re: If I was Mizzou or USCe I would hire Les

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He does fine until the LSU fan base melts over the annual loss to Alabama. Basically at LSU you have Playoffs or bust, and when you get eliminated from the playoffs, the season is deamed over and a lost cause. You ever think what effect this has on the coaches and players?

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This was true in 2012, but not any of the other years. The only real shock this year, which really shouldn't have been surprising, is that Les went into Tuscaloosa with the same exact game plan that he has used the previous 6 times against Alabama. Les has been trying to beat Saban 9-6 ever since that game. The fact that it was obvious after a quarter that LSU's o-line was greatly overmatched, and Les never adjusted to try a new approach was as bad as 1-9-12.

LSU fans were all pretty optimistic after the Bama loss this year that LSU could still finish 10-1 and perhaps sneak into the playoffs. At worst, a 10-1 Sugar Bowl season would have been very exciting.

The collapse the last few games has been all on Les and the team, and not on the fans.