re: Honest Question about the Les Miles show last night

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Wow. I guess i missed all this part.

Driving through Mississippi the station didn't carry Hanagriff.

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He did. Ironically he was the first caller on Hanagriff's show.

If you have an iPhone or can get the ESPN radio app, you can listen to it there.

He did the same thing on Charlie's show. "But I'm a 25 year season ticket holder " sounds like a whiney 4 year old.

I have supported Coach Miles since he was hired here and continue to do so, but I am stunned by the Penn State situation. The answer to your question depends upon what you think about the Penn State situation. Was it a culture of "Ask no questions" and "No Accountability" for Paterno because he won so many games? if you answer yes, then you must require the coach to be accountable. That does not mean the fans get to decide who plays.
Unfortunately, I hear a lot of people saying that Miles should not be accountable to anybody because of how many games he has won. That culture, wins = no questions, led to a horrible situation in the formerly Happy Valley.
I think the coach gets to make the decision about who starts, but that accountability trumps wins.
I wish I could have a coach that was honest and did not practice to deceive, but I guess that they don't exist if they ever did.
Consider the last week in Baton Rouge. People around the program spent the week saying that Coach Miles Lied when he said that the decision to start Jefferson was not a disciplinary issue. When people closely associated with the program repeatedly call the coach a liar and the fans cheer, I am sad. I want respect for my school that only comes from achieving greatness with honor.

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I have supported Coach Miles since he was hired here and continue to do so, but I am stunned by the Penn State situation. The answer to your question depends upon what you think about the Penn State situation. Was it a culture of "Ask no questions" and "No Accountability" for Paterno because he won so many games? if you answer yes, then you must require the coach to be accountable. That does not mean the fans get to decide who plays.
Unfortunately, I hear a lot of people saying that Miles should not be accountable to anybody because of how many games he has won. That culture, wins = no questions, led to a horrible situation in the formerly Happy Valley.
I think the coach gets to make the decision about who starts, but that accountability trumps wins.
I wish I could have a coach that was honest and did not practice to deceive, but I guess that they don't exist if they ever did.
Consider the last week in Baton Rouge. People around the program spent the week saying that Coach Miles Lied when he said that the decision to start Jefferson was not a disciplinary issue. When people closely associated with the program repeatedly call the coach a liar and the fans cheer, I am sad. I want respect for my school that only comes from achieving greatness with honor.

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How the frick did your dumbass twist that shite into the Penn State situation? Are you Timivous?

I believe the core of the Penn State problem derives from a culture of wins equals lack of accountability. Every time someone like yourself implies that no one has the right to question the coach, I see that same culture developing right here.
I am no spring chicken and I have always respected coaches. Now I think that maybe we should demand more accountability from our coaches. This is not limited to Coach Miles although I care way more about LSU than any of the other schools.
If you disagree, that is your prerogative. I would hope that you would want to look at what is going on in the world and try to prevent bad things from happening here. I know that this is not a popular stance, and I doubt I would have taken it 30 years ago. I hope you have a better day.

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We are 10-0, in the midst of an historic season, and this is the type of fake "scandal" you are worrying about????

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This sums it up very well.
There is a very small but vocal part of our fanbase that just need to shut the hell up. We don't care about their redneck stupid thoughts so they need to quit calling in to the radio shows.

Mdwilkins

Are you seriously suggesting that accountability with respect to the knowledge of conduct such as sexual molestation of children is somehow connected to whether a coach feels he owes every season ticket holder a justification for his choice of starting lineups? If so, your sense of proportion, if not your rationality, is seriously suspect.

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I believe the core of the Penn State problem derives from a culture of wins equals lack of accountability. Every time someone like yourself implies that no one has the right to question the coach, I see that same culture developing right here.
I am no spring chicken and I have always respected coaches. Now I think that maybe we should demand more accountability from our coaches.

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man, don't you think you are taking the les miles question a little too far. you are comparing asking a coach to publicly explain a decision to play a certain player to the revolting culture at penn state allowing children to be molested by a coach and then covering it up. your analogy is comparing things that are in different stratopheres. no one is saying tim doesn't have a right to question coach miles, but challenging him on player decisions is something worth deriding, imo. and no way does that compare to the despicable situation at penn state. sorry, the head coach gets to decide who plays and who doesn't.

This isnt a democracy. Just because fans support the team doesnt give them the authority to help make coaching decisions.

Any coach who "listens to his fanbase" won't be a coach for very long.