re: What are your REAL thoughts on the LSU program?

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Being passionate about something (whatever it is) is something that I think every person needs to find. Don't think for a second that this passion is the same as that for family, friends, etc. I'm talking about a passion for things such as art, or golf, or whatever "hobby" it is that gets us going every so often. My passion is LSU football and for that to be dwindled down a little sucks. I don't expect perfection, but I hope for the pursuit of it.

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It has been estimated that about eight million adults have ADHD in the United States

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Agree. I don't have faith in Miles. You know he's going to make the same old excuses, be stubborn with player changes, and field sloppy teams.

Once people wake up and quit lying to themselves they will see Miles for what he is. He's a nice guy that is an above average coach but nothing special. You can't expect to be in the top tier of the SEC going forward with a guy like that.

When he accepted that huge salary, he also accepted the expectations that came with it. He is not getting it done.

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Question...how is it that 'an above average coach' can't be in the top tier of the SEC?

Also, if CLM isn't getting it done (two losses to the #1 and #3 teams, not blow outs, top ten ranking, #8 BCS ranking, etc.)...then what is your honest opinion on Pete Carroll? For real, if CLM sucks, what do you honest think about Carroll's job at USC?

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I honestly don't know what I think sometimes. On the surface the Saban days were great, but like one of the previous posters said outside of 2003 we were never really dominant, and we had some terrible losses during his tenure. So many of us are so afraid of going back to the Hallman or DiNardo days that we don't seem to be able to enjoy what we do have now. Now I yell at the TV and really get as emotionally involved as anybody, and I hope for us to go undefeated every year. The reality of it is we can't win the championship every year.

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I think you've hit the nail on the head.

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And the majority of the fan base is completely out of touch with what it takes to run a successful major program and equates how Miles talks in a press conference to how he runs the program. Who is the moron, the minimum wager bitching about a successful coach making over 3 million dollars per year or the successful coach asking fans not to boo his young student-athelets

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Agree completely.

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Agree. I don't have faith in Miles. You know he's going to make the same old excuses, be stubborn with player changes, and field sloppy teams.

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Well, I"m not sure you fully took my point. I think the fanbase is more at fault for its "either contend for a National Championship every year or the program is a failure" attitude than anything the coaches and the players are or are not doing.

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If this is how you really feel you need therapy. I'm not kidding.

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plus one. i'm not kidding either. LSU is a COLLEGE; not a professional franchise. Les Miles record is one of the best in the country and he is a great steward of the program, of the university and of the young men he is charged with. how people cannot like him personally is beyond me. it's like he's a yankee and that cannot be forgiven. some don't like that, don't like the way he talks and don't like his on camera personality. therefore, all of the team mistakes are his fault, all of the refs calls are his fault, he doesn't raise enough hell on the sideline, etc, etc. yes, we are struggling right now. our offense, because of the recent recruiting rankings should be playing better. is it coaching? were the rankings wrong (about key players anyway)? in my opinion, it is the offensive blocking and the QB play. as a unit, they seem tenative, unsure of themselves and have trouble figuring out what play they are going to run. since i'm not as smart as some of the 18 yr old genius's on this board, i'm not sure the problem. but i do know it needs to be fixed and i do know that our coach knows that too and will make every effort to do so. i, for one, support him in his efforts. these coaches did a hell of a job in '05,'06 and '07. we lost our QB and didn't really have an experienced back up. i think that is the main problem. while it seems everyone else wants to dispose of our coaches, i think our player personnel may be a part of the problem, particularly at QB. high school ratings do not automatically translate to college esp since they do not and can not rate intangibles (leadership ability, heart, etc). if we were scoring the same amt of points as we did last year, we would be awesome. because it's the first year of real struggling on offense (lee actually would have been good w/o the ints), i'm not ready to hang crowton yet. so, my REAL thoughts are we are a disappointed fan base (bet the coaches and players are too) with a segment that is demanding and whining for an immediate house cleaning. that, with coach miles buyout contract provisions, is not feasible. i also REALLY think its not desirable.

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So many of us are so afraid of going back to the Hallman or DiNardo days that we don't seem to be able to enjoy what we do have now


Maybe so. Maybe it is the fear of being irrelevant again. I think that has a lot to do with how I view things.

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It is the tendency of people these days to view history, progress, and performance with a mindset that only takes into account the last 15 minutes (figuratively speaking). It's the media sound bite, what's on ESPN today, too impatient to look at the longer view, attitude that is doing far more damage to American society in general than it is doing to the culture of the LSU football program, which is substantial.

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Pratt I wasn't meaning that as a shot at you at all.

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No I was agreeing with you...it's a valid point to why some of us feel slighted by the job Les is currently doing.

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What are your REAL thoughts on the LSU program?

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I don't mind losing to great teams, but I feel like LSU has risen to 'great' status in this decade. We should be feared. Sometimes we are. Sometimes we aren't.

Honestly, I get Gator-envy. I want to be feared like they are. I want that swagger year-in and year-out. We've had it at times under both Miles and Saban. That's what I want.

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That man has taken something from me and I will never forgive him for it.

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Seriously? That seems a little dramatic. Do you want Little Nicky and his patronizing talks or tirades against the press and fans? I like Miles and want him to be our coach, but I'd like to see the pre-2008 Miles again. I'd like to see him more open and comfortable in front of the press too, but I can deal with that as long as the team is bringing it on the field.

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We only have 2 losses to highly ranked teams, but it's not about that for me. It's how they look every week, how Les acts on the sidelins, in press conferences, on his coaching show, etc.

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LSU's fanbase is infested with creepy-crawlers.

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I personally see that things are not improving and will continue not to.

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Even with the three great recruiting classes that have barely hit the playing field, this idiot sees only doom and gloom.