Fire Les Myles...Right Now

[St. Francisco]

That was the biggest bonehead call I have EVER seen in my life. I'm happy to see LSU lose, but my God...what kind of fucking moron does something like that?!

Cliffnotes for those not in the loop: LSU scores, misses 2-point try, trailing 25-23. They recover the onside kick, start driving. Down around field goal range, they run back-to-back plays that lose them a combined 16 yards, knocking them out of field goal range. After the last play, LSU lets 8 SECONDS run off the clock before calling their final timeout. 9 seconds left, LSU throws a prayer...CAUGHT at the 20. One second left on the clock, and the Tigers decide to spike the ball. Game over before the clock stops again.

Unforgivable that your head coach doesn't have the field goal team ready in this situation. One of his comments post-game was that he tried to get the field goal team on the field, but they couldn't do it. But even without that, why in the fuck wouldn't you just go for it? Did you honestly think you could snap and spike the ball in half a second?

[Mogriffjr]

That was the biggest bonehead call I have EVER seen in my life. I'm happy to see LSU lose, but my God...what kind of fucking moron does something like that?!

Cliffnotes for those not in the loop: LSU scores, misses 2-point try, trailing 25-23. They recover the onside kick, start driving. Down around field goal range, they run back-to-back plays that lose them a combined 16 yards, knocking them out of field goal range. After the last play, LSU lets 8 SECONDS run off the clock before calling their final timeout. 9 seconds left, LSU throws a prayer...CAUGHT at the 20. One second left on the clock, and the Tigers decide to spike the ball. Game over before the clock stops again.

Unforgivable that your head coach doesn't have the field goal team ready in this situation. One of his comments post-game was that he tried to get the field goal team on the field, but they couldn't do it. But even without that, why in the fuck wouldn't you just go for it? Did you honestly think you could snap and spike the ball in half a second?

more like 18 seconds ran off the clock lol...it was ridiculous.

you can't spike the ball with 1 second on the clock LOL.

[Sharkweather]

Why couldn't he had his bonehead move of the year vs UGA.

[Chrispy]

Ohh my Gosh!!!

lol

[wr50l]

The last couple of minutes of the game was all around bizarre. What was Dexter McCluster thinking letting the on side kick go by him? How does Ole Miss give up that hail mary to set up the last play? How does Jordan Jefferson take a sack on 3rd down? Regardless, either Miles had $ on Ole Miss to win, or he was suffering a moment of temporary insanity - either way that was messed up.

I'm glad I saw it because it was one of those things you had to see to believe. I loved Vern Lundquist shouting "Why aren't they kicking a field goal!!"

Everything about the final minutes of the game was a shambles. It looked like neither team wanted to win.

[zack54attack]

LOLes Miles

[Kuzzy Powers]

It was all set up for gambling purposes.

[NAHSTE]

There really isn't anything I can say to defend Coach Miles. To put yourself in a position to win with two great plays (onside kick, long pass to LaFell to get us into FG range) it is really painful to see your team then take themselves out of position to win with a series of unnecessary fuck ups.

We were at the 32 yard line with 1:00 left, and 2 timeouts. Our kicker has already made a 50 yarder in this game, and several this season. I have no idea how or why the offense proceed to throw the ball twice, for -16 yards. If we hand it off to Ridley twice and call TOs, Jasper hits the game winning FG.

Everything that happened after that shouldn't even be in play, but it did, and it sucks. Inexcusable.

To make it worse, I proceeded to wreck my girlfriend's car leaving the bar where I was watching it. Didn't even make it out of the parking lot.

[Bear Pand]

Sounds like Les Miles heard about the Michigan loss and was trying to ease his transition.

[Herm]

Its crazy to me he's always been a balls to the wall coach. Im surprised something like this hasnt happened sooner honestly. Usually the ballsy playcalling worked out for him but it bites you every once in a while.

[FedEx227]

So if they fire Les Myles, does Les Miles still get to be their coach?

[KNUBB]

Les Miles was due for something completely retarded. Gary Crowton on the other hand HAS TO GO. Like immediately. The reason Jefferson takes so many sacks is partly due to the playcalling when Crowton sends all of the wide receivers deep. He hardly dials up anything in the middle of the field. It is all streaks with maybe one checkdown out the backfield

[Sportsbuck]

I was saying it back in 2007 when they won the NC.... Les Miles is a terrible coach. He just happened to have the nation's most talented team that year and all of his stupidity didn't come forth... yet.

[jaxjaggywires]

No, they need to keep Miles around for a long, long time...

[NAHSTE]

I was saying it back in 2007 when they won the NC.... Les Miles is a terrible coach. He just happened to have the nation's most talented team that year and all of his stupidity didn't come forth... yet.

Still has won 75% of his games the last 4 years, is our 3rd-winningest coach and still a top 10 recruiter. It's very hard to defend him right now, but he's still our coach. If Crowton doesn't call a pass play when already in field goal range, asking our 19 year old QB to avoid a sack when our o-line sucks and the Rebs had been blitzing like crazy all 4th quarter, none of this one second thing happens.

I'll agree though that game management is not the strong suit of our coach. He's still a stand up guy, a great recruiter, and the players love him. Whether or not he's a Larry Coker type, or just going through a rough stretch, will be determined in the next 2 games, as well as in the offseason/early next season.

If he keeps Crowton around, that seat will be very very hot unless we come out and dominate Arky and win our bowl game. If he fires Crowton in the offseason, I think he'll receive a mulligan for this questionable season of coaching.