Sounds like Miles has lost this team

Sounds like the team is rallying around Miles:


"The way he came out and said that says a lot about him as a man and as a person," senior tight end Richard Dickson said. "He's taking a lot of criticism and is going to take a lot of criticism so we feel like we're going to have to rally around him."

Ridley said Miles needed to take the blame for the loss.

"The team, that's something that we needed to hear," he said. "Because there's a bunch of questions going around. People are wondering, 'What's the situation? What's going on?' But coach Miles, for him to do that, it says a lot, and that's why I look forward to playing for him in the future. This team's got to come together, period."

"Any head coach that does that in front of their team, in front of their assistants and comes up there and says, 'This was my fault,' I mean it takes a lot for somebody to swallow their pride and say that, 'I messed something up.' He did what he needed to do. There's nothing else that needs to be said by him. It says a lot about the person that he is. I respect that he said, 'This was my fault.' Coach Miles, he manned up and said he cost us the game. That's all you can ask for from him."

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Unfortunately I think they are going to have to address this issue as soon as the season is over.

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so you think he's getting fired this year? no way in hell that happens.

well... Miles had never been one to throw a player under the bus or even come close. had always been stand-up when it came to that. now, he says he made a mistake thinking Jefferson could handle the situation. speaks volumes. and all of the uncertainty about him either calling for spike or saying Toliver was down.

players can't trust coaches that speak like that. it's one thing to motivate them, and another to question how they can handle a situation.

what exactly does miles do on the sideline if he isn't calling/approving plays, isn't managing the clocks and being aggressive getting timeouts called, not planning ahead for any situation encountered at the end of the game when we are down by 2 pts, or not remembering how many timeouts he had called, regardless of what a scoreboard says?

I think everyone is just feeding off emotion.

If Les loses the team over Crowton calling pass plays on the 32, and then JJ takes a sack, then they are weak as a team, which might explain why they have played so poorly on offense all year long.

Everyone is second guessing the calls...but it shouldn't divide the team to where the coaches have lost the team.. How about Hitt talk about how we were out played the entire 2nd half? the first 3 drive were 3 and outs..

Some of the players better man up and be leaders, because they are the ones who have to look in the mirror on Sunday morning and aske themselves "did I give my all?"

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I find it funny how everyone keeps ignoring these statements. Their hatred has blinded them.

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WTF is wrong with you people. The players are openly questioning the coaching decisions.

That's hating on Miles?

Muther-fricker some of you are just plain dumb. Like a doorknob. Damn!

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Miles shouldn't have had to take the blame for something that happened in the last 30 seconds

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so that means he shouldn't take the blame for any of it? give me a break. that can be when coaching is more important. Miles failed miserably

Through the negative the team saw on Saturday, they saw a positive.

They saw a man, their head coach, stand up and take the blame for his mistakes. That, hopefully, will serve them well in life.

And after reading some of the players comments, it seems to have resonated positively.

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I wish everyone would quit focusing on the spike. it was irrelevant to the real issues that caused us to lose the game.

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That's true. The game was lost in the play calling on the last drive and the burning up of 17 seconds off the clock.

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I think he's lost the team.

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I think it was a issue before the Ole Miss game. Miles did not stand up for Chad Jones after the Alabama game, the poor planning and game management during the La Tech game, and obvious mis-managment of the clock and play calling during the Ole Miss game. The players see this and have to be disappointed and even stunded by Miles actions.

Bottom line is Miles has let down his players, school, state, and fans that have helped him become a successful and wealthy man.

If this was the first or second issue for Miles, it would be forgiveable, but we are now seeing a patern of poor coaching, decisions, and lack of player support that is causing the players to finally speak out. This will impact recuriting and continue our downward spiral until Miles is replaced.

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I find it funny how everyone keeps ignoring these statements. Their hatred has blinded them.



WTF is wrong with you people. The players are openly questioning the coaching decisions.

That's hating on Miles?

Muther-fricker some of you are just plain dumb. Like a doorknob. Damn!

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