedestrian. Worst Offense in my 30+ years of watching LSU football.
+1
Although, that 2002 offense was pretty putrid too. 2004 wasnt much better either.
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:37 am to Tiger7109
Actually, I think Lowell Galindo said it more succinctly on SportscenterU, "It's official, the LSU offense does not know what it wants to do."
I think it's particularly accurate for his use of the word 'want'.
I think it's particularly accurate for his use of the word 'want'.
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:37 am to Tiger7109
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So much talent is being wasted
Its sad to see one of our best senior classes in recent years go down like this. Scott, Lafell, Black, Keiland, Dickson and Trinton deserve better for what they put in this team all these years.
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:42 am to ArmyTiger84
I read but rarely post because this site is mostly about bashing ... but after watching the game last night I have to say something ....
I agree with he original post; I haven't played football since 1983 but the same things hold true now that held true then ... O & D lines win games, especially in the SEC.
How can we have a starting offensive line that never substitutes? Our back-ups are that bad? If so, then this year is probably the last year we see a top 25 ranking and Les will go down like Dinardo, start fast and fade down the stretch due to hubris and arrogance.
I agree with he original post; I haven't played football since 1983 but the same things hold true now that held true then ... O & D lines win games, especially in the SEC.
How can we have a starting offensive line that never substitutes? Our back-ups are that bad? If so, then this year is probably the last year we see a top 25 ranking and Les will go down like Dinardo, start fast and fade down the stretch due to hubris and arrogance.
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:46 am to java
quote:
How can we have a starting offensive line that never substitutes? Our back-ups are that bad? If so, then this year is probably the last year we see a top 25 ranking and Les will go down like Dinardo, start fast and fade down the stretch due to hubris and arrogance.
You are not wrong, but remember that we lost a couple of BIG NAMES in the O line..that hurts a lot..
IMO, we do not implement a game plan that compliments either our QB's talent, or our
O Line's ability....there are ways to get more out of what you have.
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:47 am to rbdallas
^^^ true, I could write a laundry list of the things wrong ... basically IMHO, we are not very well coached in that regard, why do we have spread Coaches but don't run the spread?
Posted on 10/11/09 at 10:47 am to java
quote:
and Les will go down like Dinardo, start fast and fade down the stretch due to hubris and arrogance
This is the best quote I've seen in a long time..and VERY true!!!!
Posted on 10/11/09 at 11:52 am to java
quote:
start fast and fade down the stretch due to hubris and arrogance.
+1
Posted on 10/11/09 at 11:56 am to Titan
so true!Posted on 10/11/09 at 12:01 pm to GeauxCrusin
Don't insult Bush like that.
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