Bottom Line: You want to compete for championships you better have a QB

a what??? I thought that position had been eliminated

Thanks captain obvious

You don't need a qb to win championships. You need a strong run game that wears down defenses and a stout defense.

I think Les has the right idea here. Instead of trying to score 40 points a game to win, ensure that 14-17 points a game is enough for a win as the opponent is worn down and unable to get through the dline.

Yes, agree LSU will need QB development to get that next SEC title or make the playoffs. Too important a position.

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Anyone else have an insight into this mess that Les has created?

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- 103 Wins in Ten Seasons
- 10.3 Wins per season average
- 1 National Title
- 26-2 Following a Loss
- 10-0 in Season Openers
- 47-9 on ESPN/ESPN2
- 7 Season of 10 wins or better

What mess? Oh that's right, we didn't win a Title every year. Gotcha.

Does anyone want to stop grading NCAA football coaches based on National Titles? Is it even fair to think we could have gone this season, with that young lineup? Really?

CLM prepares these kids for life and the NFL. He tries to win a National Title too and he gets close a few times (2012)

It is rare for any coach to win more than two National Titles so why expect it from LES MILES every season?

Coaches with at least 3 National Titles:

Nick Saban
Urban Meyer
Bear Bryant
Bobby Bowden
Tom Osbourne
Bud Wilkinson
Knute Rockne


If Les Miles wins a Title either next year or the year after, then what happens? He retires?

Statistically, his odds of a 3rd are slim to none. Why do we always continue to expect a title out of this man? He will get us one, but not every season.

A good QB would help all of the high quality WR's on the team as well.

OL and DL...FIFY

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This is the MAIN reason we are not getting the recognition we deserve for being a potential title contender (possibly a GREAT team) this season.

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Why do you feel we need recognition? I always thought it was about actually playing the game--not what some reporter or magazine says.

Sometimes I think that Les gets all caught up with these athletic manimals who look awesome in practice but get exposed as sub-par passers with serious confidence issues in real games.

Mett, for instance, had the most confidence that I've ever seen at the NCAA level which was a perfect fit with the most trustworthy WR duo in the nation that year. Imagine how badly those two WRs would have been underutilized with a guy like JJ at QB for their Jr seasons.

Even with great recs that year Mett delivered many great passes that got dropped but he constantly delivered those balls and the catches came. You need that level of play from the starting QBs of top SEC teams like LSU. Even though I love Miles as LSUs coach, he needs to field top passers at that position or the offense will never reach its potential. LSU already has one of the top 5 backfields in the nation to rush the ball, the QB OBVIOUSLY needs to be able to maximize the production of one of the top WR groups in the nation.