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So.... How many NCs did Les leave on the table?
Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:51 pm
2005 - great year, disappointing end, but an AMAZING season, beating Georgia would have been the cherry, but the dismantling of Miami was great, too. NC wasn't an option this year as USC and Texas went undefeated to play in perhaps the greatest BCS-era championship
2006 - probably Miles, most talented team outside of 2011, play-calling against Auburn was atrocious, but typical of what we've come to see from Miles, we had the chance to win at the end of the game if not for Refgate... Throw in the JM meltdown at Florida, and we could have started the SEC streak
2007 - WON IT ALL
2008 - losses in defensive starters and Pelini, as well as the recruiting effects from the 2005 Miles/Saban transition caught up to the team. Nobody should have expected us to repeat this year, however
2009 - this was a what-if year, IMO. A year removed from dismissing an All-SEC QB from the roster, the team went 9-3, losing by a combined 21 pts. I have to believe that having Perrilloux on the roster would be worth 2 pts against OM and 10 against FLA and Bama.... Now obviously there were other variables during the season, but this was a year we left on the table. Whether Miles is at fault for discipline or Perriloux for putting himself above the team, this could have been a special year
2010 - tough games against Auburn and Arky doomed us this year. I tend to believe we finished where we should have this year, going 10-2
2011 - Special season got screwed by playoff proponents... Obviously left is one hanging out there
2012 - We let Florida get away with one this year and played a hell of a game against Bama that really could have gone either way. Had Beckham not fumbled the long pass in the 4th or had the defense stood up at the end of Bama, we probably destroy ND.
So... While debatable, I think even Rantards are accurate when they say Miles left 4 NCs on the table, but don't understand why this has to be an indictment against the man.
To win a NC, one must have talent, coaching and a great deal of luck. Personally, I'm relieved that Miles potentially sacrificed a shot in '09... Don't want to turn into Meyer's Gators... But otherwise, there have been years where the ball didn't bounce our way, and others where politics got in the way (2011), but all in all, what program besides Bama has been so fortunate during Miles' tenure?
2006 - probably Miles, most talented team outside of 2011, play-calling against Auburn was atrocious, but typical of what we've come to see from Miles, we had the chance to win at the end of the game if not for Refgate... Throw in the JM meltdown at Florida, and we could have started the SEC streak
2007 - WON IT ALL
2008 - losses in defensive starters and Pelini, as well as the recruiting effects from the 2005 Miles/Saban transition caught up to the team. Nobody should have expected us to repeat this year, however
2009 - this was a what-if year, IMO. A year removed from dismissing an All-SEC QB from the roster, the team went 9-3, losing by a combined 21 pts. I have to believe that having Perrilloux on the roster would be worth 2 pts against OM and 10 against FLA and Bama.... Now obviously there were other variables during the season, but this was a year we left on the table. Whether Miles is at fault for discipline or Perriloux for putting himself above the team, this could have been a special year
2010 - tough games against Auburn and Arky doomed us this year. I tend to believe we finished where we should have this year, going 10-2
2011 - Special season got screwed by playoff proponents... Obviously left is one hanging out there
2012 - We let Florida get away with one this year and played a hell of a game against Bama that really could have gone either way. Had Beckham not fumbled the long pass in the 4th or had the defense stood up at the end of Bama, we probably destroy ND.
So... While debatable, I think even Rantards are accurate when they say Miles left 4 NCs on the table, but don't understand why this has to be an indictment against the man.
To win a NC, one must have talent, coaching and a great deal of luck. Personally, I'm relieved that Miles potentially sacrificed a shot in '09... Don't want to turn into Meyer's Gators... But otherwise, there have been years where the ball didn't bounce our way, and others where politics got in the way (2011), but all in all, what program besides Bama has been so fortunate during Miles' tenure?
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Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:52 pm to chilge1
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Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:52 pm to chilge1
How many brain cells have you left on the table
Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:54 pm to chilge1
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I think even Rantards are accurate when they say Miles left 4 NCs on the table,
So should have 5 in 8 years? Reasonable.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:55 pm to chilge1
How many chromosomes did you leave on the table? frickin retard.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:56 pm to chilge1
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So... While debatable, I think even Rantards are accurate when they say Miles left 4 NCs on the table, but don't understand why this has to be an indictment against the man.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:57 pm to chilge1
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. While debatable, I think even Rantards are accurate when they say Miles left 4 NCs on the table, but don't understand why this has to be an indictment against the man.
Just 4? What kind of LSU fan are you anyway?
Only 4? I guess you are just happy with being mediocre.
Merely 4? How can you stand being such a wuss?
A paltry 4? Turn in our rantidiot card.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 5:57 pm to chilge1
I hope the OP gets carpal tunnel for the rest of its life from typing this.
That's my $.02
That's my $.02
This post was edited on 7/6/13 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 7/6/13 at 6:04 pm to chilge1
This place gets a bad rap because all the idiots are OP.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 6:04 pm to chilge1
Oh god, the Rant
Miles left 4 NC's on the table. Jesus fricking Christ.
He left 1 on the table.
Miles left 4 NC's on the table. Jesus fricking Christ.
He left 1 on the table.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 6:12 pm to chilge1
lol
Posted on 7/6/13 at 6:17 pm to chilge1
to have keft championships on the table means we had to have a team capable of one. You cant fault miles for building teams capable of winning and raising the expectations of the fanbase. which is what hes done.
saban had teams capable yet won 1. i can excuse 2002 because mauk got hurt. but 04 was a talented team and we had no qb, switching between randall and jmarc.
saban had teams capable yet won 1. i can excuse 2002 because mauk got hurt. but 04 was a talented team and we had no qb, switching between randall and jmarc.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 6:35 pm to chilge1
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He did the right thing with Perriloux it may have cost us that year but it was the right thing to do. Jim Tressel wishes he had the same integrity and morals as Miles.
That Alabama team of 2011 may have been the best team ever. They were rewarded for losing to us at home. We get penalized by having to play an extra game in Atlanta against Georgia who runs a 3-4 defense like Alabama does. What a huge advantage for Bama; no risk of injury and the team u are going to play has to roll out its entire game plan against the GA 3-4 while you get to see what they are trying to do and will try to do against your 3-4. But it was Ga's success early on defense that caught Bama's eyes. Ga had a terrific game plan on how to stop the LSU offense. Saban is not the coach to face with such an unfair advantage. He and the revenge minded Tide took full advantage. Im not sure with our QB play that any coach wouldve beat Alabama that night under those same circumstances. I wouldve changed QB's but I dont really believe it wouldve made a difference and most likely wouldve turned the game into a rout.
I do think last year he was at least 50% responsible for the Alabama loss. That wouldve left LSU A&M and Bama at 10-2 having beaten each other on their home fields. If LSU wouldve been given the SEC west crown then they still wouldve had to beat Ga. So possibly 1.
But when u figure in he had to replace his ALL SEC LT, 3 yr starting RT, 2 yr starting RG, his starting RB along with his Heisman finalist on defense,and then break in a new QB, it may have been his best year of coaching ever.
He did the right thing with Perriloux it may have cost us that year but it was the right thing to do. Jim Tressel wishes he had the same integrity and morals as Miles.
That Alabama team of 2011 may have been the best team ever. They were rewarded for losing to us at home. We get penalized by having to play an extra game in Atlanta against Georgia who runs a 3-4 defense like Alabama does. What a huge advantage for Bama; no risk of injury and the team u are going to play has to roll out its entire game plan against the GA 3-4 while you get to see what they are trying to do and will try to do against your 3-4. But it was Ga's success early on defense that caught Bama's eyes. Ga had a terrific game plan on how to stop the LSU offense. Saban is not the coach to face with such an unfair advantage. He and the revenge minded Tide took full advantage. Im not sure with our QB play that any coach wouldve beat Alabama that night under those same circumstances. I wouldve changed QB's but I dont really believe it wouldve made a difference and most likely wouldve turned the game into a rout.
I do think last year he was at least 50% responsible for the Alabama loss. That wouldve left LSU A&M and Bama at 10-2 having beaten each other on their home fields. If LSU wouldve been given the SEC west crown then they still wouldve had to beat Ga. So possibly 1.
But when u figure in he had to replace his ALL SEC LT, 3 yr starting RT, 2 yr starting RG, his starting RB along with his Heisman finalist on defense,and then break in a new QB, it may have been his best year of coaching ever.
This post was edited on 7/6/13 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 7/6/13 at 6:38 pm to chilge1
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Whether Miles is at fault for discipline or Perriloux for putting himself above the team
Are you actually implying that perriloux being a dumb frick should be blamed on Les? He had to discipline the guy and I give Les a lot of credit for booting a key person on his team instead of letting him get away with the shite.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 6:49 pm to chilge1
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So... While debatable, I think even Rantards are accurate when they say Miles left 4 NCs on the table, but don't understand why this has to be an indictment against the man
Really? Your title seems to squarely place the blame on Miles.
Left 4 on the table? Wow! No coach has left 4 on the table in 8 years unless it is your fantasy team on EA Sports, Play Statin, 360, etc.
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2008 - losses in defensive starters and Pelini, as well as the recruiting effects from the 2005 Miles/Saban transition caught up to the team. Nobody should have expected us to repeat this year, however
You left out we dismissed our starting quarterback right before the season started and were thus thrown into the Hatch/Lee/Jefferson situation.
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2012 - We let Florida get away with one this year and played a hell of a game against Bama that really could have gone either way. Had Beckham not fumbled the long pass in the 4th or had the defense stood up at the end of Bama, we probably destroy ND.
We dismissed possibly our most electric player and game changer right before the season began.
So, I would say LSU, not miles, left one on the table in 2011 and that one should never have happened.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 7:41 pm to chilge1
How many years has he been here? That many.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 7:58 pm to chilge1
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Posted on 7/6/13 at 8:29 pm to chilge1
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So... While debatable, I think even Rantards are accurate when they say Miles left 4 NCs on the table
Posted on 7/6/13 at 8:32 pm to chilge1
He has left at least 3 on the table. I think Saban left possibly one the year he left Mauck in too long in a blowout and hurt his foot. Would have been tough to win it that year but that team was riding into shape having thrashed Fla.
Posted on 7/6/13 at 9:08 pm to chilge1
Great thread. 
Les Miles has been a head coach 12 years.
1 MNC.
Thus, he has left 11 NCs on the table.
Sincerely,
The Rant
Les Miles has been a head coach 12 years.
1 MNC.
Thus, he has left 11 NCs on the table.
Sincerely,
The Rant
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