I'm going to get blasted for this but after careful consideration of the majority of posts on this boards as well as another I have this observation.

Much of the LSU fanbase does not conduct itself with the class one would expect from a quality program. Too many people here panic.

Example 1: As I recall the mighty Nick Saban and his LSU team fresh off a National Championship were BOOED in Tiger Stadium in game one against Oregon St. (Classy, don't ya think?)

Example 2: After losing to two top 5 teams on the road, LSU boards are in meltdown mode......Russell sucks, Miles sucks, Jimbo sucks......Landry sucks......

that's my favorite one......Landry sucks. Bench his ass.....he made a mistake. Don't we have someone riding the pine who never forgets to wrap up? Why not, you ask? Because Miles can't recruit, that's why.....(the lastest installment of madness pouring into your favorite LSU board....:dis: ...ridiculous...)

Saban was one smart dude.....punched his ticket in Tigertown and then got the hell out. Look for Jimbo and Pellini to be next. Anybody think we'll find better replacements?

My point? Be thankful for the coaching staff we have....ride out a tough schedule and hope like hell the Miles grows into the job.....because who says the replacement is going to be any better.

Right now 9-3 and a bowl win is not a bad year. That's what most reasonable people expected this year.....dumbasses.

Haven't heard that one... but ok.

and with another new coaching staff, comes a repeat of the same growing pains we've gone through right now.

The coaching staff can only do so much.

Without rehashing what has been said on the board following yesterday's game, ultimately the players are responsible. The fumbles, INTs, muffed kicks, etc., fall squarely on the shoulders of the players.

The thing that bothers me the most are some of the quotes from the players that they took their eye off the ball, didn't concentrate, lost focus, and the worst, that it wasn't meant to be. There are certain things that cannot be coached... The guys on the field have to execute and do what they're supposed to do.

Let's hope this is the worst game we play all year. We've gotten the bad game out of our system. Could be that Florida is better than we all thought.

I still believe that the Tigers can win out, and yes, that includes beating UT and Arky on the road.

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Good post. Im sick right now too but all these uneducated fools who say Russell sucks, etc. Im tired of hearing that. We just better go 10-2

Exactly, not very many people here gave Miles a chance even before he started his first season. LSU could be the toughest team to coach for in terms of how quick the fans are bash on everyone. Anyone not named Saban is gonna get flamed, i give some credit to miles for at least hangin in there despite almost no fan support.

Well said flabengal... I said in the chatroom after the Florida game that LSU has one of the dumbest fanbases in the nation, and some people in there threw a hissyfit

We win a national championship in 2003, and suddenly all our fans think they are football experts...

We have one of the most passionate fanbases in the nation. Sure, there are a few bad apples in the barrel and sometimes passion clouds the reasoning of others.

This forum has a collection of some of the most knowledgeable LSU fans around. If you're here long enough it's fairly easy to separate them from those you would put in the dumbest fanbase category.

unbridled passion + higher than ever expectations = rash behavior.

I disagree that LSU fans are dumb, but if by dumb you mean quick to panic then i'll agree with that.
dumb is the wrong word b/c when it comes to football, you can actually find some of the smartest fans here.