(11-27-2015 08:22 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-27-2015 06:54 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(11-27-2015 06:49 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-27-2015 05:43 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  It's a poor move. Next year was shaping up to be a good one for them.

The talk of Jimbo was ridiculous.

Nothing ridiculous about that talk, I'm sure Jimbo used it to squeeze a few more $$$ out of FSU before making that gushing statement about how much he loves being there.

As for Miles, his record is very much like that of his mentor, Bo Schembechler, and the Michigan program in general. Over the long haul, Michigan has as impressive an overall record as anyone - most wins, second best winning %. But historically, at least in my lifetime, their program is marked more by "consistently very good" performance rather than great performance. Michigan is always good, but they've won 1/2 of a national title in the past 70 years.

Likewise, Bo's overall record at Michigan was fantastic. In 21 seasons, he won fewer than 8 games only once, never had a losing record, and won 10 games 11 times, back when winning 10 games was a real mark of an excellent season. And yet, he was 2-9 in major bowl games and never won a national title.

Similarly, if you look at the totality of Miles's 11 years at LSU, it's a sterling record. But it's a record of a program with lots of 2nd and 3rd place finishes, not many 1st place finishes.

LSU fans are willing to risk becoming Nebraska rather than go 9-4 every year and watch players who were 4- and 5- star recruits have pretty good careers at LSU and then go on to become stars in the NFL.

In the end, I can never blame a fan base for having higher aspirations.

Yes you can blame them. There isn't a history by which to base these lofty expectations upon. If not for Saban, this wouldn't even be a legitimate conversation.

You sound like a bitter LSU hater. What did they do to you?

Nope, just an impartial observer whose team is just now getting out of the wilderness after firing Fulmer.