No wonder you're so mad at him, you misquoted just about everything he said in the interview. What he said was "I can say this now because how is he going to hurt me? Because my son is graduated he's finished."
But it's stuff just like this that makes ME have the connotation that I had. On TOS, which I loathe, some of the posters were equating Bobby to Craig James and that ridiculous situation at TT. They are not the same, but as far as it being like stage dads (thanks, Red) lashing out, it's similar.
He's mad, he played football for many many years. He knows just how seldom you get a chance to win a championship at the higher levels. His son was just robbed of the opportunity by a poor poor coaching job. He hasn't said anything that isn't true or that 99.9% of LSU fans aren't thinking. Why are so many people against speaking the truth? What's with all the political correctness? BH is a mad fan speaking his mind and telling the truth. I imagine like most of us, with time his frustration will fade some. But I can definitely understand his current anger and frustration. I also have no problem with him speaking the truth.
It was never about him speaking the truth. It was about unprofessional behavior at a press conference. What if every reporter at a press conference started acting like a drunk azzhole? Guilbeau spoke the truth but he did it properly . . . in his own column. Hebert should have done it on his radio show and there would be no issue. The press conference right after the game with national media asking questions is not a place for disgruntled fans and fathers to angrily lecture a coach.
I still say that the cold hard truth slapping Miles right in the face is a good thing for Miles and the program. Was BH professional, no but it need to be asked in an unprofessional way. I honestly am glad it happened just the way it did. Miles is waaaay to slow responding to sugar coated criticism even when the criticism is extremely valid. Often there is too much insulation between the cold hard truth and those that need to hear it.
Why? The way it happened served to focus the attention on Hebert, rather than the fact that Miles dodged the issue.
Our attention or Miles? It doesn't matter where we or the media focus our attention, Miles needed to hear it straight up and uncut. It's not often a coach gets called out publicly like he did. Believe me Miles heard it loud and clear. What we the fans are debating today matters none at all.
Sometimes, regardless of whether you think something is right or wrong, you still have to do it. I can respect that. For the people that say he was unprofessional, they are correct in saying that and he might deserve some punishment for that, but nothing major. Sometimes a man needs to 'take one for the team' and let the feelings of Tiger Nation be known to the man in charge, coach Miles. If Les can see how brash Hebert acted maybe it'll light a spark in him and he'll get back to doing what he does. Ultimately, it wasn't a personal shot so I have no real issue with it.
