re: Who Do We Think We Are?

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True, and I argued all fall that Miles had outcoached Saban for the last two seasons. But the national perception has never been that way. They blame Bama's loss on the field goal kickers, not the coach that sent them out for impossible (with their talent) kicks. Saban's team lost in November, but not because they didn't try to win. They threw trick plays at us, they let McCarron pass, they just got beat. LSU lost without even fighting back. The coaches just ran the ball and begged for a special teams or defensive touchdown. Embarrassing.

Personally, I don't believe anything happened before the game. I think something happened at halftime. I think the players were fed up with the Miles/Jefferson offense and demanded that LSU try to win the game. It's sad when everyone surrounding the program knew that the offense that Miles was running had no shot in that final game, yet as you stated, "Miles hitched his wagon to Jefferson." Even the players were fed up with it.

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I don't disagree with any of this, except for caring too much about national perception. Miles screwed up with not at least putting Lee in the game here or there. We should have tried something. It was a mistake and one he probably regrets.

That said, we need to keep it in perspective. 13-1 and SEC champs and dominating everyone but Alabama. Most of our key players were sophomores. We will be better next year. Alabama won't be as good. We will live to fight another day.

We just need to calm down and keep this in its proper perspective.