re: Les Miles' recent bowl record - a little perspective

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So Bear's 'incredibly successful' is on par with Miles' 'incredibly successful'?

it's unfair to Miles to even have this discussion.

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Sigh....please go back and read the third paragraph of my original post. I emphatically said that I was NOT suggesting that Les was the equal of Bear Bryant. I agree that anyone who would say that is not thinking rationally. But I do think it is fair to say that, overall, Les has been a very successful coach at LSU. As I remember saying back in 2008 (you can look it up), only time will tell whether we are witnessing a real decline or if this is just a temporary dip.

My point is (and always has been) that you can't look at any particular negative stat, like the bowl record, over a short-term period (3-4 years is still relatively short-term) and make a definitive, authoritative judgement about the future of the program.

Should we be concerned? Hell, yes. I'm as worried as anyone about how things are going, and I was absolutely sick about the ND game and the news of Chavis leaving. But should we be ready to declare that "the end is nigh"? Nope...not yet. Ask me again in a year or two and I will most likely change my tune if we don't reverse the current trend, but as for now, I'm still cautiously optimistic Les can get things back on track, just as he did after the 2008/2009 slump.