re: No Respect for Les Miles

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only had an hour man and I spent more time doing that than planned. It's clear that people fall on one side of the fence or the other with Miles much like religion or politics. I don't have an agenda and I want what's best for LSU. I am mad, however, because I believe that Miles made some bad choices, choices I don't believe that I would have made in his shoes, like starting and playing Jefferson exclusively over Lee. Because my powers of deduction stop at what I perceive and believe and have no way of knowing what might have happened if choices that I would have approved of would have come to fruition, all I can do is speculate, but I believe that Miles choices cost the 2011 team dearly and I believe that the very basic numbers I crunched are representative of obvious perceiva

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Nothing in that post is unreasonable.

If that's the terms people used to address their frustrations I doubt many people would argue with you.

But it's the outrageous digs at him like he's a moron or any coach could do what he's done or the team wins on talent alone and despite his idiocy that is just plain offensive. Mainly because it allows the media to portray him in that light as well without fear of alienating our fans and then directly contributed to the lack of respect that 2011 team received which led to the fricking Rematch to begin with.

That disrespect from our own fans hurts the program, and I'll take issue with anyone that denies that fact.

Rationally discussing frustrations and seeing room for improvement isn't a bad thing. Hell, that's what those of us who support and appreciate Miles see in every other program as well, to an even greater extent than exists at LSU in almost every other program.

But pretending that LSU is some self sustaining Juggernaut that wouldn't have lost a game the past 8 years with any other coach is just plain ridiculous and harmful.

LSU improved every year from 2005-2007, took a step back in 2008 post NC due to a shitty QB situation, yet improved every year from 08-2011 despite that QB mess. Was it pretty or always according to plan?? Of course not. Welcome to the reality of the game of football.

That 2011 season is still the best coaching feat I've ever seen, even despite 1/9. If you had told me before the season that Miles was going to lead a Lee/JJ team to 13-0 SEC Champs against that brutal schedule with only ONE game being decided by less than TWO TOUCHDOWNS I would have laughed in your face. AND IM A MILES FAN!! That should have been the crowning jewel of Miles' resume, but because of the media's lack of respect, Saban got a second chance that Miles never would have in a million years.

In 2012, in what should have been another post NC step back year, LSU was vastly improved over the 2008 team. If we continue to improve each year the way we did in Miles previous two eras, I have no doubt the best is yet to come under what is already the greatest coach in LSU's history.