Is this a sign of our coaching failures?

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I know, I know, but it just keeps gettin thrown in our faces

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And thanks for throwing back into rotation on the Rant. It's probably been almost 48 hours since this was discussed.

This is further evidence of what many of us already knew, and some of us refuse to believe. The Sunshine Pumpers refuse to look at anything other than the overall W/L record.

Let's face it. LSU should be an elite football program. We have a tremendous talent base to work from in Louisiana, with no other real in state competition for that talent. We have first class facilities. We have a big home field edge due to the rabid crowd noise in Tiger Stadium. These factors all make up what should be the basis for an elite football program; however, this coaching staff in no way approaches elite status. In my estimation, it is, at best, an average staff.

LSU deserves better than an average staff. It all starts at the top. Miles is not good enough to coach this team. We deserve better.

The most doesn't mean the best. We won't have a single 1st rounder. Maybe 1 or 2 in the 2nd.
Chad messed up. He won't go until the 3rd.

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We won't have a single 1st rounder

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you just added fuel to the fire.

young qb play and young cb play left us with a bad season in 08.

had another first year starter this year, but older expercience cbs, defense was solid but the offense couldn't get out of its own way. and by the way, 9 wins and 2nd in the west is not that bad.

funny how les "cant develop talent," just has the most pro prospects at the combine. weird.

Who has the second most? USC and no one is talking about how Carroll is a bad coach.

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funny how les "cant develop talent," just has the most pro prospects at the combine. weird

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The combine is about potential, period. Only those players who have real potential to play in the NFL are participating. Invitations are handed out based upon size, speed, aptitude and attitude --- not how they were coached/developed in college. The NFL can develop their own talent. That's the primary purpose of the practice squad.

All this shows you is that LSU had more NFL prospects on their roster than any other school in the country. The fact that those players only managed to win half of their conference games over the last two years can tell you any number of things, not the least of which is that the team probably underachieved. I happen to believe that an underachieving team is usually a poorly coached team. But, that's just me.

So LJ, if you dont like the coaching staff, and its obvious you dont enjoy watching LSU play anymore, then why are you here other than to stir shite up? Leave all the "Sunshine Pumpers" alone and just go cheer on another team. Jump on someone elses bandwagon since you have evidently given up on ours.

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To the contrary, I haven't given up on this team. Those who blindly support Les Miles are the ones who have given up -- given up all hope of LSU ever returning to the elite program it was just a few short years ago. I'm not here to "stir up" anything. Pointing out that Les Miles is a mediocre coach is simply stating an opinion (and a widely held opinion, at that). I think it's pretty sad, that guys like you can't understand the difference between blind homerism and legitimate criticism. I can criticize and still cheer. I can criticize and still support. Some of the biggest LSU fans I know think that Les Miles is the wrong coach for LSU football. Doesn't make them any less of a fan.

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+10000000000000000

oh and im not afraid to say it.....im a big lsu fan/supporter...but watching lsu play football these past two years have been more frustrating and boring than fun....i can deal with 9 win seasons...its the way they've played that bothers me