from http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=2241984 Although it's true Les Miles had more talent on his roster than any team in the league, his ability to keep the Tigers focused in spite of the one-two punch of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita is Belichickian. As a team, LSU had every reason to cave. Against Tennessee, the Tigers did cave. But faced with one must-win game after another, LSU won. No team guts out overtime victories over Auburn and Alabama without the feeling of oneness that good coaching creates. Not only that, Miles persuaded a team top-heavy with upperclassmen to buy into what he coached. That's no small accomplishment. The road to the BCS is littered with teams that fail to reach their potential. The Tigers are one game away from the Sugar Bowl. They leaned on one another in a difficult season. That sort of leadership begins at the top.
This is a very good point, IMO. I never really thought of it from this perspective, but after having JehovahSaban here, that is a pretty good achievement. 10-1.
:rofl::rofl::rofl: I absolutely detest the strong anti-Miles sentiment at this early juncture, but that was pretty darned funny.
And his .... #1 ... Coaching performance during the TN game (choke slammed by Fat Phil) #2 ... Coaching performance relative to continued conservative gameplans & playcalling #3 ... Failure to address the really tough questions about the suckass offensive play on his BS Wednesday nite homer radio show #4 ... Misuse of personnel ... leaving LSU with a #52 offensive attack in USA(Preseason ranked in the Top 10 at all positions, Line, TE, RB & even QB) #5 ... Failure to install a vertical passing attack to "OPEN THINGS UP" as promised ... performance on numbers 1 through 5 above are Belichickian??? Try CHICKEN****-IAN ... Goldie hawn could have come in here and got this talent to play as a CHEERLEADER ... The game is passing the SEC by ... It's time to chunk the rock, Pac-10 & USC style. One, two, three ... see Les run and those transparent (grandma can see 'em coming) short passes over the left side on first down SUCK
I have to say that was rather clever. I was getting tired of the god Saban references and I can't believe I didn't think of that one first.
