Miles: There is playbook that hasn't been touched yet.

That's why I wrote "Miles wins ugly but he doesnt change. And its usually good enough"

Miles' record is certainly great, that isn't debatable.

For many people, including myself, there are other issues beyond the record. There is the entertainment value of watching football. Personally I find watching the LSU offense about as entertaining as watching paint dry. It's boring. And it's actually gotten more boring as the years have gone on. I certainly don't want a Texas Tech style offense but I think you can have a powerful and entertaining passing game that works in synergy with a great power running game. In a game where each team has eleven players on either side of the ball, the one intrinsic advantage the offense has is knowing what the play will be. I don't think Miles uses that advantage nearly enough.

Aside from the entertainment aspect, is that by under-utilizing the talent and options available on offense, he makes winning much harder and more stressful than it has to be. The defense has to take so much more of the game on it's back because the offense doesn't pull it's weight. So the defense gets tired because the offense has 6 "3 and outs" and can't sustain a drive. How many QB struggles have we seen over the past few years, yet the tight-end is rarely used to build rhythm. LSU is a major program yet the QB development has been abysmal. The offense has been abysmal AND boring.

It's nothing more than my opinion. I can't prove LSU would have done better. I don't want Miles gone but I do wish he would turn the offense over to a top notch coordinator and get out of the way as he's done with Chavis. As successful as LSU has been under Miles, I think he's his own worst enemy. I think he could have actually achieved more wins and championships had he not adhered to his boring, unimaginative, old school offensive lineman mentality and actually played offense to win rather than to just not lose.

 

As amazing as Shep was in high school, I think it shows you just can't switch a great athlete to receiver and automatically think he's going to be successful.

He's one of those tweeners that doesn't really fit in anywhere. It's obvious Shep doesn't have the ball skills to be a receiver. It seems the only place he might have had a chance is corner but who knows.

I really like the dude and he's the kind of player you want to have on your team. Unfortunately for whatever reason, he or the coaches made some bad decisions with his positions and development.