No. But, like it is with my family, when my wife or kids do something that irritates the hell out of me, I blow up and fix it or demand they fix it. Miles, LSU, and all the LSU nation is like family. When something goes wrong, we in LA more so than elsewhere I think, tend to show and state our emotion albeit sometimes not good to do so. I do however wish he would correct some things, mainly his stubborness at times. We had an alcoholic in the family, we all loved him, we cried over him and with him. Finally came a time when we had to do something about it even though we did not want to. Invervention I think experts call it. Anyway, it's time for some damn body to do some intervention and right this ship. And I don't think we need an overhaul, just some tweeking similar to what Coach Saban did after we beat him in November. Make sense?
No. Les Miles has brought more excitement to this program since he has been at LSU. True, there have been a few times when we've scratched our heads wondering where HIS head is, but he loves his team, and they love him. He's a great recruiter, and a fine example of a coach running a good program, and a great family man. I WAS surprised at the lack of anything resembling offense on Monday night. When Jefferson muffed the snap on the third play from scrimmage and looked liked he didn't know which was up, I knew we were in for a long night. I've seen that look before. I felt sure that we would figure out something as we have all season. We experienced too many games with LSU figuring out what the heck was going on and how to fix it. But the offense can only do what Jefferson could handle, which was limited very well by Alabama, and unfortunately, Lee would have been eaten up by the Alabama defense. There was no backup plan, and that was the fault of an over confident coaching staff who believed too much of their own press. I am looking forward to spring football when Mettenberger and Keil become the #1 and #2 quarterbacks, and the return of so many quality players. With Gonzales gone to Illinois, maybe our receivers will get a fresh perspective as well with a new coach.:geauxtige
I used that very term today at work... being from BTR (and working in IN) everyone instantly "got it". I could have lived with a hard fought, well executed loss - missed field goal, tipped INT, QB fumble from a blind side hit. But to "not show up".... ALL of this season's greatness was erased. At least for me. I dunno what to think of Les Miles & Krewe. I really don't. But I've no time to dwell on it as we have some major happenings in Eurasia at the moment.
If ZM comes in and lights it up next year, I have even MORE questions about what happened on Monday night because if that happens, then the fact is, we DID have a viable passing QB on the roster and we still didn't give him a shot.
It WAS a great season, and we're wrong to think it's erased. Monday's game was nauseating in every sense of the word, and it's a really bitter pill to swallow. A last second loss would've been a kick to the gut, as well, and we'd be debating all of the what-ifs into infinity. Leading up to Monday, I didn't even consider us losing--because I couldn't imagine how crappy that would feel. Turns out, it's pretty darned crappy. It's even worse, though, with all of the drama created on the message boards. We all just need to gain a little perspective. It was a game; not life or death.
That's funny. That's what all my friends and family keep telling me. It's slowly....very slowly....getting a little easier day by day. GEAUX TIGERS!!!(1st time I've said that since Monday before the game....feels good.)
But it's true, right? I've had a rough year with some health issues with my older daughter. All I have to do is think about that, and I know that it was just a game.
The little bit of the game I managed to watch - the first couple of series (before I hid in my geek-cave) put me in mind of the keystone cops.
