re: Reactions to Saban getting mad over Steele question?

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Miles has the best record of any coach in LSU history, one of the top records in SEC history, and you think he is an average coach with lots of talented players.

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What has happened is that these kids are too young to remember Archer/Hallman/Dinardo (2 of those were good football coaches, by the way) OR, are so blinded by the Saban cult and/or viceral hatred of Miles they forget 1 thing:

Winning doesn't just happen. Yes a team can get lucky (like the Bluegrass Miracle). Yes, a team can require a miraculous and improbable comback to beat Troy at home. Yes, Miles has some flaws - slow to change personnel, doghouses, clock management woes.

But, to deny he isn't one of the best coaches in college football just crushes the credibility of anything else you have to say about college football.

Miles has attracted top tier assistants and inspired loyalty and high performance out of them. He has recruited nationally and consistently delivered highly rated recruiting classes. Yes, we don't get gaudy, 5 and 6 touchdown wins over cupcakes on a regular basis. We rarely get trounced, either - and a majority of his losses have been by less than 14 points.

That doesn't "just happen". Run the ball and stop the run. It isn't complicated, sexy or particularly exciting, but it is a formula that works in Pop Warner, middle school, high school, prep school, JUCO, college and pro (maybe not so much in CFL or Arena - ).