re: Grade Les Miles after 4 years

I give him an "A" by the way. Love the recruiting ability and the character and his willingness to address his own weaknesses by hiring good assistants and letting them do their jobs. (the anti-saban?) But my favorite traits are his courage and his uniqueness. He's not afraid to make comments that are off the beaten track instead of spouting the usual coach cliche's. And he makes his game management decsions from a "what is the best chance for my team to win" instead of "whats the safest call I can make that gives me job security".

Example: going for it on fourth down against Fla. late in the drive in 2007. 99% of coaches in that situation kicks the FG, why? Not so much because its the best chance for the team to win, because its the "safe" call. You go for the FG, if the PK misses its his fault. If he makes and the defense can't keep Fla out of FG range, well they just didn't execute. Nobody blames the head coach cuz he did the right thing and he protects his multi-million dollar job for awhile longer.

Miles don't think that way, he's not gonna let his fear of losing his job prevent him from going against the grain if necessary to make a call that gives his team a better chance to win. In that situation, with Fla's offense I would have given them about a 75% chance to get to FG position. But you make them have to go the length of the field for a TD...10%. Not to mention the confidence it breeds in the team when the coach believes in them and is aggressive. Every kid I know under the age of 22 is aggressive and wants to "go for it" every time and they just feed off a coach like that. That trait is one of the reasons Miles can recruit so well, the kids love his style!

A+++++

Les Miles,
Thanks for the National Championship.
Sincerely,
SECBengal

Any grade has to be made also in comparing him with other college coaches. He gets an A. So many Ranters would be graded as a failure in life if they had the same standards placed on themselves.

Les Miles deserves an A++

1)Record: 42-11 79.2%
2)Bowl Record: 4-0 100%
3)National Championship: speaks for itself
4)solid recruiter
5)integrity

When LSU hired on Les Miles, the university got more than a outstanding football coach, they brought someone on board at the time the single most devastating disaster that Louisiana has ever seen completely disrupted his first football game and consequently season. He proceeded to keep the team together and lead them to the SEC championship game. For that, and the way he handled the 'Michigan' issue, he always will be held in high esteem in my eyes.
PERIOD

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Grade Les Miles after 4 years

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3.85 on a 4.0.

1)Has led LSU on the best and most exciting 4yr run in the history of the school.

2)Has outcoached Saban (twice), Tressel, Weis, Coker Johnson, Spurrier, Fulmer, and Shula to name a few..and even beat Urban Meyer in the greatest game ever played in Tiger Stadium.

3)Played a major role in Louisiana's recovery from Katrina, Rita and Gustav as a spokesperson for a University, a State and it's People.

4)Bitchslaped 'little Herbie' and the other pious twits at espn while finding the time to coach his 'damn strong' football team to the SEC championship and the ensuing National Championship.

5)Made a mistake in '07...handled it with class...and corrected it with understanding and patience.

6)Recruits his butt off and loves LSU.
need I go on?

Anything less than an A- is just ignorant. I can only imagine that all of those giving Bs are too young to remember when LSU had D, C, and B football coaches. Archer was a B, DiNardo a C, Hallman a D-f. Saban was an A. How could Miles be anything less than an A-?

94 A

DAMN they have some HOMERS in this thread!!!!

Bowl games A
He has lost this team so leadership is a D
Recruting?? Why did Dickson leave???
BTW If he keeps his hands off the OC and New DC LSU will be fine. Crowrton doesn't run a Big Ten Off.

I agree with you. I think the only major mistake he has made since being at LSU was the Co-DC's and I give him a C for that decision but I give him an A+ for correcting the problem. At least he recognized that it was a mistake and he corrected it. I think that is the sign of a good coach. also, I like the way coach Miles handled the coaching search. He did not air out LSU's laundry for all to see. I think Coach Milies is a class act and I have always liked him.

Just my opinion.

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Recruting?? Why did Dickson leave???

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Who are you TALKING about??