re: Was Miles Playing for 40-50 YD Field Goal?

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I like Miles, but come on, if there is any truth to a Soph bringing up the fact we need to avoid a negative yardage play

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This thread is a perfect example of why Miles will never be a good coach to some of the haters. Half of the haters are bitching because we ran the ball and we won "in spite" of our coaching. Still other haters are bitching because our coaches might have called a play-action pass before deciding to run it one more time and it could have resulted in a negative play. The haters are covered either way. Truly pathetic!!

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why Miles will never be a good coach to some of the haters

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I dont even know what a 'hater' is.

I like Miles, and have defended him to the mockery of EVERYONE that is not a diehard LSU fan, and to about 20 percent of those.

His track record of strange decision making is beginning to make any arguments to the contrary moot. So any doubt of his strategic decisions is based off what is fast becoming a track record of odd (if nothing else) in game decisions.

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JJ called a TO and said he'd rather keep on running it or something along that nature

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So we ran it on first, did not call a timeout, sent a play in...then the Soph QB called the timeout after precious seconds ran off the clock? I dont remember it that way, I remember our TO immediately after the run on first. As it should have been.

Your scenario stinks as a coaching decision any way you stack it.

PS. Who in the hell would call a play action pass when there is little time left on the clock AND no real threat to run.

Of course, we did run it......that may be the genius that is Les Miles.

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Have not seen the newspaper. Is that where from this info came?

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Why am I not suprised? You're usually wrong on most of your analysis and woefully uninformed.

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PS. Who in the hell would call a play action pass when there is little time left on the clock AND no real threat to run.

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No threat to run on second down and 5 with a timeout to burn on UGA's 33........almost a minute left on the clock? That's odd considering UGA was defending the run on that play and had everyone on the line.

This board never ceases to amaze me.

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This thread is a perfect example of why Miles will never be a good coach to some of the haters. Half of the haters are bitching because we ran the ball and we won "in spite" of our coaching. Still other haters are bitching because our coaches might have called a play-action pass before deciding to run it one more time and it could have resulted in a negative play. The haters are covered either way. Truly pathetic!!

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Come on now. You kinda gotta love those guys. They're kinda like that "unique" uncle who keeps insisting that floridated water is a communist plot or that we never went to the moon. Not always the most logical but heck, their rants do make for some intersting conversation from time to time.

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for starting this, because you didn't have your facts straight

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See original thread below. Note it is only posing questions.

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Thanks and Congrats to Charles Scott on the winning run. That was outstanding.

However, no one expected him to break a run like that. So my question is was Les going to be content w/ a 50-yd fieldgoal?

Also, in an obvious passing situation Miles wanted to run. So, was he that confident in the run game or did he not have any confidence in the pass game?

I know my thoughts on these questions, but would like to hear everyone else chime in.

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Furthermore loser I'll continue to post whatever topic I deem interesting and worthy of posting.

Signed: Those of Us Who Attended the GAME!

In 2007, against Florida, it was widely reported that the players afffected the offensive play calling. Some of the 4th down tries and the march down the field in the 4th (runs with Hester behind the offensive line). Why would it shock anyone for today's players to affect the play calling? It is Miles' M.O. It is also part of why his players will definitley run through a brick wall for him. Too late for him to change now. You haters will have to go on hating. He will be here for a while longer.

And NO, It was not an obvious passing down. If I were him, I would have been playing for a short FG/TD with no time left on the clock, therefore, I would have likely run at some point.

Ask Auburn 2007 if he was playing for a field goal.

Did we all forget the end of the 2007 Auburn game? Worked out, but c'mon that was just ridiculous...mad hatter indeed.