re: How obvious has it been for the last 5 or so years of Miles' stubbornness...

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Miles had A level resources and put forth C level strategies as to not fully utilize those resources.

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I don't think Coach Miles ever really understood his team was capable of far more than just running on antiquated philosophies and talent alone. I think the team knew they were capable of more. I can see clearly in the interim period that CEO, his DC and OC knew they could do more, and it immediately showed. Except for Bama and Florida, LSU was unbeatable, and even so, Bama barely managed to score, and we had a CLM relapse versus UF and that showed, too. Mostly A level play from A level players.

And another real key is this: Conversely, if you have a C level (say 2 or 3 star player) and coach them up to 4 or 5 star performances on the field. If CEO can do that, he'll be doing something CLM never quite perfected in his entire 11+ years at LSU. And LSU will be all the stronger for it.