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Revisiting Miles’ player dismissals

Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:39 am
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:39 am
In light of his hypocrisy: at the time I was somewhat understanding of kicking Perriloux and Mathieu off the team because Les was supposed to be “one of the good guys” who valued character.

But now that we know he was actually a low-character fraud himself, it’s pretty hard to swallow that he probably cost us two natties (09, 12) for the sake of some illusory sense of virtue.
Posted by MrWalkingMan
31st Parallel North
Member since Aug 2010
6301 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:43 am to
Miles couldn’t even control his own ego. You think he was in control of the compliance department?
Posted by TheTexasTiger7
Dallas - Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2018
9387 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 2:11 am to
Yeah I stand by to this day that 2012 team wins the National Championship with Honey Badger on that team. They went 10-2 in the regular season, you put Honey Badger on that team they either win the Florida game or Bama game if not both and are sitting 12-0, 11-1 with a possible chance at the SEC title game. Of course that team lost to Clemson by a point in its bowl game as well. I think if that team has Honey Badger they beat Bama that year, and would have been 11-1 or 12-0 playing for the SEC title. Win that game, you’re probably playing for a natty that season again.
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
14779 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 3:22 am to
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2012 team wins the National Championship with Honey Badger


Absolutely. Didn’t even need the Florida game but I think they win both.

Also imagine 2009 with RP as a junior - probably undefeated. Hell, 08 probably would have only been 2 losses, both Tebow raw dogging that Maleveto defense.
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 3:26 am
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 3:28 am to
Perrilloux wasnt gonna win a natty. Dude was overrated af
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
14779 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 3:34 am to
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Perrilloux wasnt gonna win a natty.


With the 09 defense? Our losses were by 10 or less and we had everything but a QB on offense.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
77345 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 3:49 am to
K. Is there some magical potion he was going to take to win that bama game? Because he never showed much on the field at the college or pro level. Also, no guarantees he gets us wins against Arkansas or miss st that year
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 3:50 am
Posted by Cuz413
Member since Nov 2007
7238 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 4:44 am to
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Of course that team lost to Clemson by a point in its bowl game as well.


That team wins if they keep running the ball. Clemson had no answer for Jeremy Hill.
Posted by sml71
Run if you hear banjos.
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:23 am to
More toss dives, then?

I swear that some of y’all’s irrational hate for Miles is comical.
Posted by LC412000
Any location where a plane flies
Member since Mar 2004
16673 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:44 am to
He keeps HB on the team then today the HB lives under I-10 overpass near Magazine Street. While the dismissal hurt the team, it saved the young man
Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
Bay Area
Member since Nov 2018
3359 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:06 am to
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More toss dives, then?

I swear that some of y’all’s irrational hate for Miles is comical.


Toss dive wins the Missouri game last year. Search your feelings. you know its true.
Posted by geauxtigers33
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
13734 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:09 am to
Mathieu’s dismissal was not a Miles call. It’s the drug testing policy at LSU that he has nothing to do with. Mathieu failed multiple drug test and a season long suspension was the punishment for it.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
39098 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:12 am to
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That team wins if they keep running the ball. Clemson had no answer for Jeremy Hill.
That team wins if Mett could throw a one yard pass to wide open receiver in the flat on third down. Game over if Mett throws it to the man instead of the turf.
Posted by bdavids09
Member since Jun 2017
625 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:25 am to
2012 team was loaded. Could have still won without mathieu it was all Les fault. The alabama game they would have won without miles dumb gambles. (fake fg, onside kick, wildcat on fourth and 1 when everyone knew that was coming) Les did not have confidence he could win straight up
Posted by geauxtigers33
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
13734 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:26 am to
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Toss dive wins the Missouri game last year. Search your feelings. you know its true.


Toss dive is not a bad play at all. The number of times Les Miles/Cam Cameron rant the toss dive was the issue.
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
14779 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:31 am to
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The number of times Les Miles/Cam Cameron rant the toss dive was the issue.


More specifically, whenever they went hurry up you knew it was coming
Posted by BayouCowboy
Member since Dec 2012
14392 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:47 am to
quote:

More toss dives, then?

I swear that some of y’all’s irrational hate for Miles is comical.

No hate. Just strange that Les stopped running Hill when he was averaging over 10ypc on on 12 carries and never got a touch in the 4th Qtr.

LSU only had 219yds total offense. Hill accounted for 124 of that.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81604 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:50 am to
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Mathieu’s dismissal was not a Miles call
The end.
Posted by cj2002
louisiana
Member since Nov 2007
2027 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:00 am to
In hindsight we know he is a pos. However, if you watched the games he coached, he was a complete clown show and without a doubt cost LSU titles be it SEC or National. It amazed me how people could not understand LSU won games under miles because of pure talent and not his coaching ability.
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
Member since Aug 2014
15096 posts
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:33 am to
Mett was on fire in the second half of that game. Bama shouldn’t have even got the ball back to have a chance at winning the game
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