re: Newsflash for those that think we're in a decline

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Miles is nowhere close to saban or meyer. Hes a 2nd tier coach in this conference living off of great recruiting a decent coordinator hire every now and then.

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First of all Tool, you must be aware that recruiting in the college game is fully half the battle. So LSU's continued great recruiting under Miles is a big plus in his column. Losing a slew of players for disciplinary and other reasons has certainly hurt Miles but then again it bit Nick a time or two in his tenure at LSU. Next, it's apples and organges to compare game-day coaching as Nick is virtually responsible for 'Bama's entire defensive scheme just as he was at LSU. Miles is an O-line coach who, as you say, must rely on decent coordinators to succeed in the SEC. It stands to reason that a defensive or offensive coordinator-type coach has a shot at swinging a program in a 180 faster than someone who's relying on having two good coordinators. Saban, Meyer and Petrino all fall into that category. The head coach must be a good manager of his staff to be successful at the SEC level and Miles has slipped a bit in that area the last two years. I too believe that Saban is a better overall head coach, but when you account for the whole job description, Les Miles is probably above average based on his recruiting strength alone.