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Thank you coach miles for believing in the players

Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:26 pm
Posted by StrongSafety
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Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:26 pm
Thank you not benching JJ. As stupid as it seemed in the moment, it will pay dividends in the future. You don't know how much players appreciate that..that even in their darkest moments, that their coaches will always have their back. Recruits saw that, and the younger guys saw that. The seniors will remember that for life, and surely JJ in the midst of his misery, will feel forever indebted to coach miles for that. There may not be a better coach to play for in america. But we need to sure up our offensive identity

Thank you JJ for the 4 years. You had your up and down for years, but have lead us to 2 SEC championships and 1 BCS championship game. You got your fair share of criticism, some of which was just, alot which wasnt. IMO, your development was stunted the minute you had to burn your redshirt. You were turned into something you aren't, a runner. A pocket passer you really were. You and Lee may have not have gotten the best QB coaching the last 4 years, but no one can question the heart and effort you played with. No other QB I bet the player rather win with or lose with. Glad that Miles decided to let his leader fight until the end. JJ,I feel for you this morning, as it was not all your fault, as much as it was one of the worst offensively called CFB games in history. But as the leader,you shoulder this loss. Hopefully it will make you a better person and player in the future.

With all that sad, we got beat by a better team. Hurts to say, but if you didnt see it in the first game, then you had the purple shades on. Our incompetent/inadequate passing game/QB play got exposed when it mattered most, and it was something our coachign staff had gotten away with for 4 years. It catches up with you. And in a championship against arguably one of the best CFB coaches of all time, ith 50+ days of prep, it would have been near impossible to cover our biggest flaw. BAMA exposed Tryann for not being as great in man coverage as the world thinks he is (shocker ). But our defense honestly played as well as you could for as dead as our offense was. Their effort wont be forgotten. Sad way to end the season, but we have a raw defense coming back. LEtS keep our heads up, you cant win all the games.
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
9697 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:28 pm to
trollin?
Posted by ZTiger87
Member since Nov 2009
11536 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:28 pm to
Solid post. But we only have 1 SEC championship appearance the last 4 years.
Posted by Open handed CLAPPER
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2011
42 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:29 pm to
STUPID , U are a dumbass , JJ sucks and Miles could not cover it up last night !!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by its1999
Member since Aug 2009
1040 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:29 pm to
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1 SEC championship appearance the last 4 years


2007 ring a bell?
Posted by crazyLSUfan
LA (Lower Alabama)
Member since Aug 2006
6698 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:30 pm to
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You had your up and down for years, but have lead us to 2 SEC championships


Did I miss something?
Posted by crazyLSUfan
LA (Lower Alabama)
Member since Aug 2006
6698 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:33 pm to
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2007 ring a bell?


I didnt know JJ contributed to that team as a SR in HS. Interesting.
Posted by TIsuGGER
Member since Apr 2009
2321 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:34 pm to
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Recruits saw that

So when Miles tells them they can contribute right away, they won't look at him and say "Like Mettenberger did?"

"Thank you Les for not benching JJ" - Saban
Posted by Choupique19
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
62517 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:35 pm to
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Recruits saw that


Wonder what that huge recruit Zack Mettenberger thought about Les Miles sticking with Jefferson? Remember when Mettenberger was told that he would have a chance to compete for the starting position? Remember when Mettenberger went all season long and only throw a couple of passes against Northwestern St? Remember when Mettenberger just wanted to do something, anything, other than hand the ball off to the fullback with 7 minutes left in the game at Ole Miss, so he ran a qb bootleg? What if Mettenberger was given a chance to gain game experience passing the ball, would Les have put him in last night to try the simple forward pass?
Posted by TiketheMiger
Member since Oct 2011
1511 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:35 pm to
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Thank you not benching JJ. As stupid as it seemed in the moment, it will pay dividends in the future. You don't know how much players appreciate that..that even in their darkest moments, that their coaches will always have their back


So why did that happen to Lee? Won't recruits see Miles not having Lee's back.

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Posted by stephendomalley
alexandria
Member since Dec 2005
6085 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:36 pm to
doesn't it cut both ways? what about randle not being involved in the game? shepherd? what do they think about the coach not involving them in the game just so someone else who sucks can stay in the game?
Posted by StrongSafety
Member since Sep 2004
17547 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:36 pm to
nah just realistic
Posted by StrongSafety
Member since Sep 2004
17547 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:40 pm to
quote:

So why did that happen to Lee? Won't recruits see Miles not having Lee's back.

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JJ was Miles guy. JL wasnt

and JJ > JL

I don't even know why that is ever even discussed. Our playbook shrinks with JL.

If JJ is a C- for passing, then JL is a C+. If JJ is a B- for running, then JL is a D. Ill take the C- and the B- everytime.
Posted by real
Dixieland
Member since Oct 2007
14027 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:40 pm to
It looked to me last night that alot of guys couldn't beleive that Lee wasnt getting a chance. When they showed the sideline, they didnt seem to be impressed! How about after 3 qts of shite, try and do something to shake things up. Thats what a coach does.
Posted by StrongSafety
Member since Sep 2004
17547 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:41 pm to
It does but theyre effectiveness is dependent on play calling. They are as competent as their playcalling/QB play is.
Posted by ashy larry
Marcy Projects
Member since Mar 2010
5569 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:42 pm to
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and JJ > JL

I don't even know why that is ever even discussed. Our playbook shrinks with JL.




Posted by TIsuGGER
Member since Apr 2009
2321 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:46 pm to
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and JJ > JL

You are one dumb MFer

JL = ALL SEC, and most efficient SEC QB 2011, undefeated since 2008

JJ = last night
Posted by thelsutigerfan
Death Valley
Member since Sep 2011
401 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:46 pm to
Doesn't make sense. You play your best players and take non performign players out of the game... Agreed you give chances but JJ was on his 9th life after dismal performance against Georgia. It was apparent that the offense needed a spark.
Posted by crazyLSUfan
LA (Lower Alabama)
Member since Aug 2006
6698 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:46 pm to
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Our playbook shrinks with JL.


WTF? Dude we had maybe 10 plays last night. Did you watch any of the games prior to LSU/Bama part I?
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
435758 posts
Posted on 1/10/12 at 12:47 pm to
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You don't know how much players appreciate that..

is that why they were talking and tweeting after the game about being in shock that lee didn't get in?
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