re: Kansas coaching candidates: Les Miles

Posted by jp4lsu

Member since Sep 2016

6745 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 6:52 am to The First Cut

I would rather see him at a program that might have a chance of improving and in a conference where he might have some success. KU is guaranteed to go nowhere.

Plus it's Kansas....

Posted by GeauxEaux

Member since Dec 2016

719 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 6:55 am to blackjackjackson

I actually hope he wants the job. I’d like to see what he really can do trying to build a team.

Posted by weptiger

Georgia

Member since Feb 2007

11790 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:13 am to blackjackjackson

Kansas needs a young, high energy, competent and creative coach. Hard to come by, but traits no longer possessed by Les Miles. Love him or hate him, Les just needs to stay home and keep cashing his checks.

Posted by That LSU Guy

The boys are back in town.

Member since Jul 2008

15920 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:34 am to LoupTigre

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Since he has been taking our money and sitting on his sorry azz,

You mad.

Posted by Gus007

Member since Jul 2018

14685 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:46 am to Tiger Tracker

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kept Canada as OC (and actually let him run his offense)?

You don't believe that. When has Les let an OC run an offense?
No way Les and Canada would work.

Posted by Philippines4LSU

Member since May 2018

8789 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 7:58 am to blackjackjackson

Kansas will have a better coach than LSU.

Posted by mdomingue

Lafayette, LA

Member since Nov 2010

47199 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:05 am to tiogatiger19

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He could make waves in the big 12, fareal...

Yea he would really kill it in an offensive league

Really, instead they should go for a coach who has taken a big 12 team that had only been bowl eligible 1 in the previous decade and take them to 3 bowl games in year 2-4 as well as beat there in state rival, one of the perennial national powers, 2 of those years with considerable less talent. Oh, wait a second....

Posted by WuShock

Metairie

Member since Aug 2018

1403 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:07 am to blackjackjackson

It's actually interesting because quite a few KU fans want this to happen. There has been some smoke the last few days, including a scholarship offer to Lowell Narcisse yesterday by Hull, the assistant with LA connections.

Personally, as a KU fan, I would prefer a younger guy, but I understand why the new AD would want to make a splash hire.

Posted by tiogatiger19

tioga, la

Member since Aug 2005

1513 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:17 am to The First Cut

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He did it once already.

Do really think the league is the same as it was 15 years ago? The big 12 used to be a damn good league with power run and defense. Now its spread and see who can score the most, 15 years ago...yes les would be a great fit...now no. Now Maryland would be a much better fit for Les

Posted by Lonnie4LSU

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2008

9525 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:32 am to WuShock

“ quite a few Kids U fans want this to happen”

Why shouldn’t they want a coach who won almost 80% of his games while playing in the hardest football conference in America and took two teams two national championship games???

The question has always been, does a 65-year-old miles who is receiving 133,000 a month already want to take on probably one of the most difficult rebuilds there is in college football or does he want to pocket those monthly checks and watch his kids play sports.

Posted by fatboydave

Fat boy land

Member since Aug 2004

17979 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:33 am to blackjackjackson

He has a want to Jayhawk

Posted by S

RIP Wayde

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:34 am to blackjackjackson

That’s a really tough job.

If he’s that desperate to coach he’ll get it but man it’s tough to win there.

Posted by TX Tiger

at home

Member since Jan 2004

39349 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:46 am to GeauxEaux

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I actually hope he wants the job. I’d like to see what he really can do trying to build a team.

Think Charlie Weis.

Posted by atltiger6487

Member since May 2011

20135 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:48 am to GeorgeTheGreek

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I hope Les gets it. He deserves to get another shot.

at Kansas? That place is one of the worst college football coaching jobs in the country. If he takes it, what a fall it will be.

Posted by WuShock

Metairie

Member since Aug 2018

1403 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 8:51 am to Lonnie4LSU

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Why shouldn’t they want a coach who won almost 80% of his games while playing in the hardest football conference in America and took two teams two national championship games???

I'm not saying they shouldn't want a coach with this background at all. I think it's exactly what you said after this. After Weis, I thought they would be a little wary.

To be fair, it's completely different. Les was coaching at a high level when LSU let him go, whereas Weis was obviously on his way down. Weis was looking for a paycheck and tanked the program so far that Beaty was put in a really tough position when he came in.

Posted by atltiger6487

Member since May 2011

20135 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:01 am to WuShock

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To be fair, it's completely different. Les was coaching at a high level when LSU let him go

well, that's true if you define "high level" as being 15-11 in the SEC (10-10) against the West his last 3+ years, all with elite recruiting classes.

Posted by WuShock

Metairie

Member since Aug 2018

1403 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:08 am to atltiger6487

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well, that's true if you define "high level" as being 15-11 in the SEC (10-10) against the West his last 3+ years, all with elite recruiting classes.

Compared to how Weis finished at Notre Dame and with what KU has dealt with since Mangino was fired, that's high level.

Posted by atltiger6487

Member since May 2011

20135 posts

Posted on 11/6/18 at 9:27 am to WuShock

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Compared to how Weis finished at Notre Dame and with what KU has dealt with since Mangino was fired, that's high level.

but that's not what you said. You said Miles was coaching at a high level when he was fired. I didn't read into your comments that you meant high level "for Kansas."

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