Did the players on this team suck or am i missing something? this team was terrible on offense and defense.. all they could do was run the ball OK... They didnt beat ONE good team this year... so why is this guy the savior of the LSU football program? Please enlighten me. Seriously, am i missing something here? Admittedly, i dont know much about the guy, but the stats say that he sucks.
You didn't miss a thing. Just the details oulining Miles mediocre performance. There are few guys trining to be good sports and pushing to give Miles the benefit of the doubt. If you thing Les Miles is mediocre....check out the new DC - Bill Clay. Can you say Dinardo/Tepper.....
Are you serious? He had a true freshman QB that didn't even expect to start. Despite this, their QB had better numbers than all three of our QBs combined Woods: 1491 Yards passing 364 Yards rushing 23 Touchdowns, 4 INTS LSU QBs combined: 2193 Yards passing 220 Yards rushing 21 Touchdowns, 9 INTS
Right On! OSU quarterback did very well. I wish LSU could have avoided the inconsistent QB play this year.... OSU's Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach - Mike Gundy (37 yrs old) is the leading candidate for OSU HC. OSU web site expects "a very short search" for a new head coach.
Despite the lack of picks, 73rd in total offense (less than 400 a game) is pretty damn bad. Don't use the freshmen qb excuse, Tennessee was ranked 17th in total offense. They finished 4-4 in conference, beating the only the crap of the big 12. and what about the Defense? they only allowed 100 more yards a game than LSU... Go down the list of teams that finished better than OSU on defense. There are alot of teams with similar schedules and similar talent pools, who did alot better.
Saban stats at MSU http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/msu-m-footbl-97notes.html This site gives alot of comparison btwn Saban's 1996 team and the improvement showed in 1997. Just verifies what we already knew, Saban is one heck of a defensive coach. Notice the improvement in the secondary's production.