re: So Les Miles goes for a 57 yd field goal...

Oh yeah, Nick was good for a loss to an big underdog team at least every other year at LSU. Heck, he only had one good year while in Baton Rouge.

As for never manning up and taking the blame, he has proven that he absolutely will throw anyone under the bus before taking the blame for a loss on himself. He has singled out individual players as well as specific staff members on occasion. He is lucky that he is a winner because he would have gotten called out on that crap long ago if he had a half a dozen more losses to blame away.

THIS is one of the reasons why I truly can't fathom why players would chose Nick over Les. It's so obvious that Nick has absolutely no respect for those around him while Les will always take the heat away from his staff or players.