This is such a dumbass post trying to justify LSU football's--and Les Miles's failures--and yes, I said FAILURES--it's not even funny.

As another poster said, it's about VALUE for the investment--and in that sense, Miles has been a failure the last few seasons any way you look at it.

One dilemma the pumpers find themselves impaled upon the horns of is recruiting.

"Oh, Les is such a great recruiter! Annual top five classes!" Well, then any reasonable person should expect annual top five finishes, shouldn't they? I'll be even MORE reasonable and say, top ten finishes. If we don't get that--and we DON't get that--whose fault is it? Where does the buck stop?

The pumper narrative has changed over the years.

It used to be:

"We are better than Alabama! When they sign a 3 star, he automatically becomes a 5 star! Damn crooked recruiting services!"

Now:

"Alabama is so much better than us! They recruit all these five stars! Les and our gallant little team do well just to be competitive with them!"

To the OP, let me guess: you're one of those who think we're "bama-sessed" and we need to treat Alabama as "just another game," eh?

I predict the playoffs will expand to ten teams within five years. That's a good thing and will be a good measuring stick. Those of us who see that the emperor has no clothes are told we are "negative" and "We are an elite program!"

A ten team playoff will be a good measuring stick and Les can be asked: "How often do you make the playoffs?"

Of course, I hope by the time it is adopted, that Les has ridden off with all his millions.

But posts like the OP's which basically excuse mediocrity reveal which posters have actually held high-paying management or professional jobs with high expectations for excellent production--and which posters hold down the third shift at the Dairy Queen.

The OP's post definitely indicates the latter.