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A Negotiated Separation With Les Miles
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:12 am
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:12 am
Athletic Director Joe Alleva is in a great position to negotiate a separation that would be in the best interests of all parties.
First, he lets Coach Miles know that he has absolutely no support. After last Saturday, no one is standing in his corner. He is on his own. There is no ground swell rallying around him. To the contrary, what supporters he had seem to be abandoning him in droves. If this were the English Parliament, the reorganization would be going on now.
Know that Coach Miles, like all athletes, does not want to be known as a quitter. He wants to fight it out, and that’s admirable. However, he forces his family to stay here and fight as well. No man wants to subject his wife and children to daily abuse on his account.
Describe for Coach Miles the tremendous amount of second-guessing and finger-pointing that will accompany his every decision. The best outcome for anything he does will be stone silence. If he succeeds, others will be given the credit. If he falters, only slightly, he will be booed, hooted, harassed and harrumphed. It will be merciless and relentless.
Remind Coach Miles that if he does not leave town of his own accord, his legacy in Baton Rouge will be defined by the Mississippi Meltdown. Paul Dietzel infuriated the fans when he left for Army, but years later he was able to return in triumph and live out his golden years in Baton Rouge. Miles will squander his National Championship legacy if he stays around.
Coach Miles should be made aware of the possibility of firing for cause. He was, after all, AWOL on the sidelines at the most crucial time for his team’s future. If the CEO of a company can’t make an important decision when it’s needed, he isn’t worth much. Anybody can handle the controls when all is well. If the CEO of a company tries to manage without a plan, he can expect to get fired. If the CEO of a company can’t handle challenges on the fly, he can expect to get fired. And finally, if he can’t explain himself any better than Coach Miles has so far, he should expect to get fired. I’m don’t know if firing for cause has any merit. I do know that legal challenges can be long, ugly and costly. Most people would rather avoid such things. I suspect that the mere possibility can serve as a motivator.
This doesn’t have to be emotional and gut-wrenching. Like Tessio said in “The Godfather”, it’s not personal – it’s business. Whether he’s a good coach or a bad coach at this point doesn’t matter. He is not the coach for this program at this time. The overwhelming majority of the loyal fan base will wholeheartedly support such a bold move. The national press will wonder what took LSU so long. A bold move now will allow a new coach the best outcome to salvage the committed recruits. A bold move now will re-energize a demoralized fan base.
The alternative is to let this thing play out slowly and grind to its inevitable conclusion, still costly but after much damage has been done to the program. There will never be a less expensive time to make a move. For the good of the program, bold and decisive action is a must.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:13 am to greydog
:beatdeadhorse: :beatdeadhorse: :beatdeadhorse:
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:20 am to GeauxTigahs1
Here's how it goes:
Alleva: Coach, as you can obviously see, the players, fans, and staff don't believe in you anymore and would like to see you leave.
Miles: Fine, just give me my $18 million and I'll be out of here.
Alleva: When does Spring practice start next season? See you then.
Alleva: Coach, as you can obviously see, the players, fans, and staff don't believe in you anymore and would like to see you leave.
Miles: Fine, just give me my $18 million and I'll be out of here.
Alleva: When does Spring practice start next season? See you then.
This post was edited on 11/25/09 at 9:22 am
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:24 am to guttata
quote:
Alleva: Coach, as you can obviously see, the players, fans, and staff don't believe in you anymore and would like to see you leave.
Miles: Fine, just give me my $18 million and I'll be out of here.
Alleva: When does Spring practice start next season? See you then.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:27 am to greydog
quote:
No man wants to subject his wife and children to daily abuse on his account.
Anybody who abuses his wife and children is a lowlife piece of shite.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:27 am to guttata
It's a game. Yet you are here on a message board at 9:22am on a Wednesday commenting on it. It's a game that you obviously take pretty seriously.
I can't believe how many useful idiots come out of the woodwork to support the dumbest dumbass to ever walk our sideline.
I can't believe how many useful idiots come out of the woodwork to support the dumbest dumbass to ever walk our sideline.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:28 am to greydog
Aint gonna happen. Stop this please.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:28 am to greydog
Dear baby Jesus...please make it stop.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:31 am to greydog
I'll take 4 mil a year to get booed. pay me pay me
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:31 am to PICKer
just thought it somewhat comical some guy would spend that much time and energy posting that, maybe its just me
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:31 am to PICKer
quote:
Here's how it goes: Alleva: Coach, as you can obviously see, the players, fans, and staff don't believe in you anymore and would like to see you leave. Miles: Fine, just give me my $18 million and I'll be out of here. Alleva: When does Spring practice start next season? See you then.
quote:
I can't believe how many useful idiots come out of the woodwork to support the dumbest dumbass to ever walk our sideline.
Yep....looks like "support" to me.
quote:What do you "pick" other than your fricking nose?
PICKer
I guess "if you ain't bashing, you're supportin'" is the "new" LSU mantra.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:33 am to PICKer
He's not going to be fired this year get over it. He will be allowed to drive us nuts for one more year at least.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:35 am to TigerWoody
You're not old enough to remember this I'm sure, but the same useful idiots, like you, are what got us Mike Archer, who begat Curley Hallman, who begat Gerry DiNardo. Keep up that support, and we'll be back there again.
By the way, what the post advocates is a "negotiated" settlement. That takes skill, diplomacy and tact. It's done all the time in the real world.
By the way, what the post advocates is a "negotiated" settlement. That takes skill, diplomacy and tact. It's done all the time in the real world.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:37 am to greydog
quote:
Athletic Director Joe Alleva is in a great position to negotiate a separation that would
satisfy a moronic minority of fans that have nothing else to offer except "wanting change" for the sake of change because the coach doesn't fit their definition of a coach
fixed
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:37 am to Rex
quote:
No man wants to subject his wife and children to daily abuse on his account.
Anybody who abuses his wife and children is a lowlife piece of shite.
Damn, now you go as low as to say he abuses his wife and family. This shite is getting out of hand.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:37 am to PICKer
It wasn't the fans that got Archer, it was the players.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:42 am to tigermoney
quote:
jesus, its a game
not when you are paying someone 3.75 million to coach it
Posted on 11/25/09 at 9:42 am to TigerFanNKaty
we are all gonna shite when we win the NC next year with Les "did we have a time out" Miles
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