For all of you wanting Les Miles head and calling for his resignation

I also think playing for the field goal was a bad move especially with a struggling kicker. Put the dagger in their heart, pick up the first, game over.

 

Hell, just throw an inside shovel to Nic Jacobs, that keeps the clock running too, a short pass or even play action the way Mettenberger was playing was in my opinion a play that had a better percentage of working than the typical run the ball use the clock kick a field goal with a struggling kicker. When you have the chance to put your opponent away for good, take it.

 

I certainly don't think Miles should be fired but HE DOES have some tweaking to do in his program. IT IS very frustrating that the LSU coach is a "mainstay" on YouTube, blogs, forums etc etc for some of the issues we argue about here. As I said in another post, you will see that picture of him with his finger in his ear a few more times before the "shit truck" moves on somewhere else. For me, the frustration comes from making the same mistakes MANY TIMES and won't even acknowledge the mistake. I'm not sure I like the Oline coach in the booth, I know I don't like Steve Ensminger being the "on field" choice to correct oline problems in a game. It has been a VERY LONG TIME since LSU has had a QB
that could win games with his arm and legs EVERY WEEK. I think they have misjudged some QB "talent" and we have had some bad luck with QB's. The list is endless and hopefully they address some stuff after the year. I think some things may happen with Georgia and Florida that might still get LSU into the Sugar Bowl but who knows.

 

LOL...he did not go prevent they were in a soft zone. a 4-3 defense soft on the corners, with 2 safeties back,not a prevent. They should have had the corners playing bumb and run, it's the only thing I would have done different, and it's the only thing chavis done different than he had been doing all night.

 

I think if LSU wins out and georgia gets dominated in the sec championship that lsu goes to the sugar bowl.

 

I can accept the relying on your defense. We just do it too much and eventually it costs you. Mett may never look better yet les still didn't trust him. He made every sick throw he could make even on that drive. Then we shut him down. That felt like the wrong thing to do.

By the way, les said today he and chavis watched every play of that final drive and both agreed they wouldn't change a thing.

And that we settled for the fg because that was a 6 pointer and they needed a 7 pointer to beat us.

Anywho, I was against the gimmicky shit not because it didn't work but because of the game situations. We were controlling Bama. No need to do anything but play straight up. I think he never expected to be in that position and failed to adapt to what was in front of him. His team was dominating the second half. It was done.

Oh fn well.

 

Settle down knute Rockne.

 

I for one would not but I agree with him. Play to win the damn game. Look I don't want miles fired, hell he is too damned entertaining if nothing else. I want him to quit being a bone head and refusing to check out of a fake fg when the defense is in an OBVIOUS Fg safe. I want him to not try an onside kick when you couldn't possibly have any more momentum. Instead he tries it and takes all of that mo and gives it right back to them. I want him to recognize that his team has them set up for the kill and let the blood thirsty hounds rip their throats open in front of 93k and allow someone to pipe him into the PA so he can scream "AM I NOT ENTERTAINING YOU".

Alas he buzzes the shock collar, sees a channels "Bo" and goes 32 dive.

In the end it is all pointless to argue about because we have seen it for long enough to know that it just isn't going to change so he is ours and he isn't going anywhere. I just wish the sumbitch had a better feel for the game.

 

You've encapsulated my thoughts too! The really bitter pill was that we had the win in our hands--but we opened the door defensively, allowing Bama back into a game that they had lost. Why we persist in changing what works for what maybe/might/possibly could work is a coaching strategy that I cannot get my head around!