re: LSU Fans and the Alleged Fear

Because the problem lies solely with Les and his approach to player development. This will be hard to articulate in a post, but he loves his players too much. He is more of a father than a coach. He needs to establish a degree of discipline in them and he simply does not. He relies on sheer emotion (a good thing - but not the only thing). You can literally see it on the field. Too up and down. Too many mental breakdowns. All of it comes back to him.

Trust me, I am a professional Army officer (thirty plus years and counting). It is hard to establish and consistently enforce that degree of discipline. Few have that skill (CNS is one of them). I love Les but he will never have it. He wins because his players are better than most he faces. Until he faces a team of equal talent that is more disciplined than his. Then they lose. And they are losing even more badly now than ever before.