re: When it comes to replacing Miles, history is not on our side

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Nebraska 2003: Fired Frank Solich (.766 W%) and hired Bill Callahan. AD said he would not "let Nebraska gravitate into mediocrity" with Solich. Callahan was fired after 4 seasons and a .551 W%.

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As a Husker my two cents (and will probably echo a lot of what the other Husker fan said above).

LSU reminds me a great deal of Nebraska in 2003. Nebraska was THE power in the late 90's. Between 1993-1999 we went 81-8 which is simply an amazing streak.

Went to the 2001 National title game (that we really didn't belong in).

After that ill-fated end to the 2001 season the program started to slip a bit. there was some unrest as Nebraska went from a National title contender to losing to Ole Miss in the Indy Bowl, which is a pretty far drop.

The next year the Huskers rebounded but had 3 lopsided losses scattered throughout the season (K-State, Texas and Mizzou). In ways very similar to LSU this season.

The administration panicked. Instead of giving time for emotions to subside they cut Solich (horrible mistake) and hired Callahan (and even worse mistake).

Fast forward 12 years later and the Huskers are still trying to find their footing.

LSU is a great program right now and easily one of the top ten best in the nation at this point. I'm not going to advocate Miles keeping his job or getting fired. I'm not an LSU fan and it wouldn't be my place to speculate or formulate an accurate opinion.

From experience If I were LSU I would make sure that I had every possible aspect of this potential move studied extensively before making a decision. Emotionally it may seem like the right move. As a Nebraska fan I can say that sometimes the grass isn't greener on the other side.

It is possible that LSU could make a great higher and LSU will become the next great dynasty. It is also possible that with the wrong hire you will be talking to us Huskers about how good the "old days" used to be.

If I were you I would be very careful and cautious and take time before rushing to any decision.

Best of luck in whatever direction you decide to go.

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Little Frankie deserved what he got.He was 16-10 in his last two seasons. Just because the next coaches were EVEN WORSE doesn't change the fact that Solich had totally lost control and presiding over a loss of Nebraska identity.

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He has one bad year (2002). He made changes in 2003 and should have been given at least another year before making any changes. We made a mistake and have paid dearly for it.