Give Les Miles credit when he deserves it

Hard to disagree with this hire. The world thinks Miles is a goofus and I think Miles recognizes his weakness and is hiring those that have the strengths he doesn't have.

A good CEO does that. It remains to be seen if the quality of his hires gets the job done. I sure hope so, what choice do I have?

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Les has faults, but he "gets it" and right in front of our eyes he is taking proactive steps to solidify LSU as an elite program.

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The problem with Les and his hiring of coaches is the same as his problem with getting good recruits.

He gets good coaches, then their lack of production, shitty schemes, and inability to coach up the players becomes glaringly evident. Who's fault is this? The coaches were known as good coaches, yet when they come to LSU, they suddenly forget how to coach and then under perform?

LSU gets great recruits, then as freshmen either they don't play, under perform, or don't progress as sophomores. Who's fault is this? The players had raw talent when they got here, yet they don't perform at the same level year over year, or don't live up to their star rankings.

You could cite several examples of each instance. Now I ask you, who's fault is it that these players and coaches don't progress or don't show us their "star power" once they get to LSU? The constant in that argument is Les Miles.