re: It's hard, if not impossible, to defend Les Miles today...

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I can't defend him after that one anymore either. The confusion was his fault. Crowton is his fault. He was not in control. He was confused and fricking blew it.

I like the man, but that was inexcusable. I tried to find a way it wasn't that... but it is.

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Totally agree. Nonetheless, I will continue to support LSU and whoever their coach is, and continue to hope for the best.

But, like I said, if we don't win the SEC West in 2010, I'm ready to go a different direction.

bump......after this faxis, you're back on the les bandwagon
just wondering why you are bashing others who have the same thoughts as you had

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sometimes i just don't understand the back and forth thinking of some people ?

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aren't they called bandwagon fans...oh, wait

I don't think fans being perturbed about having an offense this pitiful with the talent that LSU has indicates a bandwagon jumper. Likewise, being upset about the clock management against Ole Miss isn't either.

IMO one of the key decisions a HC has to make is who to hire for his coordinators. Les tried to bring his staff from OSU, but was rejected. Then when Jimbo left, he hired Mr. 106th in the country. When Pellini left, he promoted Malveto, then hired Chavis. He doesn't exactly have a great record on decision making whne he has time to think. Last week he showed he can't make even decent game management decisions when under pressure.

So - when the HC makes questionsable decsions when given time or not, and the program is clearly sliding downhill, is that really being a bandwagon jumper to point it out???

And you think a new Offensive coaching staff and OC will do no better why exactly?

You do realize where our O is ranked right?

Is the Miles 'aura of dumb' just that powerful that it made The Wiz into a retard?

Get real people.

I assume that some of you wanted NicK Saban fired after the 2002 season and were glad when he left after the 2004 seasons? Did you call for his head? We lost to "inferior" opponents, and shoulda, coulda, woulda lost to a couple more in those years. Got absolutely embarrased and shutout in a few games against "equal" opponents. We had a poor QB situation in those years and a redshirt freshman QB who hadn't developed very far in the other season. Lost some games in late game collapses that seemed unbelievable. Had multiple NFL wr's on those teams, too. The only position on the field this year where i'll agree that we are far and above the SEC in talent level. We are young and very raw at OL and QB. Bad combo. Lost Bowl games equal to the ones we are going to this year.


Bottom line is that none of you, or I, know what the frick a "great" football coach is year to year, until the complete story of a career tells us what happened. The "I knew it" crowd is a group of know- nothing flakes. I absolutely hate what happened at Ole Miss and it is unexcusable, to an extent, but to make the statements some of you have made shows that attention spans are non existent in the world of college football fandom. Expectations and over inflated view of the "talent level" on this team compared to the rest of the SEC or the country as a whole has created a monster at LSU. LSU talent is always greater than anyone elses talent in the minds of the over-reacting, know-nothing, "I told you so" crowd.

so you really liked the near losses to Troy and Oregon State? You were cool with the blowout losses to Bama and Auburn? You really dug the unbelievable end game breakdowns to Iowa and Arkansas? The bowl beatdown loss to Texas? The near loss to a Ron Zook led UF team? The getting outcoached all day long against a GUY MORRISS led UK, needing a ridiculously lucky Hail Mary to avoid losing five regular season games in his third season? Sure you did.