And this is what those idiots don't understand. If you never reach for something, never try to improve, your chances of becoming a "Bama" are zero. Yea Miles has won 72% of those games, but there was a time it was 80% not that long ago. We are 4-5 of the last 9.
You're right. The 72% isn't impressive at all when it used to be unheard of to lose two games in a season, much less two games before September is over (and it certainly could have been 3 if MSU wasn't also a dumpster fire.)
Could you do the math on our SEC winning percentage since 2012? Or our SEC West winning percentage over that span? It isn't 77.02%, and that is why there is a serious problem afoot.
I felt the same way during the game. When we didn't get a decent lead in the 1st half I had a bad feeling. The fact that we let that bad AU offense out score us was a bad feeling and made me realize how bad this offense is. I still think it is Miles holding back CC, but maybe I'm wrong. There is no variation at all. WR trips on one side, screens, bubble screens, pass out of backfield to LF7, very little use of TE, quick slants, etc. OCs typically will be creative and I think CC wants to be more creative. But I think Miles pulls him back. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe CC is a bore of a OC but he was certainly more spread out and creative with Metts.
Things have been trending down since the NC game against Bama. Miles lost a lot of goodwill from the fans in that game for how he screwed the team, Lee, and fans. He was golden till that game. If a team has trended down for 5 seasons, you don't just keep a coach because of past success as you see the program crash and burn for 3 seasons in a row. You will start losing the recruiting battle and it will take rebuilding. We don't want to let this get so bad that we have rebuild. Do we want to go through what Tenn, UT, USC are going through. No, we need to cut bait while the program is strong in recruiting and is attractive to a quality HC to step into. Just like what Miles stepped in too. We don't need to let Miles drag this program down for 2 more seasons. If these last 2 or 3 seasons were filled with 10 or 11 wins with good bowl wis and it was only Bama beating us for the SEC west, I would be OK with Miles staying. But this not the case. He needs to go before this program goes way downhill and we will have to dig deep for a HC to come here and rebuild. We need to avoid having to rebuild up recruiting and convincing the top recruits that things are getting good.
Teams that have lost for years and are lacking talent have to rebuild. LSU is still loaded with talent and wouldn't need to rebuild just coach existing talent. Plus a guy like Herman is a great recruiter if LSU could pull him in. Right now LSU is not your typical rebuild job. Give les another year or two and it will be.
