Is Miles the most successful/least liked coach ever?

Will be better to answer this at the end of the year. If they repeat last year's 5-1 start and 7-5 finish, then only half of your statement will be correct.

Coach Miles followed Saban. Anytime a coach follows a successful coach this is what happens. It's just like the wife who loses her first husband, she keeps comparing the next one to the old one.

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Is Miles the most successful/least liked coach ever?

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I like the guy. BUT He needs to do some things that I think would help. BUT I don't get paid $4 MILL to make those choices.

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If they repeat last year's 5-1 start and 7-5 finish, then only half of your statement will be correct.

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That's true, but what if the opposite happens, or some other variation. Say we finish 10-2, and win the bowl game to boot. 11-2 and a top 5 finish. Do you think that changes the opinion of anybody that currently doesn't think he's the right man for the job? If not, why?

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Say we finish 10-2, and win the bowl game to boot. 11-2 and a top 5 finish. Do you think that changes the opinion of anybody that currently doesn't think he's the right man for the job? If not, why?

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No probably not. But those who never thought he was the right guy for the job will be far less vocal, so it will seem as if opinion's were changed.

The problem the fans have now is how bad this offense is. They attribute that to Les, GC, and JJ. The good news for JJ, is that when the offense is this bad, the QB normally gets all the blame.

Les is plagued with an inability to interview well. This hurts him. A friend of mine was asked by a Bama fan about to board charter flight, why Tiger Fans did not like Les. He responed we like Les just fine. We are just not sure he can coach. The bama guy responded we have the exact opposite problem. We know Saban can coach, we're just not sure we like him.

This is a big part of Les problem. The job seems to big for him. Whether its sprinting up and down the sidelines trying to call a time out on a change of possession, trying to locate his wife in the stands, or the weekly radio debacle, Les continues to hurt himself in the eyes of the fans.

That said, he does a lot of stupid things while coaching that leaves people scratching their heads. But to my knowlege, he's never lost to ULM.

This is faulty premise. I dont know of anyone who personally dislikes Miles. He is a likable dude. That is not the issue.

Hell I know ALOT of likeable fellas that are just average at their jobs.

Smoke Laval is up on that list. Especially 02 - May of 05. After that he deserved the hate he got.

I like Miles as LSU's coach. He is a good man that has the best interest of his player's well-being first. Sure he is quirky as heck and like all coaches, some fans think they know more than he does. Maybe that is why this post was started. We sure do have a lot of 'know-it-all' fans nowadays, especially with all the success of this decade.

To answer your question: NO

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This is a big part of Les problem. The job seems to big for him. Whether its sprinting up and down the sidelines trying to call a time out on a change of possession, trying to locate his wife in the stands, or the weekly radio debacle, Les continues to hurt himself in the eyes of the fans.

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this is the stupidest shite I've ever read...man, you are seriously fricked in the head. do you really think the job is too big for Miles? he's half of the equation that made LSU an elite power. Saban started it with facilities, recruiting and a natcham...Miles improved it with recruiting, calm, strength and a natcham all the time dealing with the Katrina-Rita disasters, the population loss (ie, athletes moving out of state), the Michigan job speculation and the resurgence of Bama under Saban. He is now faced with an SEC West loaded with fine coaches and a dwindling recruiting base which has made his job harder than anything Saban faced. Both men were and have been spectacularly successful at and for LSU...to imply that one is not big enough for the job is rampant stupidity.

several coaches perhaps undeserving of the heap of shite sandwiches...

slocum at A&M

weiss and willingham tenures at notre dame

saban at miami and his departure to tuscaloosa

shula at tuscaloosa

mike price at tuscaloosa

callahan at nebraska

bowden at florida state

bowden at clemson

nutt at fayetteville

the clown at austin prior to brown... mackovic!