re: Miles outcoached Spurrier?

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2.7 yds/carry Also, SC had their most success late in the first half passing. Spurrier said it at half that he was going to throw it more in the second half. LSU did a very good job with the DEs staying home and not speed rushing around the edge....this negated Shaw from scrambling and forced SC to run up the middle if they were going to. It was pretty obvious throughout the game that LSU wasn't going to let Lattimore or Shaw run and was trying to force Shaw to throw it to beat them.

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I still think that in order to set up the pass, you have to run the ball occasionally just to keep the defense honest. I think Spurrier lost his patience with it, and I think it frustrated him no end; I mean he always looks like he's one jalapeno away from indigestion, but he was fit to be tied on the sidlines. He relied too much on the pass, and LSU was ready for it. Shaw was rattled in the 2nd half by the crowd noise and the pressure. He regained his composure eventually, for the Cocks' final TD drive, but by then it was too late.