The Problem is Coaching; Criticizing Players is Wrong

Those "fans" who are criticizing, booing and bad-mouthing individual players are an embarrassment. Keep in mind most of these players are 18 to 22 years old and want nothing more than to please the fans and be successful. I did not witness one player out there last night not giving 100% effort. It is evident that the players have the desire to be successful and to win.

I fault no one for offering reasonable criticism of Miles and Crowton. Crowton has done an atrocious job. In my opinion, unless the offense improves, this is Crowton's last season at LSU.

Looking at the big picture, there are three main problems with this coaching staff, particularly the offensive staff:

1) Poor roster management,

2) Lack of talent development at key positions, and

3) Bad offensive play-calling.

The above problems are the fault of coaching, not the players. If an individual player is not performing up to expectations, the coaches' decisions or lack thereof, and coaching failure with respect to the above problems, have placed him in that position. As the head coach, it falls on Miles' shoulders.

The penalties, specifically the personal fouls, were a disappointment and kept WVU in the game. However, I do not expect the PFs to continue. The PF on Peterson for the Heisman pose had a big effect on the game in that it reversed the field position advantage LSU was enjoying up to that point. With the exception of the two PFs committed by Mingo, he played well. The facemask did not appear to be intentional in the least. Mingo plays with an aggressive mentality, and hopefully he has learned from his mistakes. The same is true for Barrow, who I believe had the late hit PF on the sideline.