re: LSU 'Booger' McFarland says Les Miles' seat is getting warm

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chilge1

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Booger hit that on point with Les.

Can we get a write up from him on CPM?

Only way Les is gone from this program is if we don't have a winning season or he retires.

To: TGFN57

I think that with the way they have been recruiting he gets another year regardless of results

I agree with you Lonnie, he's not going anywhere.

My question though, can anybody in administration, board, or AD present him with an ultimatum to put up some bigger numbers, run a better offense, and recruit and develop a key position like QB consistently, or do we just put up with him and his shenanigans because he gets 10 wins every 2-3 years?

Personally, I don't think anyone at LSU has gone toe to toe with him yet and demanded that he produce, which is one of the reasons why we seem to coast year after year since 2007 (except 1 year 2011). It's Mark Richt syndrome, we see the UGA fans dealing with the same thing here in Atlanta.

Booger is a very famous Alumnist. That means he has the opportunity to speak and intermingle with other very prolific Alumi and donors as well. What he is saying resembles What I was told by the guy who owned the company I used to work for and is a very big donor to the athletic dept. At a company function I and few other people got an opportunity to talk to the guy about Les, it seems that is the first thing he wants to talk about, he likes Les as a man, hates him as a coach.

He said it is a perception among major donors that Mile's Agent took advantage of Alleva when renegotiating his contract. Instead of the escalators and money clauses most other SEC coaches have, Miles chose more years, less money, and a bigger buyout. However, Alleva was either unprepared, not used to dealing with SEC level football contracts, or he was very worried about upsetting the horse that pulls the cart in the football coach. Miles' new deal made his buyout so onerous, that no one wanted to pony up the money to buy him out. I understood that there have been some discussions amongst money people about this.

Move ahead to last year, people are upset with Miles and his record against Saban, any LSU coach would be compared to Saban, so it isn't a particular Miles issue. What is a big issue is that Miles is loyal to a fault, his stubborness, and the idea that he has is getting all he wants in facilities, coaches salaries, etc. and is still not winning how people feel LSU should be. The debacle of last year, especially the loss to State made it very upsetting for some of the money people.

What he said was Alleva was told to do what he could to motivate Les and make it known to him that people are upset and see a downward trend. That is where the contracts and other issues came up. It is also well known that Orgeron was wanted by alot of influential people. They feel he can recruit guys to beat Alabama.

It is my understanding that if this year resembles last year, Miles may not be fired, but there will be some major shake ups. The only reason Miles seat is not warmer is no one wants to write the big check, but from my understanding, it could hapen after this year.

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On a scale of hair dryer to hades I would rate his seat as hot as sextape of Taylor Swift and Kate Upton riding the sybian.

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With the way he has been able to recruit, QB lack or not, his winning is not gonna drop off bad enough for LSU to force him out

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So let me ask you this question. If LSU goes 8-5 this year with another 4-4 in the SEC and losing again in a nothing bowl. What are your thoughts then? If that happens his trend line in the SEC would be for the past 4 years 6-2, 5-3, 4-4, 4-4, and he would still be one of the top 10 highest paid coaches in the Country! At some point just from a business side of things performance has to be on par with the pay. You can get a few mulligans but you have to perform, anyone who thinks otherwise really doesn't understand big business, which is exactly what college football has become whether anyone likes it or not.

No Booger is 1,000% correct Miles seat after last season and the way it ended has officially gotten warm. I want Miles to succeed because if he succeeds that means LSU succeeds. When you get paid what he is getting paid, he has accountability and 4-4 in the SEC isn't cutting it at LSU, not anymore that is for sure. Like I said in an early post Miles could be a victim of his own success. He has had great success and with that came big paydays but now he is held to that standard of success that he achieved which is definitely warranted.