re: Will the Dismissal of Perriloux Cost Miles His Job?

Fair enough. Answer the question that I asked you.

RP was a huge distraction and miles did the right thing. He gave him plenty of chances. Miles has try to fix every problem that has occurred through out his tenure. Codnators, he got chavis, no RP he got hatch and lee, he has since recruited high character guys. Put brakes on with Dexter pratt and it was a good call by him. He has adapted in some places. However, he and his staff don't make great game adjustments, he seems to have lost that fire he had, and his media skills are lacking. If he continues to attempt to fix the obvious problems he should be given the chance to redeem himself. If friendships get in the way. He and his staff will suffer.

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Answer the question that I asked you.

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There's no way to tell. Too many variables based on players attitude. Not skirting around the question. Even if we would have had the chance at 10-2 I still wouldn't want him here. Poor attitude and discipline is a virus that eats at a team and it's not wanted or needed.

if Miles doesnt sign Perriloux, who plays QB in the 2007 SEC Championship game?... and do we win. He did contribute in that game.

I totally agree. But it's upsetting to think that the dismissal of RP is why we are having such a difficult time offensively.

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Then your argument that LSU should have never recruited RP falls flat. So, what your saying is LSU just shouldn't have recruited the most hyped player to come from Louisiana in 10 years and should have turned their attention to ???

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What argument? You started a "hindsight" thread and get confused when people answer with the obvious? No one knew THEN. But we know now. Therefore, given what we know now, Miles did the wrong thing in recruiting RP. He could have recruited a level headed 3 star QB and at least would would have a senior QB on the team.

The intent of this thread, as you should know, is to Monday morning Quarterback, but as soon as we start doing that people get upset?

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But it's upsetting to think that the dismissal of RP is why we are having such a difficult time offensively.

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True, but it's better in the long run, and he seems to have made a turn around, which makes it better long run for him, too.

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The intent of this thread, as you should know, is to Monday morning Quarterback, but as soon as we start doing that people get upset?

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i dont see the point in this game. at the time, Miles signed a prized recruit virtually the entire fanbase wanted. Miles then rid the team of a bad apple. Sounds like 2 good decisions to me. Now, with all of your knowledge of the past, you get to blame Miles for being wrong... yeh thats fair.

It is a very valid point to look at what the fallout from the RP dismissal has been.

Do we lose all those games last year with a QB who can run the whole offense, has experience, and doesn't give 50 points to the other teams?

Do we lose to UF and BAMA this year with a 5th year senior RP under center...with his talents?

It is a valid question.


A couple of things i don't consider valid BTW:

"It is Miles fault for not having someone right behind him"

RP's redshirt year when we did not sign a QB the roster was Russell-with 2 yrs left, Flynn-with 2 yrs left, RP-with 4 yrs left. No blue chip recruit was signing here that year. Keep dreaming.

In addition, virtually no program can absorb the kind of loss we took when we let RP go. If UF kicks Tebow off the team after his sophmore year...Cameron Newton is there QB (he plays for Blinn JC now). If Bama kicks Sarah Jessica off the team after his sophmore year then they are playing McElroy (who sucks right now as a 5th yr) as a redshirt sophmore. You have seen what happened to OU this year in a similar lost player situation. USC does a better job at this then most and even they have been effected by a player they didn't expect to lose. Good recruiting teams can absorb just about any lost player...except QB.

"We shouldn't have recruited him"

Really....i know of not a single fan of either LSU or UT who didn't want RP at the time. RP was no more of an issue than McKnight as far as troubled kids go...he has turned out fine. No way anyone could have known.

From what i remember and what i am told the Saban/RP thing was more like RP had no interest in Saban than Saban had no interest in RP.


I would classify last season and this one as short term bumps in the road caused in great measure by the decision to dismiss the starting QB from the team...with some bad coaching thrown in as well...though i put the QB thing as a much bigger factor then the coaching.