re: First football season in a very long time I am completely apathetic about

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You are a fricking idiot.

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sweet rebuttal. very insightful

R.A.'d

Likely I'll get excoriated for this, but here's my two cents worth...

I'm not an "O" supporter because he plainly doesn't deserve to be the head coach at LSU. He has done nothing to deserve the keys to a program of LSU's caliber. However, I don't fault O in wanting or pursuing and ultimately getting the job. It is his dream job. My issues fall squarely with Joe Alleva.
Alleva fired Miles, who averaged 10 wins a game, won SEC titles and a national championship and played for another, with the promise that he was going to hire a coach to raise LSU back to a level of national prominence and relevance. Instead, he hires the D-line coach on Miles' staff that nobody in the country had any interest in. The same coach that won 10 games in his entire career at Ole Miss. That is how Alleva "raised the bar."
I can easily understand how apathy has creeped into many fans. Look at how attendance has dropped from 102K to a 98K per game average. Last year, LSU lost to Moo U by 31 points, the most in the 111 years of the series. Had the worst loss in LSU football history by losing at home to Troy. Then, when the Tigers had the chance for some redemption in the bowl game, lost to Notre Dame because of piss poor special teams and poor tackling. So, I certainly can see where apathy and skepticism has taken hold of a lot of folks.
Only the delusional fans say LSU is going to win 10 or more games. There are so many question marks surrounding this LSU team, especially on the offensive side of the football with a new OC, new unproven QB, no RB that's scored a TD, unproven WRs, new PK, etc. that coupled with a brutal schedule, most realists put the win total at 7 or 8 on the high end. I sure hope O proves me and every prognosticator wrong by winning 10 or 11 games. Because if he does, LSU would likely be in the college football playoff and have a shot at a national championship.

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You have NEVER said anything close to this....

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No I don't believe I've ever heard that from him either.

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Just don't feel it this year and it's depressing as hell but it's not there for me.

Maybe it's Alleva, F. King, Ed O., the offensive coordinator debacle, or something else. But I wish I could feel the excitement and anticipation again.

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Sounds like low T. Talk to your doctor ASAP.

I remember being pumped if we won half of the games. Every year we have some fun games. Guess the success has spoiled us. We will beat Bama this year. Peeps need to give coach O a chance., I think this is his break out year.
Signed “The delusional optimist”

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In the 30 seconds it just took me to respond to you, he just made another $86.81.

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you don't have to remind me how much $$ he's fking the school out of. And you act like that's a badge of honor or something.

Completely opposite

It's you.
I am pumped as hell!
How will tua play? :0
How aggressive will our defense be this year.
Just so much to look forward to.
Wish the schedule wasn't so bad to be honest.

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I can't and won't speak about Miles wanting to coach again or not

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You don't have to speak about Miles wanting to coach.

With all the coaching jobs that have come open in the last year and a half, Miles would have been approached if he was worth a damn.

Miles has said he wants to coach and has also said he has not been offered a single job.

There is a reason Will Muschamp got the USC east job after he flunked out of Flordia and Miles can't even get an interview.

Earl, I will never understand why people feel the need throw shite all of Miles in these threads. It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed.