re: What was everyone saying about Miles during/after the 2008 season

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So why are people saying Les Miles cant recover from this year?

Everyone just calm the hell down. We were supposed to have growing pains this season.

I REALLY cant wait for all the Les Miles haters this year to start loving him in two years when Leonard Fournette is up for Heisman and we are back in the top ten.

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LSU shouldn't be having any growing pains ten years into the program. Everything should be in place to avoid any kind of regression and/or rebuilding. If your recruiting and coaching are up to par, there shouldn't be any off years like this.

All the NFL defections shouldn't matter either, if you've recruited at a high level and the classes are balanced.

L.S.U. has NOT recruited enough high quality Offensive Linemen, Defensive Linemen and Linebackers. Those positions are not quite up to SEC Championship level at LSU right now. (Particularly OL)

And you have to recruit the type of athletes that are going to fit your system. If you're going to run primarily I-Form, then recruit Mettenberger type drop back pocket passing QB's.

Gonna run the Spread, then recruit Spread QB's a la Brandon Harris.

Wanna have the Offensive Line Zone Block, then recruit OL's that Zone Blocked in high school. Have to be able to process information quickly, work as a team and think on your feet. And you better well have a damn smart Center that can recognize what he sees pre-snap on the defense and make the correct calls. (Good luck with that Jeff Grimes in getting your Zone Blockers in here)

All this shouldn't be unfolding 10 years in and that's one of the major complaints so many fans have with Miles.