re: One thing sure has become abundantly clear....

quote:

---

Miles sabotaged this program by not evolving and thinking his way was the only way to go.

---

Yeah unfortunately for LSU Miles had a background on the offensive side of the ball.

When you compare him to someone like Saban, I believe there is little doubt that Saban has his hands all over that defense considering it is his background. Hell, most people are cautious about hiring his defensive coordinators for that exact reason. Saban doesn't have the offensive background so he's more open to change there.

Miles did the same thing on the offensive side of the ball, and by most accounts left the defense alone for the most part. He was doing what he thought was best, unfortunately he was quite wrong.

Miles and Saban, like most coaches at this level, are thoroughly arrogant and aren't willing to change in areas where they feel as though they're an expert. Saban is in fact an expert on the defensive side of the ball, so he won't change there and has made it clear that he'd rather change the rules of the game than adapt his defense. Miles had the same approach to offense, but he was just wrong. Very wrong.