re: Bruce Feldman with high praise of Miles

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i didnt say he is the reason miles is any good. I said the reason Miles is even talked about as a great coach is because of the situation Saban left him. He should be grateful. Otherwise he'd still be eating grass and making questionable coaching moves at OSU where no one would even see or care.

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Miles.

Is better.

Than Saban.

in case you forgot your hero took a team with 4 first round draft picks and finished fourth in his own division last year.

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aka went 6-1 in the west and won 10 games overall

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1. LSU
2. Auburn

thats two. he lost both of those. in fact against Auburn he blew a 21 point lead, at home. What a coach!

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1. LSU
2. Auburn

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thats two. he lost both of those. in fact against Auburn he blew a 21 point lead, at home. What a coach!

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That's not possible. Saban couldn't possibly lose a game against Miles, who cannot coach at all (or just minimally, because he's a good recruiter, but that's it - after all - Miles is out of Saban's players).

he still won 10 games in the toughest conference in the nation. They were a play or 2 away from beating both LSU and Auburn. The only team that gave Auburn a game in the 2nd half of their season.

actually looking at the whole picture Bama's season was probably more impressive than LSU's considering the way we played vs UNC, Tenn, and Ole Miss games.



anyone that thinks Miles is a better coach than Saban is a looney.

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...in the toughest conference in the nation.

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i agree with this part. the SEC west was loaded with 4 great teams last year.

and of those 4, saban came in last.

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They were a play or 2 away from beating both LSU and Auburn.

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The 2011 Play Away From Winning National Champions!!!!

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The only team that gave Auburn a game in the 2nd half of their season.

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other than LSU, who lost by 7 at auburn, and Oregon, who was tied with 2 seconds left. So auburn won 3 of their second half games by scores of 7, 1, and 3.

other than that, good point.

There are things within a game that a coach cannot control.

Saban's resume' speaks for itself.


something i cannot get over with Miles is that he lost 5 games in 08, 4 more in 09, and should have lost another 4-5 last year. Yeah i am happy we won, but within the game, we deserved to lose. Luckily our overly talented teams won out against inferior opponents. I cant see how that doesn;t bother people, or how they get off saying "a win is a win", especially coming off the previous 2 years.

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so when things happen "within the game" at bama, saban is still a genius, but they happen at LSU, it proves Miles sucks?

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obvious things like the coach not knowing what to do at the end of the game vs ole Miss and Tennessee. Blatant coaching mismanagements that happen in high school, not in the SEC by a coach making 4million dollars a year. Calling timeouts after a turnover. Etc etc.

Simple quick thinking. Attention to detail. Knowing what you are going to do before the situation arises. I am not comfortable with Miles in any of these realms.


Recruiting? He's great. Preparing for big games, usually pretty damn good. Smoozing with LSU fans and being likeable, he's really good. Motivating his team, pretty good.

However the stuff above that set most great coaches apart from the rest; he's lacking. The Ole Miss debacle, ok, thats fine. Forgettable....Letting that shite happen AGAIN, against a horrible Tenn team that should have even been on the field with us, inexcusable. I to this day still can not fathom that went on a 2nd time.

drexyl, answer me this:


LSU is playing this imaginary schedule. We are playing Tulane, Vanderbilt, Southeastern, and McNese St 4 straight 4 weeks. We win all 4 games, but each game comes down to a FG late in the game to put LSU over the top.

How do you feel after these games:

A)cause for worry down the road

b)no worries, a win is a win. That is all that matters.

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You can make a list of close games or losses against inferior opponents for every single top coach in America so no that by itself is not cause for concern.

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Coming off back to back seasons with 9 total losses in 08 and 09'?


And you want to tell me Weak sauce. LOL


You can't see what a disasterous 3 years we were on the verge of having under Miles? A lot which his incompetence was responsible for?


Like I've been saying, 2011 is a huge swing year. I hope he brings it.

Who have you been rooting for the last 4 years....LSU or Saban? Jus' askin'