re: For those that want Les Miles fired...

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Commenting on Les Miles leaving for Michigan is within possibility as well. Thought police need to learn to think for themselves.

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I thought the money situation would keep RR at Mich for at least one more year...and actually think it's two. Is there real talk of RR being canned this season?

The LSU/Miles situation reminds me a lot of Nebraska when Solich took over for Tom Osborne (who in the first 30 or so years at NU didn't win an NC, but finally wins two at the end of his career... which is another point altogether). Anyway, Solich was consistently good, but was never fully accepted as an adequate successor to Osborne.

Solich's first season: 9-4 (fans grumble)
2nd year: 12-1
3rd year: 10-2
4th year: 11-2
5th year: 7-7 (and 3-5 in conference... uh oh! sound familiar)
6th year: 9-3 (maybe he is turning it around and last year was an aberration... but no, he is fired)

Enter big name NFL coach Bill Callahan who had the Raiders in the Superbowl a couple years before. I think most football fans know how that turned out for Nebraska, who is still struggling to get back to the upper echelon.

So, for those short-sighted, impatient fans who are clamoring to can Miles and bring in Gruden, or whoever, be careful what you wish for.

I am not saying Miles is without flaws (I felt Saban had plenty of flaws when he was at LSU, too, fwiw), but I am saying that a hasty decision by the LSU administration after what, in reality, is a good season so far could have much more dire consequences with regards to the future of the program.

Miles may or may not be the long term answer-- but he is here and, until the program is undeniably declining, second guessing his every move and trying to magnify every flaw is an exercise in misery.

Here's to hoping that the team learns from it's mistakes, the younger players continue to develop and play well down the stretch

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But there is speculation that RR will be fired and Les would definitely be on their short list.

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I don't think they'll pay him what he's making at LSU.

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Probably one who is sporting a superbowl ring.

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The delusion from specs1 continues.

What's with all the Stockholm Syndromers?

The world has changed, the SEC and LSU are elite platforms, both really always have been, just that LSU went to sleep at times along the way, mostly due to it's powers-that-be, and their poor, cheap, and oft aloof decisions.

Yes, Saban and Miles are good HCs, yes Saban was the right guy to rebuild LSU. Yes, Miles has been excellent in keeping LSU rolling along, and a fine character family guy face for the program, that has kept the recruiting at the pinnacles.

But, both were twenty-something-and-twenty-something HCs at 2nd-in-state-U, where both couldn't win a bowl game to save their lives, for the most part, despite being hailed for taking down Big U once in a while for state bragging rights. Or being hyped for coaching up and improving ole 2nd-In-State's recruiting base.

Get it through your heads once and for all..LSU MADE SABAN & MILES, AS MUCH AS THEY MADE LSU..

Thus, Brian Kelly, Chris Petersen, etc..could keep LSU rolling along. And these two in particular imho, may have what it takes to whip Saban and Bama's @ss habitually?

Hell, I'd dare say that Strong, Sarkisian, Sumlin, Patterson, Whittingham, Mendenhall, TT, Muschamp, etc..could all keep the wheels gliding down the tracks. If not a few maybe being slight disappointments in habitually finishing second to Saban and Bama, as their cardinal sin as LSU HC, at worst.

Something that may become a problem for Miles vs Saban in coming years anyway? aka Cholly Mac vs Bear Part Deux?

If you look at Michigan's schedule, you will see that they will lose 7 of 8 games by season's end. They will win only 1 game in the Big 10. The money people at the Big House is gonna be screaming for heads to roll.

Will they fire RR? I don't know. But the fire will be hot this December and Miles will be one of the main topics of conversation.

I am in no way calling for Miles to be fired. I'm just saying, if you look at Michigan's troubles, it is not unrealistic to see the writing on the wall.

Heck, Miles gave it thought during the Championship Season. Why not now?

Me, look at Jack Del Rio. Dudes on the hot seat at Jacksonville. Great character guy. Disciplinarian with a capital D.

I'm just sayin' never know

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You have got to be the most ignorant person on this site. congrats

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word to that

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You have got to be the most ignorant person on this site. congrats

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No way. I saw some posts earlier that were really bad. Pretty sure that title goes to Mmorsey.

I think a Bob Stoops goes ahead of your short list since Defense is said to win championships. (and since this is all a hypo anyway)

Well, hell, if were courting Big Game Bob, let's also call Meyer, Saban, Brown, Carroll, Tressell, Belichick, Dungy, Coughlin, Tomlin, etc..

They have hardware in-tow too. And if LSU can just snatch OU's HC, we can make a run with 4M on all the rest, many of whom are surely underpaid in contrast.