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Posted on 11/7/12 at 1:29 pm to rbdallas
Great thread OP, more effort than I have time for. But this is exactly what I have been trying to make the people I talk to who hate Miles understand.
Regardless of whatever your opinion is of him, his LSU program has been competing at a high level since he took over. Even a bad (by comparison) 2008 season didn't stop him from going out and picking up that 2009 recruting class, which turned out to be one of the best.
There just are not very many coaches out there at any level, who could come in to LSU right now and maintain the program at its current level for as long as he has. He competes against the best in the SEC on an annual basis, and had LSU in the title hunt year in and year out. And for the last several years, when we don't win the SEC it has been because someone from our own division has gone on to win not only the SEC championship, but the national championship as well...
That doesn't mean I like moral victories... but it does mean I am proud of our Tigers, and it does mean I recognize the extreme difficulty of accomplishing what Miles does consistently every year.
With all of the money out there that big time programs spend to pull in the best coach out there, it should tell you something that Miles tenure here at LSU ranks right up there with some of the all-time greats.
Regardless of whatever your opinion is of him, his LSU program has been competing at a high level since he took over. Even a bad (by comparison) 2008 season didn't stop him from going out and picking up that 2009 recruting class, which turned out to be one of the best.
There just are not very many coaches out there at any level, who could come in to LSU right now and maintain the program at its current level for as long as he has. He competes against the best in the SEC on an annual basis, and had LSU in the title hunt year in and year out. And for the last several years, when we don't win the SEC it has been because someone from our own division has gone on to win not only the SEC championship, but the national championship as well...
That doesn't mean I like moral victories... but it does mean I am proud of our Tigers, and it does mean I recognize the extreme difficulty of accomplishing what Miles does consistently every year.
With all of the money out there that big time programs spend to pull in the best coach out there, it should tell you something that Miles tenure here at LSU ranks right up there with some of the all-time greats.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 7:07 pm to rbdallas
It is just frustrating that a couple of those wins were VERY, VERY close. Luck if you will. In some, much closer than they should have been. And, in the case of a couple of the loses, should have been wins.
This past Saturday was a winnable game, period. And, Les admitted he wished he could take back some of his decisions.
That is part of my point. And you stated it...he is stubborn. Too stubborn. I get it. That is part of his style.
But when you lose a winnable game...it really hurts!!
LSU has had the talent to win big. The NC was for the taking last year. There was a real shot at it this year. At some point...you have to question the stubbornness and unwillingness to make adjustments.
For the Alabama game, he really surprised me and made some adjustments. But then got it stuck in his head that he needed to make some "Mad Hatter" calls that put the game on the line!
This past Saturday was a winnable game, period. And, Les admitted he wished he could take back some of his decisions.
That is part of my point. And you stated it...he is stubborn. Too stubborn. I get it. That is part of his style.
But when you lose a winnable game...it really hurts!!
LSU has had the talent to win big. The NC was for the taking last year. There was a real shot at it this year. At some point...you have to question the stubbornness and unwillingness to make adjustments.
For the Alabama game, he really surprised me and made some adjustments. But then got it stuck in his head that he needed to make some "Mad Hatter" calls that put the game on the line!
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