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Les Miles Was a Very Good Coaching Hire
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:15 pm
To really appreciate what a good hire Les was you have to hit the rewind back to 2004. This was before the SEC's run and Bama lucked out with Saban.
Had someone told you at the end of 2004 that your next coach would win a Natty, 2 SECs, 3 SECWs, never have a losing season, and go to a bowl every season in the ensuing decade you would have been crazy to have turned it down then.
Les's start was way better than his finish but he was a very good coaching hire in 2004.
Had someone told you at the end of 2004 that your next coach would win a Natty, 2 SECs, 3 SECWs, never have a losing season, and go to a bowl every season in the ensuing decade you would have been crazy to have turned it down then.
Les's start was way better than his finish but he was a very good coaching hire in 2004.
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Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:18 pm to AlwysATgr
Well it's because unlike our current Athletic Director, Skip Bertman was actually good at his job.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:18 pm to AlwysATgr
He was entertaining, but lots of other coaches could have won just as much.
This post was edited on 10/13/17 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:20 pm to DaCajun1
Hard to argue with the OP.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:20 pm to DaCajun1
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He was entertaining, but lots of other coaches could have won just as much.
that you Jerry Jones?
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:23 pm to AlwysATgr
Wish we had Alleva back then, Jimbo would have gotten it.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:24 pm to DaCajun1
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He was entertaining, but lots of other coaches could have won just as much.
name them
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:25 pm to DaCajun1
quote:I can think of at least one coach who would have destroyed everything Saban built. He would have left Mike the Tiger cryin...
He was entertaining, but lots of other coaches could have won just as much.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:25 pm to DaCajun1
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He was entertaining, but lots of other coaches could have won just as much.
Yeah, we heard this. But I don't think that's true at all. It's very clear throughout LSU history, it's not easy to win at the rate Les did.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:25 pm to abellsujr
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I can think of at least one coach who would have destroyed everything Saban built. He would have left Mike the Tiger cryin...
might have finally found him?
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:28 pm to nitwit
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Hard to argue with the OP.
Right place, at the right time....and yes he was the right, proven coach but who unfortunately did not adapt his style to CFB this decade.
I'm still with CEO, let's GEAUX, BEAT AUB!!!
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:30 pm to AlwysATgr
I was at a party watching the very first game Les coached at LSU, and there were many there bitching about the hire, just like now.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:37 pm to DaCajun1
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He was entertaining, but lots of other coaches could have won just as much.
This mindset right here is how Alleva knew it was ok to hire Orgeron.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:38 pm to abellsujr
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I can think of at least one coach who would have destroyed everything Saban built. He would have left Mike the Tiger cryin...
He's right. There are a lot of coaches who could have done what Miles did at LSU. However, there are also a lot of coaches who would not have handled the pressure of following Saban and tanked.
Miles was a good hire because he understood the expectations of LSU and he was able to handle following a very successful coach.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:38 pm to LSUSoulja08
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name them
There may be as many as a half-dozen other coaches that cold have matched his track record (Saban, Meyer, Carroll, and one or two others), but I don't think there are as many as some like to think there are.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:39 pm to SCwTiger
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I was at a party watching the very first game Les coached at LSU, and there were many there bitching about the hire, just like now
Were we at the same party?
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:40 pm to AlwysATgr
No doubt he was a very good hire. We could have found another coach close to his caliber this time around. I think any coach with moderate success with a program in a power 5 conference could have been successful here. They are definitely out there but our goof of an AD chose to not interview any of them. He should have been fired the next day after hiring Orgeron because of the way he handled things. It still baffles me that we hired Orgeron.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:40 pm to AlwysATgr
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There may be as many as a half-dozen other coaches that cold have matched his track record (Saban, Meyer, Carroll, and one or two others), but I don't think there are as many as some like to think there are.
Well I thought we were talking about coaches that would've actually come here. Carroll was not leaving USC.
When we take those guys out the list isn't very big at all.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:42 pm to Goldrush25
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When we take those guys out the list isn't very big at all.
I agree with this.
And I was one of Les's biggest critics in '15 and '16.
Posted on 10/13/17 at 2:43 pm to AlwysATgr
I never lost respect for Les
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