re: The next three games are crucial for Miles....

Ole Miss lost to an FCS team and struggled against Tulane. I would hope that they end up being much better at the end of the year than they are now or else they'd be winless in the SEC.

I honestly think that Vandy has a legitimate shot to beat them on Saturday.

FWIW, we're 2-0 now, I'd say that we have a Vandyesque game against MSU and Tenn, have a UNCesque game against WVU and FLA, before blowing out McNeese.

At this point, we're 7-0 (4-0) going into Jordan-Hare. That one could go either way, IMO depending on how Auburn progresses between then and now. Six weeks is a long time.

If we win that game in any fashion other than a nail-biter, I would think that we would head into the bye sky-high with confidence and play the best game that we have seen in YEARS when Alabama comes to Death Valley. I'm not saying that we'll win, but I think everyone will be able to say that Miles had the team up for the game, and the players and coaches were well-prepared and made appropriate adjustments.

We win, we're in SECCG and BCSCG talks, I don't think that Arkansas will be in the discussion at this point, but I do think they'll still be a very good team looking to be the spoiler.

We lose, and we could very well lose to Ole Miss and Arkansas and finish the season 9-3 after starting 8-0 (depending on Auburn). The by-product of getting that high for a game is that if you lose, it absolutely kills the rest of your season. It would be hard for Miles to avoid this collapse again, as it has happened the last two years after this game.

So... anything from 12-0 to 8-4 is theoretically possible, but no way would I say anything less than that. I may change my tune next month, but after watching Florida struggle to put away South Florida and the no-name school from Week 1, and now with the pending suspension of Rainey, this has the tell-tale signs of a team in trouble. If we played them this week, we would win convincingly.

This schedule is a bitch, but the way that games are positioned relative to each other is about the best we could have asked for.

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A shaky or even bad start, then steady improvement.

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Not saying you're wrong, but it's a question of degree. With what they have put on the field thus far, steady improvement over the course of the season could STILL result in them having a losing SEC record and getting drubbed at the end of the year.

he is so eaten up with Miles hatred that he can't convey his message so that the other all-out haters can join in.

My question is not so much COULD we get someone better than Miles if we were to fire him, but rather what would the reaction be to this coach should he follow two men who posted .750 and .779 (current) winning percentages, respectively with an 8-4 or worse season?

I cannot IMAGE the pressure someone would be under here to have to come in behind BOTH Saban and Miles.

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you're right...so stop saying stupid shite.

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So saying that LSU had more talent on the field than UNC and Vandy, and that Bill Stewart is inept; that is stupid?

You just keep on taking every single comment as a slight on Miles, that way you can spout off his coaching record for 100th time. Same shite every single thread, you bore me.

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..MILES...AIN'T...GOING...ANYWHERE!!!!

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I am as much in support of Miles as anyone you're likely to find on this site, but I can admit that if he goes 7-5(3-5), 9-3(5-3), and something in that range this year, he's likely gone at the end of the season. At LSU, double-digit win seasons are expected to be the norm, not the odd-year experience.

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what would the reaction be to this coach should he follow two men who posted .750 and .779 (current) winning percentages, respectively with an 8-4 or worse season?

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All new coaches are given a couple of years free ride to get their systems implemented, coaching staffs solidified and start recruiting the kind of players they need. He'd need to be back up to 10 wins by his third year or so, though, or he'd get some pressure.

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A bad (overall) Houston Nutt team with a losing SEC record is still tough for LSU under Les Miles. At home in 2005, with national championship possibilities still on the table for us, we barely squeaked by a bad Arkie team by 2.

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See my above post. If we manage to get by Alabama (and I'd rather not hear your thoughts on how possible this is), then we have ULM as a way to lick our wounds before taking on Ole Miss and we'll be ready for that game. If we lose a nail-biter again, I think it'll just completely deflate this team and we could and probably will go 1-2 the rest of the schedule.